Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Vanuatu, you would:
Health
be 65.5% less likely to be obese
In Vanuatu, 25.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.7% of people as of 2016.
live 16.4 years less
In Vanuatu, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 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 37.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Vanuatu, 5.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Sierra Leone, that number is 3.2% as of 2023.
make 43.3% less money
Vanuatu has a GDP per capita of $3,000 as of 2023, while in Sierra Leone, the GDP per capita is $1,700 as of 2023.
be 3.6 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Vanuatu, 15.9% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, however, that number is 56.8% as of 2018.
Life
have 48.1% more children
In Vanuatu, there are approximately 20.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sierra Leone, there are 30.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 4.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Vanuatu, approximately 94.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, 443.0 women do as of 2020.
be 45.5% less likely to be literate
In Vanuatu, the literacy rate is 89.1% as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, it is 48.6% as of 2022.
be 5.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Vanuatu, approximately 14.3 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 58.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Vanuatu, approximately 70% of people have electricity access (97% in urban areas, and 61% 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 80.8% less likely to have internet access
In Vanuatu, approximately 66.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, about 12.7% do as of 2022.
be 21.1% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Vanuatu, approximately 92% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 90% 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 4.0 times more on education
Vanuatu spends 2.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Sierra Leone spends 9.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 2.2 times more on healthcare
Vanuatu spends 4.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.8% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 84.1% less coastline
Vanuatu has a total of 2,528 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 Vanuatu? See an in-depth size comparison.