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Ivory Coast vs Liberia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Ivory Coast has a population of 31.9M (ranked 50/197), compared with 5.61M in Liberia (ranked 117/197). Ivory Coast's land area is 122,780 sq mi versus 37,189 sq mi for Liberia (ranked 66th vs. 106th).

By GDP, Ivory Coast ranks 76/197 ($86.5B) and Liberia ranks 163/197 ($4.75B). By GDP per capita, Ivory Coast ranks 142/197 ($2,710), while Liberia ranks 185/197 ($846).

Main facts and rankings

Ivory Coast Liberia
Population
33340347
5829811
Population rank 50/197 116/197
GDP
$86.5B
2024
$4.75B
2024
GDP rank 76/197 163/197
GDP per capita
$2,710
2024
$846
2024
GDP per capita rank 142/197 185/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,653
2024
$1,885
2024
Government debt
$51.3B
2024
$2.68B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
58.1%
2025
56.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,606
2024
$478
2024
Government debt per person rank 125/185 167/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,373
2025
$1,418
2025
Land area
122,780 sq mi
2025
37,189 sq mi
2025
Population density
260.1 ppl/mi²
2024
150.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.28
2023
3.95
2023
Median age
19.3 years
2024
19.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
62.3 years
2025
62.5 years
2025

Ivory Coast and Liberia: Comparison Charts

Ivory Coast and Liberia economies compared

GDP
Ivory Coast

Liberia
Year GDP
Ivory Coast Liberia
1960 $546,203,559 $190,495,600
1961 $618,245,634 $183,920,900
1962 $645,284,474 $191,861,800
1963 $761,047,198 $200,229,600
1964 $921,063,327 $218,929,100
1965 $919,771,229 $229,260,800
1966 $1,024,102,880 $244,459,500
1967 $1,082,922,725 $261,024,300
1968 $1,281,281,277 $276,820,700
1969 $1,361,360,293 $306,961,800
1970 $1,455,482,795 $323,099,700
1971 $1,584,128,509 $341,543,100
1972 $1,849,400,402 $368,098,000
1973 $2,508,421,426 $386,968,300
1974 $3,070,152,309 $486,955,000
1975 $3,893,839,190 $577,549,300
1976 $4,662,053,825 $596,675,700
1977 $6,265,068,189 $673,010,600
1978 $7,900,526,298 $717,240,400
1979 $9,142,933,967 $814,067,900
1980 $10,175,617,609 $854,711,500
1981 $8,432,589,942 $846,514,500
1982 $7,567,110,849 $863,933,200
1983 $6,838,184,773 $823,374,900
1984 $6,841,639,247 $848,478,300
1985 $6,977,650,644 $851,296,100
1986 $9,158,302,100 $840,964,400
1987 $10,087,654,465 $972,800,000
1988 $10,255,169,806 $1,038,300,000
1989 $9,757,410,645 $786,300,000
1990 $10,795,850,583 $384,400,000
1991 $10,492,628,581 $348,000,000
1992 $11,152,971,274 $223,500,000
1993 $11,045,760,288 $160,400,000
1994 $8,313,557,510 $132,200,000
1995 $11,000,146,267 $134,800,000
1996 $18,071,152,831 $159,400,000
1997 $18,047,558,038 $295,900,000
1998 $19,619,654,756 $359,600,000
1999 $18,870,992,456 $441,800,000
2000 $16,577,533,892 $874,000,000
2001 $16,810,537,044 $906,000,000
2002 $18,054,383,321 $927,000,000
2003 $21,251,754,340 $748,000,000
2004 $23,510,575,681 $897,000,000
2005 $24,036,918,703 $949,000,000
2006 $25,281,413,263 $1,119,000,000
2007 $28,760,090,953 $1,373,000,000
2008 $34,078,240,293 $1,726,000,000
2009 $33,886,813,250 $1,768,000,000
2010 $34,936,307,980 $1,998,000,000
2011 $36,693,710,801 $2,398,000,000
2012 $36,302,302,877 $2,791,614,000
2013 $42,760,235,485 $3,177,198,100
2014 $48,843,005,614 $3,225,652,000
2015 $45,815,005,169 $3,227,075,700
2016 $48,407,761,037 $3,398,419,600
2017 $52,512,343,997 $3,390,703,400
2018 $58,522,477,787 $3,422,754,800
2019 $60,382,894,697 $3,319,596,500
2020 $63,027,852,805 $3,176,126,300
2021 $72,794,636,649 $3,513,049,500
2022 $70,922,824,824 $4,001,047,000
2023 $79,618,056,324 $4,390,000,000
2024 $86,538,413,923 $4,750,000,000

Ivory Coast and Liberia economies compared

GDP per capita
Ivory Coast

Liberia
Year GDP per capita
Ivory Coast Liberia
1960 $148.7 $167.2
1961 $162.3 $157.5
1962 $163.1 $160.3
1963 $185.1 $163.1
1964 $215.5 $173.9
1965 $207 $177.6
1966 $221.8 $184.6
1967 $225.6 $192.2
1968 $256.8 $198.6
1969 $262.2 $214.7
1970 $269 $220.3
1971 $280.3 $227.1
1972 $313 $238.6
1973 $406 $244.4
1974 $474 $299.4
1975 $575 $346
1976 $661 $347
1977 $856 $381
1978 $1,039 $394
1979 $1,157 $435
1980 $1,238 $443
1981 $986 $426
1982 $849 $422
1983 $737 $391
1984 $709 $390
1985 $695 $380
1986 $877 $364
1987 $930 $409
1988 $910 $424
1989 $833 $312
1990 $886 $172.9
1991 $827 $177.9
1992 $845 $107.8
1993 $804 $74.4
1994 $582 $61.5
1995 $740 $62.1
1996 $1,170 $71.4
1997 $1,125 $122.6
1998 $1,177 $134.7
1999 $1,096 $156.6
2000 $937 $298.5
2001 $925 $300
2002 $968 $299.5
2003 $1,111 $239.8
2004 $1,200 $284.1
2005 $1,198 $287.5
2006 $1,230 $321
2007 $1,368 $374
2008 $1,584 $452
2009 $1,540 $448
2010 $1,554 $492
2011 $1,597 $568
2012 $1,547 $638
2013 $1,786 $711
2014 $1,991 $707
2015 $1,815 $693
2016 $1,863 $715
2017 $1,964 $699
2018 $2,131 $692
2019 $2,142 $658
2020 $2,180 $617
2021 $2,456 $668
2022 $2,333 $745
2023 $2,555 $799
2024 $2,710 $846

Ivory Coast vs. Liberia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Ivory Coast

Liberia
Year Life expectancy, years
Ivory Coast Liberia
1950 30.8 38
1951 31.4 38
1952 32 38.1
1953 32.5 38.1
1954 33.2 38.1
1955 33.8 38.1
1956 34.5 38.1
1957 35.2 38.1
1958 35.8 38.1
1959 36.5 38.1
1960 37.2 38.1
1961 37.9 38.1
1962 38.6 38.2
1963 39.3 38.3
1964 40 38.5
1965 40.6 38.7
1966 41.3 39
1967 42 39.3
1968 42.6 39.6
1969 43.3 40
1970 44 40.4
1971 44.8 40.7
1972 45.6 41.2
1973 46.4 41.6
1974 47.2 42.1
1975 48 42.5
1976 48.9 42.9
1977 49.6 43.2
1978 50.4 43.6
1979 51 43.9
1980 51.4 44.1
1981 51.8 44.3
1982 52.1 44.4
1983 52.4 44.6
1984 52.6 44.7
1985 52.9 44
1986 53 44.5
1987 53.1 44.3
1988 53.1 44.1
1989 53 43.9
1990 52.8 37.6
1991 52.6 43.6
1992 52.4 43.6
1993 52.2 43
1994 52 42.6
1995 51.7 44.6
1996 51.6 44.9
1997 51.5 48.3
1998 51.2 49.4
1999 51.3 50.4
2000 51.4 51.9
2001 51.4 53.1
2002 51.5 54.1
2003 51.4 53
2004 51.9 55.9
2005 52.4 56.8
2006 52.9 57.5
2007 53.5 58.1
2008 54.2 58.7
2009 54.7 59.1
2010 55.3 59.4
2011 56 59.5
2012 56.6 59.8
2013 57.1 60
2014 57.8 59.2
2015 58.3 59.2
2016 58.8 60.5
2017 59.3 60.8
2018 59.8 61
2019 60.3 61.2
2020 60.1 61.3
2021 60.3 61.2
2022 61.6 61.9
2023 61.9 62.2
2024 62.1 62.3
2025 62.3 62.5

Ivory Coast and Liberia population clocks and comparison

Population
Ivory Coast

Liberia
Year Population
Ivory Coast Liberia
1960 3,673,666 1,139,522
1961 3,810,151 1,167,717
1962 3,956,939 1,197,039
1963 4,112,061 1,227,414
1964 4,273,952 1,258,745
1965 4,442,377 1,291,156
1966 4,617,519 1,324,383
1967 4,799,744 1,358,435
1968 4,990,021 1,393,530
1969 5,192,221 1,429,605
1970 5,411,567 1,466,676
1971 5,650,868 1,504,077
1972 5,909,716 1,542,670
1973 6,184,944 1,583,588
1974 6,474,057 1,626,362
1975 6,776,297 1,670,913
1976 7,057,958 1,717,060
1977 7,321,950 1,766,019
1978 7,603,130 1,818,247
1979 7,902,267 1,872,713
1980 8,220,714 1,929,253
1981 8,556,596 1,986,867
1982 8,907,936 2,045,073
1983 9,272,744 2,107,113
1984 9,650,516 2,173,312
1985 10,040,483 2,240,539
1986 10,440,917 2,308,511
1987 10,851,475 2,377,229
1988 11,275,189 2,446,941
1989 11,719,771 2,517,858
1990 12,189,778 2,223,667
1991 12,683,870 1,956,518
1992 13,200,310 2,072,461
1993 13,735,951 2,155,126
1994 14,287,201 2,149,928
1995 14,855,565 2,169,162
1996 15,442,312 2,232,289
1997 16,047,170 2,412,989
1998 16,663,948 2,670,124
1999 17,215,935 2,821,684
2000 17,699,004 2,928,117
2001 18,178,913 3,015,338
2002 18,654,771 3,094,782
2003 19,125,542 3,119,532
2004 19,595,000 3,156,892
2005 20,068,458 3,301,015
2006 20,546,802 3,490,787
2007 21,030,558 3,669,050
2008 21,514,439 3,821,003
2009 21,997,940 3,943,028
2010 22,488,065 4,058,890
2011 22,982,000 4,221,178
2012 23,467,078 4,373,043
2013 23,939,775 4,470,239
2014 24,527,395 4,564,293
2015 25,246,342 4,659,431
2016 25,989,405 4,755,608
2017 26,733,372 4,848,925
2018 27,464,173 4,944,726
2019 28,193,009 5,043,721
2020 28,915,449 5,149,463
2021 29,639,736 5,259,323
2022 30,395,002 5,373,294
2023 31,165,654 5,493,031
2024 31,934,230 5,612,817

Fertility rates in Ivory Coast and Liberia

Fertility rate
Ivory Coast

Liberia
Year Fertility rate
Ivory Coast Liberia
1960 7.69 6.39
1961 7.72 6.45
1962 7.75 6.5
1963 7.78 6.56
1964 7.81 6.59
1965 7.84 6.62
1966 7.87 6.63
1967 7.89 6.65
1968 7.91 6.66
1969 7.93 6.64
1970 7.94 6.58
1971 7.94 6.54
1972 7.94 6.6
1973 7.94 6.65
1974 7.93 6.69
1975 7.91 6.74
1976 7.88 6.79
1977 7.83 6.84
1978 7.67 6.88
1979 7.63 6.92
1980 7.59 6.87
1981 7.54 6.83
1982 7.49 6.79
1983 7.42 6.76
1984 7.35 6.73
1985 7.27 6.69
1986 7.19 6.64
1987 7.09 6.57
1988 6.97 6.51
1989 6.85 6.43
1990 6.72 6.37
1991 6.59 6.32
1992 6.43 6.28
1993 6.27 6.25
1994 6.13 6.21
1995 6.04 6.17
1996 5.95 6.13
1997 5.9 6.08
1998 5.85 6.02
1999 5.81 5.95
2000 5.77 5.88
2001 5.7 5.77
2002 5.64 5.65
2003 5.57 5.55
2004 5.53 5.51
2005 5.5 5.52
2006 5.45 5.53
2007 5.4 5.46
2008 5.36 5.33
2009 5.33 5.17
2010 5.29 5.06
2011 5.24 4.97
2012 5.19 4.88
2013 5.14 4.75
2014 5.07 4.62
2015 4.97 4.52
2016 4.87 4.46
2017 4.76 4.4
2018 4.6 4.34
2019 4.52 4.26
2020 4.46 4.17
2021 4.41 4.09
2022 4.35 4.02
2023 4.28 3.95

Ivory Coast and Liberia demographics compared

Median age
Ivory Coast

Liberia
Year Median age, years
Ivory Coast Liberia
1960 18.5 19.3
1961 18.5 19.3
1962 18.5 19.3
1963 18.5 19.3
1964 18.4 19.2
1965 18.3 19.2
1966 18.2 19.2
1967 18.1 19.1
1968 18 19
1969 17.8 18.8
1970 17.7 18.7
1971 17.7 18.6
1972 17.7 18.6
1973 17.6 18.5
1974 17.6 18.4
1975 17.5 18.3
1976 17.4 18.2
1977 17.1 18.2
1978 16.9 18.1
1979 16.7 18
1980 16.5 18
1981 16.4 17.9
1982 16.3 17.9
1983 16.2 17.9
1984 16.1 17.9
1985 16 17.9
1986 16 17.9
1987 15.9 17.9
1988 15.9 17.9
1989 16 17.9
1990 16 17.9
1991 16.1 17.9
1992 16.2 17.9
1993 16.3 17.9
1994 16.4 18
1995 16.5 18
1996 16.6 18.1
1997 16.7 18.1
1998 16.8 18.2
1999 16.8 18.2
2000 16.8 18.3
2001 16.8 18.3
2002 16.7 18.3
2003 16.7 18.4
2004 16.7 18.4
2005 16.7 18.4
2006 16.6 18.4
2007 16.6 18.4
2008 16.9 18.4
2009 17.3 18.4
2010 17.7 18.4
2011 18.2 18.6
2012 18.6 18.8
2013 19 18.7
2014 19.1 18.7
2015 19 18.7
2016 18.9 18.7
2017 18.9 18.7
2018 18.9 18.8
2019 18.9 18.8
2020 18.9 19
2021 19 19.1
2022 19.1 19.2
2023 19.2 19.4
2024 19.3 19.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Ivory Coast Liberia
GNI, Atlas method
$80.2B
2024
$4.27B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
20.4%
2025
22.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.43%
2023
2.27%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.89%
2023
2.3%
2023
Armed forces personnel
27,000
2020
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.02%
2025
-3.47%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.31%
2022
5.93%
2017
Services, % of GDP
53.9%
2024
42.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
22.1%
2024
23.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
57.8
2025
48.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.8%
2021
27.1%
2016
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2021
2.9%
2016
Listed domestic companies
46
2020
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$7.33B
2020
n/a
Total reserves including gold n/a
$600M
2022
Personal remittances received
$1.09B
2024
$680M
2024
International tourist arrivals
668,000
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
1.51%
2020
27.1%
2009
Banked people share
57.6%
2024
52.2%
2024

Energy

Ivory Coast Liberia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
472 kg
2022
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.2
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
14.4 megatons
2023
1.64 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.46 tons
2023
0.3 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
37.6%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
58.2%
2021
92.8%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
1.71%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
14.4%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
324 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
22.8%
2021
57.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
22.8%
2022
55.7%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
72.4%
2023
32.5%
2023

Society

Ivory Coast Liberia
% of world population
0.39%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
+7,838
2024
-7,779
2024
Urban population
53.6%
2024
54.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.43 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.13 ft
2025
Quality of life index
22.5
2025
24.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
45
2024
27
2024
Higher education index
31
2025
16
2025
Homicides per 100K people
11.6
2015
3.12
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
24.1
2019
38.9
2019
Visa free countries
65
2025
58
2025
Adult literacy rate
50%
2021
48.3%
2017
English speaking
1%
2025
82.7%
2023
People using the Internet
40.7%
2023
23.5%
2023

Health

Ivory Coast Liberia
Government health expenditure per capita
$86.2
2022
$99.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$24.8
2022
$62
2022
Life expectancy
62.3 years
2025
62.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
18%
2022
19.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.18
2022
0.18
2022
Age at first childbirth
19.6 years
2025
19.1 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
359
2023
628
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
67.1
2023
72.9
2023
Obesity rate
12.1%
2022
17.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5%
2024
9.2%
2024
Air quality index
25
2025
19
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.8%
2022
8.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.85 liters
2020
2.86 liters
2020

Territory

Ivory Coast Liberia
% of world land
0.21%
2025
0.06%
2025
Land area per capita
3,845 sq mi
2024
6,626 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
106,175 sq mi
2025
7,425 sq mi
2025
Forest area
9,645 sq mi
2025
29,061 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
6,587 mi
2018

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