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Liberia
Sub-Saharan Africa · Low income · capital Monrovia
Reports 20 of 21 indicators tracked here.
Every figure below is the most recent year this country reported — the years differ, sometimes by a decade. Nothing is interpolated or carried forward.
Health
Life expectancy
2024 · 2 years old62.3years
Ranks 202 of 217 in 2024
17% below world median · 3% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Under-5 mortality
2024 · 2 years old86.4per 1,000 live births
Ranks 187 of 196 in 2024
4.8× above world median · 77% above Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 196 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Maternal mortality
2023 · 3 years old628per 100,000 live births
Ranks 190 of 194 in 2023
12.4× above world median · 1.4× above Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 194 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Child stunting
2019 · 7 years old29.8% of under-5s
Ranks 39 of 46 in 2019
98% above world median · about the same Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 46 countries reporting in 2019 — not a published figure
Health spending
2023 · 3 years old13.01% of GDP
Not ranked — no better end
1.1× above world median
Medians computed across 192 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Fertility rate
2024 · 2 years old3.86births per woman
Not ranked — no better end
1.0× above world median · about the same Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Education
Adult literacy
2010 · 16 years old59.4% of adults 15+
Ranks 43 of 48 in 2010
36% below world median · 17% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 48 countries reporting in 2010 — not a published figure
Primary enrolment
2022 · 4 years old66.6% gross
Ranks 164 of 165 in 2022
34% below world median · 32% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 165 countries reporting in 2022 — not a published figure
Education spending
2023 · 3 years old2.27% of GDP
Ranks 101 of 121 in 2023
38% below world median · 32% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 121 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Economy
GDP per capita
2025 · 1 year old915current US$
Ranks 177 of 186 in 2025
88% below world median · 32% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 186 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
GDP per capita (PPP)
2025 · 1 year old1,981international $
Ranks 178 of 185 in 2025
90% below world median · 55% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 185 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Extreme poverty
2016 · 10 years old33.6% of population
Ranks 77 of 83 in 2016
23.0× above world median · 44% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 83 countries reporting in 2016 — not a published figure
Income inequality (Gini)
2016 · 10 years old35.3index, 0–100
Ranks 47 of 83 in 2016
2% above world median · 19% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 83 countries reporting in 2016 — not a published figure
Unemployment
2025 · 1 year old2.9% of labour force
Ranks 36 of 182 in 2025
43% below world median · 44% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Inflation
2025 · 1 year old8.3% per year
Not ranked — no better end
1.7× above world median
Medians computed across 165 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Military spending
2024 · 2 years old0.71% of GDP
Not ranked — no better end
55% below world median
Medians computed across 147 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Infrastructure
Electricity access
2024 · 2 years old34.9% of population
Ranks 207 of 215 in 2024
65% below world median · 40% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 215 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Internet use
2024 · 2 years old32.2% of population
Ranks 162 of 182 in 2024
61% below world median · 12% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Environment
CO₂ per person
2024 · 2 years old0.15t CO₂e per person
Not ranked — no better end
94% below world median
Medians computed across 203 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Society
Population
2025 · 1 year old5.7mpeople
Not ranked — no better end
12% below world median
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Never reported
Liberia has no figure in this dataset for Safe drinking water. That is an absence of measurement, not a value of zero.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Retrieved into this site's own database; see methodology.