Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Liberia instead of Yemen, you would:
Health
be 42.1% less likely to be obese
In Yemen, 17.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Liberia, that number is 9.9% of people as of 2016.
be 11.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Yemen, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Liberia, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2020.
live 2.1 years less
In Yemen, the average life expectancy is 68 years (65 years for men, 70 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 89.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Yemen, 27.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Liberia, that number is 2.8% as of 2014.
make 44.0% less money
Yemen has a GDP per capita of $2,500 as of 2017, while in Liberia, the GDP per capita is $1,400 as of 2020.
Life
have 48.7% more children
In Yemen, there are approximately 24.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Liberia, there are 36.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 4.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Yemen, approximately 164.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Liberia, 661.0 women do as of 2017.
be 31.1% less likely to be literate
In Yemen, the literacy rate is 70.1% as of 2015. In Liberia, it is 48.3% as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 74.5% less likely to have access to electricity
In Yemen, approximately 47% of people have electricity access (72% in urban areas, and 31% 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 15.7% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Yemen, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 84% 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 97.7% more on healthcare
Yemen spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2015. In Liberia, that number is 8.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 69.6% less coastline
Yemen has a total of 1,906 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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