Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Liberia instead of Maldives, you would:
Health
live 11.5 years less
In Maldives, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 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 15.1% more likely to be obese
In Maldives, 8.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Liberia, that number is 9.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 89.2% less money
Maldives has a GDP per capita of $13,000 as of 2020, while in Liberia, the GDP per capita is $1,400 as of 2020.
be 6.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Maldives, 8.2% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Liberia, however, that number is 50.9% as of 2016.
Life
have 2.4 times more children
In Maldives, there are approximately 15.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Liberia, there are 36.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 12.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Maldives, approximately 53.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Liberia, 661.0 women do as of 2017.
be 50.6% less likely to be literate
In Maldives, the literacy rate is 97.7% as of 2016. In Liberia, it is 48.3% as of 2017.
be 73.4% more likely to die during infancy
In Maldives, approximately 25.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Liberia, on the other hand, 44.6 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 88.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Maldives, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Liberia, 12% of the population do as of 2019.
be 58.7% less likely to have internet access
In Maldives, approximately 63.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Liberia, about 26.0% do as of 2020.
be 15.7% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Maldives, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (99% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Liberia, that number is 84% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 71% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 43.9% less on education
Maldives spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Liberia spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 10.1% less coastline
Maldives has a total of 644 km of coastline. In Liberia, that number is 579 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Liberia: At a glance
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