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Liberia

Sub-Saharan AfricaLow incomeCapital: Monrovia209,930 observations
Population
5.73M
world rank #116 / 217
GDP
5.25B
world rank #153 / 186
GDP / capita
1,692.9
world rank #178 / 185
Life expectancy
62.3
world rank #202 / 217

Governance

604 indicators
Control of Corruption0-100 percentile26.7#165Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile27.1#187Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile62#121Rule of Law0-100 percentile42#156
World Bank (WGI) CC BY 4.0World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Economy

2,292 indicators
GDPcurrent US$5.25B#153GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $1,692.9#178GDP growth%5%#45Inflation%8.3%#143
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0Penn World Table CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Trade

120 indicators
Merchandise exportscurrent US$2.07B#144Merchandise importscurrent US$2.49B#155
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Health

3,739 indicators
Life expectancyyears62.3#202Infant mortalityper 1k births63.2#145Maternal mortalityper 100k628#113Health spending% GDP13%#6
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNICEF CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Education

2,750 indicators
Secondary enrollment% gross37.7%#143Education spending% GDP2.3%#101Adult literacy%59.4%#43Primary enrollment% gross66.6%#164
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2023

Demography

1,282 indicators
Populationpeople5.73M#116Population growth%2.1%#44Urban population%56.1%#127Fertility ratebirths/woman3.9#29
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UN WPP CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2025

Climate

238 indicators
Electricity access% pop34.9%#73Renewable energy share%92.8%#2Forest area% land78.1%#10CO₂ per capitat0.15#193
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0Ember CC BY 4.0Climate Watch CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Energy

203 indicators
Electricity access, rural% rural pop9.2%#74Electricity access, urban% urban pop55.5%#61Electricity from coal% of output0%#1
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Environment

332 indicators
Terrestrial protected areas% land area4%#147Freshwater withdrawals% internal resources0.07%#4Capture fisheries productiontonnes26,764.4#123
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Agriculture

270 indicators
Agricultural land% land area20%#150Cereal yieldkg per hectare1,067.5#156Aquaculture productiontonnes1,350#126Food production index2014-16 = 100102.7#119
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Technology

662 indicators
Mobile subscriptionsper 100 people32.1#207Secure internet serversper 1M people13#202Fixed telephone subscriptionsper 100 people0.12#195
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Society

2,217 indicators
Gini indexindex35.3#39Extreme poverty% pop33.6%#45Internet users% pop32.2%#160Homicide rateper 100k3.1#71
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0World Bank (PIP) CC BY 4.0UNHCR CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Risk

407 indicators
Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths0#1INFORM risk score0-105.3#42Hazard & exposure0-103.7#31Vulnerability0-105.6#45
Our World in Data CC BY 4.0EC JRC (INFORM) CC BY 4.0UCDP CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

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