Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ohio instead of Liberia, you would:
Health
be 2.2 times more likely to be obese
In Liberia, 17.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Ohio, that number is 39.5% of people as of 2022.
Economy
make 66.3 times more money
Liberia has a GDP per capita of $915 as of 2025, while in Ohio, the GDP per capita is $60,669 as of 2024.
be 38.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Liberia, 2.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Ohio, that number is 4.0% as of 2025.
Basic Needs
be 2.8 times more likely to have internet access
In Liberia, approximately 32.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Ohio, about 89.0% do as of 2023.
Sources: World Bank (2024–2025), World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023). How we calculate this
