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Liberia vs Vanuatu statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Liberia has a population of 5.61M (ranked 117/197), compared with 328K in Vanuatu (ranked 174/197). Liberia's land area is 37,189 sq mi versus 4,707 sq mi for Vanuatu (ranked 106th vs. 157th).

By GDP, Liberia ranks 163/197 ($4.75B) and Vanuatu ranks 185/197 ($1.16B). By GDP per capita, Liberia ranks 185/197 ($846), while Vanuatu ranks 133/197 ($3,543).

Main facts and rankings

Liberia Vanuatu
Population
5829811
341110
Population rank 116/197 174/197
GDP
$4.75B
2024
$1.16B
2024
GDP rank 163/197 185/197
GDP per capita
$846
2024
$3,543
2024
GDP per capita rank 185/197 133/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,885
2024
$3,602
2024
Government debt
$2.68B
2024
$518M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
56.5%
2025
48.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$478
2024
$1,580
2024
Government debt per person rank 167/185 126/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,418
2025
$2,778
2025
Land area
37,189 sq mi
2025
4,707 sq mi
2025
Population density
150.9 ppl/mi²
2024
69.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.95
2023
3.6
2023
Median age
19.6 years
2024
21.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
62.5 years
2025
71.8 years
2025

Liberia and Vanuatu: Comparison Charts

Liberia and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP
Liberia

Vanuatu
Year GDP
Liberia Vanuatu
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 -
1971 $341,543,100 -
1972 $368,098,000 -
1973 $386,968,300 -
1974 $486,955,000 -
1975 $577,549,300 -
1976 $596,675,700 -
1977 $673,010,600 -
1978 $717,240,400 -
1979 $814,067,900 $119,258,835
1980 $854,711,500 $121,185,498
1981 $846,514,500 $113,781,796
1982 $863,933,200 $114,501,913
1983 $823,374,900 $117,389,554
1984 $848,478,300 $144,482,515
1985 $851,296,100 $131,856,421
1986 $840,964,400 $126,498,935
1987 $972,800,000 $139,464,174
1988 $1,038,300,000 $158,351,368
1989 $786,300,000 $154,013,202
1990 $384,400,000 $168,879,207
1991 $348,000,000 $201,334,169
1992 $223,500,000 $209,088,825
1993 $160,400,000 $200,491,853
1994 $132,200,000 $233,701,301
1995 $134,800,000 $249,333,250
1996 $159,400,000 $261,370,044
1997 $295,900,000 $272,771,209
1998 $359,600,000 $262,293,411
1999 $441,800,000 $268,006,973
2000 $874,000,000 $272,014,628
2001 $906,000,000 $257,926,882
2002 $927,000,000 $262,596,536
2003 $748,000,000 $314,471,413
2004 $897,000,000 $364,996,869
2005 $949,000,000 $394,962,433
2006 $1,119,000,000 $439,358,587
2007 $1,373,000,000 $516,392,923
2008 $1,726,000,000 $590,748,429
2009 $1,768,000,000 $592,622,319
2010 $1,998,000,000 $670,712,980
2011 $2,398,000,000 $770,153,588
2012 $2,791,614,000 $747,839,698
2013 $3,177,198,100 $758,304,466
2014 $3,225,652,000 $773,717,011
2015 $3,227,075,700 $759,690,181
2016 $3,398,419,600 $804,323,577
2017 $3,390,703,400 $880,043,284
2018 $3,422,754,800 $914,727,908
2019 $3,319,596,500 $936,526,268
2020 $3,176,126,300 $909,421,044
2021 $3,513,049,500 $982,362,212
2022 $4,001,047,000 $1,030,654,208
2023 $4,390,000,000 $1,126,313,359
2024 $4,750,000,000 $1,161,251,868

Liberia and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP per capita
Liberia

Vanuatu
Year GDP per capita
Liberia Vanuatu
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 -
1971 $227.1 -
1972 $238.6 -
1973 $244.4 -
1974 $299.4 -
1975 $346 -
1976 $347 -
1977 $381 -
1978 $394 -
1979 $435 $1,055
1980 $443 $1,048
1981 $426 $962
1982 $422 $946
1983 $391 $947
1984 $390 $1,137
1985 $380 $1,012
1986 $364 $946
1987 $409 $1,017
1988 $424 $1,125
1989 $312 $1,067
1990 $172.9 $1,141
1991 $177.9 $1,326
1992 $107.8 $1,344
1993 $74.4 $1,257
1994 $61.5 $1,431
1995 $62.1 $1,492
1996 $71.4 $1,529
1997 $122.6 $1,562
1998 $134.7 $1,471
1999 $156.6 $1,472
2000 $298.5 $1,460
2001 $300 $1,350
2002 $299.5 $1,341
2003 $239.8 $1,567
2004 $284.1 $1,774
2005 $287.5 $1,874
2006 $321 $2,035
2007 $374 $2,334
2008 $452 $2,604
2009 $448 $2,546
2010 $492 $2,815
2011 $568 $3,163
2012 $638 $3,005
2013 $711 $2,980
2014 $707 $2,973
2015 $693 $2,855
2016 $715 $2,956
2017 $699 $3,160
2018 $692 $3,207
2019 $658 $3,207
2020 $617 $3,043
2021 $668 $3,212
2022 $745 $3,292
2023 $799 $3,515
2024 $846 $3,543

Liberia vs. Vanuatu life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Liberia

Vanuatu
Year Life expectancy, years
Liberia Vanuatu
1950 38 43.9
1951 38 42.2
1952 38.1 45.3
1953 38.1 45.8
1954 38.1 46.5
1955 38.1 47.1
1956 38.1 47.7
1957 38.1 48.2
1958 38.1 48.7
1959 38.1 49.3
1960 38.1 49.8
1961 38.1 50.4
1962 38.2 50.9
1963 38.3 51.5
1964 38.5 52
1965 38.7 52.5
1966 39 53.1
1967 39.3 53.7
1968 39.6 54.2
1969 40 54.8
1970 40.4 55.3
1971 40.7 55.9
1972 41.2 56.4
1973 41.6 57
1974 42.1 57.6
1975 42.5 58.1
1976 42.9 58.7
1977 43.2 59.2
1978 43.6 59.9
1979 43.9 60.9
1980 44.1 61.3
1981 44.3 61.9
1982 44.4 62.5
1983 44.6 63.1
1984 44.7 63.5
1985 44 63.9
1986 44.5 64.6
1987 44.3 64.4
1988 44.1 65.7
1989 43.9 66
1990 37.6 66.7
1991 43.6 67.1
1992 43.6 67.4
1993 43 67.7
1994 42.6 68
1995 44.6 68.1
1996 44.9 68.2
1997 48.3 68.3
1998 49.4 68.4
1999 50.4 67.9
2000 51.9 68.6
2001 53.1 68.7
2002 54.1 68.8
2003 53 68.9
2004 55.9 69
2005 56.8 69.2
2006 57.5 69.1
2007 58.1 69.1
2008 58.7 69.3
2009 59.1 69.4
2010 59.4 69.6
2011 59.5 69.7
2012 59.8 69.9
2013 60 70
2014 59.2 70
2015 59.2 70.2
2016 60.5 70.4
2017 60.8 70.5
2018 61 70.6
2019 61.2 70.8
2020 61.3 70.4
2021 61.2 70
2022 61.9 71.3
2023 62.2 71.5
2024 62.3 71.7
2025 62.5 71.8

Liberia and Vanuatu population clocks and comparison

Population
Liberia

Vanuatu
Year Population
Liberia Vanuatu
1960 1,139,522 64,431
1961 1,167,717 66,264
1962 1,197,039 68,174
1963 1,227,414 70,159
1964 1,258,745 72,219
1965 1,291,156 74,358
1966 1,324,383 76,590
1967 1,358,435 78,921
1968 1,393,530 81,314
1969 1,429,605 83,755
1970 1,466,676 86,266
1971 1,504,077 88,862
1972 1,542,670 91,562
1973 1,583,588 94,362
1974 1,626,362 97,260
1975 1,670,913 100,269
1976 1,717,060 103,388
1977 1,766,019 106,618
1978 1,818,247 109,963
1979 1,872,713 113,040
1980 1,929,253 115,660
1981 1,986,867 118,249
1982 2,045,073 121,035
1983 2,107,113 123,998
1984 2,173,312 127,109
1985 2,240,539 130,356
1986 2,308,511 133,720
1987 2,377,229 137,187
1988 2,446,941 140,756
1989 2,517,858 144,393
1990 2,223,667 148,063
1991 1,956,518 151,793
1992 2,072,461 155,608
1993 2,155,126 159,463
1994 2,149,928 163,314
1995 2,169,162 167,137
1996 2,232,289 170,911
1997 2,412,989 174,626
1998 2,670,124 178,313
1999 2,821,684 182,048
2000 2,928,117 186,281
2001 3,015,338 191,031
2002 3,094,782 195,863
2003 3,119,532 200,746
2004 3,156,892 205,711
2005 3,301,015 210,760
2006 3,490,787 215,923
2007 3,669,050 221,276
2008 3,821,003 226,896
2009 3,943,028 232,731
2010 4,058,890 238,248
2011 4,221,178 243,474
2012 4,373,043 248,883
2013 4,470,239 254,482
2014 4,564,293 260,240
2015 4,659,431 266,101
2016 4,755,608 272,087
2017 4,848,925 278,507
2018 4,944,726 285,259
2019 5,043,721 291,985
2020 5,149,463 298,858
2021 5,259,323 305,868
2022 5,373,294 313,046
2023 5,493,031 320,409
2024 5,612,817 327,777

Fertility rates in Liberia and Vanuatu

Fertility rate
Liberia

Vanuatu
Year Fertility rate
Liberia Vanuatu
1960 6.39 6.78
1961 6.45 6.73
1962 6.5 6.67
1963 6.56 6.62
1964 6.59 6.57
1965 6.62 6.52
1966 6.63 6.51
1967 6.65 6.51
1968 6.66 6.46
1969 6.64 6.41
1970 6.58 6.35
1971 6.54 6.29
1972 6.6 6.23
1973 6.65 6.15
1974 6.69 6.06
1975 6.74 5.98
1976 6.79 5.89
1977 6.84 5.81
1978 6.88 5.77
1979 6.92 5.73
1980 6.87 5.69
1981 6.83 5.65
1982 6.79 5.6
1983 6.76 5.55
1984 6.73 5.49
1985 6.69 5.43
1986 6.64 5.38
1987 6.57 5.33
1988 6.51 5.27
1989 6.43 5.21
1990 6.37 5.17
1991 6.32 5.13
1992 6.28 5.09
1993 6.25 5.02
1994 6.21 4.94
1995 6.17 4.85
1996 6.13 4.75
1997 6.08 4.66
1998 6.02 4.6
1999 5.95 4.56
2000 5.88 4.54
2001 5.77 4.5
2002 5.65 4.38
2003 5.55 4.29
2004 5.51 4.21
2005 5.52 4.13
2006 5.53 4.1
2007 5.46 4.12
2008 5.33 4.16
2009 5.17 4.16
2010 5.06 4.13
2011 4.97 4.09
2012 4.88 4.06
2013 4.75 4.04
2014 4.62 4
2015 4.52 3.95
2016 4.46 3.92
2017 4.4 3.88
2018 4.34 3.83
2019 4.26 3.79
2020 4.17 3.74
2021 4.09 3.7
2022 4.02 3.65
2023 3.95 3.6

Liberia and Vanuatu demographics compared

Median age
Liberia

Vanuatu
Year Median age, years
Liberia Vanuatu
1960 19.3 17.7
1961 19.3 17.6
1962 19.3 17.5
1963 19.3 17.4
1964 19.2 17.3
1965 19.2 17.2
1966 19.2 17.1
1967 19.1 17.1
1968 19 17
1969 18.8 17
1970 18.7 17
1971 18.6 17
1972 18.6 17
1973 18.5 17
1974 18.4 17.1
1975 18.3 17.1
1976 18.2 17.1
1977 18.2 17.2
1978 18.1 17.3
1979 18 17.5
1980 18 17.6
1981 17.9 17.7
1982 17.9 17.7
1983 17.9 17.7
1984 17.9 17.7
1985 17.9 17.7
1986 17.9 17.8
1987 17.9 17.8
1988 17.9 17.8
1989 17.9 17.8
1990 17.9 17.8
1991 17.9 17.9
1992 17.9 17.8
1993 17.9 17.7
1994 18 17.7
1995 18 17.8
1996 18.1 18
1997 18.1 18
1998 18.2 18
1999 18.2 18
2000 18.3 18.2
2001 18.3 18.5
2002 18.3 18.7
2003 18.4 18.9
2004 18.4 19.2
2005 18.4 19.4
2006 18.4 19.6
2007 18.4 19.9
2008 18.4 20.1
2009 18.4 20.3
2010 18.4 20.5
2011 18.6 20.6
2012 18.8 20.8
2013 18.7 20.9
2014 18.7 21
2015 18.7 21.1
2016 18.7 21.1
2017 18.7 21.2
2018 18.8 21.2
2019 18.8 21.2
2020 19 21.2
2021 19.1 21.2
2022 19.2 21.2
2023 19.4 21.2
2024 19.6 21.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Liberia Vanuatu
GNI, Atlas method
$4.27B
2024
$1.29B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
22.4%
2025
38.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.27%
2023
7.58%
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
-5.96%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.93%
2017
4.05%
2020
Services, % of GDP
42.1%
2024
60.4%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
23.3%
2024
7.55%
2022
Economic freedom index
48.5
2025
61.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.1%
2016
24.7%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2016
3%
2019
Total reserves including gold
$600M
2022
$615M
2024
Personal remittances received
$680M
2024
$145M
2024
International tourist arrivals n/a
82,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
27.1%
2009
50.4%
2020
Banked people share
52.2%
2024
n/a

Energy

Liberia Vanuatu
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
158.2 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$16.3
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.64 megatons
2023
0.29 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.3 tons
2023
0.9 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
92.8%
2022
25%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
57.4%
2021
25.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
55.7%
2021
10.7%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
32.5%
2023
61.6%
2023

Society

Liberia Vanuatu
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.004%
2024
Annual migration change
-7,779
2024
-43
2024
Urban population
54.1%
2024
26.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.43 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.13 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
24.6
2025
45.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
27
2024
50
2024
Higher education index
16
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
3.12
2012
0.32
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
38.9
2019
14.9
2019
Visa free countries
58
2025
96
2025
Adult literacy rate
48.3%
2017
88%
2023
English speaking
82.7%
2023
83.5%
2023
People using the Internet
23.5%
2023
45.7%
2023

Health

Liberia Vanuatu
Government health expenditure per capita
$99.7
2022
$135.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$62
2022
$10.3
2022
Life expectancy
62.5 years
2025
71.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
19.9%
2022
49.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.18
2022
0.16
2019
Age at first childbirth
19.1 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
628
2023
100
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
72.9
2023
16.8
2023
Obesity rate
17.4%
2022
22.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.2%
2024
19.7%
2024
Air quality index
19
2025
96
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.2%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.86 liters
2020
2.04 liters
2020

Territory

Liberia Vanuatu
% of world land
0.06%
2025
0.008%
2025
Land area per capita
6,626 sq mi
2024
14,359 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
7,425 sq mi
2025
722 sq mi
2025
Forest area
29,061 sq mi
2025
1,708 sq mi
2025
Roads length
6,587 mi
2018
665 mi
2000

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