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Liberia vs Maldives statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Liberia has a population of 5.61M (ranked 117/197), compared with 528K in Maldives (ranked 168/197). Liberia's land area is 37,189 sq mi versus 115.1 sq mi for Maldives (ranked 106th vs. 188th).

By GDP, Liberia ranks 163/197 ($4.75B) and Maldives ranks 160/197 ($6.98B). By GDP per capita, Liberia ranks 185/197 ($846), while Maldives ranks 77/197 ($13,216).

Main facts and rankings

Liberia Maldives
Population
5829811
531152
Population rank 116/197 168/197
GDP
$4.75B
2024
$6.98B
2024
GDP rank 163/197 160/197
GDP per capita
$846
2024
$13,216
2024
GDP per capita rank 185/197 77/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,885
2024
$26,543
2024
Government debt
$2.68B
2024
$9.34B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
56.5%
2025
140.8%
2025
Government debt per person
$478
2024
$17,702
2024
Government debt per person rank 167/185 33/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,418
2025
$10,769
2025
Land area
37,189 sq mi
2025
115.1 sq mi
2025
Population density
150.9 ppl/mi²
2024
4,587 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.95
2023
1.58
2023
Median age
19.6 years
2024
32.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
62.5 years
2025
81.5 years
2025

Liberia and Maldives: Comparison Charts

Liberia and Maldives economies compared

GDP
Liberia

Maldives
Year GDP
Liberia Maldives
1960 $190,495,600 -
1961 $183,920,900 -
1962 $191,861,800 -
1963 $200,229,600 -
1964 $218,929,100 -
1965 $229,260,800 -
1966 $244,459,500 -
1967 $261,024,300 -
1968 $276,820,700 -
1969 $306,961,800 -
1970 $323,099,700 $19,328,038
1971 $341,543,100 $21,566,404
1972 $368,098,000 $25,177,138
1973 $386,968,300 $30,862,042
1974 $486,955,000 $39,120,171
1975 $577,549,300 $24,540,878
1976 $596,675,700 $22,399,467
1977 $673,010,600 $20,853,789
1978 $717,240,400 $24,369,109
1979 $814,067,900 $38,523,364
1980 $854,711,500 $42,463,576
1981 $846,514,500 $44,781,457
1982 $863,933,200 $47,911,340
1983 $823,374,900 $57,829,787
1984 $848,478,300 $109,503,546
1985 $851,296,100 $127,190,758
1986 $840,964,400 $141,882,254
1987 $972,800,000 $141,223,029
1988 $1,038,300,000 $168,514,513
1989 $786,300,000 $189,514,434
1990 $384,400,000 $215,043,970
1991 $348,000,000 $244,396,762
1992 $223,500,000 $284,875,809
1993 $160,400,000 $322,417,837
1994 $132,200,000 $356,014,932
1995 $134,800,000 $398,988,955
1996 $159,400,000 $450,382,328
1997 $295,900,000 $508,223,602
1998 $359,600,000 $540,096,398
1999 $441,800,000 $589,239,754
2000 $874,000,000 $624,337,145
2001 $906,000,000 $870,031,677
2002 $927,000,000 $897,031,250
2003 $748,000,000 $1,052,121,055
2004 $897,000,000 $1,226,829,563
2005 $949,000,000 $1,163,362,438
2006 $1,119,000,000 $1,575,200,391
2007 $1,373,000,000 $1,868,383,461
2008 $1,726,000,000 $2,271,646,188
2009 $1,768,000,000 $2,345,294,875
2010 $1,998,000,000 $2,588,176,055
2011 $2,398,000,000 $2,774,350,240
2012 $2,791,614,000 $2,886,163,997
2013 $3,177,198,100 $3,295,009,238
2014 $3,225,652,000 $3,697,353,039
2015 $3,227,075,700 $4,129,505,319
2016 $3,398,419,600 $4,409,942,624
2017 $3,390,703,400 $4,816,426,257
2018 $3,422,754,800 $5,404,344,163
2019 $3,319,596,500 $5,726,094,799
2020 $3,176,126,300 $3,712,604,583
2021 $3,513,049,500 $5,252,457,370
2022 $4,001,047,000 $6,177,118,114
2023 $4,390,000,000 $6,590,894,302
2024 $4,750,000,000 $6,975,146,349

Liberia and Maldives economies compared

GDP per capita
Liberia

Maldives
Year GDP per capita
Liberia Maldives
1960 $167.2 -
1961 $157.5 -
1962 $160.3 -
1963 $163.1 -
1964 $173.9 -
1965 $177.6 -
1966 $184.6 -
1967 $192.2 -
1968 $198.6 -
1969 $214.7 -
1970 $220.3 $156.9
1971 $227.1 $169.8
1972 $238.6 $192.2
1973 $244.4 $228.7
1974 $299.4 $281.5
1975 $346 $171.4
1976 $347 $151.8
1977 $381 $137.3
1978 $394 $156.1
1979 $435 $240.2
1980 $443 $257.6
1981 $426 $264.1
1982 $422 $274.8
1983 $391 $323
1984 $390 $594
1985 $380 $669
1986 $364 $720
1987 $409 $692
1988 $424 $799
1989 $312 $870
1990 $172.9 $957
1991 $177.9 $1,054
1992 $107.8 $1,194
1993 $74.4 $1,317
1994 $61.5 $1,419
1995 $62.1 $1,555
1996 $71.4 $1,717
1997 $122.6 $1,898
1998 $134.7 $1,980
1999 $156.6 $2,124
2000 $298.5 $2,214
2001 $300 $3,034
2002 $299.5 $3,076
2003 $239.8 $3,549
2004 $284.1 $4,070
2005 $287.5 $3,797
2006 $321 $5,019
2007 $374 $5,758
2008 $452 $6,757
2009 $448 $6,734
2010 $492 $7,174
2011 $568 $7,425
2012 $638 $7,461
2013 $711 $8,236
2014 $707 $8,939
2015 $693 $9,645
2016 $715 $9,948
2017 $699 $10,510
2018 $692 $11,423
2019 $658 $11,740
2020 $617 $7,394
2021 $668 $10,176
2022 $745 $11,786
2023 $799 $12,530
2024 $846 $13,216

Liberia vs. Maldives life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Liberia

Maldives
Year Life expectancy, years
Liberia Maldives
1950 38 36.5
1951 38 37.1
1952 38.1 37
1953 38.1 36.9
1954 38.1 36.9
1955 38.1 37
1956 38.1 37.1
1957 38.1 37.3
1958 38.1 37.6
1959 38.1 37.9
1960 38.1 38.2
1961 38.1 38.6
1962 38.2 39.1
1963 38.3 39.6
1964 38.5 40.2
1965 38.7 40.8
1966 39 41.4
1967 39.3 42.1
1968 39.6 42.9
1969 40 43.7
1970 40.4 44.5
1971 40.7 45.5
1972 41.2 46.4
1973 41.6 47.5
1974 42.1 48.5
1975 42.5 49.6
1976 42.9 50.8
1977 43.2 51.8
1978 43.6 50.4
1979 43.9 53.9
1980 44.1 54.8
1981 44.3 55.7
1982 44.4 56.6
1983 44.6 57.5
1984 44.7 58.3
1985 44 59.2
1986 44.5 60
1987 44.3 60.8
1988 44.1 61.6
1989 43.9 62.4
1990 37.6 63.1
1991 43.6 63.9
1992 43.6 64.7
1993 43 65.4
1994 42.6 66.2
1995 44.6 67
1996 44.9 67.7
1997 48.3 68.5
1998 49.4 69.3
1999 50.4 70.2
2000 51.9 70.9
2001 53.1 71.7
2002 54.1 72.4
2003 53 73.3
2004 55.9 73
2005 56.8 74.8
2006 57.5 75.3
2007 58.1 75.7
2008 58.7 76
2009 59.1 76.4
2010 59.4 76.8
2011 59.5 77.1
2012 59.8 77.5
2013 60 77.8
2014 59.2 78.2
2015 59.2 78.6
2016 60.5 78.9
2017 60.8 79.2
2018 61 79.4
2019 61.2 79.7
2020 61.3 78.7
2021 61.2 78.1
2022 61.9 80.8
2023 62.2 81
2024 62.3 81.3
2025 62.5 81.5

Liberia and Maldives population clocks and comparison

Population
Liberia

Maldives
Year Population
Liberia Maldives
1960 1,139,522 91,189
1961 1,167,717 93,450
1962 1,197,039 95,802
1963 1,227,414 98,222
1964 1,258,745 100,662
1965 1,291,156 104,102
1966 1,324,383 108,507
1967 1,358,435 112,528
1968 1,393,530 116,075
1969 1,429,605 119,564
1970 1,466,676 123,219
1971 1,504,077 127,035
1972 1,542,670 130,968
1973 1,583,588 134,952
1974 1,626,362 138,978
1975 1,670,913 143,158
1976 1,717,060 147,525
1977 1,766,019 151,930
1978 1,818,247 156,159
1979 1,872,713 160,360
1980 1,929,253 164,835
1981 1,986,867 169,532
1982 2,045,073 174,333
1983 2,107,113 179,128
1984 2,173,312 184,198
1985 2,240,539 190,169
1986 2,308,511 196,935
1987 2,377,229 203,944
1988 2,446,941 210,885
1989 2,517,858 217,738
1990 2,223,667 224,762
1991 1,956,518 231,802
1992 2,072,461 238,543
1993 2,155,126 244,884
1994 2,149,928 250,822
1995 2,169,162 256,649
1996 2,232,289 262,347
1997 2,412,989 267,707
1998 2,670,124 272,723
1999 2,821,684 277,412
2000 2,928,117 282,019
2001 3,015,338 286,767
2002 3,094,782 291,616
2003 3,119,532 296,491
2004 3,156,892 301,413
2005 3,301,015 306,429
2006 3,490,787 313,851
2007 3,669,050 324,479
2008 3,821,003 336,170
2009 3,943,028 348,275
2010 4,058,890 360,792
2011 4,221,178 373,674
2012 4,373,043 386,818
2013 4,470,239 400,070
2014 4,564,293 413,617
2015 4,659,431 428,154
2016 4,755,608 443,308
2017 4,848,925 458,287
2018 4,944,726 473,099
2019 5,043,721 487,731
2020 5,149,463 502,118
2021 5,259,323 516,154
2022 5,373,294 524,106
2023 5,493,031 525,994
2024 5,612,817 527,799

Fertility rates in Liberia and Maldives

Fertility rate
Liberia

Maldives
Year Fertility rate
Liberia Maldives
1960 6.39 6.71
1961 6.45 6.79
1962 6.5 6.89
1963 6.56 6.94
1964 6.59 7
1965 6.62 7.07
1966 6.63 7.15
1967 6.65 7.23
1968 6.66 7.28
1969 6.64 7.33
1970 6.58 7.39
1971 6.54 7.38
1972 6.6 7.37
1973 6.65 7.4
1974 6.69 7.38
1975 6.74 7.32
1976 6.79 7.29
1977 6.84 7.27
1978 6.88 7.23
1979 6.92 7.23
1980 6.87 7.23
1981 6.83 7.19
1982 6.79 7.15
1983 6.76 7.09
1984 6.73 7.03
1985 6.69 6.94
1986 6.64 6.85
1987 6.57 6.73
1988 6.51 6.58
1989 6.43 6.39
1990 6.37 6.13
1991 6.32 5.8
1992 6.28 5.44
1993 6.25 5.06
1994 6.21 4.69
1995 6.17 4.29
1996 6.13 3.86
1997 6.08 3.48
1998 6.02 3.17
1999 5.95 2.9
2000 5.88 2.69
2001 5.77 2.53
2002 5.65 2.42
2003 5.55 2.34
2004 5.51 2.26
2005 5.52 2.2
2006 5.53 2.2
2007 5.46 2.29
2008 5.33 2.37
2009 5.17 2.39
2010 5.06 2.35
2011 4.97 2.31
2012 4.88 2.25
2013 4.75 2.17
2014 4.62 2.09
2015 4.52 2
2016 4.46 1.9
2017 4.4 1.8
2018 4.34 1.71
2019 4.26 1.64
2020 4.17 1.61
2021 4.09 1.6
2022 4.02 1.58
2023 3.95 1.58

Liberia and Maldives demographics compared

Median age
Liberia

Maldives
Year Median age, years
Liberia Maldives
1960 19.3 20.6
1961 19.3 20.6
1962 19.3 20.6
1963 19.3 20.6
1964 19.2 20.5
1965 19.2 19.9
1966 19.2 18.9
1967 19.1 18.2
1968 19 17.8
1969 18.8 17.6
1970 18.7 17.4
1971 18.6 17.3
1972 18.6 17.2
1973 18.5 17.2
1974 18.4 17.2
1975 18.3 17.1
1976 18.2 17
1977 18.2 17
1978 18.1 17
1979 18 16.9
1980 18 16.8
1981 17.9 16.8
1982 17.9 16.9
1983 17.9 16.9
1984 17.9 17
1985 17.9 17
1986 17.9 16.9
1987 17.9 16.7
1988 17.9 16.6
1989 17.9 16.5
1990 17.9 16.4
1991 17.9 16.4
1992 17.9 16.4
1993 17.9 16.5
1994 18 16.7
1995 18 16.9
1996 18.1 17.3
1997 18.1 17.6
1998 18.2 18
1999 18.2 18.4
2000 18.3 18.9
2001 18.3 19.3
2002 18.3 19.8
2003 18.4 20.3
2004 18.4 20.9
2005 18.4 21.5
2006 18.4 22.1
2007 18.4 22.7
2008 18.4 23.2
2009 18.4 23.8
2010 18.4 24.4
2011 18.6 25.1
2012 18.8 25.8
2013 18.7 26.5
2014 18.7 27.1
2015 18.7 27.6
2016 18.7 28
2017 18.7 28.5
2018 18.8 29
2019 18.8 29.5
2020 19 30.1
2021 19.1 30.7
2022 19.2 31.4
2023 19.4 32.1
2024 19.6 32.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Liberia Maldives
GNI, Atlas method
$4.27B
2024
$6.15B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
22.4%
2025
47.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.27%
2023
5.17%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.3%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
5,000
2000
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.47%
2025
-15.2%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.93%
2017
4.56%
2019
Services, % of GDP
42.1%
2024
73.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
23.3%
2024
9.02%
2024
Economic freedom index
48.5
2025
48.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.1%
2016
23.3%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2016
3.8%
2019
Total reserves including gold
$600M
2022
$674M
2024
Personal remittances received
$680M
2024
$5.65M
2024
International tourist arrivals n/a
555,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
27.1%
2009
78.9%
2020
Banked people share
52.2%
2024
79.5%
2017

Energy

Liberia Maldives
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
921 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$13.9
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.64 megatons
2023
2.88 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.3 tons
2023
5.47 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
92.8%
2022
1.2%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
57.4%
2021
5.82%
2021
Hydroelectric share
55.7%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
32.5%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Liberia Maldives
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.006%
2024
Annual migration change
-7,779
2024
-2,421
2024
Urban population
54.1%
2024
42.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.43 ft
2025
5.51 ft
2025
Average female height
5.13 ft
2025
5.06 ft
2025
Quality of life index
24.6
2025
61.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
27
2024
38
2024
Higher education index
16
2025
4
2025
Homicides per 100K people
3.12
2012
0.6
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
38.9
2019
1.6
2019
Visa free countries
58
2025
101
2025
Adult literacy rate
48.3%
2017
97.9%
2021
English speaking
82.7%
2023
70%
2025
People using the Internet
23.5%
2023
84.7%
2023

Health

Liberia Maldives
Government health expenditure per capita
$99.7
2022
$1,151
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$62
2022
$201.9
2022
Life expectancy
62.5 years
2025
81.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
19.9%
2022
2.85%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.18
2022
2.16
2019
Age at first childbirth
19.1 years
2025
23.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
628
2023
32
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
72.9
2023
5.7
2023
Obesity rate
17.4%
2022
17.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.2%
2024
9.5%
2024
Air quality index
19
2025
62
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.2%
2022
26.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.86 liters
2020
1.49 liters
2020

Territory

Liberia Maldives
% of world land
0.06%
2025
0.0002%
2025
Land area per capita
6,626 sq mi
2024
218 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
7,425 sq mi
2025
22.8 sq mi
2025
Forest area
29,061 sq mi
2025
3.17 sq mi
2025
Roads length
6,587 mi
2018
57.8 mi
2018

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