Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Somalia instead of Liberia, you would:
Health
be 90.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Liberia, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Somalia, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
be 16.2% less likely to be obese
In Liberia, 9.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Somalia, that number is 8.3% of people as of 2016.
live 9.7 years less
In Liberia, the average life expectancy is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2022. In Somalia, that number is 56 years (53 years for men, 58 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 6.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Liberia, 3.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Somalia, that number is 19.3% as of 2022.
Life
have 15.4% more children
In Liberia, there are approximately 32.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Somalia, there are 37.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 94.1% more likely to die during infancy
In Liberia, approximately 44.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Somalia, on the other hand, 86.5 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 65.4% more likely to have access to electricity
In Liberia, approximately 30% of people have electricity access (50% in urban areas, and 8% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Somalia, that number is 49% of people on average (71% in urban areas, and 31% in rural areas) as of 2021.
be 57.4% less likely to have internet access
In Liberia, approximately 34.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Somalia, about 14.5% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 88.9% less on education
Liberia spends 2.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Somalia spends 0.3% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 5.2 times more coastline
Liberia has a total of 579 km of coastline. In Somalia, that number is 3,025 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Somalia: At a glance
How big is Somalia compared to Liberia? See an in-depth size comparison.