Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Liberia instead of Gambia, you would:
Health
be 38.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Gambia, 1.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Liberia, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2020.
live 2.1 years less
In Gambia, the average life expectancy is 68 years (66 years for men, 69 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
make 36.4% less money
Gambia has a GDP per capita of $2,200 as of 2020, while in Liberia, the GDP per capita is $1,400 as of 2020.
Life
have 27.3% more children
In Gambia, there are approximately 28.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Liberia, there are 36.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 19.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Gambia, approximately 37.2 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.
Basic Needs
be 75.5% less likely to have access to electricity
In Gambia, approximately 49% of people have electricity access (69% in urban areas, and 16% 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 29.7% less likely to have internet access
In Gambia, approximately 37.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Liberia, about 26.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 20.7% less on education
Gambia spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Liberia spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 2.2 times more on healthcare
Gambia spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Liberia, that number is 8.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 7.2 times more coastline
Gambia has a total of 80 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 Gambia? See an in-depth size comparison.