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Liberia vs Malaysia: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 110 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Liberia
lbr
Leads on 32 of 110 metrics
Malaysia
mys
Leads on 70 of 110 metrics

Summary

Comparing Liberia and Malaysia: Liberia leads on Radios (790,000) against Malaysia (10.90); Malaysia leads on Oil Exports (644,900) against Liberia (23); Liberia leads on Televisions (70,000) against Malaysia (10.80). Across 110 compared metrics, Liberia wins on 32 and Malaysia wins on 70.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 44 metrics compared
  • Environment: 7 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 10 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 28 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇱🇷 Liberia🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)32.23 %98.02 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)23.5 %97.69 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 24% (2023 est.)percent of population: 98% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score66.61 points★56.09 points
Radios790,000★10.9
Televisions70,000★10.8
Waterwaysnone7,296

Economy

44 metrics
Metric🇱🇷 Liberia🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country2.51B $47.38B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars5.61B $466.53B $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3.2 %★3 %
Coal Revenue00.02★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)13.3 %★4.61 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)6.7 % of GDP★3.8 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index88.9★83.3
Electricity Consumption279★136.9
Electricity Exports03★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels5778★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants43★18
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables04★
Electricity Imports033★
Electricity Installed Capacity151,000★33
Electricity Production300★148.3
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)1.82 USD per capita113.16 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient35.340.7★
Gross National SavingNA% | -21.9% of GDP | 1.9% of GDP | 18428.5
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)6.1 %★4.9 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)10.1 %1.8 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.7 % of GDP1 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption030.44★
Natural Gas Exports038.23★
Natural Gas Imports02.8★
Natural Gas Production069.49★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves01.18★
Oil Consumption4,500561,000★
Oil Exports23644,900★
Oil Imports4,552355,300★
Oil Production0664,800★
Oil Proved Reserves04★
Population Below Poverty Line50.9 people6.2 people★
Public Debt28.3★64.3
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)4.8 USD5.1 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption8,000704,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports0208,400★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports8,181304,600★
Refined Petroleum Products Production0528,300★
Remittances18.2★0.4
Revenue from Forest Resources13.27★1.57
Taxes and Other Revenues16.9★10.89
Unemployment Rate2.9 %★3.9 %
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate76.58 %66.12 %★

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇱🇷 Liberia🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)25,368★13.93M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions671,000260.01★
Continental Shelf200200
Population Distributionmore 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 mapa highly uneven distribution, with over 80% of the population residing on the Malay Peninsula
Protected Land Area for Adaptation3.97 sq km13.3 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country45 Cubic meters per year64 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources232580★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇱🇷 Liberia🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization1.07 %4.11 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)205.4209.87★
Agricultural land19,391.8 sq. km85,710 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)579 km4,675 km★
Dam capacity per capita40.55 cubic meters per inhabitant611.58 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land304,420★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇱🇷 Liberia🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country19.87 %67.87 %★
Administrative Divisions15★13
Independence2631★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇱🇷 Liberia🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)9.221.1★
Health Care Spending per Capita301.33 USD1,703.34 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)16.6 % of GDP★4.4 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate1.1 %0.3 %★
Hospital Bed Density1.6 people/sq km2 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)628 %26 %★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)9.9 %★15.6 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS35,000★92,000
Psychiatrist Density Per 100,000 People0 per 100,000 people1 per 100,000 people★
Underweight Children Under 510.9★15.3

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇱🇷 Liberia🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)2,000136,000★

People and Society

28 metrics
Metric🇱🇷 Liberia🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Currently married (Percent)48.2 %58.88 %★
Human Capital Index0.320.65★
Life expectancy at birth64.25 years80.87 years★
Median age of population18.92 years31.44 years★
Population Change122,360.6 persons428,622.9 persons★
Population density60.72 per sq. km★110.8 per sq. km
Total population5.85M persons36.40M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.61★0.29
Birth Rate (%)31.72 %★14.05 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate24.9 %52.2 %★
Death Rate (%)8.17 %5.8 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)2.3 % of GDP3.5 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age1.46M persons9.69M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate2.6118.26★
Learning-adjusted years of school1.96 years9.72 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population1.68 people8.62 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)163.66167.88★
Military Service Age and Obligation18★17
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization59.09 %83.21 %★
Physician Density0.18 people/sq km2.34 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate2.27 %★0.97 %
Population living in slums57.94 %★0.2 %
Total deaths45,618.5 persons★179,998.3 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)52.85 %★42.17 %
Total fertility rate3.72 per woman★1.53 per woman
Total net-migration-7,544.8 persons162,673.4 persons★
Under-five mortality rate67.31 per live births5.53 per live births★

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇱🇷 Liberia🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.021.58★
Airports19100★
Civil Air Travel153★

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