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Germany vs Liberia: Compare Statistics

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

Germany
deu
Leads on 64 of 107 metrics
Liberia
lbr
Leads on 36 of 107 metrics

Summary

Comparing Germany and Liberia: Germany leads on Oil Exports (470,200) against Liberia (23); Liberia leads on Radios (790,000) against Germany (77.80); Liberia leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (8,000) against Germany (2.46). Across 107 compared metrics, Germany wins on 64 and Liberia wins on 36.

  • 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🇩🇪 Germany🇱🇷 LiberiaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)92.48 %★23.5 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 94% (2024 est.)percent of population: 24% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score83.85 points★66.61 points
Radios77.8790,000★
Televisions51.470,000★
Waterways7,500none

Economy

44 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇱🇷 LiberiaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country42.94B $★2.51B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars5.03T $★5.61B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)0 %3.2 %★
Coal Revenue0.02★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)1.67 %13.3 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)11.4 % of GDP★6.7 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index79.788.9★
Electricity Consumption536.5★279
Electricity Exports78.86★0
Electricity from Fossil Fuels4157★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants243★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels5★0
Electricity from Other Renewables52★0
Electricity Imports28.34★0
Electricity Installed Capacity208.5151,000★
Electricity Production612.8★300
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)120.46 USD per capita★1.82 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient32.435.3★
Gross National Saving28NA% | -21.9% of GDP | 1.9% of GDP | 184
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-3 %6.1 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.3 %★10.1 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2.4 % of GDP★0.7 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption93.36★0
Natural Gas Exports34.61★0
Natural Gas Imports119.5★0
Natural Gas Production7.9★0
Natural Gas Proved Reserves39.5★0
Oil Consumption2.54,500★
Oil Exports470,200★23
Oil Imports2.674,552★
Oil Production147,200★0
Oil Proved Reserves276★0
Population Below Poverty Line14.8 people★50.9 people
Public Debt63.928.3★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)-0.2 USD4.8 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.468,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports494,000★0
Refined Petroleum Products Imports883,800★8,181
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.16★0
Remittances0.518.2★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.0313.27★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0★33.56
Taxes and Other Revenues10.5516.9★
Unemployment Rate3.5 %2.9 %★

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇱🇷 LiberiaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-21.45M★25,368
Carbon Dioxide Emissions600.19★671,000
Continental Shelf200200
Population Distributionsecond most populous country in Europe; a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations, particularly in the far-western part of the industrial state of North Rhine-Westphaliamore 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 Country45.7 Cubic meters per year★45 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources154232★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇱🇷 LiberiaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization9.82 %★1.07 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)185.14205.4★
Agricultural land165,134 sq. km★19,391.8 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)2,389 km★579 km
Dam capacity per capita47.27 cubic meters per inhabitant★40.55 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land5,065★30

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇱🇷 LiberiaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country92.99 %★19.87 %
Administrative Divisions16★15
Independence1826★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇱🇷 LiberiaShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.89.2★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)12.7 % of GDP16.6 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNA1.1 %
Hospital Bed Density7.8 people/sq km★1.6 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)4 %★628 %
Mean Age at First Birth29.9★19.1
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)22.3 %9.9 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS93,00035,000★
Underweight Children Under 50.6★10.9

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇱🇷 LiberiaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)183,000★2,000

People and Society

28 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇱🇷 LiberiaShare
Currently married (Percent)54.08 %★48.2 %
Human Capital Index0.75★0.32
Life expectancy at birth84.11 years★64.25 years
Median age of population45.59 years★18.92 years
Population Change-741,055 persons122,360.6 persons★
Population density242.59 per sq. km60.72 per sq. km★
Total population83.60M persons★5.85M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.88★0.61
Birth Rate (%)8.87 %31.72 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate67 %★24.9 %
Death Rate (%)11.96 %8.17 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.2 % of GDP★2.3 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age16.48M persons★1.46M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate43.77★2.61
Learning-adjusted years of school11.24 years★1.96 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother60 days★0 days
Major Urban Areas Population3.57 people★1.68 people
Mean Male Height (cm)179.88★163.66
Military Service Age and Obligation1718★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization73.51 %★59.09 %
Physician Density4.53 people/sq km★0.18 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate-0.13 %2.27 %★
Population living in slums0 %57.94 %★
Total deaths1.07M persons45,618.5 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)61.31 %★52.85 %
Total fertility rate1.4 per woman3.72 per woman★
Total net-migration-349,130.8 persons-7,544.8 persons★
Under-five mortality rate3.21 per live births★67.31 per live births

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇱🇷 LiberiaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.35★0.02
Airports840★19
Civil Air Travel239★1

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