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Haiti vs Liberia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Haiti has a population of 11.8M (ranked 83/197), compared with 5.61M in Liberia (ranked 117/197). Haiti's land area is 10,641 sq mi versus 37,189 sq mi for Liberia (ranked 142nd vs. 106th).

By GDP, Haiti ranks 118/197 ($25.2B) and Liberia ranks 163/197 ($4.75B). By GDP per capita, Haiti ranks 154/197 ($2,143), while Liberia ranks 185/197 ($846).

Main facts and rankings

Haiti Liberia
Population
12011655
5829811
Population rank 82/197 116/197
GDP
$25.2B
2024
$4.75B
2024
GDP rank 118/197 163/197
GDP per capita
$2,143
2024
$846
2024
GDP per capita rank 154/197 185/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,183
2024
$1,885
2024
Government debt
$3.77B
2024
$2.68B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
11.8%
2025
56.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$320
2024
$478
2024
Government debt per person rank 177/185 167/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,081
2025
$1,418
2025
Land area
10,641 sq mi
2025
37,189 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,106 ppl/mi²
2024
150.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.66
2023
3.95
2023
Median age
24.8 years
2024
19.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
65.3 years
2025
62.5 years
2025

Haiti and Liberia: Comparison Charts

Haiti and Liberia economies compared

GDP
Haiti

Liberia
Year GDP
Haiti Liberia
1960 $273,187,200 $190,495,600
1961 $271,066,000 $183,920,900
1962 $281,896,800 $191,861,800
1963 $294,883,400 $200,229,600
1964 $325,281,200 $218,929,100
1965 $353,251,800 $229,260,800
1966 $368,948,600 $244,459,500
1967 $369,124,200 $261,024,300
1968 $367,968,800 $276,820,700
1969 $391,820,400 $306,961,800
1970 $331,200,000 $323,099,700
1971 $362,800,000 $341,543,100
1972 $371,998,958 $368,098,000
1973 $466,798,973 $386,968,300
1974 $565,399,322 $486,955,000
1975 $681,400,000 $577,549,300
1976 $879,000,000 $596,675,700
1977 $947,000,000 $673,010,600
1978 $974,200,000 $717,240,400
1979 $1,080,600,000 $814,067,900
1980 $1,383,800,000 $854,711,500
1981 $1,479,400,000 $846,514,500
1982 $1,474,200,000 $863,933,200
1983 $1,623,600,000 $823,374,900
1984 $1,816,200,000 $848,478,300
1985 $2,009,400,000 $851,296,100
1986 $2,318,000,000 $840,964,400
1987 $2,047,200,000 $972,800,000
1988 $2,613,926,800 $1,038,300,000
1989 $2,736,243,800 $786,300,000
1990 $3,096,289,800 $384,400,000
1991 $3,473,562,628 $348,000,000
1992 $2,257,129,792 $223,500,000
1993 $1,878,253,767 $160,400,000
1994 $2,167,569,046 $132,200,000
1995 $2,813,313,279 $134,800,000
1996 $2,907,517,604 $159,400,000
1997 $3,338,949,152 $295,900,000
1998 $3,723,903,724 $359,600,000
1999 $4,153,725,884 $441,800,000
2000 $6,813,566,099 $874,000,000
2001 $6,331,970,324 $906,000,000
2002 $6,205,847,214 $927,000,000
2003 $5,071,947,798 $748,000,000
2004 $6,087,360,684 $897,000,000
2005 $7,030,149,730 $949,000,000
2006 $7,638,739,123 $1,119,000,000
2007 $9,228,637,768 $1,373,000,000
2008 $10,432,962,635 $1,726,000,000
2009 $11,597,002,835 $1,768,000,000
2010 $11,859,312,725 $1,998,000,000
2011 $13,008,746,039 $2,398,000,000
2012 $13,708,925,477 $2,791,614,000
2013 $14,902,488,604 $3,177,198,100
2014 $15,146,883,498 $3,225,652,000
2015 $14,849,629,309 $3,227,075,700
2016 $14,069,277,526 $3,398,419,600
2017 $15,093,357,161 $3,390,703,400
2018 $16,403,864,618 $3,422,754,800
2019 $15,016,090,930 $3,319,596,500
2020 $14,508,222,518 $3,176,126,300
2021 $20,877,414,953 $3,513,049,500
2022 $20,253,551,921 $4,001,047,000
2023 $19,850,585,722 $4,390,000,000
2024 $25,224,154,991 $4,750,000,000

Haiti and Liberia economies compared

GDP per capita
Haiti

Liberia
Year GDP per capita
Haiti Liberia
1960 $70.8 $167.2
1961 $69 $157.5
1962 $70.4 $160.3
1963 $72.4 $163.1
1964 $78.5 $173.9
1965 $83.6 $177.6
1966 $85.7 $184.6
1967 $84.2 $192.2
1968 $82.4 $198.6
1969 $86.1 $214.7
1970 $71.5 $220.3
1971 $76.8 $227.1
1972 $77.3 $238.6
1973 $95.1 $244.4
1974 $113 $299.4
1975 $133.6 $346
1976 $169.1 $347
1977 $178.7 $381
1978 $180.3 $394
1979 $196.2 $435
1980 $246.5 $443
1981 $258.5 $426
1982 $252.6 $422
1983 $272.8 $391
1984 $299.2 $390
1985 $325 $380
1986 $367 $364
1987 $318 $409
1988 $397 $424
1989 $407 $312
1990 $452 $172.9
1991 $497 $177.9
1992 $316 $107.8
1993 $258.1 $74.4
1994 $292.1 $61.5
1995 $372 $62.1
1996 $377 $71.4
1997 $425 $122.6
1998 $465 $134.7
1999 $510 $156.6
2000 $821 $298.5
2001 $749 $300
2002 $721 $299.5
2003 $579 $239.8
2004 $683 $284.1
2005 $776 $287.5
2006 $829 $321
2007 $985 $374
2008 $1,095 $452
2009 $1,197 $448
2010 $1,210 $492
2011 $1,312 $568
2012 $1,361 $638
2013 $1,458 $711
2014 $1,460 $707
2015 $1,411 $693
2016 $1,318 $715
2017 $1,395 $699
2018 $1,496 $692
2019 $1,352 $658
2020 $1,290 $617
2021 $1,835 $668
2022 $1,761 $745
2023 $1,706 $799
2024 $2,143 $846

Haiti vs. Liberia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Haiti

Liberia
Year Life expectancy, years
Haiti Liberia
1950 37.2 38
1951 38.1 38
1952 38.8 38.1
1953 39.5 38.1
1954 40.1 38.1
1955 41 38.1
1956 41.6 38.1
1957 42.1 38.1
1958 42.6 38.1
1959 43 38.1
1960 43.4 38.1
1961 43.8 38.1
1962 44.2 38.2
1963 42.7 38.3
1964 44.9 38.5
1965 45.4 38.7
1966 45.6 39
1967 46.1 39.3
1968 46.5 39.6
1969 46.9 40
1970 47.3 40.4
1971 47.6 40.7
1972 47.9 41.2
1973 48.2 41.6
1974 48.5 42.1
1975 48.7 42.5
1976 49 42.9
1977 49.2 43.2
1978 49.5 43.6
1979 49.7 43.9
1980 50 44.1
1981 50.3 44.3
1982 50.6 44.4
1983 50.9 44.6
1984 51.3 44.7
1985 51.6 44
1986 51.9 44.5
1987 52.2 44.3
1988 52.6 44.1
1989 52.9 43.9
1990 53.2 37.6
1991 53.5 43.6
1992 54 43.6
1993 54.5 43
1994 54.7 42.6
1995 55.6 44.6
1996 56.1 44.9
1997 56.7 48.3
1998 57.1 49.4
1999 57.7 50.4
2000 58.2 51.9
2001 58.6 53.1
2002 59 54.1
2003 59.4 53
2004 58.5 55.9
2005 60.3 56.8
2006 60.7 57.5
2007 61.1 58.1
2008 61.3 58.7
2009 61.7 59.1
2010 45.6 59.4
2011 61.6 59.5
2012 62.3 59.8
2013 62.6 60
2014 63 59.2
2015 63.2 59.2
2016 63.3 60.5
2017 63.8 60.8
2018 64.1 61
2019 64.3 61.2
2020 63.8 61.3
2021 62.6 61.2
2022 63.9 61.9
2023 64.9 62.2
2024 65.1 62.3
2025 65.3 62.5

Haiti and Liberia population clocks and comparison

Population
Haiti

Liberia
Year Population
Haiti Liberia
1960 3,858,443 1,139,522
1961 3,929,030 1,167,717
1962 4,001,575 1,197,039
1963 4,073,068 1,227,414
1964 4,146,244 1,258,745
1965 4,223,820 1,291,156
1966 4,302,639 1,324,383
1967 4,382,999 1,358,435
1968 4,465,328 1,393,530
1969 4,549,334 1,429,605
1970 4,635,124 1,466,676
1971 4,723,244 1,504,077
1972 4,813,868 1,542,670
1973 4,906,743 1,583,588
1974 5,001,796 1,626,362
1975 5,099,086 1,670,913
1976 5,198,357 1,717,060
1977 5,299,476 1,766,019
1978 5,402,580 1,818,247
1979 5,507,590 1,872,713
1980 5,614,493 1,929,253
1981 5,723,725 1,986,867
1982 5,835,937 2,045,073
1983 5,951,096 2,107,113
1984 6,069,230 2,173,312
1985 6,190,862 2,240,539
1986 6,316,122 2,308,511
1987 6,445,123 2,377,229
1988 6,578,145 2,446,941
1989 6,714,730 2,517,858
1990 6,854,441 2,223,667
1991 6,995,450 1,956,518
1992 7,136,571 2,072,461
1993 7,278,181 2,155,126
1994 7,419,771 2,149,928
1995 7,562,546 2,169,162
1996 7,707,557 2,232,289
1997 7,854,298 2,412,989
1998 8,002,143 2,670,124
1999 8,151,296 2,821,684
2000 8,303,151 2,928,117
2001 8,455,918 3,015,338
2002 8,607,641 3,094,782
2003 8,759,912 3,119,532
2004 8,910,263 3,156,892
2005 9,061,273 3,301,015
2006 9,216,562 3,490,787
2007 9,373,296 3,669,050
2008 9,530,774 3,821,003
2009 9,689,581 3,943,028
2010 9,803,294 4,058,890
2011 9,914,904 4,221,178
2012 10,069,771 4,373,043
2013 10,222,362 4,470,239
2014 10,373,235 4,564,293
2015 10,523,242 4,659,431
2016 10,671,457 4,755,608
2017 10,817,754 4,848,925
2018 10,962,362 4,944,726
2019 11,105,163 5,043,721
2020 11,243,848 5,149,463
2021 11,374,586 5,259,323
2022 11,503,606 5,373,294
2023 11,637,398 5,493,031
2024 11,772,557 5,612,817

Fertility rates in Haiti and Liberia

Fertility rate
Haiti

Liberia
Year Fertility rate
Haiti Liberia
1960 6.18 6.39
1961 6.18 6.45
1962 6.18 6.5
1963 6.17 6.56
1964 6.16 6.59
1965 6.13 6.62
1966 6.09 6.63
1967 6.05 6.65
1968 6.01 6.66
1969 5.96 6.64
1970 5.91 6.58
1971 5.88 6.54
1972 5.85 6.6
1973 5.81 6.65
1974 5.78 6.69
1975 5.75 6.74
1976 5.71 6.79
1977 5.67 6.84
1978 5.64 6.88
1979 5.59 6.92
1980 5.56 6.87
1981 5.53 6.83
1982 5.53 6.79
1983 5.51 6.76
1984 5.51 6.73
1985 5.5 6.69
1986 5.48 6.64
1987 5.47 6.57
1988 5.47 6.51
1989 5.44 6.43
1990 5.41 6.37
1991 5.32 6.32
1992 5.21 6.28
1993 5.1 6.25
1994 4.99 6.21
1995 4.88 6.17
1996 4.78 6.13
1997 4.67 6.08
1998 4.56 6.02
1999 4.45 5.95
2000 4.39 5.88
2001 4.25 5.77
2002 4.13 5.65
2003 4.05 5.55
2004 3.94 5.51
2005 3.84 5.52
2006 3.76 5.53
2007 3.69 5.46
2008 3.62 5.33
2009 3.57 5.17
2010 3.5 5.06
2011 3.43 4.97
2012 3.32 4.88
2013 3.22 4.75
2014 3.16 4.62
2015 3.11 4.52
2016 3.05 4.46
2017 2.99 4.4
2018 2.92 4.34
2019 2.86 4.26
2020 2.8 4.17
2021 2.75 4.09
2022 2.7 4.02
2023 2.66 3.95

Haiti and Liberia demographics compared

Median age
Haiti

Liberia
Year Median age, years
Haiti Liberia
1960 19.5 19.3
1961 19.5 19.3
1962 19.5 19.3
1963 19.5 19.3
1964 19.5 19.2
1965 19.5 19.2
1966 19.4 19.2
1967 19.4 19.1
1968 19.4 19
1969 19.4 18.8
1970 19.4 18.7
1971 19.4 18.6
1972 19.3 18.6
1973 19.3 18.5
1974 19.3 18.4
1975 19.3 18.3
1976 19.3 18.2
1977 19.3 18.2
1978 19.3 18.1
1979 19.2 18
1980 19.2 18
1981 19.2 17.9
1982 19.2 17.9
1983 19.1 17.9
1984 19.1 17.9
1985 19.1 17.9
1986 19 17.9
1987 19 17.9
1988 19 17.9
1989 18.9 17.9
1990 18.9 17.9
1991 18.9 17.9
1992 18.9 17.9
1993 18.9 17.9
1994 18.9 18
1995 19 18
1996 19 18.1
1997 19.1 18.1
1998 19.2 18.2
1999 19.3 18.2
2000 19.4 18.3
2001 19.5 18.3
2002 19.7 18.3
2003 19.8 18.4
2004 20 18.4
2005 20.2 18.4
2006 20.4 18.4
2007 20.6 18.4
2008 20.9 18.4
2009 21.1 18.4
2010 21.3 18.4
2011 21.6 18.6
2012 21.8 18.8
2013 22 18.7
2014 22.3 18.7
2015 22.5 18.7
2016 22.8 18.7
2017 23 18.7
2018 23.3 18.8
2019 23.5 18.8
2020 23.8 19
2021 24 19.1
2022 24.3 19.2
2023 24.5 19.4
2024 24.8 19.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Haiti Liberia
GNI, Atlas method
$20.7B
2024
$4.27B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
6.09%
2025
22.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
0.96%
2023
2.27%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.05%
2023
2.3%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.12%
2025
-3.47%
2025
Unemployment rate
14.1%
2012
5.93%
2017
Services, % of GDP
48.3%
2024
42.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
33.4%
2024
23.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
46.1
2025
48.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.2%
2012
27.1%
2016
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2012
2.9%
2016
Total reserves including gold
$2.72B
2024
$600M
2022
Personal remittances received
$3.9B
2024
$680M
2024
International tourist arrivals
938,000
2019
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
34.8%
2018
27.1%
2009
Banked people share
32.6%
2017
52.2%
2024

Energy

Haiti Liberia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
378 kg
2022
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.65
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
3.54 megatons
2023
1.64 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.3 tons
2023
0.3 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
21.7%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
76.7%
2021
92.8%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.37%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
74.8 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
19.8%
2021
57.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
18.2%
2022
55.7%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
51.3%
2023
32.5%
2023

Society

Haiti Liberia
% of world population
0.14%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
-31,747
2024
-7,779
2024
Urban population
60.5%
2024
54.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.65 ft
2025
5.43 ft
2025
Average female height
5.27 ft
2025
5.13 ft
2025
Quality of life index
15.6
2025
24.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
16
2024
27
2024
Higher education index
7
2025
16
2025
Homicides per 100K people
41.2
2023
3.12
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
18.8
2019
38.9
2019
Visa free countries
61
2025
58
2025
Adult literacy rate
68%
2017
48.3%
2017
English speaking
1%
2025
82.7%
2023
People using the Internet
39.3%
2019
23.5%
2023

Health

Haiti Liberia
Government health expenditure per capita
$52.3
2022
$99.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$25.2
2022
$62
2022
Life expectancy
65.3 years
2025
62.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
31%
2022
19.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.24
2018
0.18
2022
Age at first childbirth
22.4 years
2025
19.1 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
328
2023
628
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
55.1
2023
72.9
2023
Obesity rate
11.1%
2022
17.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.5%
2024
9.2%
2024
Air quality index
94
2025
19
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.1%
2022
8.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.11 liters
2020
2.86 liters
2020

Territory

Haiti Liberia
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.06%
2025
Land area per capita
904 sq mi
2024
6,626 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
6,931 sq mi
2025
7,425 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,305 sq mi
2025
29,061 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,651 mi
2009
6,587 mi
2018

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