Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Liberia instead of India, you would:
Health
be 5.5 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In India, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2017. In Liberia, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2020.
live 1.8 years less
In India, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 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.
be 2.5 times more likely to be obese
In India, 3.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Liberia, that number is 9.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 67.1% less likely to be unemployed
In India, 8.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Liberia, that number is 2.8% as of 2014.
make 77.0% less money
India has a GDP per capita of $6,100 as of 2020, while in Liberia, the GDP per capita is $1,400 as of 2020.
be 2.3 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In India, 21.9% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Liberia, however, that number is 50.9% as of 2016.
Life
have 2.2 times more children
In India, there are approximately 16.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Liberia, there are 36.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 4.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In India, approximately 145.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Liberia, 661.0 women do as of 2017.
be 35.1% less likely to be literate
In India, the literacy rate is 74.4% as of 2018. In Liberia, it is 48.3% as of 2017.
be 47.0% more likely to die during infancy
In India, approximately 30.3 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 87.9% less likely to have access to electricity
In India, approximately 99% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 99% 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 39.5% less likely to have internet access
In India, approximately 43.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Liberia, about 26.0% do as of 2020.
be 12.0% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In India, approximately 96% of people have improved drinking water access (97% in urban areas, and 95% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Liberia, that number is 84% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 71% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 34.3% less on education
India spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Liberia spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 2.8 times more on healthcare
India spends 3.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Liberia, that number is 8.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 91.7% less coastline
India has a total of 7,000 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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