Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Liberia instead of Eritrea, you would:
Health
be 2.2 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Eritrea, 0.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Liberia, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2020.
live 1.4 years less
In Eritrea, the average life expectancy is 67 years (64 years for men, 70 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 98.0% more likely to be obese
In Eritrea, 5.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Liberia, that number is 9.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 51.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Eritrea, 5.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Liberia, that number is 2.8% as of 2014.
make 12.5% less money
Eritrea has a GDP per capita of $1,600 as of 2017, while in Liberia, the GDP per capita is $1,400 as of 2020.
Life
have 35.5% more children
In Eritrea, there are approximately 27.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Liberia, there are 36.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 37.7% more likely to die during childbirth
In Eritrea, approximately 480.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Liberia, 661.0 women do as of 2017.
be 36.9% less likely to be literate
In Eritrea, the literacy rate is 76.6% as of 2018. In Liberia, it is 48.3% as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 26.0 times more likely to have internet access
In Eritrea, approximately 1.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Liberia, about 26.0% do as of 2020.
be 45.3% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Eritrea, approximately 58% of people have improved drinking water access (73% in urban areas, and 53% in rural areas) as of 2015. In Liberia, that number is 84% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 71% in rural areas) as of 2020.
be 74.5% less likely to have access to electricity
In Eritrea, approximately 47% of people have electricity access (95% in urban areas, and 13% 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 88.9% more on healthcare
Eritrea spends 4.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Liberia, that number is 8.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 74.1% less coastline
Eritrea has a total of 2,234 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 Eritrea? See an in-depth size comparison.