Country Comparison

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Key Statistics

Liberia
United States
Population
5.6M 118th
340.1M 3rd
GDP
$4.8B 172nd
$28.8T 1st
GDP per Capita
$851 203rd
$84,534 12th
GNI per Capita (PPP)
$1,750 196th
$85,980 10th
GDP Growth
4.0% 74th
2.8% 122nd
Surface Area
111,370 km² 104th
9,831,510 km² 3rd
Population Density
50.4 /km²
34.6 /km²
Fertility Rate (births/woman)
4.0 29th
1.6 135th
Urban Population
55.5% 139th
80.1% 57th
Population 65+
3.3% 181st
17.9% 45th

Health

Liberia
United States
Life Expectancy
62.2 yrs 203rd
78.4 yrs 63rd
Infant Mortality (per 1,000)
52.6 187th
5.5 56th
Maternal Mortality (per 100k)
628.0 190th
17.0 67th
Health Spending per Capita
$104 144th
$13,473 1st
Health Spending (% of GDP)
13.0% 6th
16.7% 3rd
Physicians (per 1,000)
0.18 179th
3.68 39th
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
1.59 131st
2.68 82nd

Economy & Environment

Liberia
United States
Unemployment Rate
2.9% 37th
4.0% 71st
GHG Emissions (tons/capita)
4.70 85th
17.74 175th
Agriculture (% of GDP)
33.8%
1.0%
Industry (% of GDP)
22.7%
17.9%
Services (% of GDP)
41.9%
77.6%
Exports (% of GDP)
N/A
11.1%
Imports (% of GDP)
N/A
14.3%

Education & Society

Liberia
United States
Literacy Rate
59.4% 145th
N/A
Education Spending (% GDP)
2.3% 174th
5.4% 44th
Gini Index
35.3 83rd
41.8 134th
Poverty Rate ($2.15/day)
33.6% 139th
1.2% 68th
Homicide Rate (per 100K)
3.1 102nd
5.8 134th
Women in Parliament
11.0% 169th
28.7% 76th
Female Labor Participation
72.0% 16th
56.6% 73rd
Military Spending (% GDP)
0.7% 142nd
3.4% 24th

Technology & Infrastructure

Liberia
United States
Internet Users
23.5% 193rd
93.1% 42nd
Mobile Subscriptions (per 100)
32.1 210th
112.4 111th
Access to Electricity
32.5% 207th
100.0% 124th
Access to Water
78.8% 177th
100.0% 44th
Access to Sanitation
23.3% 204th
99.6% 34th
Renewable Energy
92.8% 3rd
10.9% 143rd
Forest Area (% of land)
78.1% 10th
33.9% 96th

Population Pyramids

Liberia

Population pyramid of Liberia

United States

Population pyramid of United States

GDP Composition

Liberia

United States

Trade Balance (% of GDP)

Liberia

United States

Population Over Time

Liberia

United States

GDP Over Time

Liberia

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Life Expectancy Over Time

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United States

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