Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Liberia, you would:
Health
be 18.2% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Liberia, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Ethiopia, that number is 0.9% of people as of 2020.
live 2.8 years longer
In Liberia, the average life expectancy is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2022. In Ethiopia, that number is 68 years (66 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022.
be 54.5% less likely to be obese
In Liberia, 9.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Ethiopia, that number is 4.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 64.3% more money
Liberia has a GDP per capita of $1,400 as of 2020, while in Ethiopia, the GDP per capita is $2,300 as of 2020.
be 53.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Liberia, 50.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Ethiopia, however, that number is 23.5% as of 2015.
be 6.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Liberia, 2.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Ethiopia, that number is 17.5% as of 2012.
Life
be 39.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Liberia, approximately 661.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Ethiopia, 401.0 women do as of 2017.
be 24.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Liberia, approximately 44.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Ethiopia, on the other hand, 33.5 children do as of 2022.
have 16.8% fewer children
In Liberia, there are approximately 36.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Ethiopia, there are 30.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 3.9 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Liberia, approximately 12% of people have electricity access (18% in urban areas, and 6% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Ethiopia, that number is 47% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 34% in rural areas) as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 62.4% less on healthcare
Liberia spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Ethiopia, that number is 3.2% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 2.2 times more on education
Liberia spends 2.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Ethiopia spends 5.1% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Ethiopia: At a glance
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