If you lived in Liberia instead of Comoros, you would:

Health

live 4.7 years less

In Comoros, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2024. In Liberia, that number is 62 years (61 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2024.

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have 58.0% fewer doctors per person

Comoros has 4.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Liberia has 1.8 as of 2022.

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Economy

be 24.6% less likely to be unemployed

In Comoros, 3.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Liberia, that number is 2.9% as of 2025.

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make 55.5% less money

Comoros has a GDP per capita of $2,056 as of 2025, while in Liberia, the GDP per capita is $915 as of 2025.

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Life

be 3.5 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Comoros, approximately 179.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Liberia, 628.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 80.6% more likely to die during infancy

In Comoros, approximately 35.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Liberia, on the other hand, 63.2 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 63.8% less likely to have access to electricity

In Comoros, approximately 90% of people have electricity access (98% in urban areas, and 86% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Liberia, that number is 32% of people on average (53% in urban areas, and 9% in rural areas) as of 2023.

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Expenditures

spend 98.6% more on healthcare

Comoros spends 6.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Liberia, that number is 13.0% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 70.3% more coastline

Comoros has a total of 340 km of coastline. In Liberia, that number is 579 km.

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Safety

be 47.2% less likely to die in a road accident

In Comoros, road accidents kill 29.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Liberia, they kill 15.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

live with 68.7% less strain on fresh water

Comoros withdraws 1% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Liberia withdraws 0% as of 2022.

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find 30.8% less home broadband

Comoros has 0.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Liberia has 0.3 as of 2022.

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Environment

emit 70.6% less CO2

Comoros emits 0.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Liberia emits 0.1 tonnes as of 2024.

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be 30.4% more likely to die from air pollution

In Comoros, air pollution causes 46.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Liberia, it causes 60.0 as of 2019.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

Liberia: At a glance

Liberia is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 96,320 sq km. Settlement of freed slaves from the US in what is today Liberia began in 1822; by 1847, the Americo-Liberians were able to establish a republic. William TUBMAN, president from 1944-71, did much to promote foreign investment and to bridge the economic, social, and political gaps between the descendants of the original settlers and the inhabitants of the interior. In 1980, a military coup led by Samuel DOE ushered in a decade of authoritarian rule. In December 1989, Charles TAYLOR launched a rebellion against DOE's regime that led to a prolonged civil war in which DOE was killed. A period of relative peace in 1997 allowed for elections that brought TAYLOR to power, but major fighting resumed in 2000. An August 2003 peace agreement ended the war and prompted the resignation of former president Charles TAYLOR, who faces war crimes charges in The Hague related to his involvement in Sierra Leone's civil war. After two years of rule by a transitional government, democratic elections in late 2005 brought President Ellen JOHNSON SIRLEAF to power. She subsequently won reelection in 2011 in a second round vote that was boycotted by the opposition and remains challenged to build Liberia's economy and reconcile a nation still recovering from 14 years of fighting. The United Nations Security Council in September 2012 passed Resolution 2066 which calls for a reduction of UN troops in Liberia by half by 2015, bringing the troop total down to fewer than 4000, and challenging Liberia's security sector to fill the gaps.
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