Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Liberia instead of Zimbabwe, you would:
Health
be 90.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Zimbabwe, 11.9% 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 longer
In Zimbabwe, the average life expectancy is 63 years (61 years for men, 66 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 36.1% less likely to be obese
In Zimbabwe, 15.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Liberia, that number is 9.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 67.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Zimbabwe, 9.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Liberia, that number is 3.0% as of 2022.
make 31.8% less money
Zimbabwe has a GDP per capita of $2,200 as of 2022, while in Liberia, the GDP per capita is $1,500 as of 2022.
be 32.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Zimbabwe, 38.3% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Liberia, however, that number is 50.9% as of 2016.
Life
have 12.5% more children
In Zimbabwe, there are approximately 28.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Liberia, there are 32.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 82.6% more likely to die during childbirth
In Zimbabwe, approximately 357.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Liberia, 652.0 women do as of 2020.
be 46.2% less likely to be literate
In Zimbabwe, the literacy rate is 89.7% as of 2021. In Liberia, it is 48.3% as of 2017.
be 56.2% more likely to die during infancy
In Zimbabwe, approximately 28.5 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 39.1% less likely to have access to electricity
In Zimbabwe, approximately 49% of people have electricity access (85% in urban areas, and 32% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Liberia, that number is 30% of people on average (50% in urban areas, and 8% in rural areas) as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 30.8% less on education
Zimbabwe spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Liberia spends 2.7% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 2.8 times more on healthcare
Zimbabwe spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Liberia, that number is 9.5% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Liberia: At a glance
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