Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Benin instead of Liberia, you would:
Health
be 31.1% less likely to be obese
In Liberia, 17.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Benin, that number is 12.2% of people as of 2024.
have 21.3% more doctors per person
Liberia has 1.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Benin has 2.2 as of 2023.
live 1.4 years less
In Liberia, the average life expectancy is 62 years (61 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2024. In Benin, that number is 61 years (60 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2024.
see 40.9% less spent on your healthcare
Liberia spends $233 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Benin spends $138 as of 2023.
have 15.6% less access to essential health services
Liberia scores 45 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Benin scores 38 as of 2021.
be 19.3% more likely to die by suicide
Liberia has a suicide rate of 6.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Benin, it is 7.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 44.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Liberia, 2.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Benin, that number is 1.6% as of 2025.
make 81.2% more money
Liberia has a GDP per capita of $915 as of 2025, while in Benin, the GDP per capita is $1,658 as of 2025.
Life
be 17.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Liberia, approximately 628.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Benin, 518.0 women do as of 2023.
be 28.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Liberia, approximately 63.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Benin, on the other hand, 45.2 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 75.4% more likely to have access to electricity
In Liberia, approximately 32% of people have electricity access (53% in urban areas, and 9% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Benin, that number is 57% of people on average (70% in urban areas, and 44% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 11.7% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Liberia, approximately 79% of people have access to drinking water (86% in urban areas, and 70% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Benin, that number is 70% of people on average (76% in urban areas, and 63% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 74.3% less on healthcare
Liberia spends 13.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Benin, that number is 3.3% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 42.3% more on education
Liberia spends 2.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Benin spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 79.1% less coastline
Liberia has a total of 579 km of coastline. In Benin, that number is 121 km.
Safety
be 62.1% more likely to die in a road accident
In Liberia, road accidents kill 15.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Benin, they kill 24.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 3.8 times more strain on fresh water
Liberia withdraws 0% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Benin withdraws 1% as of 2022.
Environment
be 28.3% more likely to die from air pollution
In Liberia, air pollution causes 60.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Benin, it causes 77.0 as of 2019.
emit 3.3 times more CO2
Liberia emits 0.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Benin emits 0.5 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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