Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Liberia instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
Health
be 47.6% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Cote d'Ivoire, 2.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Liberia, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2020.
live 3.2 years longer
In Cote d'Ivoire, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 65 years for women) as of 2022. In Liberia, that number is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 70.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Cote d'Ivoire, 9.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2013. In Liberia, that number is 2.8% as of 2014.
make 73.1% less money
Cote d'Ivoire has a GDP per capita of $5,200 as of 2020, while in Liberia, the GDP per capita is $1,400 as of 2020.
be 28.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Cote d'Ivoire, 39.5% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Liberia, however, that number is 50.9% as of 2016.
Life
be 19.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 55.7 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.
have 29.5% more children
In Cote d'Ivoire, there are approximately 28.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Liberia, there are 36.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 46.3% less likely to be literate
In Cote d'Ivoire, the literacy rate is 89.9% as of 2019. In Liberia, it is 48.3% as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 84.2% less likely to have access to electricity
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 76% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 51% 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.
be 27.8% less likely to have internet access
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 36.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Liberia, about 26.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 37.8% less on education
Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Liberia spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 2.6 times more on healthcare
Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Liberia, that number is 8.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 12.4% more coastline
Cote d'Ivoire has a total of 515 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
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