Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Liberia instead of Somalia, you would:
Health
live 9.7 years longer
In Somalia, the average life expectancy is 56 years (53 years for men, 58 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 11.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Somalia, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Liberia, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2020.
be 19.3% more likely to be obese
In Somalia, 8.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Liberia, that number is 9.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 84.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Somalia, 19.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Liberia, that number is 2.9% as of 2023.
Life
be 48.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Somalia, approximately 86.5 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.
have 13.4% fewer children
In Somalia, there are approximately 37.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Liberia, there are 32.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 2.3 times more likely to have internet access
In Somalia, approximately 14.5% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Liberia, about 34.0% do as of 2021.
be 35.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Somalia, approximately 49% of people have electricity access (71% in urban areas, and 31% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Liberia, that number is 32% of people on average (50% in urban areas, and 8% in rural areas) as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 9.0 times more on education
Somalia spends 0.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Liberia spends 2.7% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 80.9% less coastline
Somalia has a total of 3,025 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
How big is Liberia compared to Somalia? See an in-depth size comparison.