Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Gambia instead of Liberia, you would:
Health
live 2.1 years longer
In Liberia, the average life expectancy is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2022. In Gambia, that number is 68 years (66 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.
be 63.6% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Liberia, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Gambia, that number is 1.8% of people as of 2020.
Economy
make 57.1% more money
Liberia has a GDP per capita of $1,400 as of 2020, while in Gambia, the GDP per capita is $2,200 as of 2020.
Life
be 16.6% 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 Gambia, on the other hand, 37.2 children do as of 2022.
have 21.5% fewer children
In Liberia, there are approximately 36.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Gambia, there are 28.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 4.1 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 Gambia, that number is 49% of people on average (69% in urban areas, and 16% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 42.3% more likely to have internet access
In Liberia, approximately 26.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Gambia, about 37.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 55.3% less on healthcare
Liberia spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Gambia, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 26.1% more on education
Liberia spends 2.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Gambia spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 86.2% less coastline
Liberia has a total of 579 km of coastline. In Gambia, that number is 80 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Gambia: At a glance
How big is Gambia compared to Liberia? See an in-depth size comparison.