Canada vs Liberia: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 107 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Summary

Comparing Canada and Liberia: Liberia leads on Radios (790,000) against Canada (32.30); Liberia leads on Oil Imports (4,552) against Canada (1.09); Liberia leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (8,000) against Canada (2.44). Across 107 compared metrics, Canada wins on 64 and Liberia wins on 33.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 44 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 28 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇱🇷 LiberiaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)93.96 %23.5 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 94% (2023 est.)percent of population: 24% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score78.75 points66.61 points
Radios32.3790,000
Televisions21.570,000
Waterways3,000none

Economy

44 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇱🇷 LiberiaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country47.01B $2.51B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.59T $5.61B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)1 %3.2 %
Coal Revenue0.080
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)3.2 %13.3 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.8 % of GDP6.7 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index79.688.9
Electricity Consumption522.2279
Electricity Exports73.350
Electricity from Fossil Fuels2357
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants5643
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels90
Electricity from Other Renewables120
Electricity Imports2.680
Electricity Installed Capacity143.5151,000
Electricity Production649.6300
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)311.6 USD per capita1.82 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient29.935.3
Gross National Saving20.8NA% | -21.9% of GDP | 1.9% of GDP | 184
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0 %6.1 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.4 %10.1 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP0.7 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption124.40
Natural Gas Exports83.960
Natural Gas Imports26.360
Natural Gas Production159.10
Natural Gas Proved Reserves2.060
Oil Consumption2.214,500
Oil Exports1.9323
Oil Imports1.094,552
Oil Production3.480
Oil Proved Reserves175.20
Population Below Poverty Line9.4 people50.9 people
Public Debt61.328.3
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.5 USD4.8 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.458,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports1.120
Refined Petroleum Products Imports405,7008,181
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.010
Remittances018.2
Revenue from Forest Resources0.0813.27
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.533.56
Taxes and Other Revenues13.316.9
Unemployment Rate6.5 %2.9 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇱🇷 LiberiaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-12.14M25,368
Carbon Dioxide Emissions585.85671,000
Continental Shelf200200
Population Distributionvast majority of the population lives in a discontinuous band within approximately 300 km (186 mi) of the southern border with the United States; the most populated province is Ontario, followed by Quebec and British Columbiamore than half of the population lives in urban areas, with approximately one third living within an 80-km (50-mi) radius of Monrovia, as shown in this population distribution map
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country370 Cubic meters per year45 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources2.9232

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇱🇷 LiberiaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.16 %1.07 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)90.43205.4
Agricultural land559,597.6 sq. km19,391.8 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)202,080 km579 km
Dam capacity per capita20,790.38 cubic meters per inhabitant40.55 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land9,04530

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇱🇷 LiberiaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country87.73 %19.87 %
Administrative Divisions1015
Independence126
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇱🇷 LiberiaShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.79.2
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)11.2 % of GDP16.6 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNA1.1 %
Hospital Bed Density2.6 people/sq km1.6 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)12 %628 %
Mean Age at First Birth29.419.1
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)29.4 %9.9 %
People Living With HIV/AIDSNA35,000
Underweight Children Under 5NA10.9

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇱🇷 LiberiaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)72,0002,000

People and Society

28 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇱🇷 LiberiaShare
Currently married (Percent)50.95 %48.2 %
Human Capital Index0.820.32
Life expectancy at birth85.29 years64.25 years
Median age of population40.75 years18.92 years
Population Change437,571 persons122,360.6 persons
Population density4.46 per sq. km60.72 per sq. km
Total population40.51M persons5.85M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.850.61
Birth Rate (%)9.12 %31.72 %
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNA24.9 %
Death Rate (%)7.75 %8.17 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.9 % of GDP2.3 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age9.19M persons1.46M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate22.872.61
Learning-adjusted years of school12.01 years1.96 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother94.5 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population6.37 people1.68 people
Mean Male Height (cm)178.09163.66
Military Service Age and Obligation1718
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization76.27 %59.09 %
Physician Density2.82 people/sq km0.18 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.73 %2.27 %
Population living in slums1.2 %57.94 %
Total deaths326,297.8 persons45,618.5 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)75.87 %52.85 %
Total fertility rate1.3 per woman3.72 per woman
Total net-migration406,485.5 persons-7,544.8 persons
Under-five mortality rate4.43 per live births67.31 per live births

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇱🇷 LiberiaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.960.02
Airports1,45919
Civil Air Travel6361

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