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Liberia vs United Arab Emirates statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Liberia has a population of 5.61M (ranked 117/197), compared with 10.9M in The United Arab Emirates (ranked 88/197). Liberia's land area is 37,189 sq mi versus 27,421 sq mi for The United Arab Emirates (ranked 106th vs. 117th).

By GDP, Liberia ranks 163/197 ($4.75B) and The United Arab Emirates ranks 29/197 ($537B). By GDP per capita, Liberia ranks 185/197 ($846), while The United Arab Emirates ranks 24/197 ($49,378).

Main facts and rankings

Liberia UAE
Population
5829811
11372700
Population rank 116/197 86/197
GDP
$4.75B
2024
$537B
2024
GDP rank 163/197 29/197
GDP per capita
$846
2024
$49,378
2024
GDP per capita rank 185/197 24/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,885
2024
$77,959
2024
Government debt
$2.68B
2024
$172B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
56.5%
2025
32.8%
2025
Government debt per person
$478
2024
$15,857
2024
Government debt per person rank 167/185 39/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,418
2025
$40,921
2025
Land area
37,189 sq mi
2025
27,421 sq mi
2025
Population density
150.9 ppl/mi²
2024
397 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.95
2023
1.2
2023
Median age
19.6 years
2024
32.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
62.5 years
2025
83.2 years
2025

Liberia and United Arab Emirates: Comparison Charts

Liberia and United Arab Emirates economies compared

GDP
Liberia

United Arab Emirates
Year GDP
Liberia UAE
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 $685,986,701
1971 $341,543,100 $939,893,600
1972 $368,098,000 $1,415,086,929
1973 $386,968,300 $4,231,243,616
1974 $486,955,000 $11,651,505,689
1975 $577,549,300 $14,720,728,249
1976 $596,675,700 $19,213,158,779
1977 $673,010,600 $24,871,775,165
1978 $717,240,400 $23,775,764,225
1979 $814,067,900 $31,225,659,621
1980 $854,711,500 $43,599,160,050
1981 $846,514,500 $49,333,424,135
1982 $863,933,200 $46,622,718,605
1983 $823,374,900 $42,803,323,345
1984 $848,478,300 $41,807,954,236
1985 $851,296,100 $40,603,650,232
1986 $840,964,400 $33,943,612,095
1987 $972,800,000 $36,384,908,744
1988 $1,038,300,000 $36,275,674,203
1989 $786,300,000 $41,464,995,914
1990 $384,400,000 $50,701,443,748
1991 $348,000,000 $51,552,165,622
1992 $223,500,000 $54,239,171,888
1993 $160,400,000 $55,625,170,253
1994 $132,200,000 $59,305,093,980
1995 $134,800,000 $65,743,666,576
1996 $159,400,000 $73,571,233,996
1997 $295,900,000 $78,839,008,445
1998 $359,600,000 $75,674,336,283
1999 $441,800,000 $84,445,473,111
2000 $874,000,000 $104,337,372,362
2001 $906,000,000 $103,311,640,572
2002 $927,000,000 $109,816,201,498
2003 $748,000,000 $124,346,358,067
2004 $897,000,000 $147,824,370,320
2005 $949,000,000 $180,617,467,965
2006 $1,119,000,000 $222,116,541,865
2007 $1,373,000,000 $257,916,133,424
2008 $1,726,000,000 $315,474,615,739
2009 $1,768,000,000 $253,547,358,747
2010 $1,998,000,000 $300,189,052,689
2011 $2,398,000,000 $360,832,739,551
2012 $2,791,614,000 $384,610,125,391
2013 $3,177,198,100 $400,218,529,748
2014 $3,225,652,000 $414,105,366,753
2015 $3,227,075,700 $370,275,469,571
2016 $3,398,419,600 $369,255,326,236
2017 $3,390,703,400 $390,516,804,030
2018 $3,422,754,800 $427,049,432,158
2019 $3,319,596,500 $417,989,721,743
2020 $3,176,126,300 $349,473,015,330
2021 $3,513,049,500 $415,178,792,757
2022 $4,001,047,000 $502,731,935,194
2023 $4,390,000,000 $514,130,432,648
2024 $4,750,000,000 $537,078,829,135

Liberia and United Arab Emirates economies compared

GDP per capita
Liberia

United Arab Emirates
Year GDP per capita
Liberia UAE
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 $2,394
1971 $227.1 $2,805
1972 $238.6 $3,675
1973 $244.4 $9,696
1974 $299.4 $23,823
1975 $346 $27,117
1976 $347 $31,197
1977 $381 $35,020
1978 $394 $29,379
1979 $435 $34,238
1980 $443 $42,925
1981 $426 $44,854
1982 $422 $39,972
1983 $391 $34,650
1984 $390 $32,012
1985 $380 $29,468
1986 $364 $23,132
1987 $409 $23,113
1988 $424 $21,570
1989 $312 $23,167
1990 $172.9 $26,710
1991 $177.9 $25,691
1992 $107.8 $25,648
1993 $74.4 $25,033
1994 $61.5 $25,473
1995 $62.1 $27,003
1996 $71.4 $28,323
1997 $122.6 $27,983
1998 $134.7 $24,889
1999 $156.6 $25,856
2000 $298.5 $29,866
2001 $300 $27,745
2002 $299.5 $27,754
2003 $239.8 $29,660
2004 $284.1 $33,377
2005 $287.5 $38,719
2006 $321 $44,343
2007 $374 $45,855
2008 $452 $50,054
2009 $448 $37,803
2010 $492 $43,697
2011 $568 $50,789
2012 $638 $52,034
2013 $711 $52,024
2014 $707 $51,381
2015 $693 $43,535
2016 $715 $41,326
2017 $699 $42,341
2018 $692 $45,690
2019 $658 $44,251
2020 $617 $37,174
2021 $668 $43,360
2022 $745 $49,899
2023 $799 $49,041
2024 $846 $49,378

Liberia vs. United Arab Emirates life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Liberia

United Arab Emirates
Year Life expectancy, years
Liberia UAE
1950 38 42.1
1951 38 42.9
1952 38.1 43.6
1953 38.1 44.4
1954 38.1 45.2
1955 38.1 46
1956 38.1 46.9
1957 38.1 47.8
1958 38.1 48.8
1959 38.1 49.7
1960 38.1 50.7
1961 38.1 51.6
1962 38.2 52.5
1963 38.3 53.5
1964 38.5 54.5
1965 38.7 55.5
1966 39 56.6
1967 39.3 57.6
1968 39.6 58.7
1969 40 59.8
1970 40.4 60.8
1971 40.7 61.8
1972 41.2 62.7
1973 41.6 63.5
1974 42.1 64.4
1975 42.5 65.1
1976 42.9 65.8
1977 43.2 66.5
1978 43.6 67.1
1979 43.9 67.6
1980 44.1 68.2
1981 44.3 68.6
1982 44.4 69.1
1983 44.6 69.4
1984 44.7 69.8
1985 44 70.1
1986 44.5 70.4
1987 44.3 70.6
1988 44.1 70.8
1989 43.9 71
1990 37.6 71.1
1991 43.6 71.1
1992 43.6 71.2
1993 43 71.2
1994 42.6 71.2
1995 44.6 71.4
1996 44.9 71.8
1997 48.3 72.6
1998 49.4 73.7
1999 50.4 75
2000 51.9 76.3
2001 53.1 77.6
2002 54.1 78.7
2003 53 79.6
2004 55.9 80.3
2005 56.8 80.8
2006 57.5 81.2
2007 58.1 81.4
2008 58.7 81.6
2009 59.1 81.7
2010 59.4 81.9
2011 59.5 81.9
2012 59.8 81.9
2013 60 82
2014 59.2 82
2015 59.2 82.1
2016 60.5 82.2
2017 60.8 82.4
2018 61 82.4
2019 61.2 82.6
2020 61.3 81.9
2021 61.2 79.1
2022 61.9 80.5
2023 62.2 82.9
2024 62.3 83.1
2025 62.5 83.2

Liberia and United Arab Emirates population clocks and comparison

Population
Liberia

United Arab Emirates
Year Population
Liberia UAE
1960 1,139,522 131,334
1961 1,167,717 137,989
1962 1,197,039 144,946
1963 1,227,414 152,211
1964 1,258,745 159,692
1965 1,291,156 167,103
1966 1,324,383 173,976
1967 1,358,435 179,700
1968 1,393,530 199,416
1969 1,429,605 239,660
1970 1,466,676 286,536
1971 1,504,077 335,027
1972 1,542,670 385,014
1973 1,583,588 436,399
1974 1,626,362 489,087
1975 1,670,913 542,856
1976 1,717,060 615,866
1977 1,766,019 710,209
1978 1,818,247 809,274
1979 1,872,713 912,010
1980 1,929,253 1,015,700
1981 1,986,867 1,099,855
1982 2,045,073 1,166,370
1983 2,107,113 1,235,305
1984 2,173,312 1,305,996
1985 2,240,539 1,377,911
1986 2,308,511 1,467,383
1987 2,377,229 1,574,244
1988 2,446,941 1,681,788
1989 2,517,858 1,789,851
1990 2,223,667 1,898,220
1991 1,956,518 2,006,626
1992 2,072,461 2,114,730
1993 2,155,126 2,222,093
1994 2,149,928 2,328,188
1995 2,169,162 2,434,662
1996 2,232,289 2,597,564
1997 2,412,989 2,817,410
1998 2,670,124 3,040,421
1999 2,821,684 3,266,009
2000 2,928,117 3,493,575
2001 3,015,338 3,723,590
2002 3,094,782 3,956,826
2003 3,119,532 4,192,457
2004 3,156,892 4,428,967
2005 3,301,015 4,664,790
2006 3,490,787 5,009,100
2007 3,669,050 5,624,635
2008 3,821,003 6,302,664
2009 3,943,028 6,707,058
2010 4,058,890 6,869,838
2011 4,221,178 7,104,538
2012 4,373,043 7,391,448
2013 4,470,239 7,693,031
2014 4,564,293 8,059,440
2015 4,659,431 8,505,237
2016 4,755,608 8,935,095
2017 4,848,925 9,223,225
2018 4,944,726 9,346,701
2019 5,043,721 9,445,785
2020 5,149,463 9,401,038
2021 5,259,323 9,575,152
2022 5,373,294 10,074,977
2023 5,493,031 10,483,751
2024 5,612,817 10,876,981

Fertility rates in Liberia and United Arab Emirates

Fertility rate
Liberia

United Arab Emirates
Year Fertility rate
Liberia UAE
1960 6.39 6.5
1961 6.45 6.49
1962 6.5 6.49
1963 6.56 6.5
1964 6.59 6.49
1965 6.62 6.5
1966 6.63 6.5
1967 6.65 6.51
1968 6.66 6.53
1969 6.64 6.52
1970 6.58 6.52
1971 6.54 6.52
1972 6.6 6.5
1973 6.65 6.46
1974 6.69 6.41
1975 6.74 6.35
1976 6.79 6.29
1977 6.84 6.22
1978 6.88 6.15
1979 6.92 6.06
1980 6.87 5.95
1981 6.83 5.81
1982 6.79 5.66
1983 6.76 5.48
1984 6.73 5.3
1985 6.69 5.13
1986 6.64 5
1987 6.57 4.88
1988 6.51 4.77
1989 6.43 4.65
1990 6.37 4.51
1991 6.32 4.25
1992 6.28 4.09
1993 6.25 3.82
1994 6.21 3.76
1995 6.17 3.28
1996 6.13 3.06
1997 6.08 2.83
1998 6.02 2.77
1999 5.95 2.79
2000 5.88 2.73
2001 5.77 2.62
2002 5.65 2.54
2003 5.55 2.49
2004 5.51 2.38
2005 5.52 2.23
2006 5.53 1.96
2007 5.46 1.79
2008 5.33 1.52
2009 5.17 1.58
2010 5.06 1.57
2011 4.97 1.54
2012 4.88 1.53
2013 4.75 1.53
2014 4.62 1.48
2015 4.52 1.42
2016 4.46 1.37
2017 4.4 1.35
2018 4.34 1.29
2019 4.26 1.25
2020 4.17 1.29
2021 4.09 1.16
2022 4.02 1.15
2023 3.95 1.2

Liberia and United Arab Emirates demographics compared

Median age
Liberia

United Arab Emirates
Year Median age, years
Liberia UAE
1960 19.3 19.6
1961 19.3 20.1
1962 19.3 20.6
1963 19.3 21
1964 19.2 21.5
1965 19.2 22
1966 19.2 22.6
1967 19.1 23.3
1968 19 23.5
1969 18.8 23.1
1970 18.7 23
1971 18.6 23.2
1972 18.6 23.6
1973 18.5 24.1
1974 18.4 24.7
1975 18.3 25.4
1976 18.2 25.6
1977 18.2 25.4
1978 18.1 25.5
1979 18 25.8
1980 18 26.2
1981 17.9 26.4
1982 17.9 26.4
1983 17.9 26.4
1984 17.9 26.4
1985 17.9 26.6
1986 17.9 26.5
1987 17.9 26.1
1988 17.9 25.9
1989 17.9 25.8
1990 17.9 25.8
1991 17.9 26
1992 17.9 26.4
1993 17.9 26.8
1994 18 27.4
1995 18 28
1996 18.1 28.1
1997 18.1 27.9
1998 18.2 27.9
1999 18.2 28
2000 18.3 28.2
2001 18.3 28.6
2002 18.3 29.1
2003 18.4 29.6
2004 18.4 30.3
2005 18.4 30.9
2006 18.4 31.4
2007 18.4 31.6
2008 18.4 31.6
2009 18.4 31.6
2010 18.4 31.7
2011 18.6 31.7
2012 18.8 31.7
2013 18.7 31.7
2014 18.7 31.8
2015 18.7 31.8
2016 18.7 31.8
2017 18.7 31.8
2018 18.8 31.8
2019 18.8 31.8
2020 19 31.8
2021 19.1 31.9
2022 19.2 31.9
2023 19.4 32.2
2024 19.6 32.6

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Finance

Liberia UAE
GNI, Atlas method
$4.27B
2024
$538B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
22.4%
2025
24%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.27%
2023
3.89%
2021
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.3%
2023
5.64%
2014
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
63,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.47%
2025
+2.89%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.93%
2017
1.88%
2024
Services, % of GDP
42.1%
2024
51.6%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
23.3%
2024
47.7%
2023
Economic freedom index
48.5
2025
71.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.1%
2016
20.5%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2016
2.8%
2018
Number of millionaires n/a
202,201
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
2.34%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
6
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00007%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
154
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$1.05T
2024
Total reserves including gold
$600M
2022
$238B
2024
Personal remittances received
$680M
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals n/a
8,084,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
27.1%
2009
n/a
Banked people share
52.2%
2024
85.7%
2021

Energy

Liberia UAE
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
8,336 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$8.85
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.64 megatons
2023
206 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.3 tons
2023
19.6 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
92.7%
2022
Renewable energy use share
92.8%
2022
1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
7.24%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-171.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
14,688 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
57.4%
2021
4.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
55.7%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
13.3%
2022
Electricity access
32.5%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Liberia UAE
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
-7,779
2024
+278,439
2024
Urban population
54.1%
2024
88%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.43 ft
2025
5.71 ft
2025
Average female height
5.13 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
24.6
2025
83.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
27
2024
68
2024
Higher education index
16
2025
65
2025
Homicides per 100K people
3.12
2012
0.75
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
38.9
2019
8.9
2019
Visa free countries
58
2025
179
2025
Adult literacy rate
48.3%
2017
98.8%
2024
English speaking
82.7%
2023
65%
2025
People using the Internet
23.5%
2023
100%
2024

Health

Liberia UAE
Government health expenditure per capita
$99.7
2022
$2,315
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$62
2022
$284.4
2022
Life expectancy
62.5 years
2025
83.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
19.9%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.18
2022
2.91
2021
Age at first childbirth
19.1 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
628
2023
3
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
72.9
2023
5
2023
Obesity rate
17.4%
2022
32.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.2%
2024
20.7%
2024
Air quality index
19
2025
11
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.2%
2022
9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.86 liters
2020
2.08 liters
2020

Territory

Liberia UAE
% of world land
0.06%
2025
0.05%
2025
Land area per capita
6,626 sq mi
2024
2,521 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
7,425 sq mi
2025
1,512 sq mi
2025
Forest area
29,061 sq mi
2025
1,225 sq mi
2025
Roads length
6,587 mi
2018
2,535 mi
2008

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