Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Somalia instead of Liberia, you would:
Health
be 90.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Liberia, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Somalia, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
be 16.2% less likely to be obese
In Liberia, 9.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Somalia, that number is 8.3% of people as of 2016.
live 9.7 years less
In Liberia, the average life expectancy is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2022. In Somalia, that number is 56 years (53 years for men, 58 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 42.9% less money
Liberia has a GDP per capita of $1,400 as of 2020, while in Somalia, the GDP per capita is $800 as of 2020.
Life
be 25.4% more likely to die during childbirth
In Liberia, approximately 661.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Somalia, 829.0 women do as of 2017.
be 94.1% more likely to die during infancy
In Liberia, approximately 44.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Somalia, on the other hand, 86.5 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 50.0% more likely to have access to electricity
In Liberia, approximately 12% of people have electricity access (18% in urban areas, and 6% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Somalia, that number is 18% of people on average (34% in urban areas, and 4% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 92.3% less likely to have internet access
In Liberia, approximately 26.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Somalia, about 2.0% do as of 2019.
Geography
see 5.2 times more coastline
Liberia has a total of 579 km of coastline. In Somalia, that number is 3,025 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Somalia: At a glance
How big is Somalia compared to Liberia? See an in-depth size comparison.