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Liberia vs United States: Compare Statistics

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

Liberia
lbr
Leads on 33 of 107 metrics
United States
usa
Leads on 64 of 107 metrics

Summary

Comparing Liberia and United States: United States leads on Carbon Dioxide Emissions (4.79) against Liberia (671,000); Liberia leads on Electricity Installed Capacity (151,000) against United States (1.09); United States leads on Civil Air Travel (8,252) against Liberia (1). Across 107 compared metrics, Liberia wins on 33 and United States wins on 64.

  • 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🇱🇷 Liberia🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)23.5 %93.14 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 24% (2023 est.)percent of population: 93% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score66.61 points★65.49 points
Radios790,000★575
Televisions70,000★219
Waterwaysnone41,009

Economy

44 metrics
Metric🇱🇷 Liberia🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country2.51B $350.60B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars5.61B $32.95T $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3.2 %★0.5 %
Coal Revenue00.2★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)13.3 %★4.1 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)6.7 % of GDP16.9 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index88.992★
Electricity Consumption279★3.9
Electricity Exports09.7★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels5770★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants43★7
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels09★
Electricity from Other Renewables014★
Electricity Imports072.72★
Electricity Installed Capacity151,000★1.09
Electricity Production300★4.1
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)1.82 USD per capita278.47 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient35.341.8★
Gross National SavingNA% | -21.9% of GDP | 1.9% of GDP | 18418.9
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)6.1 %★3.25 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)10.1 %2.9 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.7 % of GDP3.2 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption0767.6★
Natural Gas Exports089.7★
Natural Gas Imports086.15★
Natural Gas Production0772.8★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves00
Oil Consumption4,500★19.15
Oil Exports23★1.92
Oil Imports4,552★10.27
Oil Production09.69★
Oil Proved Reserves020.68★
Population Below Poverty Line50.9 people15.1 people★
Public Debt28.3★114.8
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)4.8 USD★2.8 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption8,000★19.96
Refined Petroleum Products Exports05.22★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports8,181★2.18
Refined Petroleum Products Production020.3★
Remittances18.2★0
Revenue from Forest Resources13.27★0.04
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)33.561.25★
Taxes and Other Revenues16.9★9.86
Unemployment Rate2.9 %★4.2 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇱🇷 Liberia🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)25,368-14.29M★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions671,0004.8★
Continental Shelf200not specified;
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 maplarge urban clusters are spread throughout the eastern half of the US (particularly the Great Lakes area, northeast, east, and southeast) and the western-tier states; mountainous areas such as the Rocky Mountains and Appalachians, deserts in the southwest
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country45 Cubic meters per year1,383 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources232★3.07

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇱🇷 Liberia🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization1.07 %2.11 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)205.4★94.67
Agricultural land19,391.8 sq. km4.17M sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)579 km19,924 km★
Dam capacity per capita40.55 cubic meters per inhabitant2,113 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land30234,782★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇱🇷 Liberia🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Rule of Law Index by Country19.87 %88.3 %★
Administrative Divisions1550★
Independence26★4
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇱🇷 Liberia🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)9.213.7★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)16.6 % of GDP16.6 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate1.1 %NA
Hospital Bed Density1.6 people/sq km2.7 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)628 %17 %★
Mean Age at First Birth19.127.5★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)9.9 %★36.2 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS35,000NA
Underweight Children Under 510.90.4★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇱🇷 Liberia🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)2,0001.40M★

People and Society

28 metrics
Metric🇱🇷 Liberia🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Currently married (Percent)48.2 %51.38 %★
Human Capital Index0.320.72★
Life expectancy at birth64.25 years83.22 years★
Median age of population18.92 years38.79 years★
Population Change122,360.6 persons2.26M persons★
Population density60.72 per sq. km38.15 per sq. km★
Total population5.85M persons349.13M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.61★0.4
Birth Rate (%)31.72 %★10.75 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate24.9 %73.9 %★
Death Rate (%)8.17 %★8.76 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)2.3 % of GDP5.4 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age1.46M persons78.56M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate2.61174.17★
Learning-adjusted years of school1.96 years11.07 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days183.4 days★
Major Urban Areas Population1.68 people18.94 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)163.66177.13★
Military Service Age and Obligation18★17
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization59.09 %74.52 %★
Physician Density0.18 people/sq km3.68 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate2.27 %★0.45 %
Population living in slums57.94 %★0.05 %
Total deaths45,618.5 persons★2.87M persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)52.85 %65.73 %★
Total fertility rate3.72 per woman★1.61 per woman
Total net-migration-7,544.8 persons1.49M persons★
Under-five mortality rate67.31 per live births5.52 per live births★

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇱🇷 Liberia🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.022.06★
Airports1916,116★
Civil Air Travel18,252★

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