Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Liberia instead of Lesotho, you would:
Health
be 94.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Lesotho, 21.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Liberia, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2020.
live 5.9 years longer
In Lesotho, the average life expectancy is 60 years (58 years for men, 62 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 40.4% less likely to be obese
In Lesotho, 16.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Liberia, that number is 9.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 90.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Lesotho, 28.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Liberia, that number is 2.8% as of 2014.
make 39.1% less money
Lesotho has a GDP per capita of $2,300 as of 2020, while in Liberia, the GDP per capita is $1,400 as of 2020.
Life
have 58.3% more children
In Lesotho, there are approximately 23.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Liberia, there are 36.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 21.5% more likely to die during childbirth
In Lesotho, approximately 544.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Liberia, 661.0 women do as of 2017.
be 39.2% less likely to be literate
In Lesotho, the literacy rate is 79.4% as of 2015. In Liberia, it is 48.3% as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 66.7% less likely to have access to electricity
In Lesotho, approximately 36% of people have electricity access (63% in urban areas, and 26% 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 Lesotho, approximately 43.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Liberia, about 26.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 68.9% less on education
Lesotho spends 7.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Liberia spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 24.8% less on healthcare
Lesotho spends 11.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Liberia, that number is 8.5% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Liberia: At a glance
How big is Liberia compared to Lesotho? See an in-depth size comparison.