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Liberia vs Philippines statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Liberia has a population of 5.61M (ranked 117/197), compared with 116M in The Philippines (ranked 14/197). Liberia's land area is 37,189 sq mi versus 115,124 sq mi for The Philippines (ranked 106th vs. 71st).

By GDP, Liberia ranks 163/197 ($4.75B) and The Philippines ranks 35/197 ($462B). By GDP per capita, Liberia ranks 185/197 ($846), while The Philippines ranks 130/197 ($3,985).

Main facts and rankings

Liberia Philippines
Population
5829811
117540050
Population rank 116/197 14/197
GDP
$4.75B
2024
$462B
2024
GDP rank 163/197 35/197
GDP per capita
$846
2024
$3,985
2024
GDP per capita rank 185/197 130/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,885
2024
$11,794
2024
Government debt
$2.68B
2024
$263B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
56.5%
2025
58.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$478
2024
$2,274
2024
Government debt per person rank 167/185 115/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,418
2025
$3,821
2025
Land area
37,189 sq mi
2025
115,124 sq mi
2025
Population density
150.9 ppl/mi²
2024
1,006 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.95
2023
1.92
2023
Median age
19.6 years
2024
26.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
62.5 years
2025
70.1 years
2025

Liberia and Philippines: Comparison Charts

Liberia and Philippines economies compared

GDP
Liberia

Philippines
Year GDP
Liberia Philippines
1960 $190,495,600 $7,515,894,111
1961 $183,920,900 $8,171,194,425
1962 $191,861,800 $4,954,593,072
1963 $200,229,600 $5,505,023,238
1964 $218,929,100 $5,953,756,195
1965 $229,260,800 $6,517,349,772
1966 $244,459,500 $7,189,017,888
1967 $261,024,300 $7,724,873,935
1968 $276,820,700 $8,632,749,269
1969 $306,961,800 $9,571,800,653
1970 $323,099,700 $7,559,115,517
1971 $341,543,100 $8,375,075,630
1972 $368,098,000 $9,067,815,521
1973 $386,968,300 $11,412,449,735
1974 $486,955,000 $15,607,882,555
1975 $577,549,300 $16,875,240,684
1976 $596,675,700 $19,381,055,197
1977 $673,010,600 $22,283,109,803
1978 $717,240,400 $25,762,224,563
1979 $814,067,900 $31,218,296,292
1980 $854,711,500 $36,848,080,899
1981 $846,514,500 $40,499,388,869
1982 $863,933,200 $42,206,011,275
1983 $823,374,900 $37,759,179,895
1984 $848,478,300 $35,730,185,634
1985 $851,296,100 $34,961,486,348
1986 $840,964,400 $33,987,207,295
1987 $972,800,000 $37,791,488,666
1988 $1,038,300,000 $43,152,128,959
1989 $786,300,000 $48,513,773,721
1990 $384,400,000 $50,508,286,642
1991 $348,000,000 $51,784,144,943
1992 $223,500,000 $60,422,328,242
1993 $160,400,000 $62,036,529,147
1994 $132,200,000 $73,159,336,915
1995 $134,800,000 $84,644,328,727
1996 $159,400,000 $94,648,084,429
1997 $295,900,000 $94,106,317,565
1998 $359,600,000 $74,492,416,330
1999 $441,800,000 $85,640,171,045
2000 $874,000,000 $83,669,788,377
2001 $906,000,000 $78,921,234,458
2002 $927,000,000 $84,307,345,888
2003 $748,000,000 $87,039,092,974
2004 $897,000,000 $95,001,999,685
2005 $949,000,000 $107,419,977,318
2006 $1,119,000,000 $127,652,926,368
2007 $1,373,000,000 $155,980,408,673
2008 $1,726,000,000 $181,624,626,327
2009 $1,768,000,000 $175,974,755,881
2010 $1,998,000,000 $208,368,893,151
2011 $2,398,000,000 $234,216,730,291
2012 $2,791,614,000 $261,920,540,963
2013 $3,177,198,100 $283,902,828,589
2014 $3,225,652,000 $297,483,555,338
2015 $3,227,075,700 $306,445,871,242
2016 $3,398,419,600 $318,627,003,017
2017 $3,390,703,400 $328,480,736,803
2018 $3,422,754,800 $346,841,896,587
2019 $3,319,596,500 $376,823,402,239
2020 $3,176,126,300 $361,751,145,452
2021 $3,513,049,500 $394,087,359,848
2022 $4,001,047,000 $404,353,369,605
2023 $4,390,000,000 $437,055,627,244
2024 $4,750,000,000 $461,617,509,782

Liberia and Philippines economies compared

GDP per capita
Liberia

Philippines
Year GDP per capita
Liberia Philippines
1960 $167.2 $269.5
1961 $157.5 $283.8
1962 $160.3 $166.7
1963 $163.1 $179.5
1964 $173.9 $188.2
1965 $177.6 $199.8
1966 $184.6 $213.8
1967 $192.2 $223.1
1968 $198.6 $242.2
1969 $214.7 $261.1
1970 $220.3 $200.9
1971 $227.1 $217.4
1972 $238.6 $230.1
1973 $244.4 $283.2
1974 $299.4 $379
1975 $346 $401
1976 $347 $449
1977 $381 $502
1978 $394 $565
1979 $435 $667
1980 $443 $767
1981 $426 $821
1982 $422 $833
1983 $391 $723
1984 $390 $665
1985 $380 $633
1986 $364 $600
1987 $409 $650
1988 $424 $722
1989 $312 $792
1990 $172.9 $804
1991 $177.9 $804
1992 $107.8 $917
1993 $74.4 $919
1994 $61.5 $1,060
1995 $62.1 $1,200
1996 $71.4 $1,311
1997 $122.6 $1,273
1998 $134.7 $983
1999 $156.6 $1,101
2000 $298.5 $1,051
2001 $300 $970
2002 $299.5 $1,015
2003 $239.8 $1,027
2004 $284.1 $1,100
2005 $287.5 $1,220
2006 $321 $1,426
2007 $374 $1,713
2008 $452 $1,959
2009 $448 $1,864
2010 $492 $2,163
2011 $568 $2,384
2012 $638 $2,615
2013 $711 $2,781
2014 $707 $2,867
2015 $693 $2,910
2016 $715 $2,985
2017 $699 $3,038
2018 $692 $3,169
2019 $658 $3,401
2020 $617 $3,228
2021 $668 $3,484
2022 $745 $3,548
2023 $799 $3,804
2024 $846 $3,985

Liberia vs. Philippines life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Liberia

Philippines
Year Life expectancy, years
Liberia Philippines
1950 38 53.6
1951 38 54.1
1952 38.1 54.7
1953 38.1 55.4
1954 38.1 56
1955 38.1 56.6
1956 38.1 57.2
1957 38.1 57.8
1958 38.1 58.3
1959 38.1 58.7
1960 38.1 59.2
1961 38.1 59.5
1962 38.2 59.8
1963 38.3 60
1964 38.5 60.1
1965 38.7 60.4
1966 39 60.6
1967 39.3 60.8
1968 39.6 60.9
1969 40 61
1970 40.4 60.8
1971 40.7 61.1
1972 41.2 60.9
1973 41.6 60.7
1974 42.1 60.8
1975 42.5 60.9
1976 42.9 60.9
1977 43.2 61.4
1978 43.6 61.5
1979 43.9 61.7
1980 44.1 61.9
1981 44.3 61.9
1982 44.4 62.2
1983 44.6 62.3
1984 44.7 62.4
1985 44 62.7
1986 44.5 62.9
1987 44.3 63.3
1988 44.1 63.7
1989 43.9 64.1
1990 37.6 64.4
1991 43.6 64.6
1992 43.6 65.4
1993 43 65.7
1994 42.6 66
1995 44.6 66.3
1996 44.9 66.7
1997 48.3 67
1998 49.4 67.2
1999 50.4 67.5
2000 51.9 67.8
2001 53.1 67.8
2002 54.1 67.9
2003 53 68
2004 55.9 68.3
2005 56.8 68.4
2006 57.5 68.2
2007 58.1 68.5
2008 58.7 68.6
2009 59.1 68.6
2010 59.4 68.9
2011 59.5 69.1
2012 59.8 69.2
2013 60 69.3
2014 59.2 69.3
2015 59.2 69.5
2016 60.5 69.5
2017 60.8 70
2018 61 69.8
2019 61.2 69.7
2020 61.3 70.1
2021 61.2 66.7
2022 61.9 69.5
2023 62.2 69.8
2024 62.3 69.9
2025 62.5 70.1

Liberia and Philippines population clocks and comparison

Population
Liberia

Philippines
Year Population
Liberia Philippines
1960 1,139,522 27,891,897
1961 1,167,717 28,792,621
1962 1,197,039 29,723,536
1963 1,227,414 30,674,731
1964 1,258,745 31,643,032
1965 1,291,156 32,625,316
1966 1,324,383 33,617,170
1967 1,358,435 34,621,320
1968 1,393,530 35,638,342
1969 1,429,605 36,660,799
1970 1,466,676 37,622,204
1971 1,504,077 38,518,659
1972 1,542,670 39,408,560
1973 1,583,588 40,294,130
1974 1,626,362 41,174,341
1975 1,670,913 42,120,826
1976 1,717,060 43,201,488
1977 1,766,019 44,367,962
1978 1,818,247 45,575,281
1979 1,872,713 46,807,103
1980 1,929,253 48,043,740
1981 1,986,867 49,311,727
1982 2,045,073 50,695,707
1983 2,107,113 52,194,620
1984 2,173,312 53,726,181
1985 2,240,539 55,213,006
1986 2,308,511 56,645,077
1987 2,377,229 58,157,496
1988 2,446,941 59,739,052
1989 2,517,858 61,265,260
1990 2,223,667 62,854,666
1991 1,956,518 64,382,249
1992 2,072,461 65,926,125
1993 2,155,126 67,530,621
1994 2,149,928 69,019,291
1995 2,169,162 70,546,246
1996 2,232,289 72,190,242
1997 2,412,989 73,908,810
1998 2,670,124 75,791,024
1999 2,821,684 77,753,257
2000 2,928,117 79,625,397
2001 3,015,338 81,401,488
2002 3,094,782 83,068,889
2003 3,119,532 84,731,835
2004 3,156,892 86,394,504
2005 3,301,015 88,015,962
2006 3,490,787 89,508,986
2007 3,669,050 91,075,184
2008 3,821,003 92,699,095
2009 3,943,028 94,384,250
2010 4,058,890 96,337,125
2011 4,221,178 98,248,614
2012 4,373,043 100,175,512
2013 4,470,239 102,076,336
2014 4,564,293 103,767,130
2015 4,659,431 105,312,992
2016 4,755,608 106,735,719
2017 4,848,925 108,119,693
2018 4,944,726 109,465,287
2019 5,043,721 110,804,683
2020 5,149,463 112,081,264
2021 5,259,323 113,100,950
2022 5,373,294 113,964,338
2023 5,493,031 114,891,199
2024 5,612,817 115,843,670

Fertility rates in Liberia and Philippines

Fertility rate
Liberia

Philippines
Year Fertility rate
Liberia Philippines
1960 6.39 7
1961 6.45 6.99
1962 6.5 6.98
1963 6.56 6.95
1964 6.59 6.89
1965 6.62 6.8
1966 6.63 6.69
1967 6.65 6.57
1968 6.66 6.45
1969 6.64 6.33
1970 6.58 6.22
1971 6.54 6.08
1972 6.6 5.94
1973 6.65 5.79
1974 6.69 5.69
1975 6.74 5.6
1976 6.79 5.51
1977 6.84 5.44
1978 6.88 5.39
1979 6.92 5.26
1980 6.87 5.11
1981 6.83 4.97
1982 6.79 4.92
1983 6.76 4.87
1984 6.73 4.77
1985 6.69 4.66
1986 6.64 4.56
1987 6.57 4.51
1988 6.51 4.45
1989 6.43 4.37
1990 6.37 4.32
1991 6.32 4.27
1992 6.28 4.16
1993 6.25 4.1
1994 6.21 4.08
1995 6.17 4.07
1996 6.13 4
1997 6.08 3.94
1998 6.02 3.88
1999 5.95 3.83
2000 5.88 3.75
2001 5.77 3.72
2002 5.65 3.65
2003 5.55 3.59
2004 5.51 3.52
2005 5.52 3.45
2006 5.53 3.47
2007 5.46 3.4
2008 5.33 3.4
2009 5.17 3.38
2010 5.06 3.32
2011 4.97 3.24
2012 4.88 3.14
2013 4.75 3.04
2014 4.62 2.89
2015 4.52 2.83
2016 4.46 2.68
2017 4.4 2.53
2018 4.34 2.38
2019 4.26 2.22
2020 4.17 2.08
2021 4.09 1.95
2022 4.02 1.93
2023 3.95 1.92

Liberia and Philippines demographics compared

Median age
Liberia

Philippines
Year Median age, years
Liberia Philippines
1960 19.3 15.8
1961 19.3 15.6
1962 19.3 15.5
1963 19.3 15.4
1964 19.2 15.4
1965 19.2 15.4
1966 19.2 15.4
1967 19.1 15.4
1968 19 15.5
1969 18.8 15.6
1970 18.7 15.7
1971 18.6 15.8
1972 18.6 15.9
1973 18.5 16
1974 18.4 16.1
1975 18.3 16.3
1976 18.2 16.5
1977 18.2 16.7
1978 18.1 16.9
1979 18 17.1
1980 18 17.3
1981 17.9 17.5
1982 17.9 17.7
1983 17.9 17.9
1984 17.9 18.1
1985 17.9 18.2
1986 17.9 18.3
1987 17.9 18.5
1988 17.9 18.6
1989 17.9 18.7
1990 17.9 18.8
1991 17.9 18.9
1992 17.9 19
1993 17.9 19.1
1994 18 19.1
1995 18 19.2
1996 18.1 19.3
1997 18.1 19.4
1998 18.2 19.6
1999 18.2 19.8
2000 18.3 20
2001 18.3 20.2
2002 18.3 20.4
2003 18.4 20.6
2004 18.4 20.8
2005 18.4 21
2006 18.4 21.2
2007 18.4 21.3
2008 18.4 21.5
2009 18.4 21.7
2010 18.4 22
2011 18.6 22.2
2012 18.8 22.4
2013 18.7 22.7
2014 18.7 22.9
2015 18.7 23.3
2016 18.7 23.6
2017 18.7 24
2018 18.8 24.3
2019 18.8 24.7
2020 19 25.1
2021 19.1 25.5
2022 19.2 25.9
2023 19.4 26.3
2024 19.6 26.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Liberia Philippines
GNI, Atlas method
$4.27B
2024
$518B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
22.4%
2025
24.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.27%
2023
3.93%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.3%
2023
1.25%
2023
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
157,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.47%
2025
-3.88%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.93%
2017
2.41%
2023
Services, % of GDP
42.1%
2024
63.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
23.3%
2024
27.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
48.5
2025
60.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.1%
2016
31.6%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2016
2.9%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
15
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00002%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
280
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$252B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$600M
2022
$106B
2024
Personal remittances received
$680M
2024
$40.3B
2024
International tourist arrivals n/a
1,483,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
27.1%
2009
3.46%
2020
Banked people share
52.2%
2024
50.2%
2024

Energy

Liberia Philippines
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
551 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$18.4
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.64 megatons
2023
161.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.3 tons
2023
1.4 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
66.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
92.8%
2022
28%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
16.1%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
54.4%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
885 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
57.4%
2021
22.7%
2021
Hydroelectric share
55.7%
2021
9.04%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
32.5%
2023
98%
2023

Society

Liberia Philippines
% of world population
0.07%
2024
1.42%
2024
Annual migration change
-7,779
2024
-160,373
2024
Urban population
54.1%
2024
48.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.43 ft
2025
5.42 ft
2025
Average female height
5.13 ft
2025
5.06 ft
2025
Quality of life index
24.6
2025
47.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
27
2024
33
2024
Higher education index
16
2025
54
2025
Homicides per 100K people
3.12
2012
4.32
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
38.9
2019
12
2019
Visa free countries
58
2025
78
2025
Adult literacy rate
48.3%
2017
98.5%
2020
English speaking
82.7%
2023
63.7%
2023
People using the Internet
23.5%
2023
83.8%
2023

Health

Liberia Philippines
Government health expenditure per capita
$99.7
2022
$194.1
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$62
2022
$86.1
2023
Life expectancy
62.5 years
2025
70.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
19.9%
2022
0.09%
2023
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.18
2022
0.79
2021
Age at first childbirth
19.1 years
2025
23.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
628
2023
84
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
72.9
2023
26.9
2023
Obesity rate
17.4%
2022
8.96%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.2%
2024
7.5%
2024
Air quality index
19
2025
53
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.2%
2022
20.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.86 liters
2020
5.66 liters
2020

Territory

Liberia Philippines
% of world land
0.06%
2025
0.2%
2025
Land area per capita
6,626 sq mi
2024
994 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
7,425 sq mi
2025
49,122 sq mi
2025
Forest area
29,061 sq mi
2025
28,159 sq mi
2025
Roads length
6,587 mi
2018
134,457 mi
2020

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