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Liberia vs Tuvalu statistics compared

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Liberia has a population of 5.61M (ranked 117/197), compared with 9.65K in Tuvalu (ranked 196/197). Liberia's land area is 37,189 sq mi versus 11.6 sq mi for Tuvalu (ranked 106th vs. 194th).

By GDP, Liberia ranks 163/197 ($4.75B) and Tuvalu ranks 196/197 ($62.3M). By GDP per capita, Liberia ranks 185/197 ($846), while Tuvalu ranks 109/197 ($6,345).

Main facts and rankings

Liberia Tuvalu
Population
5829811
9493
Population rank 116/197 196/197
GDP
$4.75B
2024
$62.3M
2023
GDP rank 163/197 196/197
GDP per capita
$846
2024
$6,345
2023
GDP per capita rank 185/197 109/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,885
2024
$6,151
2023
Government debt
$2.68B
2024
$2.84M
2023
Debt-to-GDP ratio
56.5%
2025
3.26%
2025
Government debt per person
$478
2024
$289.4
2023
Government debt per person rank 167/185 179/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,418
2025
$4,174
2025
Land area
37,189 sq mi
2025
11.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
150.9 ppl/mi²
2024
833 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.95
2023
3.21
2023
Median age
19.6 years
2024
25.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
62.5 years
2025
67.4 years
2025

Liberia and Tuvalu: Comparison Charts

Liberia and Tuvalu economies compared

GDP
Liberia

Tuvalu
Year GDP
Liberia Tuvalu
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 $2,585,956
1971 $341,543,100 $2,716,990
1972 $368,098,000 $2,968,458
1973 $386,968,300 $3,411,915
1974 $486,955,000 $4,122,329
1975 $577,549,300 $4,014,748
1976 $596,675,700 $3,919,072
1977 $673,010,600 $3,669,420
1978 $717,240,400 $3,798,782
1979 $814,067,900 $4,065,659
1980 $854,711,500 $4,206,128
1981 $846,514,500 $4,773,018
1982 $863,933,200 $4,118,945
1983 $823,374,900 $4,152,550
1984 $848,478,300 $4,481,978
1985 $851,296,100 $3,862,852
1986 $840,964,400 $4,574,706
1987 $972,800,000 $5,020,513
1988 $1,038,300,000 $7,011,059
1989 $786,300,000 $8,454,523
1990 $384,400,000 $9,542,901
1991 $348,000,000 $10,127,314
1992 $223,500,000 $10,535,028
1993 $160,400,000 $10,414,400
1994 $132,200,000 $11,772,611
1995 $134,800,000 $11,922,614
1996 $159,400,000 $13,338,597
1997 $295,900,000 $13,734,210
1998 $359,600,000 $13,795,146
1999 $441,800,000 $14,800,503
2000 $874,000,000 $15,073,976
2001 $906,000,000 $13,964,732
2002 $927,000,000 $16,842,673
2003 $748,000,000 $19,456,338
2004 $897,000,000 $22,798,275
2005 $949,000,000 $22,909,980
2006 $1,119,000,000 $24,096,875
2007 $1,373,000,000 $28,450,169
2008 $1,726,000,000 $31,874,435
2009 $1,768,000,000 $28,076,984
2010 $1,998,000,000 $32,105,408
2011 $2,398,000,000 $39,196,957
2012 $2,791,614,000 $39,345,579
2013 $3,177,198,100 $38,615,891
2014 $3,225,652,000 $38,760,983
2015 $3,227,075,700 $36,811,936
2016 $3,398,419,600 $41,629,064
2017 $3,390,703,400 $45,276,595
2018 $3,422,754,800 $48,015,260
2019 $3,319,596,500 $54,123,199
2020 $3,176,126,300 $51,746,594
2021 $3,513,049,500 $60,196,406
2022 $4,001,047,000 $59,065,982
2023 $4,390,000,000 $62,280,312
2024 $4,750,000,000 -

Liberia and Tuvalu economies compared

GDP per capita
Liberia

Tuvalu
Year GDP per capita
Liberia Tuvalu
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 $457
1971 $227.1 $478
1972 $238.6 $522
1973 $244.4 $601
1974 $299.4 $708
1975 $346 $656
1976 $347 $612
1977 $381 $549
1978 $394 $546
1979 $435 $566
1980 $443 $571
1981 $426 $634
1982 $422 $537
1983 $391 $533
1984 $390 $567
1985 $380 $480
1986 $364 $557
1987 $409 $600
1988 $424 $823
1989 $312 $976
1990 $172.9 $1,085
1991 $177.9 $1,134
1992 $107.8 $1,166
1993 $74.4 $1,141
1994 $61.5 $1,279
1995 $62.1 $1,285
1996 $71.4 $1,428
1997 $122.6 $1,461
1998 $134.7 $1,460
1999 $156.6 $1,559
2000 $298.5 $1,579
2001 $300 $1,457
2002 $299.5 $1,750
2003 $239.8 $2,007
2004 $284.1 $2,323
2005 $287.5 $2,305
2006 $321 $2,396
2007 $374 $2,794
2008 $452 $3,088
2009 $448 $2,684
2010 $492 $3,025
2011 $568 $3,636
2012 $638 $3,598
2013 $711 $3,510
2014 $707 $3,529
2015 $693 $3,358
2016 $715 $3,809
2017 $699 $4,166
2018 $692 $4,466
2019 $658 $5,115
2020 $617 $4,976
2021 $668 $5,905
2022 $745 $5,911
2023 $799 $6,345
2024 $846 -

Liberia vs. Tuvalu life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Liberia

Tuvalu
Year Life expectancy, years
Liberia Tuvalu
1950 38 40
1951 38 40.8
1952 38.1 41.7
1953 38.1 42.5
1954 38.1 43.4
1955 38.1 44.2
1956 38.1 45
1957 38.1 45.8
1958 38.1 46.7
1959 38.1 47.5
1960 38.1 48.3
1961 38.1 49
1962 38.2 49.8
1963 38.3 50.6
1964 38.5 51.3
1965 38.7 52.1
1966 39 52.8
1967 39.3 53.5
1968 39.6 54.1
1969 40 54.7
1970 40.4 55.3
1971 40.7 56
1972 41.2 54.7
1973 41.6 57.2
1974 42.1 57.7
1975 42.5 58.3
1976 42.9 58.8
1977 43.2 59.2
1978 43.6 59.6
1979 43.9 59.9
1980 44.1 60.2
1981 44.3 60.5
1982 44.4 60.7
1983 44.6 60.9
1984 44.7 61.1
1985 44 61.1
1986 44.5 61.2
1987 44.3 61.3
1988 44.1 61.4
1989 43.9 61.5
1990 37.6 61.6
1991 43.6 61.8
1992 43.6 60.3
1993 43 62.1
1994 42.6 62.3
1995 44.6 62.5
1996 44.9 62.7
1997 48.3 62.9
1998 49.4 63.2
1999 50.4 63.3
2000 51.9 63.5
2001 53.1 63.7
2002 54.1 63.8
2003 53 63.9
2004 55.9 64
2005 56.8 64.1
2006 57.5 64.2
2007 58.1 64.4
2008 58.7 64.5
2009 59.1 64.7
2010 59.4 64.8
2011 59.5 65
2012 59.8 65.1
2013 60 65.2
2014 59.2 65.3
2015 59.2 65.4
2016 60.5 65.5
2017 60.8 65.7
2018 61 65.9
2019 61.2 66.1
2020 61.3 66.4
2021 61.2 65.8
2022 61.9 66.9
2023 62.2 67.1
2024 62.3 67.3
2025 62.5 67.4

Liberia and Tuvalu population clocks and comparison

Population
Liberia

Tuvalu
Year Population
Liberia Tuvalu
1960 1,139,522 5,598
1961 1,167,717 5,648
1962 1,197,039 5,699
1963 1,227,414 5,751
1964 1,258,745 5,752
1965 1,291,156 5,715
1966 1,324,383 5,686
1967 1,358,435 5,652
1968 1,393,530 5,624
1969 1,429,605 5,631
1970 1,466,676 5,663
1971 1,504,077 5,685
1972 1,542,670 5,692
1973 1,583,588 5,681
1974 1,626,362 5,822
1975 1,670,913 6,117
1976 1,717,060 6,404
1977 1,766,019 6,686
1978 1,818,247 6,957
1979 1,872,713 7,184
1980 1,929,253 7,366
1981 1,986,867 7,526
1982 2,045,073 7,664
1983 2,107,113 7,789
1984 2,173,312 7,902
1985 2,240,539 8,046
1986 2,308,511 8,217
1987 2,377,229 8,371
1988 2,446,941 8,518
1989 2,517,858 8,662
1990 2,223,667 8,798
1991 1,956,518 8,928
1992 2,072,461 9,038
1993 2,155,126 9,126
1994 2,149,928 9,207
1995 2,169,162 9,280
1996 2,232,289 9,342
1997 2,412,989 9,400
1998 2,670,124 9,451
1999 2,821,684 9,496
2000 2,928,117 9,544
2001 3,015,338 9,586
2002 3,094,782 9,623
2003 3,119,532 9,695
2004 3,156,892 9,816
2005 3,301,015 9,940
2006 3,490,787 10,056
2007 3,669,050 10,182
2008 3,821,003 10,321
2009 3,943,028 10,461
2010 4,058,890 10,614
2011 4,221,178 10,780
2012 4,373,043 10,934
2013 4,470,239 11,001
2014 4,564,293 10,984
2015 4,659,431 10,963
2016 4,755,608 10,930
2017 4,848,925 10,869
2018 4,944,726 10,751
2019 5,043,721 10,581
2020 5,149,463 10,399
2021 5,259,323 10,194
2022 5,373,294 9,992
2023 5,493,031 9,816
2024 5,612,817 9,646

Fertility rates in Liberia and Tuvalu

Fertility rate
Liberia

Tuvalu
Year Fertility rate
Liberia Tuvalu
1960 6.39 5.15
1961 6.45 5.09
1962 6.5 5
1963 6.56 4.91
1964 6.59 4.83
1965 6.62 4.73
1966 6.63 4.64
1967 6.65 4.49
1968 6.66 4.36
1969 6.64 4.23
1970 6.58 4.08
1971 6.54 3.94
1972 6.6 3.81
1973 6.65 3.71
1974 6.69 3.63
1975 6.74 3.58
1976 6.79 3.55
1977 6.84 3.56
1978 6.88 3.59
1979 6.92 3.65
1980 6.87 3.73
1981 6.83 3.8
1982 6.79 3.88
1983 6.76 3.91
1984 6.73 3.95
1985 6.69 3.97
1986 6.64 3.97
1987 6.57 3.94
1988 6.51 3.88
1989 6.43 3.8
1990 6.37 3.75
1991 6.32 3.79
1992 6.28 3.86
1993 6.25 3.92
1994 6.21 3.92
1995 6.17 3.96
1996 6.13 3.95
1997 6.08 3.95
1998 6.02 3.95
1999 5.95 3.92
2000 5.88 3.84
2001 5.77 3.75
2002 5.65 3.64
2003 5.55 3.58
2004 5.51 3.55
2005 5.52 3.55
2006 5.53 3.53
2007 5.46 3.45
2008 5.33 3.42
2009 5.17 3.43
2010 5.06 3.44
2011 4.97 3.46
2012 4.88 3.47
2013 4.75 3.39
2014 4.62 3.33
2015 4.52 3.31
2016 4.46 3.3
2017 4.4 3.3
2018 4.34 3.33
2019 4.26 3.33
2020 4.17 3.31
2021 4.09 3.28
2022 4.02 3.24
2023 3.95 3.21

Liberia and Tuvalu demographics compared

Median age
Liberia

Tuvalu
Year Median age, years
Liberia Tuvalu
1960 19.3 23.1
1961 19.3 23.1
1962 19.3 23
1963 19.3 22.6
1964 19.2 21
1965 19.2 19.3
1966 19.2 18.5
1967 19.1 18.1
1968 19 17.9
1969 18.8 18
1970 18.7 18.2
1971 18.6 18.6
1972 18.6 19
1973 18.5 19.4
1974 18.4 19.7
1975 18.3 19.8
1976 18.2 19.9
1977 18.2 20.2
1978 18.1 20.5
1979 18 20.9
1980 18 21
1981 17.9 21.4
1982 17.9 21.9
1983 17.9 22.5
1984 17.9 23.2
1985 17.9 23.6
1986 17.9 23.8
1987 17.9 24
1988 17.9 24.2
1989 17.9 24.5
1990 17.9 24.7
1991 17.9 24.9
1992 17.9 25
1993 17.9 25
1994 18 25.1
1995 18 25
1996 18.1 24.9
1997 18.1 24.6
1998 18.2 24.4
1999 18.2 24.1
2000 18.3 23.9
2001 18.3 23.7
2002 18.3 23.5
2003 18.4 23.5
2004 18.4 23.5
2005 18.4 23.6
2006 18.4 23.6
2007 18.4 23.7
2008 18.4 23.8
2009 18.4 23.9
2010 18.4 24
2011 18.6 24.1
2012 18.8 24.2
2013 18.7 24.3
2014 18.7 24.5
2015 18.7 24.7
2016 18.7 24.9
2017 18.7 25.2
2018 18.8 25.3
2019 18.8 25.3
2020 19 25.3
2021 19.1 25.3
2022 19.2 25.3
2023 19.4 25.3
2024 19.6 25.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Liberia Tuvalu
GNI, Atlas method
$4.27B
2024
$86M
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
22.4%
2025
101.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.27%
2023
12.8%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.3%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.47%
2025
-1.87%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.93%
2017
7.32%
2022
Services, % of GDP
42.1%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
23.3%
2024
7.02%
2015
Economic freedom index
48.5
2025
60
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.1%
2016
30.8%
2010
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2016
2.7%
2010
Total reserves including gold
$600M
2022
n/a
Personal remittances received
$680M
2024
$2M
2024
International tourist arrivals n/a
3,599
2019
International tourism as share of exports
27.1%
2009
43.4%
2013
Banked people share
52.2%
2024
n/a

Energy

Liberia Tuvalu
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.64 megatons
2023
0 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.3 tons
2023
0 tons
2023
Renewable energy use share
92.8%
2022
5.2%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
57.4%
2021
15.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share
55.7%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
32.5%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Liberia Tuvalu
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.0001%
2024
Annual migration change
-7,779
2024
-280
2024
Urban population
54.1%
2024
66.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.43 ft
2025
5.62 ft
2025
Average female height
5.13 ft
2025
5.37 ft
2025
Quality of life index
24.6
2025
44.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
27
2024
48
2025
Higher education index
16
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
3.12
2012
0
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
38.9
2019
0.2
2025
Visa free countries
58
2025
130
2025
Adult literacy rate
48.3%
2017
100%
2022
English speaking
82.7%
2023
70%
2025
People using the Internet
23.5%
2023
74.3%
2023

Health

Liberia Tuvalu
Government health expenditure per capita
$99.7
2022
$1,085
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$62
2022
$4
2022
Life expectancy
62.5 years
2025
67.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
19.9%
2022
27.1%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.18
2022
1.26
2020
Age at first childbirth
19.1 years
2025
23.5 years
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
628
2023
170
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
72.9
2023
19.9
2023
Obesity rate
17.4%
2022
65.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.2%
2024
19%
2024
Air quality index
19
2025
97
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.2%
2022
33.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.86 liters
2020
1.26 liters
2020

Territory

Liberia Tuvalu
% of world land
0.06%
2025
0.00002%
2025
Land area per capita
6,626 sq mi
2024
1,201 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
7,425 sq mi
2025
6.95 sq mi
2025
Forest area
29,061 sq mi
2025
3.86 sq mi
2025
Roads length
6,587 mi
2018
4.97 mi
2011

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