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Liberia vs Romania statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Liberia has a population of 5.61M (ranked 117/197), compared with 19.1M in Romania (ranked 67/197). Liberia's land area is 37,189 sq mi versus 88,834 sq mi for Romania (ranked 106th vs. 80th).

By GDP, Liberia ranks 163/197 ($4.75B) and Romania ranks 43/197 ($383B). By GDP per capita, Liberia ranks 185/197 ($846), while Romania ranks 58/197 ($20,072).

Main facts and rankings

Liberia Romania
Population
5829811
18962595
Population rank 116/197 69/197
GDP
$4.75B
2024
$383B
2024
GDP rank 163/197 43/197
GDP per capita
$846
2024
$20,072
2024
GDP per capita rank 185/197 58/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,885
2024
$48,712
2024
Government debt
$2.68B
2024
$219B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
56.5%
2025
61.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$478
2024
$11,490
2024
Government debt per person rank 167/185 49/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,418
2025
$13,200
2025
Land area
37,189 sq mi
2025
88,834 sq mi
2025
Population density
150.9 ppl/mi²
2024
214.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.95
2023
1.71
2023
Median age
19.6 years
2024
43.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
62.5 years
2025
76.2 years
2025

Liberia and Romania: Comparison Charts

Liberia and Romania economies compared

GDP
Liberia

Romania
Year GDP
Liberia Romania
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 -
1971 $341,543,100 -
1972 $368,098,000 -
1973 $386,968,300 -
1974 $486,955,000 -
1975 $577,549,300 -
1976 $596,675,700 -
1977 $673,010,600 -
1978 $717,240,400 -
1979 $814,067,900 -
1980 $854,711,500 -
1981 $846,514,500 -
1982 $863,933,200 -
1983 $823,374,900 -
1984 $848,478,300 -
1985 $851,296,100 -
1986 $840,964,400 -
1987 $972,800,000 $38,067,567,568
1988 $1,038,300,000 $40,424,528,302
1989 $786,300,000 $41,450,777,202
1990 $384,400,000 $38,247,882,300
1991 $348,000,000 $28,850,634,900
1992 $223,500,000 $25,121,666,667
1993 $160,400,000 $26,361,160,450
1994 $132,200,000 $30,072,805,104
1995 $134,800,000 $37,430,162,103
1996 $159,400,000 $36,937,074,278
1997 $295,900,000 $35,575,214,078
1998 $359,600,000 $41,696,091,974
1999 $441,800,000 $35,953,156,754
2000 $874,000,000 $37,253,739,511
2001 $906,000,000 $40,395,116,581
2002 $927,000,000 $46,065,502,703
2003 $748,000,000 $57,806,384,143
2004 $897,000,000 $74,973,656,852
2005 $949,000,000 $98,454,380,120
2006 $1,119,000,000 $122,023,735,993
2007 $1,373,000,000 $174,588,782,939
2008 $1,726,000,000 $214,315,932,061
2009 $1,768,000,000 $174,110,532,659
2010 $1,998,000,000 $170,064,350,672
2011 $2,398,000,000 $192,623,977,894
2012 $2,791,614,000 $179,117,323,107
2013 $3,177,198,100 $189,798,603,751
2014 $3,225,652,000 $199,722,319,676
2015 $3,227,075,700 $177,885,131,240
2016 $3,398,419,600 $185,290,759,249
2017 $3,390,703,400 $210,147,385,855
2018 $3,422,754,800 $243,468,683,030
2019 $3,319,596,500 $251,677,082,534
2020 $3,176,126,300 $252,033,792,712
2021 $3,513,049,500 $286,578,196,368
2022 $4,001,047,000 $296,354,358,293
2023 $4,390,000,000 $350,775,856,415
2024 $4,750,000,000 $382,767,571,329

Liberia and Romania economies compared

GDP per capita
Liberia

Romania
Year GDP per capita
Liberia Romania
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 -
1971 $227.1 -
1972 $238.6 -
1973 $244.4 -
1974 $299.4 -
1975 $346 -
1976 $347 -
1977 $381 -
1978 $394 -
1979 $435 -
1980 $443 -
1981 $426 -
1982 $422 -
1983 $391 -
1984 $390 -
1985 $380 -
1986 $364 -
1987 $409 $1,659
1988 $424 $1,753
1989 $312 $1,790
1990 $172.9 $1,648
1991 $177.9 $1,254
1992 $107.8 $1,102
1993 $74.4 $1,158
1994 $61.5 $1,323
1995 $62.1 $1,650
1996 $71.4 $1,633
1997 $122.6 $1,577
1998 $134.7 $1,853
1999 $156.6 $1,600
2000 $298.5 $1,660
2001 $300 $1,825
2002 $299.5 $2,120
2003 $239.8 $2,679
2004 $284.1 $3,495
2005 $287.5 $4,618
2006 $321 $5,758
2007 $374 $8,360
2008 $452 $10,435
2009 $448 $8,548
2010 $492 $8,400
2011 $568 $9,561
2012 $638 $8,930
2013 $711 $9,498
2014 $707 $10,032
2015 $693 $8,977
2016 $715 $9,405
2017 $699 $10,728
2018 $692 $12,502
2019 $658 $12,992
2020 $617 $13,082
2021 $668 $14,987
2022 $745 $15,558
2023 $799 $18,404
2024 $846 $20,072

Liberia vs. Romania life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Liberia

Romania
Year Life expectancy, years
Liberia Romania
1950 38 60.5
1951 38 61.2
1952 38.1 61.8
1953 38.1 62.5
1954 38.1 63
1955 38.1 63.3
1956 38.1 63.6
1957 38.1 64
1958 38.1 64.4
1959 38.1 64.9
1960 38.1 65.6
1961 38.1 66.4
1962 38.2 67.2
1963 38.3 67.8
1964 38.5 68.4
1965 38.7 68.4
1966 39 68.2
1967 39.3 68.1
1968 39.6 67.9
1969 40 67.2
1970 40.4 67.9
1971 40.7 68.4
1972 41.2 69
1973 41.6 68.7
1974 42.1 69.5
1975 42.5 69.6
1976 42.9 69.9
1977 43.2 69.5
1978 43.6 69.8
1979 43.9 69.5
1980 44.1 69.2
1981 44.3 69.5
1982 44.4 69.8
1983 44.6 69.8
1984 44.7 69.9
1985 44 69.4
1986 44.5 69.7
1987 44.3 69.1
1988 44.1 69.4
1989 43.9 69.5
1990 37.6 69.8
1991 43.6 70
1992 43.6 69.5
1993 43 69.5
1994 42.6 69.3
1995 44.6 69.3
1996 44.9 68.8
1997 48.3 69.1
1998 49.4 69.9
1999 50.4 70.6
2000 51.9 71.2
2001 53.1 71.1
2002 54.1 70.8
2003 53 70.8
2004 55.9 71.1
2005 56.8 71.6
2006 57.5 72.2
2007 58.1 72.8
2008 58.7 73.2
2009 59.1 73.5
2010 59.4 73.6
2011 59.5 74.3
2012 59.8 74.3
2013 60 74.9
2014 59.2 74.8
2015 59.2 74.7
2016 60.5 75
2017 60.8 75
2018 61 75.1
2019 61.2 75.3
2020 61.3 74
2021 61.2 72.7
2022 61.9 75.3
2023 62.2 75.9
2024 62.3 76.1
2025 62.5 76.2

Liberia and Romania population clocks and comparison

Population
Liberia

Romania
Year Population
Liberia Romania
1960 1,139,522 18,406,905
1961 1,167,717 18,555,250
1962 1,197,039 18,676,550
1963 1,227,414 18,797,850
1964 1,258,745 18,919,126
1965 1,291,156 19,031,576
1966 1,324,383 19,215,450
1967 1,358,435 19,534,242
1968 1,393,530 19,799,831
1969 1,429,605 20,009,141
1970 1,466,676 20,250,398
1971 1,504,077 20,461,567
1972 1,542,670 20,657,957
1973 1,583,588 20,835,681
1974 1,626,362 21,029,429
1975 1,670,913 21,293,583
1976 1,717,060 21,551,634
1977 1,766,019 21,756,096
1978 1,818,247 21,951,464
1979 1,872,713 22,090,488
1980 1,929,253 22,207,282
1981 1,986,867 22,353,070
1982 2,045,073 22,475,741
1983 2,107,113 22,560,478
1984 2,173,312 22,640,547
1985 2,240,539 22,732,999
1986 2,308,511 22,836,841
1987 2,377,229 22,949,430
1988 2,446,941 23,057,662
1989 2,517,858 23,161,458
1990 2,223,667 23,201,835
1991 1,956,518 23,001,155
1992 2,072,461 22,794,284
1993 2,155,126 22,763,280
1994 2,149,928 22,730,211
1995 2,169,162 22,684,270
1996 2,232,289 22,619,004
1997 2,412,989 22,553,978
1998 2,670,124 22,507,344
1999 2,821,684 22,472,040
2000 2,928,117 22,442,971
2001 3,015,338 22,131,970
2002 3,094,782 21,730,496
2003 3,119,532 21,574,326
2004 3,156,892 21,451,748
2005 3,301,015 21,319,685
2006 3,490,787 21,193,760
2007 3,669,050 20,882,982
2008 3,821,003 20,537,875
2009 3,943,028 20,367,487
2010 4,058,890 20,246,871
2011 4,221,178 20,147,528
2012 4,373,043 20,058,035
2013 4,470,239 19,983,693
2014 4,564,293 19,908,979
2015 4,659,431 19,815,616
2016 4,755,608 19,702,267
2017 4,848,925 19,588,715
2018 4,944,726 19,473,970
2019 5,043,721 19,371,648
2020 5,149,463 19,265,250
2021 5,259,323 19,122,059
2022 5,373,294 19,048,502
2023 5,493,031 19,059,479
2024 5,612,817 19,069,340

Fertility rates in Liberia and Romania

Fertility rate
Liberia

Romania
Year Fertility rate
Liberia Romania
1960 6.39 2.34
1961 6.45 2.17
1962 6.5 2.04
1963 6.56 2.01
1964 6.59 1.96
1965 6.62 1.91
1966 6.63 1.9
1967 6.65 3.66
1968 6.66 3.63
1969 6.64 3.19
1970 6.58 2.89
1971 6.54 2.67
1972 6.6 2.55
1973 6.65 2.44
1974 6.69 2.71
1975 6.74 2.59
1976 6.79 2.54
1977 6.84 2.57
1978 6.88 2.52
1979 6.92 2.49
1980 6.87 2.43
1981 6.83 2.36
1982 6.79 2.17
1983 6.76 2.06
1984 6.73 2.26
1985 6.69 2.31
1986 6.64 2.39
1987 6.57 2.38
1988 6.51 2.3
1989 6.43 2.22
1990 6.37 1.83
1991 6.32 1.59
1992 6.28 1.51
1993 6.25 1.43
1994 6.21 1.4
1995 6.17 1.33
1996 6.13 1.3
1997 6.08 1.32
1998 6.02 1.32
1999 5.95 1.3
2000 5.88 1.31
2001 5.77 1.27
2002 5.65 1.27
2003 5.55 1.3
2004 5.51 1.33
2005 5.52 1.4
2006 5.53 1.42
2007 5.46 1.45
2008 5.33 1.6
2009 5.17 1.66
2010 5.06 1.59
2011 4.97 1.47
2012 4.88 1.52
2013 4.75 1.46
2014 4.62 1.56
2015 4.52 1.62
2016 4.46 1.69
2017 4.4 1.78
2018 4.34 1.76
2019 4.26 1.77
2020 4.17 1.8
2021 4.09 1.81
2022 4.02 1.71
2023 3.95 1.71

Liberia and Romania demographics compared

Median age
Liberia

Romania
Year Median age, years
Liberia Romania
1960 19.3 28.5
1961 19.3 28.9
1962 19.3 29.3
1963 19.3 29.7
1964 19.2 30.2
1965 19.2 30.6
1966 19.2 31
1967 19.1 31.3
1968 19 31.3
1969 18.8 31.3
1970 18.7 31.4
1971 18.6 31.4
1972 18.6 31.5
1973 18.5 31.5
1974 18.4 31.6
1975 18.3 31.7
1976 18.2 31.8
1977 18.2 31.8
1978 18.1 31.7
1979 18 31.7
1980 18 31.8
1981 17.9 31.9
1982 17.9 32
1983 17.9 32.1
1984 17.9 32.3
1985 17.9 32.5
1986 17.9 32.7
1987 17.9 32.8
1988 17.9 32.8
1989 17.9 32.9
1990 17.9 33
1991 17.9 33.1
1992 17.9 33.3
1993 17.9 33.6
1994 18 33.8
1995 18 34
1996 18.1 34.2
1997 18.1 34.4
1998 18.2 34.6
1999 18.2 34.7
2000 18.3 34.8
2001 18.3 34.8
2002 18.3 35.3
2003 18.4 36
2004 18.4 36.6
2005 18.4 37
2006 18.4 37.3
2007 18.4 37.7
2008 18.4 38.2
2009 18.4 38.8
2010 18.4 39.3
2011 18.6 39.8
2012 18.8 40.2
2013 18.7 40.5
2014 18.7 40.9
2015 18.7 41.3
2016 18.7 41.7
2017 18.7 42
2018 18.8 42.3
2019 18.8 42.6
2020 19 42.9
2021 19.1 43.2
2022 19.2 43.3
2023 19.4 43.5
2024 19.6 43.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Liberia Romania
GNI, Atlas method
$4.27B
2024
$336B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
22.4%
2025
39.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.27%
2023
3.28%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.3%
2023
1.61%
2023
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
128,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.47%
2025
-7.83%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.93%
2017
5.43%
2024
Services, % of GDP
42.1%
2024
62.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
23.3%
2024
25%
2024
Economic freedom index
48.5
2025
66.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.1%
2016
21.8%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2016
2.4%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
6
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00004%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
83
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$47.4B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$600M
2022
$73.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$680M
2024
$9.52B
2024
International tourist arrivals n/a
5,023,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
27.1%
2009
1.73%
2020
Banked people share
52.2%
2024
71.3%
2024

Energy

Liberia Romania
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
1,601 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$28.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.64 megatons
2023
70.8 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.3 tons
2023
3.71 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
70.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
92.8%
2022
23.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
17.5%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
28.1%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
2,585 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
57.4%
2021
44.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
55.7%
2021
32.2%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
19.3%
2023
Electricity access
32.5%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Liberia Romania
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.23%
2024
Annual migration change
-7,779
2024
-28,466
2024
Urban population
54.1%
2024
54.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.43 ft
2025
5.83 ft
2025
Average female height
5.13 ft
2025
5.4 ft
2025
Quality of life index
24.6
2025
67.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
27
2024
46
2024
Higher education index
16
2025
69
2025
Homicides per 100K people
3.12
2012
1.11
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
38.9
2019
10.3
2019
Visa free countries
58
2025
171
2025
Adult literacy rate
48.3%
2017
99.2%
2021
English speaking
82.7%
2023
31%
2023
People using the Internet
23.5%
2023
91.3%
2024

Health

Liberia Romania
Government health expenditure per capita
$99.7
2022
$902
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$62
2022
$193.3
2022
Life expectancy
62.5 years
2025
76.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
19.9%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.18
2022
3.47
2021
Age at first childbirth
19.1 years
2025
27.1 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
628
2023
12
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
72.9
2023
6.6
2023
Obesity rate
17.4%
2022
35%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.2%
2024
7.5%
2024
Air quality index
19
2025
50
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.2%
2022
30%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.86 liters
2020
16.8 liters
2020

Territory

Liberia Romania
% of world land
0.06%
2025
0.15%
2025
Land area per capita
6,626 sq mi
2024
4,658 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
7,425 sq mi
2025
49,093 sq mi
2025
Forest area
29,061 sq mi
2025
26,753 sq mi
2025
Roads length
6,587 mi
2018
53,679 mi
2023

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