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Liberia vs Taiwan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Liberia has a population of 5.61M (ranked 117/197), compared with 23.4M in Taiwan (ranked 60/197). Liberia's land area is 37,189 sq mi versus 13,976 sq mi for Taiwan (ranked 106th vs. 133rd).

By GDP, Liberia ranks 163/197 ($4.75B) and Taiwan ranks 22/197 ($797B). By GDP per capita, Liberia ranks 185/197 ($846), while Taiwan ranks 34/197 ($34,041).

Main facts and rankings

Liberia Taiwan
Population
5829811
23308308
Population rank 116/197 60/197
GDP
$4.75B
2024
$797B
2024
GDP rank 163/197 22/197
GDP per capita
$846
2024
$34,041
2024
GDP per capita rank 185/197 34/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,885
2024
$50,500
2017
Government debt
$2.68B
2024
$209B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
56.5%
2025
24%
2025
Government debt per person
$478
2024
$8,907
2024
Government debt per person rank 167/185 61/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,418
2025
$17,771
2025
Land area
37,189 sq mi
2025
13,976 sq mi
2025
Population density
150.9 ppl/mi²
2024
1,675 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.95
2023
0.89
2024
Median age
19.6 years
2024
45.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
62.5 years
2025
80.9 years
2025

Liberia and Taiwan: Comparison Charts

Liberia and Taiwan economies compared

GDP
Liberia

Taiwan
Year GDP
Liberia Taiwan
1960 $190,495,600 -
1961 $183,920,900 $1,778,000,000
1962 $191,861,800 $1,960,000,000
1963 $200,229,600 $2,218,000,000
1964 $218,929,100 $2,592,000,000
1965 $229,260,800 $2,869,000,000
1966 $244,459,500 $3,207,000,000
1967 $261,024,300 $3,709,000,000
1968 $276,820,700 $4,325,000,000
1969 $306,961,800 $5,017,000,000
1970 $323,099,700 $5,785,000,000
1971 $341,543,100 $6,727,000,000
1972 $368,098,000 $8,063,000,000
1973 $386,968,300 $10,940,000,000
1974 $486,955,000 $14,739,000,000
1975 $577,549,300 $15,836,000,000
1976 $596,675,700 $18,988,000,000
1977 $673,010,600 $22,252,000,000
1978 $717,240,400 $27,373,000,000
1979 $814,067,900 $33,875,000,000
1980 $854,711,500 $42,292,000,000
1981 $846,514,500 $49,047,000,000
1982 $863,933,200 $49,540,000,000
1983 $823,374,900 $54,155,000,000
1984 $848,478,300 $61,036,000,000
1985 $851,296,100 $63,599,000,000
1986 $840,964,400 $78,347,000,000
1987 $972,800,000 $104,956,000,000
1988 $1,038,300,000 $126,378,000,000
1989 $786,300,000 $152,687,000,000
1990 $384,400,000 $166,392,000,000
1991 $348,000,000 $187,100,000,000
1992 $223,500,000 $222,947,000,000
1993 $160,400,000 $234,943,000,000
1994 $132,200,000 $256,213,000,000
1995 $134,800,000 $279,013,000,000
1996 $159,400,000 $292,473,000,000
1997 $295,900,000 $303,315,000,000
1998 $359,600,000 $279,926,000,000
1999 $441,800,000 $303,827,000,000
2000 $874,000,000 $330,725,000,000
2001 $906,000,000 $299,303,000,000
2002 $927,000,000 $307,429,000,000
2003 $748,000,000 $317,374,000,000
2004 $897,000,000 $346,881,000,000
2005 $949,000,000 $374,042,000,000
2006 $1,119,000,000 $386,492,000,000
2007 $1,373,000,000 $406,940,000,000
2008 $1,726,000,000 $415,824,000,000
2009 $1,768,000,000 $390,788,000,000
2010 $1,998,000,000 $444,245,000,000
2011 $2,398,000,000 $483,957,000,000
2012 $2,791,614,000 $495,536,000,000
2013 $3,177,198,100 $512,957,000,000
2014 $3,225,652,000 $535,332,000,000
2015 $3,227,075,700 $534,474,000,000
2016 $3,398,419,600 $543,002,000,000
2017 $3,390,703,400 $591,734,000,000
2018 $3,422,754,800 $610,744,000,000
2019 $3,319,596,500 $613,453,000,000
2020 $3,176,126,300 $676,935,000,000
2021 $3,513,049,500 $777,062,000,000
2022 $4,001,047,000 $765,529,000,000
2023 $4,390,000,000 $757,276,000,000
2024 $4,750,000,000 $796,904,000,000

Liberia and Taiwan economies compared

GDP per capita
Liberia

Taiwan
Year GDP per capita
Liberia Taiwan
1960 $167.2 -
1961 $157.5 $161.2
1962 $160.3 $172
1963 $163.1 $188.6
1964 $173.9 $213.6
1965 $177.6 $229.3
1966 $184.6 $249.1
1967 $192.2 $280.8
1968 $198.6 $319
1969 $214.7 $357
1970 $220.3 $397
1971 $227.1 $451
1972 $238.6 $530
1973 $244.4 $706
1974 $299.4 $934
1975 $346 $985
1976 $347 $1,158
1977 $381 $1,330
1978 $394 $1,606
1979 $435 $1,950
1980 $443 $2,389
1981 $426 $2,720
1982 $422 $2,699
1983 $391 $2,903
1984 $390 $3,224
1985 $380 $3,314
1986 $364 $4,036
1987 $409 $5,350
1988 $424 $6,370
1989 $312 $7,613
1990 $172.9 $8,205
1991 $177.9 $9,125
1992 $107.8 $10,768
1993 $74.4 $11,242
1994 $61.5 $12,150
1995 $62.1 $13,119
1996 $71.4 $13,641
1997 $122.6 $14,020
1998 $134.7 $12,820
1999 $156.6 $13,804
2000 $298.5 $14,908
2001 $300 $13,397
2002 $299.5 $13,686
2003 $239.8 $14,066
2004 $284.1 $15,317
2005 $287.5 $16,456
2006 $321 $16,934
2007 $374 $17,757
2008 $452 $18,081
2009 $448 $16,933
2010 $492 $19,197
2011 $568 $20,866
2012 $638 $21,295
2013 $711 $21,973
2014 $707 $22,874
2015 $693 $22,780
2016 $715 $23,091
2017 $699 $25,121
2018 $692 $25,901
2019 $658 $25,998
2020 $617 $28,705
2021 $668 $33,111
2022 $745 $32,827
2023 $799 $32,442
2024 $846 $34,041

Liberia vs. Taiwan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Liberia

Taiwan
Year Life expectancy, years
Liberia Taiwan
1950 38 56.6
1951 38 57.2
1952 38.1 57.9
1953 38.1 58.6
1954 38.1 58.9
1955 38.1 59.8
1956 38.1 60.3
1957 38.1 61
1958 38.1 61
1959 38.1 61.6
1960 38.1 62.5
1961 38.1 63
1962 38.2 63.8
1963 38.3 64.5
1964 38.5 64.9
1965 38.7 65.7
1966 39 66.1
1967 39.3 66.7
1968 39.6 66.8
1969 40 67.7
1970 40.4 69
1971 40.7 69.4
1972 41.2 69.6
1973 41.6 69.8
1974 42.1 70.3
1975 42.5 70.9
1976 42.9 71.2
1977 43.2 71.3
1978 43.6 71.7
1979 43.9 71.7
1980 44.1 72
1981 44.3 72
1982 44.4 72.4
1983 44.6 72.4
1984 44.7 73
1985 44 73.3
1986 44.5 73.3
1987 44.3 73.6
1988 44.1 73.4
1989 43.9 73.7
1990 37.6 73.9
1991 43.6 74.3
1992 43.6 74.3
1993 43 74.6
1994 42.6 74.7
1995 44.6 74.6
1996 44.9 74.9
1997 48.3 75.3
1998 49.4 75.5
1999 50.4 75.6
2000 51.9 76.1
2001 53.1 76.5
2002 54.1 76.9
2003 53 77
2004 55.9 77.2
2005 56.8 77.1
2006 57.5 77.8
2007 58.1 78
2008 58.7 78.3
2009 59.1 78.7
2010 59.4 79
2011 59.5 78.9
2012 59.8 79.2
2013 60 79.6
2014 59.2 79.5
2015 59.2 79.9
2016 60.5 79.7
2017 60.8 80.1
2018 61 80.4
2019 61.2 80.6
2020 61.3 81.1
2021 61.2 80.8
2022 61.9 80.2
2023 62.2 80.6
2024 62.3 80.7
2025 62.5 80.9

Liberia and Taiwan population clocks and comparison

Population
Liberia

Taiwan
Year Population
Liberia Taiwan
1960 1,139,522 -
1961 1,167,717 11,030,385
1962 1,197,039 11,392,513
1963 1,227,414 11,762,101
1964 1,258,745 12,137,143
1965 1,291,156 12,511,863
1966 1,324,383 12,874,153
1967 1,358,435 13,210,344
1968 1,393,530 13,548,537
1969 1,429,605 14,068,984
1970 1,466,676 14,582,944
1971 1,504,077 14,913,564
1972 1,542,670 15,220,495
1973 1,583,588 15,505,121
1974 1,626,362 15,784,817
1975 1,670,913 16,075,128
1976 1,717,060 16,401,413
1977 1,766,019 16,730,895
1978 1,818,247 17,042,272
1979 1,872,713 17,372,779
1980 1,929,253 17,704,538
1981 1,986,867 18,029,982
1982 2,045,073 18,354,855
1983 2,107,113 18,653,146
1984 2,173,312 18,929,866
1985 2,240,539 19,191,510
1986 2,308,511 19,411,454
1987 2,377,229 19,617,046
1988 2,446,941 19,839,704
1989 2,517,858 20,055,492
1990 2,223,667 20,278,946
1991 1,956,518 20,503,568
1992 2,072,461 20,704,227
1993 2,155,126 20,899,019
1994 2,149,928 21,086,645
1995 2,169,162 21,267,653
1996 2,232,289 21,441,432
1997 2,412,989 21,634,124
1998 2,670,124 21,835,703
1999 2,821,684 22,010,489
2000 2,928,117 22,184,530
2001 3,015,338 22,341,120
2002 3,094,782 22,463,172
2003 3,119,532 22,562,663
2004 3,156,892 22,646,836
2005 3,301,015 22,729,753
2006 3,490,787 22,823,455
2007 3,669,050 22,917,444
2008 3,821,003 22,997,696
2009 3,943,028 23,078,402
2010 4,058,890 23,140,948
2011 4,221,178 23,193,518
2012 4,373,043 23,270,367
2013 4,470,239 23,344,670
2014 4,564,293 23,403,635
2015 4,659,431 23,462,914
2016 4,755,608 23,515,945
2017 4,848,925 23,555,522
2018 4,944,726 23,580,080
2019 5,043,721 23,596,027
2020 5,149,463 23,582,179
2021 5,259,323 23,468,275
2022 5,373,294 23,319,977
2023 5,493,031 23,342,541
2024 5,612,817 23,410,331

Fertility rates in Liberia and Taiwan

Fertility rate
Liberia

Taiwan
Year Fertility rate
Liberia Taiwan
1951 - 7.04
1952 - -
1953 - -
1954 - -
1955 - -
1956 - -
1957 - -
1958 - -
1959 - -
1960 6.39 -
1961 6.45 -
1962 6.5 -
1963 6.56 -
1964 6.59 -
1965 6.62 -
1966 6.63 -
1967 6.65 -
1968 6.66 -
1969 6.64 -
1970 6.58 -
1971 6.54 -
1972 6.6 -
1973 6.65 -
1974 6.69 -
1975 6.74 -
1976 6.79 -
1977 6.84 -
1978 6.88 -
1979 6.92 -
1980 6.87 -
1981 6.83 2.46
1982 6.79 -
1983 6.76 -
1984 6.73 -
1985 6.69 -
1986 6.64 -
1987 6.57 -
1988 6.51 -
1989 6.43 -
1990 6.37 -
1991 6.32 1.72
1992 6.28 -
1993 6.25 -
1994 6.21 -
1995 6.17 -
1996 6.13 -
1997 6.08 -
1998 6.02 -
1999 5.95 -
2000 5.88 -
2001 5.77 1.4
2002 5.65 -
2003 5.55 -
2004 5.51 -
2005 5.52 -
2006 5.53 -
2007 5.46 -
2008 5.33 -
2009 5.17 -
2010 5.06 -
2011 4.97 1.07
2012 4.88 -
2013 4.75 -
2014 4.62 -
2015 4.52 1.18
2016 4.46 1.17
2017 4.4 1.13
2018 4.34 1.06
2019 4.26 1.05
2020 4.17 0.99
2021 4.09 0.98
2022 4.02 0.87
2023 3.95 0.87
2024 - 0.89

Liberia and Taiwan demographics compared

Median age
Liberia

Taiwan
Year Median age, years
Liberia Taiwan
1960 19.3 -
1961 19.3 -
1962 19.3 -
1963 19.3 -
1964 19.2 -
1965 19.2 -
1966 19.2 -
1967 19.1 -
1968 19 -
1969 18.8 -
1970 18.7 -
1971 18.6 -
1972 18.6 -
1973 18.5 -
1974 18.4 20.8
1975 18.3 21.2
1976 18.2 21.5
1977 18.2 21.9
1978 18.1 22.3
1979 18 22.6
1980 18 23
1981 17.9 23.4
1982 17.9 23.8
1983 17.9 24.1
1984 17.9 24.6
1985 17.9 25.1
1986 17.9 25.6
1987 17.9 26.1
1988 17.9 26.5
1989 17.9 27
1990 17.9 27.5
1991 17.9 28
1992 17.9 28.4
1993 17.9 28.9
1994 18 29.4
1995 18 29.8
1996 18.1 30.3
1997 18.1 30.7
1998 18.2 31.2
1999 18.2 31.6
2000 18.3 32.1
2001 18.3 32.6
2002 18.3 33.1
2003 18.4 33.6
2004 18.4 34.1
2005 18.4 34.7
2006 18.4 35.2
2007 18.4 35.8
2008 18.4 36.3
2009 18.4 36.8
2010 18.4 37.4
2011 18.6 37.9
2012 18.8 38.3
2013 18.7 38.9
2014 18.7 39.3
2015 18.7 39.9
2016 18.7 40.4
2017 18.7 41
2018 18.8 41.5
2019 18.8 42.1
2020 19 42.7
2021 19.1 43.3
2022 19.2 43.9
2023 19.4 44.5
2024 19.6 45.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Liberia Taiwan
GNI, Atlas method
$4.27B
2024
$825B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
22.4%
2025
15.9%
2024
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.27%
2023
n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.3%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.47%
2025
+0.43%
2024
Unemployment rate
5.93%
2017
3.38%
2024
Services, % of GDP
42.1%
2024
58.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
23.3%
2024
39.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
48.5
2025
79.7
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
788,799
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
4.01%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
54
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0003%
2025
Total reserves including gold
$600M
2022
n/a
Personal remittances received
$680M
2024
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
27.1%
2009
n/a
Banked people share
52.2%
2024
n/a

Energy

Liberia Taiwan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
2,308 kg
2024
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.64 megatons
2023
273.7 megatons
2022
CO2 emissions per capita
0.3 tons
2023
11.7 tons
2022
Renewable energy use share
92.8%
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
57.4%
2021
n/a
Hydroelectric share
55.7%
2021
n/a
Nuclear share
0%
2021
n/a
Electricity access
32.5%
2023
n/a

Society

Liberia Taiwan
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.29%
2024
Annual migration change
-7,779
2024
+47,029
2024
Urban population
54.1%
2024
n/a
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
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
24.6
2025
78.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
27
2024
67
2024
Higher education index
16
2025
88
2025
Homicides per 100K people
3.12
2012
0.8
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
38.9
2019
2
2024
Visa free countries
58
2025
129
2025
Adult literacy rate
48.3%
2017
98.5%
2014
English speaking
82.7%
2023
30%
2025
People using the Internet
23.5%
2023
n/a

Health

Liberia Taiwan
Government health expenditure per capita
$99.7
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$62
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
62.5 years
2025
80.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
19.9%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.18
2022
n/a
Age at first childbirth
19.1 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
628
2023
14
2024
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
72.9
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
17.4%
2022
11.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.2%
2024
n/a
Air quality index
19
2025
55
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.2%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.86 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Liberia Taiwan
% of world land
0.06%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
6,626 sq mi
2024
597 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
7,425 sq mi
2025
3,000 sq mi
2025
Forest area
29,061 sq mi
2025
8,495 sq mi
2025
Roads length
6,587 mi
2018
25,771 mi
2019

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