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Liberia vs South Africa

Liberia and South Africa side by side across 202 indicators — each row links to the full 54-country ranking, with sources and the API call behind every figure.

GDP$5.64B vs $479.96BLiberia vs South Africa
GDP per Capita$964 vs $7,503Liberia vs South Africa
Population5.73M vs 64.75MLiberia vs South Africa

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Indicator Liberia South AfricaPeriod
GDPEconomy$5.64B$479.96B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$964$7,5032026
Inflation RateEconomy5.7%5%2026
Central Bank Policy RateEconomy7%2026-07-01
Official Exchange RateEconomy201.17 LCU/USD16.37 LCU/USD2025/2026
Budget BalanceEconomy-1.6%-4.9%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy2.9%32.4%2025
Public DebtEconomy53.8%78.9%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$8.16B2025
GDP GrowthEconomy5.1%1%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$830$6,2702025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$1,840$15,6002025
GDP (PPP)Economy$11.35B$1.03T2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy32.7%2.8%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy24.5%24.1%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy2.3%12.3%2011/2025 ⚠
Services (% of GDP)Economy40%63.1%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy13.9%2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$1.02B$1B2024/2025
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy21.3%0.2%2024/2025
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy50.5%44.8%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy$338.8M$76.02B2025
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy14.8%89.4%2022/2024
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy25.9%2024
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy76.6%55.6%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy72%49.9%2025
Income Inequality (Gini)Economy35.354.12016/2022 ⚠
Extreme Poverty RateEconomy33.6%17.4%2016/2022 ⚠
Account OwnershipEconomy52.2%81.1%2024
Youth NEET RateEconomy39.9%34.6%2017/2024 ⚠
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy0.7%0.7%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy60.9%2025
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy4.5%2.8%2025
Tourism ReceiptsEconomy$123M$2.72B2009/2020 ⚠
Tourist ArrivalsEconomy3.89M2020
Current Account BalanceEconomy-12%-0.9%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$746.79M$2.47B2024
FDI (% of GDP)Economy14.2%0.6%2024
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy27.2%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy33%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy8.8%60.1%2017/2024 ⚠
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy29.351.72024
Natural Resource RentsEconomy21.9%7.3%2021
Oil Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0.4%2021
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)Economy5.4%3.8%2021
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0%2021
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy13.9%0.4%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$102$242023
Lending Interest RateEconomy13.3%10.7%2017/2025 ⚠
Real Interest RateEconomy16.3%7.7%2017/2025 ⚠
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy12.9%2025
Adjusted Net Income per CapitaEconomy$339$5,5212021
Employment in AgricultureEconomy41.1%5.4%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy8.3%20.8%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy50.5%73.8%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy76.9%11.7%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy65.8%2025
Income Share of Poorest 20%Economy7.2%3.7%2016/2022 ⚠
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy382023/2024
ATMs per 100,000Economy3.8462023/2024
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy2.8%-0%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy3.1%5.7%2024
Poverty Rate ($3.65/day)Economy55%30.2%2016/2022 ⚠
Poverty Rate ($6.85/day)Economy88.3%59.6%2016/2022 ⚠
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$134.18B2025
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$126.02B2025
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.8110.5532024
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.4380.1452024
Liner Shipping ConnectivityTrade6.639.12021
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade1.8%8.2%2023/2025
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade9.9%38.3%2023/2025
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade24.5%12.8%2023/2025
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade0.6%5.7%2023/2024
Exports (% of GDP)Trade31.4%2025
Imports (% of GDP)Trade29.5%2025
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.510.7412023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.6460.3882023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.3260.4762023
PopulationDemographics5.73M64.75M2025
Population GrowthDemographics2.1%1.1%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics62.3 years66.3 years2024
Median AgeDemographics19 years28.9 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics3.862.212024
Rural PopulationDemographics43.9%36.2%2025
Population Under 15Demographics39.1%25.7%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics56.1%63.8%2025
Population DensityDemographics60.8/km²53.6/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics29.917.82026
Death RateDemographics7.929.312026
Net Migration RateDemographics-0.182.012026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics63.6 years69.8 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics61 years62.8 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics3.1%1.3%2025
Infant MortalityHealth63.224.22024
HIV PrevalenceHealth0.9%17.2%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health13%8.9%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.180.792022
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth49742023
Road Traffic DeathsHealth15.324.52021
Premature NCD MortalityHealth22%22.7%2021
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth63.2%6.7%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth73.8%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth627.7117.62023
Under-Five MortalityHealth72.934.72023
Neonatal MortalityHealth29.611.72023
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth2073892024
Measles ImmunizationHealth82%66%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth83%65%2025
Basic Drinking WaterHealth22.2%2024
Basic SanitationHealth3.6%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth9.2%7.2%2024
Hospital Beds per 1,000Health1.592.252021/2010 ⚠
Contraceptive PrevalenceHealth24.9%54.6%2020/2016
Skilled Birth AttendanceHealth84.4%96.7%2020/2016
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health1.016.392022
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth124.751.82024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$104$5372023
NCD Share of DeathsHealth35%37.2%2021
Smoking PrevalenceHealth5.2%23.7%2024
Antenatal Care CoverageHealth97.8%93.7%2020/2016
Child StuntingChild Welfare26.9%24.4%2024
Child WastingChild Welfare3.4%3.6%2019/2017
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare66.3%88.6%2020/2017
Child MarriageChild Welfare24.9%3.6%2020/2016
Overweight ChildrenChild Welfare4.4%11.8%2019/2017
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education2.3%6%2023/2024
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation10.8%23.5%2012/2023 ⚠
Adult Literacy RateEducation59.4%91.2%2010/2024 ⚠
Youth Literacy RateEducation75.1%97.2%2013/2024 ⚠
Primary Completion RateEducation30.5%97.6%2019/2024 ⚠
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation27.4%92.5%2019/2024 ⚠
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation61.7%93.9%2022/2023
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation55.6%90.4%2022/2023
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation53.7%86.9%2022/2023
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation19.4%62.2%2019/2024 ⚠
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation62.3%77.9%2022/2002 ⚠
Secondary EnrollmentEducation37.7%104.1%2020/2023
UndernourishmentFood Security35.5%10%2023
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture20%79.4%2023
Food Production IndexAgriculture102.7113.22022
Cassava ProductionAgriculture606.96K t2024
Coffee ProductionAgriculture653.22 t2024
Cocoa ProductionAgriculture30K t2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture98K t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture6.33K t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture12.85M t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture322.4K t3.08K t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture1.92M t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture4,874 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture1,112 kg/ha2,912 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture3,809 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture43.3K head12.1M head2024
Homicide RateGovernance3.143.72012/2022 ⚠
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance27412024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.5970.7432025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.4170.6332025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.8770.5382025
Control of CorruptionGovernance-1.05-0.192024
Government EffectivenessGovernance-1.25-0.232024
Rule of LawGovernance-0.870.022024
Political StabilityGovernance-0.23-0.622024
Regulatory QualityGovernance-0.84-0.062024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance-0.110.612024
Refugees HostedHumanitarian1.17K55.18K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian002025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian72582.36K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian002025
Internet UsersTechnology32.2%78.4%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology32.1179.32022/2024
4G CoverageTechnology80%99.4%2024
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology0.35.32022/2024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology12.6%1.3%2025
3G CoverageTechnology85.4%99.9%2024
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology146.8%3.4%2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology7.9%1.1%2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology0.6%2022
Electricity AccessInfrastructure34.9%90.2%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure32K15.45M1992/2023 ⚠
Slum PopulationInfrastructure60.5%24.2%2022
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy98.8 MW16.6K MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy3.7 MW11.3K MW2025
Wind CapacityEnergy4.3K MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy94.9 MW751.7 MW2025
Renewable Energy ShareEnergy92.8%9.7%2022/2021
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy0.8%89.8%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy3,247 kWh2023
Power Transmission LossesEnergy10.2%2023
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy10.7 MW14.1 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy9.2%86.3%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy1.8%8%2024/2025
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy0%4.7%2024/2025
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy52.6%0.8%2024/2025
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy45.6%82.2%2024/2025
Electricity DemandEnergy0.6 TWh237 TWh2024/2025
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy316 gCO₂/kWh699 gCO₂/kWh2024/2025
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy534 kWh21,287 kWh2023/2024
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate0.15 t6.88 t2024
Renewable Electricity OutputClimate57.4%6.4%2021
Forest AreaClimate78.1%14%2023
Protected AreasClimate1.2%12.9%2025
Freshwater WithdrawalsClimate0.1%47.1%2022
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate17.9 µg/m³27.7 µg/m³2023

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Frequently asked questions

Does Liberia or South Africa have the larger economy?

South Africa has the larger economy: $5.64B for Liberia versus $479.96B for South Africa (GDP, current US$).

How do Liberia and South Africa compare across indicators?

This page compares Liberia and South Africa on 202 indicators — economy, demographics, health, governance and more — each with its latest value, source, and a link to the full 54-country ranking.

How do I get this comparison via the API?

Call GET /v1/data?metric_key=<key>&latest=true&country_codes=LR,ZA with a free Africa API key to get both countries' latest values as JSON.

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