Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Liberia instead of Indonesia, you would:
Health
be 2.8 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Indonesia, 0.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Liberia, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2020.
live 7.6 years less
In Indonesia, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022. In Liberia, that number is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2022.
be 43.5% more likely to be obese
In Indonesia, 6.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Liberia, that number is 9.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 12.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Indonesia, 3.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Liberia, that number is 3.0% as of 2022.
make 87.9% less money
Indonesia has a GDP per capita of $12,400 as of 2022, while in Liberia, the GDP per capita is $1,500 as of 2022.
be 5.4 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Indonesia, 9.5% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Liberia, however, that number is 50.9% as of 2016.
Life
have 2.2 times more children
In Indonesia, there are approximately 14.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Liberia, there are 32.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Indonesia, approximately 173.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Liberia, 652.0 women do as of 2020.
be 49.7% less likely to be literate
In Indonesia, the literacy rate is 96.0% as of 2020. In Liberia, it is 48.3% as of 2017.
be 2.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Indonesia, approximately 19.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Liberia, on the other hand, 44.6 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 70.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Indonesia, approximately 99% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Liberia, that number is 30% of people on average (50% in urban areas, and 8% in rural areas) as of 2021.
be 45.2% less likely to have internet access
In Indonesia, approximately 62.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Liberia, about 34.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 22.9% less on education
Indonesia spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Liberia spends 2.7% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 2.8 times more on healthcare
Indonesia spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Liberia, that number is 9.5% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 98.9% less coastline
Indonesia has a total of 54,716 km of coastline. In Liberia, that number is 579 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Liberia: At a glance
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