Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Venezuela, you would:
Health
be 66.0% less likely to be obese
In Venezuela, 25.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.7% of people as of 2016.
be 3.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Venezuela, 0.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, that number is 1.5% of people as of 2020.
live 14.5 years less
In Venezuela, the average life expectancy is 73 years (70 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 41.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Venezuela, 5.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Sierra Leone, that number is 3.3% as of 2022.
pay a 11.8% lower top tax rate
Venezuela has a top tax rate of 34.0% as of 2016. In Sierra Leone, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2014.
make 79.2% less money
Venezuela has a GDP per capita of $7,704 as of 2018, while in Sierra Leone, the GDP per capita is $1,600 as of 2022.
be 2.9 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Venezuela, 19.7% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Sierra Leone, however, that number is 56.8% as of 2018.
Life
have 84.4% more children
In Venezuela, there are approximately 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sierra Leone, there are 30.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 71.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Venezuela, approximately 259.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, 443.0 women do as of 2020.
be 50.2% less likely to be literate
In Venezuela, the literacy rate is 97.5% as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, it is 48.6% as of 2022.
be 4.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Venezuela, approximately 17.7 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 72.6% less likely to have access to electricity
In Venezuela, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, that number is 27% of people on average (57% in urban areas, and 5% in rural areas) as of 2021.
be 83.9% less likely to have internet access
In Venezuela, approximately 78.7% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Sierra Leone, about 12.7% do as of 2022.
be 22.7% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Venezuela, approximately 94% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, 73% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 7.0 times more on education
Venezuela spends 1.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Sierra Leone spends 9.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 2.3 times more on healthcare
Venezuela 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 85.6% less coastline
Venezuela has a total of 2,800 km of coastline. In Sierra Leone, that number is 402 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, National Revenue Authority, Ministerio del Poder Popular de Finanzas, SENIAT.
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