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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#165 Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile27.1#187 Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile62#121 Rule 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#153 GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $1,692.9#178 GDP growth%5%#45 Inflation%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 2027

Trade

120 indicators

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Health

3,739 indicators

Life expectancyyears62.3#202 Infant mortalityper 1k births63.2#145 Maternal mortalityper 100k628#113 Health 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%#143 Education spending% GDP2.3%#101 Adult literacy%59.4%#43 Primary 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#116 Population growth%2.1%#44 Urban population%56.1%#127 Fertility ratebirths/woman3.9#29

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UN WPP CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2050

Climate

238 indicators

Electricity access% pop34.9%#73 Renewable energy share%92.8%#2 Forest area% land78.1%#10 CO₂ per capitat0.15#193

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Energy

203 indicators

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Environment

332 indicators

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Agriculture

270 indicators

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Technology

662 indicators

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Society

2,217 indicators

Gini indexindex35.3#39 Extreme poverty% pop33.6%#45 Internet users% pop32.2%#160 Homicide 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 2027

Risk

407 indicators

Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths0#1 INFORM risk score0-105.3#42 Hazard & exposure0-103.7#31 Vulnerability0-105.6#45

Our World in Data CC BY 4.0EC JRC (INFORM) CC BY 4.0UCDP CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Other

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