Country profile
Liberia
Liberia ranks #117 of 215 for population, #198 of 209 for gdp per capita, #201 of 216 for life expectancy, across 24 open-data indicators.
People
Population
5,612,817
people · 2024
Rank #117 of 215
Life expectancy
62.3
years · 2024
Rank #201 of 216
Poverty headcount
33.6%
% of population · 2016
Rank #37 of 186
Under-5 mortality
86.4
per 1,000 live births · 2024
Rank #11 of 244
Secondary school enrollment
15.7%
% net enrollment · 2015
Rank #226 of 232
Tobacco use
8.2%
% of adults · 2022
Rank #146 of 163
Calorie supply
2,135
kcal per person per day · 2023
Rank #180 of 189
Prosperity
GDP per capita
$851
current US$ · 2024
Rank #198 of 209
Inflation, consumer prices
8.21
annual % growth · 2024
Rank #34 of 195
Planet
Consumer Price Indices
341
index (2015=100) · 2025
Rank #19 of 210
Forest area
78.1%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #11 of 262
PM2.5 air pollution
42.4
micrograms per cubic meter · 2020
Rank #32 of 248
Protected areas
1.2%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #224 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
0.15
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #198 of 210
Fertilizer use
8.34
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #155 of 194
Pesticide use
1.49
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #103 of 193
Cereal yield
1.11
tonnes per hectare · 2024
Rank #157 of 182
Digital
Internet users
32.2%
% of population · 2024
Rank #182 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
0.27
per 100 people · 2022
Rank #234 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
32.1
per 100 people · 2022
Rank #258 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
32.5%
% of population · 2023
Rank #206 of 215
Renewable electricity output
57.4%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #64 of 257
Energy use per person
534
kWh per person · 2023
Rank #199 of 210
Society
Electoral democracy index
0.6
index (0-1) · 2025
Rank #71 of 174
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for Liberia; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: GDP per capita
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: PM2.5 air pollution
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Inflation, consumer prices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Poverty headcount
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Under-5 mortality
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Secondary school enrollment
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- Our World in Data: Electoral democracy index
- Our World in Data: Tobacco use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Fertilizer use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Pesticide use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Calorie supply
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Cereal yield