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Liberia

Liberia / LR

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Liberia in numbers.

Area111,370 kmยฒWorld # 104 โ†’Population5.7MWorld # 116 โ†’Population density51.5 people/kmยฒWorld # 148 โ†’Life expectancy62.3 yearsWorld # 200 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 915World # 200 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Liberia across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area111,370 kmยฒWorld # 104 / 2023 โ†’Population5.7MWorld # 116 / 2025 โ†’Population density51.5 people/kmยฒWorld # 148 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,847World # 148 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth2.1%World # 44 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate3.9World # 29 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate30.6 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 27 / 2024 โ†’Death rate8 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 80 / 2024 โ†’Median age18.4 yearsWorld # 207 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+3.3%World # 181 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1439.1%World # 28 / 2025 โ†’Urban population56.1%World # 138 / 2025 โ†’Net migration-9.9KWorld # 151 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate-1.7 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 148 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share1.3%World # 167 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy62.3 yearsWorld # 200 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy54 yearsWorld # 162 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people0.2 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 168 / 2022 โ†’Smoking rate5.2%World # 162 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 915World # 200 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 5.2BWorld # 168 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 1,981World # 193 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth5%World # 52 / 2025 โ†’Inflation8.3%World # 31 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment2.9%World # 151 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment2.3%World # 181 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hoursNo dataNo rank โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)35.3World # 80 / 2016 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)2.3%World # 169 / 2023 โ†’Researchers per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Patent applications per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person2,135 kcal/dayWorld # 182 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person12.3 kg/person/yearWorld # 171 / 2023 โ†’Rice production322.4K tWorld # 58 / 2024 โ†’Wheat productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee production653.2 tWorld # 57 / 2024 โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area78.1%World # 10 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per personNo dataNo rank โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person0.2 tWorld # 201 / 2024 โ†’Internet use32.2%World # 181 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions32.1 per 100 peopleWorld # 207 / 2022 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate3.1 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 87 / 2012 โ†’Road traffic death rate38.9 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 4 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)0.7%World # 137 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament11%World # 167 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivalsNo dataNo rank โ†’International tourism receiptsNo dataNo rank โ†’World Heritage sitesNo dataNo rank โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity2022 / 84.9%Main languageEnglishMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceHydro2024Top export categoryGems, precious metals and glass2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal516 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightEnglishLargest staple-food calorie sourceRice2023Current currencyLiberian DollarLRDDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originNo dataNo comparison data for this country