Quality of life comparison

be 72.6% less likely to be obese

In United Arab Emirates, 31.7% 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 United Arab Emirates, 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 20.8 years less

In United Arab Emirates, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 81 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.

make 97.8% less money

United Arab Emirates has a GDP per capita of $75,600 as of 2023, while in Sierra Leone, the GDP per capita is $1,700 as of 2023.

be 17.0% more likely to be unemployed

In United Arab Emirates, 2.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Sierra Leone, that number is 3.2% as of 2023.

be 2.9 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In United Arab Emirates, 19.5% live below the poverty line as of 2003. In Sierra Leone, however, that number is 56.8% as of 2018.

have 2.9 times more children

In United Arab Emirates, there are approximately 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sierra Leone, there are 30.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 49.2 times more likely to die during childbirth

In United Arab Emirates, approximately 9.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, 443.0 women do as of 2020.

be 50.5% less likely to be literate

In United Arab Emirates, the literacy rate is 98.1% as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, it is 48.6% as of 2022.

be 14.3 times more likely to die during infancy

In United Arab Emirates, approximately 5.1 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.

be 70.6% less likely to have access to electricity

In United Arab Emirates, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Sierra Leone, 29% of the population do as of 2022.

be 87.3% less likely to have internet access

In United Arab Emirates, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, about 12.7% do as of 2022.

be 27.2% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In United Arab Emirates, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, 73% of people do as of 2020.

spend 2.3 times more on education

United Arab Emirates spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Sierra Leone spends 9.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 60.0% more on healthcare

United Arab Emirates spends 5.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.8% of GDP as of 2020.

see 69.5% less coastline

United Arab Emirates has a total of 1,318 km of coastline. In Sierra Leone, that number is 402 km.