Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Ukraine, you would:
Health
be 63.9% less likely to be obese
In Ukraine, 24.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.7% of people as of 2016.
be 50.0% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Ukraine, 1.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, that number is 1.5% of people as of 2020.
live 14.7 years less
In Ukraine, the average life expectancy is 73 years (69 years for men, 78 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 67.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Ukraine, 9.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, that number is 3.2% as of 2023.
make 89.5% less money
Ukraine has a GDP per capita of $16,200 as of 2023, while in Sierra Leone, the GDP per capita is $1,700 as of 2023.
be 35.5 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Ukraine, 1.6% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, however, that number is 56.8% as of 2018.
pay a 66.7% higher top tax rate
Ukraine has a top tax rate of 18.0% as of 2016. In Sierra Leone, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2014.
Life
have 3.2 times more children
In Ukraine, there are approximately 9.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, there are 30.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 26.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Ukraine, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, 443.0 women do as of 2020.
be 51.4% less likely to be literate
In Ukraine, the literacy rate is 100.0% as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, it is 48.6% as of 2022.
be 10.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Ukraine, approximately 7.3 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 Ukraine, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Sierra Leone, 29% of the population do as of 2022.
be 86.6% less likely to have internet access
In Ukraine, approximately 94.5% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Sierra Leone, about 12.7% do as of 2022.
be 26.9% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Ukraine, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (99% in urban areas, and 100% 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 68.5% more on education
Ukraine spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Sierra Leone spends 9.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 15.8% more on healthcare
Ukraine spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.8% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 85.5% less coastline
Ukraine has a total of 2,782 km of coastline. In Sierra Leone, that number is 402 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Revenue and Duties of Ukraine, National Revenue Authority.
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