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Liberia vs Sudan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Liberia has a population of 5.61M (ranked 117/197), compared with 50.4M in Sudan (ranked 30/197). Liberia's land area is 37,189 sq mi versus 721,239 sq mi for Sudan (ranked 106th vs. 15th).

By GDP, Liberia ranks 163/197 ($4.75B) and Sudan ranks 93/197 ($49.9B). By GDP per capita, Liberia ranks 185/197 ($846), while Sudan ranks 178/197 ($989).

Main facts and rankings

Liberia Sudan
Population
5829811
52963918
Population rank 116/197 29/197
GDP
$4.75B
2024
$49.9B
2024
GDP rank 163/197 93/197
GDP per capita
$846
2024
$989
2024
GDP per capita rank 185/197 178/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,885
2024
$2,127
2024
Government debt
$2.68B
2024
$136B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
56.5%
2025
252%
2025
Government debt per person
$478
2024
$2,691
2024
Government debt per person rank 167/185 107/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,418
2025
$1,875
2025
Land area
37,189 sq mi
2025
721,239 sq mi
2025
Population density
150.9 ppl/mi²
2024
69.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.95
2023
4.32
2023
Median age
19.6 years
2024
19.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
62.5 years
2025
66.7 years
2025

Liberia and Sudan: Comparison Charts

Liberia and Sudan economies compared

GDP
Liberia

Sudan
Year GDP
Liberia Sudan
1960 $190,495,600 $1,126,364,162
1961 $183,920,900 $1,222,860,429
1962 $191,861,800 $1,328,259,625
1963 $200,229,600 $1,351,234,926
1964 $218,929,100 $1,388,282,600
1965 $229,260,800 $1,446,869,619
1966 $244,459,500 $1,484,491,676
1967 $261,024,300 $1,607,409,539
1968 $276,820,700 $1,677,771,401
1969 $306,961,800 $1,847,501,441
1970 $323,099,700 $2,100,229,759
1971 $341,543,100 $2,288,340,041
1972 $368,098,000 $2,483,055,722
1973 $386,968,300 $3,077,254,460
1974 $486,955,000 $3,958,931,660
1975 $577,549,300 $4,823,090,192
1976 $596,675,700 $6,013,210,816
1977 $673,010,600 $7,499,005,639
1978 $717,240,400 $8,128,719,315
1979 $814,067,900 $8,418,407,787
1980 $854,711,500 $8,951,800,000
1981 $846,514,500 $10,753,888,154
1982 $863,933,200 $8,732,542,274
1983 $823,374,900 $8,230,153,846
1984 $848,478,300 $10,447,615,385
1985 $851,296,100 $8,075,259,600
1986 $840,964,400 $10,092,200,000
1987 $972,800,000 $12,093,333,333
1988 $1,038,300,000 $14,372,555,556
1989 $786,300,000 $21,408,111,111
1990 $384,400,000 $33,641,222,222
1991 $348,000,000 $44,171,194,366
1992 $223,500,000 $7,031,933,492
1993 $160,400,000 $8,881,005,436
1994 $132,200,000 $12,793,794,737
1995 $134,800,000 $13,830,363,900
1996 $159,400,000 $9,018,300,725
1997 $295,900,000 $11,681,175,864
1998 $359,600,000 $11,250,221,537
1999 $441,800,000 $10,682,028,340
2000 $874,000,000 $12,257,299,147
2001 $906,000,000 $15,716,361,792
2002 $927,000,000 $18,137,128,388
2003 $748,000,000 $21,355,298,460
2004 $897,000,000 $26,646,007,251
2005 $949,000,000 $35,182,711,988
2006 $1,119,000,000 $45,263,831,634
2007 $1,373,000,000 $59,440,139,775
2008 $1,726,000,000 $64,833,083,257
2009 $1,768,000,000 $51,621,044,077
2010 $1,998,000,000 $58,962,978,034
2011 $2,398,000,000 $55,018,567,211
2012 $2,791,614,000 $37,632,919,967
2013 $3,177,198,100 $43,024,018,082
2014 $3,225,652,000 $49,516,748,618
2015 $3,227,075,700 $51,726,758,677
2016 $3,398,419,600 $42,630,376,000
2017 $3,390,703,400 $41,283,617,976
2018 $3,422,754,800 $32,333,780,383
2019 $3,319,596,500 $32,338,079,165
2020 $3,176,126,300 $27,034,593,750
2021 $3,513,049,500 $34,229,513,775
2022 $4,001,047,000 $51,666,875,363
2023 $4,390,000,000 $39,898,289,821
2024 $4,750,000,000 $49,909,807,030

Liberia and Sudan economies compared

GDP per capita
Liberia

Sudan
Year GDP per capita
Liberia Sudan
1960 $167.2 $134.7
1961 $157.5 $141.6
1962 $160.3 $148.9
1963 $163.1 $146.6
1964 $173.9 $145.7
1965 $177.6 $146.8
1966 $184.6 $145.6
1967 $192.2 $152.4
1968 $198.6 $153.7
1969 $214.7 $163.5
1970 $220.3 $179.6
1971 $227.1 $189
1972 $238.6 $198.2
1973 $244.4 $235.8
1974 $299.4 $291.5
1975 $346 $343
1976 $347 $413
1977 $381 $497
1978 $394 $518
1979 $435 $515
1980 $443 $525
1981 $426 $605
1982 $422 $472
1983 $391 $431
1984 $390 $534
1985 $380 $406
1986 $364 $497
1987 $409 $584
1988 $424 $680
1989 $312 $992
1990 $172.9 $1,528
1991 $177.9 $1,966
1992 $107.8 $307
1993 $74.4 $379
1994 $61.5 $532
1995 $62.1 $561
1996 $71.4 $357
1997 $122.6 $453
1998 $134.7 $425
1999 $156.6 $394
2000 $298.5 $441
2001 $300 $551
2002 $299.5 $621
2003 $239.8 $714
2004 $284.1 $872
2005 $287.5 $1,125
2006 $321 $1,415
2007 $374 $1,814
2008 $452 $1,928
2009 $448 $1,493
2010 $492 $1,665
2011 $568 $1,522
2012 $638 $1,019
2013 $711 $1,139
2014 $707 $1,275
2015 $693 $1,292
2016 $715 $1,033
2017 $699 $967
2018 $692 $731
2019 $658 $710
2020 $617 $578
2021 $668 $712
2022 $745 $1,046
2023 $799 $797
2024 $846 $989

Liberia vs. Sudan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Liberia

Sudan
Year Life expectancy, years
Liberia Sudan
1950 38 45.8
1951 38 46.2
1952 38.1 46.5
1953 38.1 46.9
1954 38.1 47.3
1955 38.1 47.7
1956 38.1 48.1
1957 38.1 48.5
1958 38.1 48.9
1959 38.1 49.2
1960 38.1 49.6
1961 38.1 50
1962 38.2 50.4
1963 38.3 50.8
1964 38.5 50.9
1965 38.7 51
1966 39 51.3
1967 39.3 51.5
1968 39.6 51.8
1969 40 52
1970 40.4 52.3
1971 40.7 52.5
1972 41.2 52.8
1973 41.6 53
1974 42.1 53.2
1975 42.5 53.3
1976 42.9 53.3
1977 43.2 53.5
1978 43.6 53.3
1979 43.9 53.4
1980 44.1 54.1
1981 44.3 54.4
1982 44.4 54.4
1983 44.6 49.6
1984 44.7 49.8
1985 44 50
1986 44.5 54.6
1987 44.3 54.7
1988 44.1 55
1989 43.9 54.9
1990 37.6 55.5
1991 43.6 55.6
1992 43.6 56
1993 43 56.1
1994 42.6 57
1995 44.6 57.4
1996 44.9 57.6
1997 48.3 58.1
1998 49.4 58.3
1999 50.4 58.6
2000 51.9 58.9
2001 53.1 59.3
2002 54.1 59.3
2003 53 58.3
2004 55.9 56.8
2005 56.8 57.2
2006 57.5 60.4
2007 58.1 61.4
2008 58.7 61.3
2009 59.1 62.7
2010 59.4 63
2011 59.5 63.2
2012 59.8 63.4
2013 60 63.4
2014 59.2 64
2015 59.2 64.4
2016 60.5 64.7
2017 60.8 65.1
2018 61 65.5
2019 61.2 65.8
2020 61.3 65.1
2021 61.2 64.5
2022 61.9 65.7
2023 62.2 66.3
2024 62.3 66.5
2025 62.5 66.7

Liberia and Sudan population clocks and comparison

Population
Liberia

Sudan
Year Population
Liberia Sudan
1960 1,139,522 8,364,489
1961 1,167,717 8,634,941
1962 1,197,039 8,919,028
1963 1,227,414 9,218,077
1964 1,258,745 9,531,109
1965 1,291,156 9,858,030
1966 1,324,383 10,197,578
1967 1,358,435 10,550,597
1968 1,393,530 10,917,999
1969 1,429,605 11,298,936
1970 1,466,676 11,695,771
1971 1,504,077 12,105,539
1972 1,542,670 12,527,856
1973 1,583,588 13,049,315
1974 1,626,362 13,580,723
1975 1,670,913 14,064,798
1976 1,717,060 14,569,716
1977 1,766,019 15,086,614
1978 1,818,247 15,695,003
1979 1,872,713 16,355,352
1980 1,929,253 17,058,905
1981 1,986,867 17,780,572
1982 2,045,073 18,486,645
1983 2,107,113 19,109,770
1984 2,173,312 19,546,528
1985 2,240,539 19,905,872
1986 2,308,511 20,288,238
1987 2,377,229 20,704,904
1988 2,446,941 21,138,431
1989 2,517,858 21,578,022
1990 2,223,667 22,021,481
1991 1,956,518 22,470,676
1992 2,072,461 22,927,355
1993 2,155,126 23,445,592
1994 2,149,928 24,043,948
1995 2,169,162 24,672,143
1996 2,232,289 25,231,528
1997 2,412,989 25,799,821
1998 2,670,124 26,458,999
1999 2,821,684 27,130,613
2000 2,928,117 27,816,745
2001 3,015,338 28,516,770
2002 3,094,782 29,228,727
2003 3,119,532 29,896,035
2004 3,156,892 30,556,637
2005 3,301,015 31,262,444
2006 3,490,787 31,992,435
2007 3,669,050 32,764,135
2008 3,821,003 33,623,980
2009 3,943,028 34,569,113
2010 4,058,890 35,414,399
2011 4,221,178 36,140,806
2012 4,373,043 36,923,178
2013 4,470,239 37,785,849
2014 4,564,293 38,823,318
2015 4,659,431 40,024,431
2016 4,755,608 41,259,892
2017 4,848,925 42,714,306
2018 4,944,726 44,230,596
2019 5,043,721 45,548,175
2020 5,149,463 46,789,231
2021 5,259,323 48,066,924
2022 5,373,294 49,383,346
2023 5,493,031 50,042,791
2024 5,612,817 50,448,963

Fertility rates in Liberia and Sudan

Fertility rate
Liberia

Sudan
Year Fertility rate
Liberia Sudan
1960 6.39 6.66
1961 6.45 6.66
1962 6.5 6.7
1963 6.56 6.76
1964 6.59 6.8
1965 6.62 6.84
1966 6.63 6.88
1967 6.65 6.91
1968 6.66 6.95
1969 6.64 6.97
1970 6.58 6.99
1971 6.54 7.02
1972 6.6 6.98
1973 6.65 6.94
1974 6.69 6.91
1975 6.74 6.87
1976 6.79 6.82
1977 6.84 6.78
1978 6.88 6.72
1979 6.92 6.65
1980 6.87 6.59
1981 6.83 6.53
1982 6.79 6.47
1983 6.76 6.41
1984 6.73 6.34
1985 6.69 6.28
1986 6.64 6.23
1987 6.57 6.18
1988 6.51 6.13
1989 6.43 6.11
1990 6.37 6.07
1991 6.32 6.05
1992 6.28 6.02
1993 6.25 5.97
1994 6.21 5.91
1995 6.17 5.86
1996 6.13 5.79
1997 6.08 5.72
1998 6.02 5.65
1999 5.95 5.62
2000 5.88 5.6
2001 5.77 5.56
2002 5.65 5.53
2003 5.55 5.49
2004 5.51 5.46
2005 5.52 5.4
2006 5.53 5.33
2007 5.46 5.27
2008 5.33 5.21
2009 5.17 5.17
2010 5.06 5.14
2011 4.97 5.09
2012 4.88 5.03
2013 4.75 4.97
2014 4.62 4.91
2015 4.52 4.9
2016 4.46 4.83
2017 4.4 4.76
2018 4.34 4.68
2019 4.26 4.62
2020 4.17 4.54
2021 4.09 4.46
2022 4.02 4.38
2023 3.95 4.32

Liberia and Sudan demographics compared

Median age
Liberia

Sudan
Year Median age, years
Liberia Sudan
1960 19.3 16.7
1961 19.3 16.7
1962 19.3 16.7
1963 19.3 16.6
1964 19.2 16.5
1965 19.2 16.5
1966 19.2 16.4
1967 19.1 16.4
1968 19 16.3
1969 18.8 16.3
1970 18.7 16.2
1971 18.6 16.2
1972 18.6 16.1
1973 18.5 16
1974 18.4 15.9
1975 18.3 16
1976 18.2 16
1977 18.2 16.1
1978 18.1 16.2
1979 18 16.4
1980 18 16.5
1981 17.9 16.6
1982 17.9 16.7
1983 17.9 16.7
1984 17.9 16.8
1985 17.9 16.8
1986 17.9 16.8
1987 17.9 16.9
1988 17.9 16.9
1989 17.9 16.8
1990 17.9 16.8
1991 17.9 16.8
1992 17.9 16.8
1993 17.9 16.8
1994 18 16.8
1995 18 16.8
1996 18.1 16.8
1997 18.1 16.8
1998 18.2 16.8
1999 18.2 16.9
2000 18.3 16.9
2001 18.3 17
2002 18.3 17
2003 18.4 17.1
2004 18.4 17.1
2005 18.4 17.1
2006 18.4 17.2
2007 18.4 17.3
2008 18.4 17.3
2009 18.4 17.4
2010 18.4 17.5
2011 18.6 17.4
2012 18.8 17.5
2013 18.7 17.5
2014 18.7 17.7
2015 18.7 17.9
2016 18.7 18.1
2017 18.7 18.3
2018 18.8 18.6
2019 18.8 18.7
2020 19 18.9
2021 19.1 19
2022 19.2 19.2
2023 19.4 19.3
2024 19.6 19.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Liberia Sudan
GNI, Atlas method
$4.27B
2024
$36.2B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
22.4%
2025
6.17%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.27%
2023
2.02%
2009
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.3%
2023
0.92%
2021
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
144,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.47%
2025
-2.68%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.93%
2017
7.53%
2022
Services, % of GDP
42.1%
2024
54.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
23.3%
2024
23%
2024
Economic freedom index
48.5
2025
35.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.1%
2016
27.8%
2014
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2016
3.2%
2014
Total reserves including gold
$600M
2022
$178M
2017
Personal remittances received
$680M
2024
$900M
2024
International tourist arrivals n/a
836,000
2018
International tourism as share of exports
27.1%
2009
20.9%
2018
Banked people share
52.2%
2024
15.3%
2014

Energy

Liberia Sudan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
412 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$8.15
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.64 megatons
2023
21.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.3 tons
2023
0.43 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
30.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
92.8%
2022
61%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
4.99%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
18.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
278.8 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
57.4%
2021
58%
2021
Hydroelectric share
55.7%
2021
71.4%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
32.5%
2023
66%
2023

Society

Liberia Sudan
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.62%
2024
Annual migration change
-7,779
2024
-544,257
2024
Urban population
54.1%
2024
36.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.43 ft
2025
5.65 ft
2025
Average female height
5.13 ft
2025
5.26 ft
2025
Quality of life index
24.6
2025
27.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
27
2024
15
2024
Higher education index
16
2025
43
2025
Homicides per 100K people
3.12
2012
5.1
2008
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
38.9
2019
26.8
2019
Visa free countries
58
2025
53
2025
Adult literacy rate
48.3%
2017
60.7%
2018
English speaking
82.7%
2023
93.7%
2023
People using the Internet
23.5%
2023
26.4%
2020

Health

Liberia Sudan
Government health expenditure per capita
$99.7
2022
$31.6
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$62
2022
$16.2
2022
Life expectancy
62.5 years
2025
66.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
19.9%
2022
17.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.18
2022
0.26
2017
Age at first childbirth
19.1 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
628
2023
256
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
72.9
2023
50.1
2023
Obesity rate
17.4%
2022
17.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.2%
2024
19%
2024
Air quality index
19
2025
33
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.2%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.86 liters
2020
0.01 liters
2020

Territory

Liberia Sudan
% of world land
0.06%
2025
1.25%
2025
Land area per capita
6,626 sq mi
2024
14,296 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
7,425 sq mi
2025
435,002 sq mi
2025
Forest area
29,061 sq mi
2025
68,892 sq mi
2025
Roads length
6,587 mi
2018
19,263 mi
2019

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