Liberia vs South Sudan

Liberia (Africa) and South Sudan (Africa) side by side. Each value is the latest available for that country, so the year may differ; the rank is among all countries of the world.

Over time

with the world for reference

GDP per capita

US$ · 2008-2015

Liberia South Sudan World

0 2,500 5,000 7,500 10k 13k 2008 Liberia: 451.71 South Sudan: 1,654.21 World: 9,425.74 2009 Liberia: 448.39 South Sudan: 1,323.22 World: 8,827.04 2010 Liberia: 492.25 South Sudan: 1,498.27 World: 9,555.07 2011 Liberia: 568.09 South Sudan: 1,448.98 World: 10,496.93 2012 Liberia: 638.37 South Sudan: 1,109.26 World: 10,597.85 2013 Liberia: 710.74 South Sudan: 1,650.19 World: 10,759.35 2014 Liberia: 706.71 South Sudan: 1,242.73 World: 10,912.24 2015 Liberia: 692.59 South Sudan: 1,080.15 World: 10,191.98 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Liberia South Sudan World

0 20 40 60 80 1960 Liberia: 38.07 South Sudan: 28.05 World: 50.94 1961 Liberia: 38.1 South Sudan: 28.28 World: 52.8 1962 Liberia: 38.17 South Sudan: 28.51 World: 55.29 1963 Liberia: 38.31 South Sudan: 28.25 World: 55.65 1964 Liberia: 38.45 South Sudan: 32.46 World: 56.1 1965 Liberia: 38.69 South Sudan: 28.78 World: 55.93 1966 Liberia: 38.96 South Sudan: 25.63 World: 56.45 1967 Liberia: 39.26 South Sudan: 25.86 World: 56.9 1968 Liberia: 39.59 South Sudan: 26.1 World: 57.34 1969 Liberia: 39.99 South Sudan: 25.4 World: 57.68 1970 Liberia: 40.36 South Sudan: 25.63 World: 57.94 1971 Liberia: 40.72 South Sudan: 30.99 World: 58.02 1972 Liberia: 41.2 South Sudan: 31.29 World: 58.84 1973 Liberia: 41.62 South Sudan: 36.28 World: 59.3 1974 Liberia: 42.06 South Sudan: 36.59 World: 59.7 1975 Liberia: 42.46 South Sudan: 36.87 World: 60.13 1976 Liberia: 42.85 South Sudan: 37.09 World: 60.45 1977 Liberia: 43.22 South Sudan: 37.4 World: 61.04 1978 Liberia: 43.57 South Sudan: 37.59 World: 61.39 1979 Liberia: 43.89 South Sudan: 37.81 World: 61.84 1980 Liberia: 44.09 South Sudan: 38.03 World: 62.15 1981 Liberia: 44.34 South Sudan: 38.31 World: 62.52 1982 Liberia: 44.45 South Sudan: 38.68 World: 62.87 1983 Liberia: 44.58 South Sudan: 34.73 World: 63.13 1984 Liberia: 44.68 South Sudan: 31.79 World: 63.44 1985 Liberia: 44.03 South Sudan: 32.36 World: 63.73 1986 Liberia: 44.49 South Sudan: 32.82 World: 64.12 1987 Liberia: 44.27 South Sudan: 20.72 World: 64.46 1988 Liberia: 44.07 South Sudan: 10.99 World: 64.67 1989 Liberia: 43.86 South Sudan: 28.22 World: 64.96 1990 Liberia: 37.64 South Sudan: 28.63 World: 65.11 1991 Liberia: 43.58 South Sudan: 29.19 World: 65.3 1992 Liberia: 43.57 South Sudan: 21.94 World: 65.55 1993 Liberia: 43.02 South Sudan: 22.26 World: 65.74 1994 Liberia: 42.62 South Sudan: 44.86 World: 65.96 1995 Liberia: 44.57 South Sudan: 31.51 World: 66.2 1996 Liberia: 44.95 South Sudan: 32.12 World: 66.52 1997 Liberia: 48.3 South Sudan: 33.07 World: 66.83 1998 Liberia: 49.37 South Sudan: 19.05 World: 67.07 1999 Liberia: 50.41 South Sudan: 44.54 World: 67.31 2000 Liberia: 51.85 South Sudan: 47.59 World: 67.65 2001 Liberia: 53.11 South Sudan: 48.55 World: 67.95 2002 Liberia: 54.06 South Sudan: 49.39 World: 68.23 2003 Liberia: 53.05 South Sudan: 52.32 World: 68.52 2004 Liberia: 55.95 South Sudan: 53.05 World: 68.77 2005 Liberia: 56.77 South Sudan: 53.97 World: 69.11 2006 Liberia: 57.5 South Sudan: 54.65 World: 69.47 2007 Liberia: 58.15 South Sudan: 55.43 World: 69.81 2008 Liberia: 58.68 South Sudan: 56.28 World: 70 2009 Liberia: 59.11 South Sudan: 56.85 World: 70.38 2010 Liberia: 59.36 South Sudan: 57.49 World: 70.68 2011 Liberia: 59.49 South Sudan: 57.67 World: 70.97 2012 Liberia: 59.79 South Sudan: 58.24 World: 71.26 2013 Liberia: 59.99 South Sudan: 58.29 World: 71.53 2014 Liberia: 59.21 South Sudan: 45.63 World: 71.78 2015 Liberia: 59.25 South Sudan: 39.76 World: 71.97 2016 Liberia: 60.48 South Sudan: 36.72 World: 72.19 2017 Liberia: 60.78 South Sudan: 35.35 World: 72.37 2018 Liberia: 61 South Sudan: 51.91 World: 72.64 2019 Liberia: 61.23 South Sudan: 58.13 World: 72.87 2020 Liberia: 61.27 South Sudan: 57.65 World: 72.18 2021 Liberia: 61.17 South Sudan: 57.05 World: 71.22 2022 Liberia: 61.93 South Sudan: 57.2 World: 72.97 2023 Liberia: 62.16 South Sudan: 57.62 World: 73.33 2024 Liberia: 62.32 South Sudan: 57.74 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Liberia South Sudan World

2 4 6 8 1960 Liberia: 6.39 South Sudan: 7.16 World: 4.69 1961 Liberia: 6.45 South Sudan: 7.18 World: 4.56 1962 Liberia: 6.5 South Sudan: 7.2 World: 5.02 1963 Liberia: 6.56 South Sudan: 7.2 World: 5.31 1964 Liberia: 6.59 South Sudan: 7.22 World: 5.13 1965 Liberia: 6.62 South Sudan: 7.22 World: 5.08 1966 Liberia: 6.63 South Sudan: 7.25 World: 4.97 1967 Liberia: 6.65 South Sudan: 7.26 World: 4.87 1968 Liberia: 6.66 South Sudan: 7.26 World: 4.98 1969 Liberia: 6.64 South Sudan: 7.28 World: 4.88 1970 Liberia: 6.58 South Sudan: 7.29 World: 4.84 1971 Liberia: 6.54 South Sudan: 7.3 World: 4.69 1972 Liberia: 6.6 South Sudan: 7.31 World: 4.55 1973 Liberia: 6.65 South Sudan: 7.31 World: 4.42 1974 Liberia: 6.69 South Sudan: 7.31 World: 4.26 1975 Liberia: 6.74 South Sudan: 7.33 World: 4.07 1976 Liberia: 6.79 South Sudan: 7.33 World: 3.97 1977 Liberia: 6.84 South Sudan: 7.33 World: 3.84 1978 Liberia: 6.88 South Sudan: 7.33 World: 3.77 1979 Liberia: 6.92 South Sudan: 7.32 World: 3.76 1980 Liberia: 6.87 South Sudan: 7.33 World: 3.73 1981 Liberia: 6.83 South Sudan: 7.33 World: 3.71 1982 Liberia: 6.79 South Sudan: 7.34 World: 3.72 1983 Liberia: 6.76 South Sudan: 7.34 World: 3.59 1984 Liberia: 6.73 South Sudan: 7.35 World: 3.57 1985 Liberia: 6.69 South Sudan: 7.36 World: 3.53 1986 Liberia: 6.64 South Sudan: 7.38 World: 3.51 1987 Liberia: 6.57 South Sudan: 7.39 World: 3.48 1988 Liberia: 6.51 South Sudan: 7.38 World: 3.39 1989 Liberia: 6.43 South Sudan: 7.37 World: 3.35 1990 Liberia: 6.37 South Sudan: 7.38 World: 3.31 1991 Liberia: 6.32 South Sudan: 7.38 World: 3.13 1992 Liberia: 6.28 South Sudan: 7.37 World: 3.04 1993 Liberia: 6.25 South Sudan: 7.36 World: 2.97 1994 Liberia: 6.21 South Sudan: 7.35 World: 2.92 1995 Liberia: 6.17 South Sudan: 7.34 World: 2.87 1996 Liberia: 6.13 South Sudan: 7.32 World: 2.82 1997 Liberia: 6.08 South Sudan: 7.2 World: 2.78 1998 Liberia: 6.02 South Sudan: 7.08 World: 2.75 1999 Liberia: 5.95 South Sudan: 6.94 World: 2.72 2000 Liberia: 5.88 South Sudan: 6.8 World: 2.73 2001 Liberia: 5.77 South Sudan: 6.65 World: 2.69 2002 Liberia: 5.65 South Sudan: 6.52 World: 2.66 2003 Liberia: 5.55 South Sudan: 6.35 World: 2.64 2004 Liberia: 5.51 South Sudan: 6.19 World: 2.63 2005 Liberia: 5.52 South Sudan: 6.02 World: 2.61 2006 Liberia: 5.53 South Sudan: 5.85 World: 2.61 2007 Liberia: 5.46 South Sudan: 5.7 World: 2.6 2008 Liberia: 5.33 South Sudan: 5.57 World: 2.6 2009 Liberia: 5.17 South Sudan: 5.45 World: 2.59 2010 Liberia: 5.06 South Sudan: 5.32 World: 2.57 2011 Liberia: 4.97 South Sudan: 5.19 World: 2.55 2012 Liberia: 4.88 South Sudan: 5.06 World: 2.56 2013 Liberia: 4.75 South Sudan: 4.94 World: 2.53 2014 Liberia: 4.62 South Sudan: 4.82 World: 2.52 2015 Liberia: 4.52 South Sudan: 4.7 World: 2.49 2016 Liberia: 4.46 South Sudan: 4.58 World: 2.49 2017 Liberia: 4.4 South Sudan: 4.48 World: 2.46 2018 Liberia: 4.34 South Sudan: 4.37 World: 2.39 2019 Liberia: 4.26 South Sudan: 4.26 World: 2.35 2020 Liberia: 4.17 South Sudan: 4.16 World: 2.28 2021 Liberia: 4.09 South Sudan: 4.05 World: 2.25 2022 Liberia: 4.02 South Sudan: 3.96 World: 2.22 2023 Liberia: 3.95 South Sudan: 3.86 World: 2.2 2024 Liberia: 3.86 South Sudan: 3.79 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2023

Liberia South Sudan World

0 5 10 15 1991 Liberia: 2.74 South Sudan: 12.33 World: 5.12 1992 Liberia: 2.72 South Sudan: 12.37 World: 5.28 1993 Liberia: 2.71 South Sudan: 12.23 World: 5.54 1994 Liberia: 2.65 South Sudan: 12.33 World: 5.79 1995 Liberia: 2.59 South Sudan: 12.33 World: 5.92 1996 Liberia: 2.4 South Sudan: 12.31 World: 5.98 1997 Liberia: 2.2 South Sudan: 12.07 World: 6.01 1998 Liberia: 2.06 South Sudan: 12.1 World: 6.16 1999 Liberia: 2.01 South Sudan: 12.14 World: 6.28 2000 Liberia: 2.02 South Sudan: 12.31 World: 6.11 2001 Liberia: 2.1 South Sudan: 12.28 World: 6.19 2002 Liberia: 2.22 South Sudan: 12.24 World: 6.41 2003 Liberia: 2.42 South Sudan: 12.23 World: 6.48 2004 Liberia: 2.42 South Sudan: 12.26 World: 6.33 2005 Liberia: 2.41 South Sudan: 12.27 World: 6.22 2006 Liberia: 2.28 South Sudan: 12.27 World: 5.97 2007 Liberia: 2.23 South Sudan: 12.27 World: 5.77 2008 Liberia: 2.22 South Sudan: 12.3 World: 5.82 2009 Liberia: 2.24 South Sudan: 12.44 World: 6.41 2010 Liberia: 2.27 South Sudan: 12.47 World: 6.28 2011 Liberia: 2.21 South Sudan: 12.59 World: 6.15 2012 Liberia: 2.15 South Sudan: 12.8 World: 6.15 2013 Liberia: 2.08 South Sudan: 12.67 World: 6.1 2014 Liberia: 2.08 South Sudan: 12.56 World: 5.96 2015 Liberia: 2.56 South Sudan: 12.46 World: 6 2016 Liberia: 3.08 South Sudan: 12.85 World: 5.97 2017 Liberia: 3.07 South Sudan: 12.98 World: 5.9 2018 Liberia: 3.06 South Sudan: 12.85 World: 5.76 2019 Liberia: 3.07 South Sudan: 12.66 World: 5.59 2020 Liberia: 4.1 South Sudan: 14.25 World: 6.59 2021 Liberia: 3.84 South Sudan: 13.95 World: 6.05 2022 Liberia: 2.96 South Sudan: 12.48 World: 5.23 2023 Liberia: 2.91 South Sudan: 12.37 World: 4.85 1991 2001 2006 2011 2023

Individuals using the internet

% · 2012-2019

Liberia South Sudan World

0 20 40 60 2012 Liberia: 2.6 South Sudan: 1.5 World: 33.3 2013 Liberia: 3.2 South Sudan: 2.2 World: 35.3 2014 Liberia: 5.41 South Sudan: 2.6 World: 37.4 2015 Liberia: 10 South Sudan: 3 World: 39.9 2016 Liberia: 15.7 South Sudan: 3.5 World: 43.6 2017 Liberia: 16.3 South Sudan: 4.1 World: 46.3 2018 Liberia: 17.28 South Sudan: 4.8 World: 49.4 2019 Liberia: 19.9 South Sudan: 6.67 World: 53.9 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Population

Indicator Liberia South Sudan
Population 5.7 mn 2025
116th of 215		 12.2 mn 2025
80th of 215
Population density 57.0 /km² 2023
145th of 214		 18.2 /km² 2023
188th of 214
Population growth 2.09 % 2025
44th of 215		 2.03 % 2025
48th of 215
Life expectancy 62.3 years 2024
200th of 215		 57.7 years 2024
212th of 215
Fertility rate 3.86 2024
29th of 215		 3.79 2024
32nd of 215
Birth rate 30.6 ‰ 2024
27th of 215		 29.2 ‰ 2024
34th of 215
Infant mortality 63.2 ‰ 2024
192nd of 196		 71.9 ‰ 2024
196th of 196
Urban population 56.1 % 2025
137th of 215		 21.7 % 2025
208th of 215
Aged 65+ 3.3 % 2025
181st of 215		 3.1 % 2025
190th of 215
Living in cities 42.8 % 2025
89th of 215		 33.5 % 2025
125th of 215
Living in towns 16.3 % 2025
198th of 215		 31.9 % 2025
103rd of 215
Living in rural areas 40.9 % 2025
43rd of 215		 34.6 % 2025
63rd of 215

Human development

Indicator Liberia South Sudan
Human Development Index 0.510 2023
177th of 193		 0.388 2023
193rd of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.326 2023
154th of 169		 0.226 2023
169th of 169
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.505 2023
135th of 156		 0.383 2023
155th of 156
Gender Inequality Index 0.646 2023
167th of 172		 -

Economy

Indicator Liberia South Sudan
GDP 5.2 bn US$ 2025
153rd of 186		 12 bn US$ 2015
GDP per capita 915 US$ 2025
177th of 186		 1,080 US$ 2015
GDP per capita (PPP) 1,981 int. $ 2025
178th of 185		 1,155 int. $ 2015
GNI per capita 830 US$ 2025
173rd of 182		 1,050 US$ 2015
GDP growth 5.0 % 2025
45th of 186		 -10.8 % 2015
Inflation 8.3 % 2025
23rd of 165		 91.4 % 2024
FDI inflows 9.9 % 2024
21st of 192		 0.0 % 2015
Manufacturing 2.3 % 2011 3.5 % 2015
Agriculture 32.7 % 2025
8th of 158		 10.4 % 2015
Military spending 0.7 % 2024
127th of 147		 2.0 % 2024
60th of 147
Trade - 65.6 % 2015
Exports - 36.7 % 2015

Labour

Indicator Liberia South Sudan
Unemployment 2.9 % 2025
36th of 181		 12.4 % 2023
Youth unemployment 2.3 % 2025
6th of 181		 18.5 % 2023
Women in the labour force 72.0 % 2025
16th of 181		 70.4 % 2023
Jobs in agriculture 41.1 % 2025
38th of 181		 63.8 % 2023
Weekly hours worked 48.1 h 2025
8th of 181		 37.6 h 2023
Youth NEET rate 14.8 % 2025
69th of 181		 34.1 % 2023
Labour income share 35.7 % 2025
98th of 114		 37.6 % 2023
Output per hour 1.5 $ 2025
179th of 181		 3.6 $ 2023

Health

Indicator Liberia South Sudan
Health spending 13.0 % 2023
6th of 192		 11.6 % 2023
11th of 192
Health spending per person 104 US$ 2023
141st of 191		 73 US$ 2023
158th of 191
Physicians 0.18 /1,000 2022
101st of 125		 0.04 /1,000 2022
123rd of 125
Under-5 mortality 86.4 ‰ 2024
187th of 196		 96.7 ‰ 2024
192nd of 196
Maternal mortality 628 /100k 2023
190th of 194		 692 /100k 2023
192nd of 194
Tobacco use 5.2 % 2024
5th of 166		 -

Food

Indicator Liberia South Sudan
Calories per person 2,100 kcal 2024
151st of 155		 2,458 kcal 2024
130th of 155
Protein supply 45.4 g 2022
172nd of 174		 -
Animal protein supply 12.7 g 2022
163rd of 174		 -
Fat supply 41.6 g 2022
166th of 174		 -
Food insecurity 79.0 % 2024
129th of 134		 88.8 % 2024
134th of 134
Severe food insecurity 35.5 % 2024
120th of 124		 62.9 % 2024
124th of 124
Cereal import dependency 72.3 % 2022
50th of 160		 -

Education

Indicator Liberia South Sudan
Secondary enrolment 37.7 % 2020 122.1 % 2024
8th of 108
Tertiary enrolment 10.8 % 2012 -
Education spending 2.3 % 2023
101st of 121		 1.6 % 2016
Expected schooling 10.5 yrs 2023
169th of 195		 5.6 yrs 2023
195th of 195
Mean schooling 6.2 yrs 2023
151st of 193		 5.7 yrs 2023
163rd of 193

Society

Indicator Liberia South Sudan
Income inequality 35.3 2016 44.0 2016
Extreme poverty 33.6 % 2016 76.5 % 2016
Internet use 32.2 % 2024
162nd of 182		 6.7 % 2019
Mobile subscriptions 32.1 /100 2022 46.6 /100 2023
Electricity access 34.9 % 2024
205th of 213		 5.4 % 2024
213th of 213
Women in parliament 11.0 % 2025
161st of 184		 32.4 % 2025
60th of 184

Refugees

Indicator Liberia South Sudan
Refugees hosted 1,172 2025
123rd of 177		 601,818 2025
13th of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 0.2 ‰ 2025
114th of 177		 49.4 ‰ 2025
6th of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 725 2025
104th of 177		 3,246 2025
79th of 177
Refugees from the country 5,117 2025
79th of 199		 2.4 mn 2025
5th of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 0.9 ‰ 2025
64th of 199		 195.8 ‰ 2025
1st of 199

Governance

Indicator Liberia South Sudan
Control of corruption 26.7 /100 2024
170th of 207		 6.1 /100 2024
207th of 207
Government effectiveness 27.1 /100 2024
189th of 205		 9.1 /100 2024
205th of 205
Rule of law 42.0 /100 2024
156th of 207		 23.0 /100 2024
205th of 207
Regulatory quality 41.6 /100 2024
169th of 205		 24.4 /100 2024
203rd of 205
Voice and accountability 54.9 /100 2024
109th of 205		 23.7 /100 2024
200th of 205
Political stability 62.0 /100 2024
124th of 207		 40.4 /100 2024
185th of 207

Environment

Indicator Liberia South Sudan
CO₂ per capita 0.15 t 2024
18th of 202		 -
Fossil CO₂ emissions 0.9 Mt 2024
169th of 204		 1.7 Mt 2024
158th of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.00 % 2024
169th of 204		 0.00 % 2024
158th of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 0.1 Gt 2024
160th of 204		 0.0 Gt 2024
162nd of 204
GHG per capita 0.79 t 2024
15th of 202		 -
Renewable energy 92.8 % 2022
3rd of 211		 32.4 % 2021
76th of 211
Forest area 78.1 % 2023
10th of 212		 11.3 % 2023
157th of 212
PM2.5 exposure 17.9 µg/m³ 2023
102nd of 200		 23.7 µg/m³ 2023
136th of 200
Water stress 0.3 % 2022
6th of 176		 4.2 % 2022
50th of 176
Land area 96,320 km² 2023
107th of 214		 631,930 km² 2023
41st of 214

Energy

Indicator Liberia South Sudan
Renewable electricity 54.4 % 2024
61st of 190		 1.8 % 2024
177th of 190
Wind and solar 1.8 % 2024
134th of 190		 1.8 % 2024
133rd of 190
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2024
105th of 180		 0.0 % 2024
155th of 180
Low-carbon electricity 54.4 % 2024
72nd of 190		 1.8 % 2024
177th of 190
Fossil electricity 45.6 % 2024
72nd of 190		 98.2 % 2024
177th of 190
Coal power 0.0 % 2024
58th of 188		 0.0 % 2024
90th of 188
Carbon intensity of power 314 g/kWh 2024
67th of 190		 646 g/kWh 2024
163rd of 190
Electricity per capita 0.10 MWh 2024
180th of 191		 0.05 MWh 2024
186th of 191

Sources: World Bank (World Development Indicators, Worldwide Governance Indicators), ILO modelled estimates, FAO (FAOSTAT), UNDP (Human Development Report), UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, Ember (electricity), the Global Carbon Project (CO₂) and the UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, under CC BY 4.0 and CC BY 3.0 IGO. Ranks are computed by StatsNode in the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value. Sources and licences.