Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Liberia instead of Namibia, you would:
Health
be 90.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Namibia, 11.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Liberia, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2020.
be 42.4% less likely to be obese
In Namibia, 17.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Liberia, that number is 9.9% of people as of 2016.
live 1.0 years less
In Namibia, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022. In Liberia, that number is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 91.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Namibia, 34.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Liberia, that number is 2.8% as of 2014.
make 84.3% less money
Namibia has a GDP per capita of $8,900 as of 2020, while in Liberia, the GDP per capita is $1,400 as of 2020.
be 2.9 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Namibia, 17.4% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Liberia, however, that number is 50.9% as of 2016.
Life
have 46.5% more children
In Namibia, there are approximately 25.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Liberia, there are 36.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 3.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Namibia, approximately 195.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Liberia, 661.0 women do as of 2017.
be 47.2% less likely to be literate
In Namibia, the literacy rate is 91.5% as of 2018. In Liberia, it is 48.3% as of 2017.
be 51.5% more likely to die during infancy
In Namibia, approximately 29.4 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 78.9% less likely to have access to electricity
In Namibia, approximately 57% of people have electricity access (78% in urban areas, and 36% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Liberia, that number is 12% of people on average (18% in urban areas, and 6% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 36.6% less likely to have internet access
In Namibia, approximately 41.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Liberia, about 26.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 75.5% less on education
Namibia spends 9.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Liberia spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 63.2% less coastline
Namibia has a total of 1,572 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
How big is Liberia compared to Namibia? See an in-depth size comparison.