Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Yemen 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 Yemen, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 2.1 years longer
In Liberia, the average life expectancy is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2022. In Yemen, that number is 68 years (65 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022.
be 72.7% more likely to be obese
In Liberia, 9.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Yemen, that number is 17.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 78.6% more money
Liberia has a GDP per capita of $1,400 as of 2020, while in Yemen, the GDP per capita is $2,500 as of 2017.
be 9.6 times more likely to be unemployed
In Liberia, 2.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Yemen, that number is 27.0% as of 2014.
Life
be 75.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Liberia, approximately 661.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Yemen, 164.0 women do as of 2017.
be 45.1% more likely to be literate
In Liberia, the literacy rate is 48.3% as of 2017. In Yemen, it is 70.1% as of 2015.
have 32.8% fewer children
In Liberia, there are approximately 36.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Yemen, there are 24.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 3.9 times 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 Yemen, that number is 47% of people on average (72% in urban areas, and 31% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 18.6% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Liberia, approximately 84% of people have improved drinking water access (96% in urban areas, and 71% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Yemen, that number is 100% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 84% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 49.4% less on healthcare
Liberia spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Yemen, that number is 4.3% of GDP as of 2015.
Geography
see 3.3 times more coastline
Liberia has a total of 579 km of coastline. In Yemen, that number is 1,906 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Yemen: At a glance
How big is Yemen compared to Liberia? See an in-depth size comparison.