Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Liberia instead of Ethiopia, you would:
Health
see 2.7 times more spent on your healthcare
Ethiopia spends $86 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Liberia spends $233 as of 2023.
have 24.5% more doctors per person
Ethiopia has 1.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Liberia has 1.8 as of 2022.
have 28.6% more access to essential health services
Ethiopia scores 35 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Liberia scores 45 as of 2021.
live 5.3 years less
In Ethiopia, the average life expectancy is 68 years (64 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024. In Liberia, that number is 62 years (61 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2024.
be 6.1 times more likely to be obese
In Ethiopia, 2.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Liberia, that number is 17.8% of people as of 2024.
Economy
be 13.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Ethiopia, 3.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Liberia, that number is 2.9% as of 2025.
Life
be 3.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Ethiopia, approximately 195.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Liberia, 628.0 women do as of 2023.
be 83.2% more likely to die during infancy
In Ethiopia, approximately 34.5 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 46.9% more likely to have internet access
In Ethiopia, approximately 21.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Liberia, about 32.2% do as of 2024.
be 41.8% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Ethiopia, approximately 56% of people have access to drinking water (83% in urban areas, and 47% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Liberia, that number is 79% of people on average (86% in urban areas, and 70% in rural areas) as of 2024.
be 41.3% less likely to have access to electricity
In Ethiopia, approximately 55% of people have electricity access (95% in urban areas, and 44% 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.
Expenditures
spend 4.6 times more on healthcare
Ethiopia spends 2.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Liberia, that number is 13.0% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 64.0% less likely to be murdered
Ethiopia has a homicide rate of 8.6 per 100,000 people as of 2012. In Liberia, that number is 3.1 per 100,000 as of 2012.
be 13.6% less likely to die in a road accident
In Ethiopia, road accidents kill 17.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Liberia, they kill 15.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 99.2% less strain on fresh water
Ethiopia withdraws 32% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Liberia withdraws 0% as of 2022.
find 54.2% less home broadband
Ethiopia has 0.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Liberia has 0.3 as of 2022.
Environment
be 30.4% more likely to die from air pollution
In Ethiopia, air pollution causes 46.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Liberia, it causes 60.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2012–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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