Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Tunisia, you would:
Health
be 67.7% less likely to be obese
In Tunisia, 26.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.7% of people as of 2016.
be 15.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Tunisia, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, that number is 1.5% of people as of 2020.
live 18.1 years less
In Tunisia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 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
be 79.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Tunisia, 15.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Sierra Leone, that number is 3.2% as of 2023.
pay a 14.3% lower top tax rate
Tunisia has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Sierra Leone, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2014.
make 86.2% less money
Tunisia has a GDP per capita of $12,300 as of 2023, while in Sierra Leone, the GDP per capita is $1,700 as of 2023.
be 3.4 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Tunisia, 16.6% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, however, that number is 56.8% as of 2018.
Life
have 2.3 times more children
In Tunisia, there are approximately 13.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sierra Leone, there are 30.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 12.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Tunisia, approximately 37.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, 443.0 women do as of 2020.
be 41.2% less likely to be literate
In Tunisia, the literacy rate is 82.7% as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, it is 48.6% as of 2022.
be 6.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Tunisia, approximately 11.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Sierra Leone, on the other hand, 73.4 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 70.6% less likely to have access to electricity
In Tunisia, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% 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 83.9% less likely to have internet access
In Tunisia, approximately 79.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, about 12.7% do as of 2022.
be 26.6% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Tunisia, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 97% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, that number is 73% of people on average (92% in urban areas, and 58% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 24.7% more on education
Tunisia spends 7.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Sierra Leone spends 9.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 39.7% more on healthcare
Tunisia spends 6.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.8% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 65.0% less coastline
Tunisia has a total of 1,148 km of coastline. In Sierra Leone, that number is 402 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, La Direction Générale des Impôts, Ministère des Finances, National Revenue Authority.
Sierra Leone: At a glance
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