France vs Liberia: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 106 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Summary

Comparing France and Liberia: France leads on Oil Exports (487,200) against Liberia (23); Liberia leads on Radios (790,000) against France (55.30); Liberia leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (8,000) against France (1.71). Across 106 compared metrics, France wins on 64 and Liberia wins on 32.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 44 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 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🇫🇷 France🇱🇷 LiberiaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)86.84 %23.5 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 87% (2023 est.)percent of population: 24% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score76.62 points66.61 points
Radios55.3790,000
Televisions34.870,000
Waterways14,932none

Economy

44 metrics
Metric🇫🇷 France🇱🇷 LiberiaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country58.37B $2.51B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars3.37T $5.61B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)0 %3.2 %
Coal Revenue00
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)1.29 %13.3 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)11.3 % of GDP6.7 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index76.888.9
Electricity Consumption450.8279
Electricity Exports61.410
Electricity from Fossil Fuels1757
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants1543
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels500
Electricity from Other Renewables190
Electricity Imports19.90
Electricity Installed Capacity130.8151,000
Electricity Production529.1300
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)123.53 USD per capita1.82 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient31.235.3
Gross National Saving22.9NA% | -21.9% of GDP | 1.9% of GDP | 184
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.7 %6.1 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2 %10.1 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2.1 % of GDP0.7 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption41.880
Natural Gas Exports6.030
Natural Gas Imports48.590
Natural Gas Production16.990
Natural Gas Proved Reserves8.410
Oil Consumption1.864,500
Oil Exports487,20023
Oil Imports2.224,552
Oil Production84,8200
Oil Proved Reserves91.630
Population Below Poverty Line15.6 people50.9 people
Public Debt98.528.3
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.2 USD4.8 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1.718,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports440,6000
Refined Petroleum Products Imports886,8008,181
Refined Petroleum Products Production1.310
Remittances1.218.2
Revenue from Forest Resources0.0313.27
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.0633.56
Taxes and Other Revenues24.6916.9
Unemployment Rate7.4 %2.9 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇫🇷 France🇱🇷 LiberiaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-6.11M25,368
Carbon Dioxide Emissions303.78671,000
Population Distributionmuch of the population is concentrated in the north and southeast; although there are many urban agglomerations throughout the country, Paris is by far the largest city, with Lyon ranked a distant secondmore 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 Country120 Cubic meters per year45 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources211232

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇫🇷 France🇱🇷 LiberiaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization4.22 %1.07 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)135.5205.4
Agricultural land281,003.2 sq. km19,391.8 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)4,853 km579 km
Dam capacity per capita148.88 cubic meters per inhabitant40.55 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land14,23630

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇫🇷 France🇱🇷 LiberiaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country82.08 %19.87 %
Administrative Divisions1815
Independenceno official date of independence: 486 (Frankish tribes unified under Merovingian kingship); 10 August 843 (Western Francia established from the division of the Carolingian Empire); 14 July 1789 (French monarchy overthrown); 22 September 1792 (First French26
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇫🇷 France🇱🇷 LiberiaShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)6.59.2
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)12.3 % of GDP16.6 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.3 %1.1 %
Hospital Bed Density6 people/sq km1.6 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)7 %628 %
Mean Age at First Birth28.919.1
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)21.6 %9.9 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS190,00035,000
Underweight Children Under 5NA10.9

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇫🇷 France🇱🇷 LiberiaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)304,0002,000

People and Society

28 metrics
Metric🇫🇷 France🇱🇷 LiberiaShare
Currently married (Percent)52.51 %48.2 %
Human Capital Index0.760.32
Life expectancy at birth86.69 years64.25 years
Median age of population42.51 years18.92 years
Population Change62,507.4 persons122,360.6 persons
Population density121.19 per sq. km60.72 per sq. km
Total population66.75M persons5.85M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.80.61
Birth Rate (%)10.88 %31.72 %
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNA24.9 %
Death Rate (%)9.91 %8.17 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.3 % of GDP2.3 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age13.97M persons1.46M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate31.732.61
Learning-adjusted years of school11.25 years1.96 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother180 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population11.21 people1.68 people
Mean Male Height (cm)179.74163.66
Military Service Age and Obligationgenerally 17-30 years of age for both men and women with some variations by service, position, and enlisted versus officer; 17-40 for National Gendarmerie; basic service contract is for 12 months; no conscription (abolished 2001) (2025) note 1: a 10-month18
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization62.53 %59.09 %
Physician Density3.28 people/sq km0.18 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.2 %2.27 %
Population living in slums0 %57.94 %
Total deaths607,731.9 persons45,618.5 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)70.02 %52.85 %
Total fertility rate1.56 per woman3.72 per woman
Total net-migration66,501.8 persons-7,544.8 persons
Under-five mortality rate3.49 per live births67.31 per live births

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇫🇷 France🇱🇷 LiberiaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.350.02
Airports1,21819
Civil Air Travel1951

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