Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Tanzania, you would:
Health
be 68.1% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Tanzania, 4.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, that number is 1.5% of people as of 2020.
live 11.4 years less
In Tanzania, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022. In Sierra Leone, that number is 59 years (57 years for men, 60 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 52.8% less money
Tanzania has a GDP per capita of $3,600 as of 2023, while in Sierra Leone, the GDP per capita is $1,700 as of 2023.
be 21.5% more likely to be unemployed
In Tanzania, 2.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Sierra Leone, that number is 3.2% as of 2023.
be 2.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Tanzania, 26.4% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Sierra Leone, however, that number is 56.8% as of 2018.
Life
be 86.1% more likely to die during childbirth
In Tanzania, approximately 238.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, 443.0 women do as of 2020.
be 40.6% less likely to be literate
In Tanzania, the literacy rate is 81.8% as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, it is 48.6% as of 2022.
be 2.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Tanzania, approximately 36.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, on the other hand, 73.4 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 35.8% less likely to have access to electricity
In Tanzania, approximately 46% of people have electricity access (77% in urban areas, and 23% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Sierra Leone, that number is 29% of people on average (57% in urban areas, and 5% in rural areas) as of 2022.
be 60.3% less likely to have internet access
In Tanzania, approximately 32.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, about 12.7% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 2.8 times more on education
Tanzania spends 3.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Sierra Leone spends 9.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 2.3 times more on healthcare
Tanzania spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.8% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 71.8% less coastline
Tanzania has a total of 1,424 km of coastline. In Sierra Leone, that number is 402 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Sierra Leone: At a glance
How big is Sierra Leone compared to Tanzania? See an in-depth size comparison.