Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Liberia instead of Swaziland, you would:
Health
be 95.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Swaziland, 26.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Liberia, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2020.
live 5.8 years longer
In Swaziland, the average life expectancy is 60 years (58 years for men, 62 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 40.0% less likely to be obese
In Swaziland, 16.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Liberia, that number is 9.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 90.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Swaziland, 28.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Liberia, that number is 2.8% as of 2014.
be 13.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Swaziland, 58.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Liberia, however, that number is 50.9% as of 2016.
make 83.3% less money
Swaziland has a GDP per capita of $8,400 as of 2020, while in Liberia, the GDP per capita is $1,400 as of 2020.
Life
have 56.9% more children
In Swaziland, there are approximately 23.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Liberia, there are 36.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 51.3% more likely to die during childbirth
In Swaziland, approximately 437.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Liberia, 661.0 women do as of 2017.
be 45.4% less likely to be literate
In Swaziland, the literacy rate is 88.4% as of 2018. In Liberia, it is 48.3% as of 2017.
be 12.5% more likely to die during infancy
In Swaziland, approximately 39.6 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 86.7% less likely to have access to electricity
In Swaziland, approximately 90% of people have electricity access (98% in urban areas, and 87% 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 44.7% less likely to have internet access
In Swaziland, approximately 47.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Liberia, about 26.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 56.6% less on education
Swaziland spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Liberia spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 25.0% more on healthcare
Swaziland spends 6.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Liberia, that number is 8.5% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Liberia: At a glance
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