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Liberia vs Singapore statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Liberia has a population of 5.61M (ranked 117/197), compared with 6.04M in Singapore (ranked 113/197). Liberia's land area is 37,189 sq mi versus 277.2 sq mi for Singapore (ranked 106th vs. 177th).

By GDP, Liberia ranks 163/197 ($4.75B) and Singapore ranks 27/197 ($547B). By GDP per capita, Liberia ranks 185/197 ($846), while Singapore ranks 7/197 ($90,674).

Main facts and rankings

Liberia Singapore
Population
5829811
6105665
Population rank 116/197 113/197
GDP
$4.75B
2024
$547B
2024
GDP rank 163/197 27/197
GDP per capita
$846
2024
$90,674
2024
GDP per capita rank 185/197 7/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,885
2024
$150,689
2024
Government debt
$2.68B
2024
$954B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
56.5%
2025
174.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$478
2024
$158,044
2024
Government debt per person rank 167/185 1/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,418
2025
$55,248
2025
Land area
37,189 sq mi
2025
277.2 sq mi
2025
Population density
150.9 ppl/mi²
2024
21,776 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.95
2023
0.97
2023
Median age
19.6 years
2024
36.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
62.5 years
2025
84 years
2025

Liberia and Singapore: Comparison Charts

Liberia and Singapore economies compared

GDP
Liberia

Singapore
Year GDP
Liberia Singapore
1960 $190,495,600 $704,751,700
1961 $183,920,900 $764,629,788
1962 $191,861,800 $826,239,212
1963 $200,229,600 $917,608,012
1964 $218,929,100 $894,153,311
1965 $229,260,800 $974,644,096
1966 $244,459,500 $1,096,425,608
1967 $261,024,300 $1,238,035,816
1968 $276,820,700 $1,425,706,091
1969 $306,961,800 $1,659,893,768
1970 $323,099,700 $1,920,574,150
1971 $341,543,100 $2,263,785,444
1972 $368,098,000 $2,721,440,981
1973 $386,968,300 $3,696,213,333
1974 $486,955,000 $5,221,534,956
1975 $577,549,300 $5,633,673,930
1976 $596,675,700 $6,327,077,974
1977 $673,010,600 $6,618,585,074
1978 $717,240,400 $7,517,176,355
1979 $814,067,900 $9,296,921,724
1980 $854,711,500 $11,896,256,783
1981 $846,514,500 $14,175,228,844
1982 $863,933,200 $16,084,252,378
1983 $823,374,900 $17,784,112,150
1984 $848,478,300 $19,749,361,098
1985 $851,296,100 $19,156,532,746
1986 $840,964,400 $18,586,746,057
1987 $972,800,000 $20,919,215,578
1988 $1,038,300,000 $25,371,462,488
1989 $786,300,000 $30,465,364,739
1990 $384,400,000 $36,144,336,769
1991 $348,000,000 $45,466,164,978
1992 $223,500,000 $52,131,320,033
1993 $160,400,000 $60,603,815,716
1994 $132,200,000 $73,688,724,431
1995 $134,800,000 $87,812,540,788
1996 $159,400,000 $96,293,086,513
1997 $295,900,000 $100,123,787,215
1998 $359,600,000 $85,728,207,782
1999 $441,800,000 $86,286,849,755
2000 $874,000,000 $96,076,539,926
2001 $906,000,000 $89,793,790,670
2002 $927,000,000 $92,538,372,870
2003 $748,000,000 $97,646,401,096
2004 $897,000,000 $115,033,593,101
2005 $949,000,000 $127,807,848,728
2006 $1,119,000,000 $148,627,286,361
2007 $1,373,000,000 $180,941,701,358
2008 $1,726,000,000 $193,617,323,539
2009 $1,768,000,000 $194,150,283,772
2010 $1,998,000,000 $239,807,980,591
2011 $2,398,000,000 $279,356,499,090
2012 $2,791,614,000 $295,092,888,077
2013 $3,177,198,100 $307,576,360,585
2014 $3,225,652,000 $314,863,580,758
2015 $3,227,075,700 $307,998,545,269
2016 $3,398,419,600 $319,646,468,521
2017 $3,390,703,400 $343,673,334,902
2018 $3,422,754,800 $377,123,710,561
2019 $3,319,596,500 $376,161,998,830
2020 $3,176,126,300 $349,165,858,545
2021 $3,513,049,500 $436,591,382,250
2022 $4,001,047,000 $509,017,841,147
2023 $4,390,000,000 $505,439,514,078
2024 $4,750,000,000 $547,386,645,892

Liberia and Singapore economies compared

GDP per capita
Liberia

Singapore
Year GDP per capita
Liberia Singapore
1960 $167.2 $428
1961 $157.5 $449
1962 $160.3 $472
1963 $163.1 $511
1964 $173.9 $486
1965 $177.6 $517
1966 $184.6 $567
1967 $192.2 $626
1968 $198.6 $709
1969 $214.7 $813
1970 $220.3 $926
1971 $227.1 $1,071
1972 $238.6 $1,264
1973 $244.4 $1,685
1974 $299.4 $2,342
1975 $346 $2,490
1976 $347 $2,759
1977 $381 $2,846
1978 $394 $3,194
1979 $435 $3,901
1980 $443 $4,928
1981 $426 $5,597
1982 $422 $6,078
1983 $391 $6,633
1984 $390 $7,228
1985 $380 $7,002
1986 $364 $6,800
1987 $409 $7,539
1988 $424 $8,914
1989 $312 $10,395
1990 $172.9 $11,862
1991 $177.9 $14,502
1992 $107.8 $16,136
1993 $74.4 $18,290
1994 $61.5 $21,552
1995 $62.1 $24,915
1996 $71.4 $26,233
1997 $122.6 $26,376
1998 $134.7 $21,829
1999 $156.6 $21,797
2000 $298.5 $23,853
2001 $300 $21,700
2002 $299.5 $22,160
2003 $239.8 $23,730
2004 $284.1 $27,608
2005 $287.5 $29,961
2006 $321 $33,768
2007 $374 $39,433
2008 $452 $40,009
2009 $448 $38,927
2010 $492 $47,237
2011 $568 $53,891
2012 $638 $55,548
2013 $711 $56,967
2014 $707 $57,565
2015 $693 $55,646
2016 $715 $57,006
2017 $699 $61,236
2018 $692 $66,882
2019 $658 $65,952
2020 $617 $61,410
2021 $668 $80,056
2022 $745 $90,299
2023 $799 $85,412
2024 $846 $90,674

Liberia vs. Singapore life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Liberia

Singapore
Year Life expectancy, years
Liberia Singapore
1950 38 54.1
1951 38 55.3
1952 38.1 56.4
1953 38.1 57.5
1954 38.1 59.4
1955 38.1 61.2
1956 38.1 62.6
1957 38.1 63.4
1958 38.1 64
1959 38.1 64.8
1960 38.1 65.3
1961 38.1 65.7
1962 38.2 66.1
1963 38.3 66.5
1964 38.5 66.7
1965 38.7 66.9
1966 39 67.2
1967 39.3 67.3
1968 39.6 67.7
1969 40 68.1
1970 40.4 68.5
1971 40.7 68.8
1972 41.2 69
1973 41.6 69.4
1974 42.1 69.7
1975 42.5 70.2
1976 42.9 70.6
1977 43.2 70.9
1978 43.6 71.2
1979 43.9 71.4
1980 44.1 71.5
1981 44.3 71.7
1982 44.4 72
1983 44.6 72.4
1984 44.7 72.6
1985 44 73.1
1986 44.5 73.6
1987 44.3 74
1988 44.1 74
1989 43.9 74.3
1990 37.6 74.6
1991 43.6 75.1
1992 43.6 75.3
1993 43 75.5
1994 42.6 75.6
1995 44.6 75.7
1996 44.9 76.1
1997 48.3 76.4
1998 49.4 76.9
1999 50.4 77.3
2000 51.9 77.8
2001 53.1 78.3
2002 54.1 78.7
2003 53 79.2
2004 55.9 79.7
2005 56.8 80.3
2006 57.5 80.6
2007 58.1 80.9
2008 58.7 81.1
2009 59.1 81.4
2010 59.4 81.6
2011 59.5 81.9
2012 59.8 82.2
2013 60 82.5
2014 59.2 82.6
2015 59.2 82.7
2016 60.5 82.9
2017 60.8 83.1
2018 61 83.4
2019 61.2 83.7
2020 61.3 83.7
2021 61.2 83.5
2022 61.9 82.9
2023 62.2 83.7
2024 62.3 83.9
2025 62.5 84

Liberia and Singapore population clocks and comparison

Population
Liberia

Singapore
Year Population
Liberia Singapore
1960 1,139,522 1,646,400
1961 1,167,717 1,702,400
1962 1,197,039 1,750,200
1963 1,227,414 1,795,000
1964 1,258,745 1,841,600
1965 1,291,156 1,886,900
1966 1,324,383 1,934,400
1967 1,358,435 1,977,600
1968 1,393,530 2,012,000
1969 1,429,605 2,042,500
1970 1,466,676 2,074,507
1971 1,504,077 2,112,900
1972 1,542,670 2,152,400
1973 1,583,588 2,193,000
1974 1,626,362 2,229,800
1975 1,670,913 2,262,600
1976 1,717,060 2,293,300
1977 1,766,019 2,325,300
1978 1,818,247 2,353,600
1979 1,872,713 2,383,500
1980 1,929,253 2,413,945
1981 1,986,867 2,532,835
1982 2,045,073 2,646,466
1983 2,107,113 2,681,061
1984 2,173,312 2,732,221
1985 2,240,539 2,735,957
1986 2,308,511 2,733,373
1987 2,377,229 2,774,789
1988 2,446,941 2,846,108
1989 2,517,858 2,930,901
1990 2,223,667 3,047,132
1991 1,956,518 3,135,083
1992 2,072,461 3,230,698
1993 2,155,126 3,313,471
1994 2,149,928 3,419,048
1995 2,169,162 3,524,506
1996 2,232,289 3,670,704
1997 2,412,989 3,796,038
1998 2,670,124 3,927,213
1999 2,821,684 3,958,723
2000 2,928,117 4,027,887
2001 3,015,338 4,138,012
2002 3,094,782 4,175,950
2003 3,119,532 4,114,826
2004 3,156,892 4,166,664
2005 3,301,015 4,265,762
2006 3,490,787 4,401,365
2007 3,669,050 4,588,599
2008 3,821,003 4,839,396
2009 3,943,028 4,987,573
2010 4,058,890 5,076,732
2011 4,221,178 5,183,688
2012 4,373,043 5,312,437
2013 4,470,239 5,399,162
2014 4,564,293 5,469,724
2015 4,659,431 5,535,002
2016 4,755,608 5,607,283
2017 4,848,925 5,612,253
2018 4,944,726 5,638,676
2019 5,043,721 5,703,569
2020 5,149,463 5,685,807
2021 5,259,323 5,453,566
2022 5,373,294 5,637,022
2023 5,493,031 5,917,648
2024 5,612,817 6,036,860

Fertility rates in Liberia and Singapore

Fertility rate
Liberia

Singapore
Year Fertility rate
Liberia Singapore
1960 6.39 5.76
1961 6.45 5.41
1962 6.5 5.21
1963 6.56 5.16
1964 6.59 4.97
1965 6.62 4.66
1966 6.63 4.46
1967 6.65 3.91
1968 6.66 3.53
1969 6.64 3.22
1970 6.58 3.07
1971 6.54 3.02
1972 6.6 3.04
1973 6.65 2.79
1974 6.69 2.35
1975 6.74 2.07
1976 6.79 2.11
1977 6.84 1.82
1978 6.88 1.79
1979 6.92 1.79
1980 6.87 1.82
1981 6.83 1.78
1982 6.79 1.74
1983 6.76 1.61
1984 6.73 1.62
1985 6.69 1.61
1986 6.64 1.43
1987 6.57 1.62
1988 6.51 1.96
1989 6.43 1.75
1990 6.37 1.83
1991 6.32 1.73
1992 6.28 1.72
1993 6.25 1.74
1994 6.21 1.71
1995 6.17 1.67
1996 6.13 1.66
1997 6.08 1.61
1998 6.02 1.48
1999 5.95 1.47
2000 5.88 1.6
2001 5.77 1.41
2002 5.65 1.37
2003 5.55 1.27
2004 5.51 1.26
2005 5.52 1.26
2006 5.53 1.28
2007 5.46 1.29
2008 5.33 1.28
2009 5.17 1.22
2010 5.06 1.15
2011 4.97 1.2
2012 4.88 1.29
2013 4.75 1.19
2014 4.62 1.25
2015 4.52 1.24
2016 4.46 1.2
2017 4.4 1.16
2018 4.34 1.14
2019 4.26 1.14
2020 4.17 1.1
2021 4.09 1.12
2022 4.02 1.04
2023 3.95 0.97

Liberia and Singapore demographics compared

Median age
Liberia

Singapore
Year Median age, years
Liberia Singapore
1960 19.3 18.2
1961 19.3 18.1
1962 19.3 18
1963 19.3 18
1964 19.2 18.1
1965 19.2 18.2
1966 19.2 18.4
1967 19.1 18.6
1968 19 18.9
1969 18.8 19.3
1970 18.7 19.7
1971 18.6 20.1
1972 18.6 20.6
1973 18.5 21
1974 18.4 21.5
1975 18.3 22
1976 18.2 22.6
1977 18.2 23.1
1978 18.1 23.6
1979 18 24.2
1980 18 24.7
1981 17.9 25.3
1982 17.9 25.9
1983 17.9 26.4
1984 17.9 26.9
1985 17.9 27.3
1986 17.9 27.8
1987 17.9 28.3
1988 17.9 28.7
1989 17.9 29.1
1990 17.9 29.5
1991 17.9 29.8
1992 17.9 30.1
1993 17.9 30.4
1994 18 30.7
1995 18 31
1996 18.1 31.2
1997 18.1 31.4
1998 18.2 31.6
1999 18.2 31.9
2000 18.3 32.2
2001 18.3 32.5
2002 18.3 32.7
2003 18.4 33
2004 18.4 33.3
2005 18.4 33.5
2006 18.4 33.6
2007 18.4 33.6
2008 18.4 33.5
2009 18.4 33.6
2010 18.4 33.7
2011 18.6 33.9
2012 18.8 34
2013 18.7 34.1
2014 18.7 34.2
2015 18.7 34.4
2016 18.7 34.5
2017 18.7 34.8
2018 18.8 35
2019 18.8 35.2
2020 19 35.5
2021 19.1 35.8
2022 19.2 35.9
2023 19.4 36.2
2024 19.6 36.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Liberia Singapore
GNI, Atlas method
$4.27B
2024
$451B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
22.4%
2025
16.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.27%
2023
2.19%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.3%
2023
2.66%
2023
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
59,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.47%
2025
+3.05%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.93%
2017
2.74%
2024
Services, % of GDP
42.1%
2024
73%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
23.3%
2024
21.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
48.5
2025
84.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.1%
2016
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2016
n/a
Number of millionaires n/a
333,204
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
6.69%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
49
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.001%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
400
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$638B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$600M
2022
$384B
2024
Personal remittances received
$680M
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals n/a
2,742,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
27.1%
2009
3.04%
2018
Banked people share
52.2%
2024
98%
2024

Energy

Liberia Singapore
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
5,283 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$27.2
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.64 megatons
2023
57.1 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.3 tons
2023
9.64 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
97.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
92.8%
2022
1.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0.38%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
279.6%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
9,750 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
57.4%
2021
4.02%
2021
Hydroelectric share
55.7%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
32.5%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Liberia Singapore
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
-7,779
2024
+20,011
2024
Urban population
54.1%
2024
100%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.43 ft
2025
5.69 ft
2025
Average female height
5.13 ft
2025
5.29 ft
2025
Quality of life index
24.6
2025
94.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
27
2024
84
2024
Higher education index
16
2025
97
2025
Homicides per 100K people
3.12
2012
0.07
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
38.9
2019
2.1
2019
Visa free countries
58
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
48.3%
2017
97.7%
2021
English speaking
82.7%
2023
96.4%
2023
People using the Internet
23.5%
2023
94.4%
2024

Health

Liberia Singapore
Government health expenditure per capita
$99.7
2022
$4,321
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$62
2022
$1,069
2022
Life expectancy
62.5 years
2025
84 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
19.9%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.18
2022
2.6
2021
Age at first childbirth
19.1 years
2025
30.5 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
628
2023
6
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
72.9
2023
2.1
2023
Obesity rate
17.4%
2022
14%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.2%
2024
11.4%
2024
Air quality index
19
2025
68
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.2%
2022
16.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.86 liters
2020
1.81 liters
2020

Territory

Liberia Singapore
% of world land
0.06%
2025
0.0005%
2025
Land area per capita
6,626 sq mi
2024
45.9 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
7,425 sq mi
2025
2.55 sq mi
2025
Forest area
29,061 sq mi
2025
58 sq mi
2025
Roads length
6,587 mi
2018
2,175 mi
2017

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