Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Liberia instead of Ethiopia, you would:
Health
be 22.2% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Ethiopia, 0.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Liberia, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2020.
live 2.8 years less
In Ethiopia, the average life expectancy is 68 years (66 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022. In Liberia, that number is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2022.
be 2.2 times more likely to be obese
In Ethiopia, 4.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Liberia, that number is 9.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 84.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Ethiopia, 17.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2012. In Liberia, that number is 2.8% as of 2014.
make 39.1% less money
Ethiopia has a GDP per capita of $2,300 as of 2020, while in Liberia, the GDP per capita is $1,400 as of 2020.
be 2.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Ethiopia, 23.5% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Liberia, however, that number is 50.9% as of 2016.
Life
have 20.2% more children
In Ethiopia, there are approximately 30.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Liberia, there are 36.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 64.8% more likely to die during childbirth
In Ethiopia, approximately 401.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Liberia, 661.0 women do as of 2017.
be 33.0% more likely to die during infancy
In Ethiopia, approximately 33.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Liberia, on the other hand, 44.6 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 74.5% less likely to have access to electricity
In Ethiopia, approximately 47% of people have electricity access (96% in urban areas, and 34% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Liberia, that number is 12% of people on average (18% in urban areas, and 6% in rural areas) as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 54.9% less on education
Ethiopia spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Liberia spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 2.7 times more on healthcare
Ethiopia spends 3.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Liberia, that number is 8.5% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Liberia: At a glance
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