Compare Liberia & its neighbours
(Cote D'Ivoire, Guinea, Sierra Leone)
| Liberia | Cote D'Ivoire | Guinea | Sierra Leone |
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| Country Code | | LR | CI | GN | SL |
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| Area
(sq km) | | 111,369 | 322,463 | 245,857 | 71,740 |
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| Coastline
(km) | | 579 | 515 | 320 | 402 |
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| Highest Point
(m) | | 1,447
(Mount Wuteve) | 1,752
(Monts Nimba) | 1,752
(Mont Nimba) | 1,948
(Loma Mansa (Bintimani)) |
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| Average Elevation
(m) | | 243 | 250 | 472 | 279 |
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| Population | | 4,809,768 | 26,260,582 | 11,855,411 | 6,312,212 |
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| Median Age | | 17.80 | 19.90 | 19.00 | 19.10 |
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| Growth Rate | | 2.59 % | 2.30 % | 2.75 % | 2.40 % |
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| Birth Rate
(Births a year per 1,000 people) | | 37.90 | 30.10 | 36.40 | 36.00 |
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| Death Rate
(Deaths a year per 1,000 people) | | 7.40 | 8.40 | 8.90 | 10.20 |
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| Urban Population | | 51.20 % | 50.80 % | 36.10 % | 42.10 % |
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| Mothers age at first birth | | 19.20 | 19.80 | 18.90 | 19.20 |
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| Maternal mortality rate
(Deaths per 100,000 live births) | | 725.00 | 645.00 | 679.00 | 1,360.00 |
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| Infant mortality rate
(Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 births) | | 50.60 | 62.60 | 55.30 | 66.70 |
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| Health expenditure
(As a percentage of GDP) | | 10.00 % | 5.70 % | 5.60 % | 11.10 % |
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| Physicians
(per 1,000 people) | | 0.04 | 0.23 | 0.08 | 0.03 |
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| Hospital beds
(per 1,000 people) | | 0.80 | | 0.30 | |
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| Adult obesity
(Percentage of population with BMI > 30) | | 9.90 % | 10.30 % | 7.70 % | 8.70 % |
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| Education expenditure
(As a percentage of GDP) | | 3.80 % | 4.40 % | 2.20 % | 4.60 % |
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| School life
(years) | | | 10 | 9 | |
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| Youth unemployment
(% of 15 to 24 years old unemployed) | | 2.30 % | 3.90 % | 1.00 % | 9.40 % |
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| GDP
(Gross Domestic Product in US $) | | 6.112 billion | 97.160 billion | 27.970 billion | 11.550 billion |
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| Growth Rate
(Real growth rate of GDP) | | 2.50 % | 7.80 % | 8.20 % | 3.70 % |
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| GDP per capita
(Gross Domestic Product per person, in US $) | | 1,300 | 3,900 | 2,200 | 1,600 |
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| Gross National Saving
(National saving as a percent of GDP) | | -21.90 % | 15.90 % | 5.10 % | 10.00 % |
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