Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Liberia instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
Health
be 47.1% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Cote d'Ivoire, 1.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Liberia, that number is 0.9% of people as of 2024.
be 19.2% less likely to die by suicide
Cote d'Ivoire has a suicide rate of 7.4 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Liberia, it is 6.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 39.0% more likely to be obese
In Cote d'Ivoire, 12.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Liberia, that number is 17.8% of people as of 2024.
Economy
be 24.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Cote d'Ivoire, 2.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Liberia, that number is 2.9% as of 2025.
make 70.0% less money
Cote d'Ivoire has a GDP per capita of $3,050 as of 2025, while in Liberia, the GDP per capita is $915 as of 2025.
Life
be 74.9% more likely to die during childbirth
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 359.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Liberia, 628.0 women do as of 2023.
be 41.1% more likely to die during infancy
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 44.8 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.
Basic Needs
be 55.1% less likely to have access to electricity
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 72% of people have electricity access (94% in urban areas, and 48% 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.
be 22.2% less likely to have internet access
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 41.4% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Liberia, about 32.2% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 37.1% less on education
Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Liberia spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 3.8 times more on healthcare
Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Liberia, that number is 13.0% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 12.4% more coastline
Cote d'Ivoire has a total of 515 km of coastline. In Liberia, that number is 579 km.
Safety
be 25.7% less likely to die in a road accident
In Cote d'Ivoire, road accidents kill 20.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Liberia, they kill 15.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 94.9% less strain on fresh water
Cote d'Ivoire withdraws 5% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Liberia withdraws 0% as of 2022.
find 83.1% less home broadband
Cote d'Ivoire has 1.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Liberia has 0.3 as of 2022.
Environment
be 30.2% less likely to die from air pollution
In Cote d'Ivoire, air pollution causes 86.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Liberia, it causes 60.0 as of 2019.
emit 74.6% less CO2
Cote d'Ivoire emits 0.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Liberia emits 0.1 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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