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Liberia vs Nigeria

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GDP$5.64B vs $377.37BLiberia vs Nigeria
GDP per Capita$964 vs $1,556Liberia vs Nigeria
Population5.73M vs 237.53MLiberia vs Nigeria

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Indicator Liberia NigeriaPeriod
GDPEconomy$5.64B$377.37B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$964$1,5562026
Inflation RateEconomy5.7%15.4%2026
Central Bank Policy RateEconomy26.5%2026-07-01
Official Exchange RateEconomy201.17 LCU/USD1,325.8 LCU/USD2025/2026
Budget BalanceEconomy-1.6%-4.4%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy2.9%3.1%2025
Public DebtEconomy53.8%32.3%2026
GDP GrowthEconomy5.1%4.1%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$830$1,3602025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$1,840$9,2302025
GDP (PPP)Economy$11.35B$2.26T2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy32.7%23%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy24.5%16.4%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy8.3%2025
Services (% of GDP)Economy40%58.2%2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$1.02B$22.79B2024/2025
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy21.3%7.8%2024/2025
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy50.5%60%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy$338.8M$46.02B2025
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy76.6%82.5%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy72%80.7%2025
Account OwnershipEconomy52.2%63.3%2024
Youth NEET RateEconomy11.9%2024
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy0.7%0.6%2024
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy4.5%13.9%2025
Current Account BalanceEconomy-12%5.8%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$500M$4.01B2025
FDI (% of GDP)Economy8.8%1.4%2025
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy10.8%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy12.3%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy5.4%2024
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy29.330.72024
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy13.9%0.8%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$102$162023
Lending Interest RateEconomy14%2023
Real Interest RateEconomy2.9%2023
Employment in AgricultureEconomy41.1%33.5%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy8.3%17%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy50.5%49.5%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy76.9%66.5%2025
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy33.32023/2024
ATMs per 100,000Economy3.812.82023/2024
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy2.8%1.9%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy3.1%5.5%2024
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.8160.812025
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.4650.6192025
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade1.8%88.6%2023/2024
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade9.9%3.5%2023/2024
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade24.5%6%2023/2024
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade0.6%2.7%2023/2024
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.510.562023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.6460.6772023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.3260.3792023
PopulationDemographics5.73M237.53M2025
Population GrowthDemographics2.1%2.1%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics62.3 years54.6 years2024
Median AgeDemographics19 years18.3 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics3.864.382024
Rural PopulationDemographics43.9%36.2%2025
Population Under 15Demographics39.1%40.5%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics56.1%63.8%2025
Population DensityDemographics60.8/km²266.2/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics29.931.82026
Death RateDemographics7.9211.52026
Net Migration RateDemographics-0.18-0.012026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics63.6 years54.9 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics61 years54.3 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics3.1%3.3%2025
Infant MortalityHealth63.269.82024
HIV PrevalenceHealth0.9%1.2%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health13%4.2%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.382023
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth49472023
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth63.2%70.9%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth32.2%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth627.7992.82023
Under-Five MortalityHealth86.4115.62024
Neonatal MortalityHealth32.9392024
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth2072192024
Measles ImmunizationHealth82%56%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth83%62%2025
Basic Drinking WaterHealth52.3%2024
Basic SanitationHealth15.7%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth9.2%3%2024
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth124.7842024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$104$672023
Smoking PrevalenceHealth5.2%3.1%2024
Child StuntingChild Welfare26.9%33.8%2024
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare39.7%2024
Child MarriageChild Welfare33.4%2024
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education2.3%0.3%2023
Adult Literacy RateEducation70.4%2024
Youth Literacy RateEducation81.4%2024
Primary Completion RateEducation77.4%2024
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation74.1%2024
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation75.7%2023
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation68.5%2024
Secondary EnrollmentEducation46.9%2023
UndernourishmentFood Security35.5%19.9%2023
Acute Food InsecurityFood Security21.5M2026-08
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture20%76.2%2023
Cassava ProductionAgriculture606.96K t62.62M t2024
Coffee ProductionAgriculture653.22 t1.81K t2024
Cocoa ProductionAgriculture30K t350K t2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture6.5M t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture1.55M t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture11.16M t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture322.4K t9.13M t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture43.93K t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture2,030 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture1,112 kg/ha1,997 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture1,574 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture43.3K head20.9M head2024
Homicide RateGovernance15.72023
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance27262024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.5970.5052025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.4170.3112025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.8770.8342025
Control of CorruptionGovernance-1.05-1.112024
Government EffectivenessGovernance-1.25-1.012024
Rule of LawGovernance-0.87-1.012024
Political StabilityGovernance-0.23-22024
Regulatory QualityGovernance-0.84-0.632024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance-0.11-0.732024
Organized Violence DeathsGovernance0 deaths4.16K deaths2025
State-Based Conflict DyadsGovernance032025
Non-State Conflict DyadsGovernance0282025
One-Sided Violence DyadsGovernance0102025
Refugees HostedHumanitarian1.17K123.85K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian03.54M2025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian72518.19K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian002025
Internet UsersTechnology32.2%41.2%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology70.82024
4G CoverageTechnology93%80%2025
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology0.12024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology12.6%1.6%2025
3G CoverageTechnology94%84.4%2025
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology146.8%15.5%2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology7.9%2.7%2025
Electricity AccessInfrastructure34.9%62.5%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure5.27M2023
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy98.8 MW3.2K MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy3.7 MW284.5 MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy94.9 MW2.9K MW2025
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy0.8%26.2%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy144 kWh2023
Power Transmission LossesEnergy14.2%2023
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy10.7 MW118.1 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy9.2%23.5%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy1.8%0.3%2024/2025
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy0%0%2024/2025
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy52.6%30.9%2024/2025
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy45.6%68.7%2024/2025
Electricity DemandEnergy0.6 TWh39 TWh2024/2025
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy316 gCO₂/kWh456 gCO₂/kWh2024/2025
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy534 kWh2,343 kWh2023
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate0.15 t0.57 t2024
Forest AreaClimate78.1%23.2%2023
Protected AreasClimate1.2%11.6%2025
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate17.9 µg/m³65.7 µg/m³2023

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