Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Liberia instead of Sudan, you would:
Health
be 5.5 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Sudan, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Liberia, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2020.
live 1.7 years less
In Sudan, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 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 50.0% more likely to be obese
In Sudan, 6.6% of adults are obese as of 2014. In Liberia, that number is 9.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 85.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Sudan, 19.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Liberia, that number is 2.8% as of 2014.
make 65.0% less money
Sudan has a GDP per capita of $4,000 as of 2020, while in Liberia, the GDP per capita is $1,400 as of 2020.
Life
be 2.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Sudan, approximately 295.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Liberia, 661.0 women do as of 2017.
be 20.4% less likely to be literate
In Sudan, the literacy rate is 60.7% as of 2018. In Liberia, it is 48.3% as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 74.5% less likely to have access to electricity
In Sudan, approximately 47% of people have electricity access (71% in urban areas, and 35% 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 84.8% more on healthcare
Sudan spends 4.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Liberia, that number is 8.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 32.1% less coastline
Sudan has a total of 853 km of coastline. In Liberia, that number is 579 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Liberia: At a glance
How big is Liberia compared to Sudan? See an in-depth size comparison.