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Liberia vs Vatican statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Liberia has a population of 5.61M (ranked 117/197), compared with 1K in The Vatican (ranked 197/197). Liberia's land area is 37,189 sq mi versus 0.17 sq mi for The Vatican (ranked 106th vs. 197th).

By GDP, Liberia ranks 163/197 ($4.75B) and The Vatican ranks 197/197 ($19.8M). By GDP per capita, Liberia ranks 185/197 ($846), while The Vatican ranks 59/197 ($19,800).

Main facts and rankings

Liberia Vatican
Population
5829811
949
Population rank 116/197 197/197
GDP
$4.75B
2024
$19.8M
2025
GDP rank 163/197 197/197
GDP per capita
$846
2024
$19,800
2025
GDP per capita rank 185/197 59/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,885
2024
$39,191
2025
Government debt
$2.68B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
56.5%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$478
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 167/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,418
2025
$17,307
2025
Land area
37,189 sq mi
2025
0.17 sq mi
2025
Population density
150.9 ppl/mi²
2024
5,886 ppl/mi²
2019
Fertility rate
3.95
2023
n/a
Median age
19.6 years
2024
n/a
Life expectancy
62.5 years
2025
83.3 years
2025

Liberia and Vatican: Comparison Charts

Liberia vs. Vatican life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Liberia

Vatican
Year Life expectancy, years
Liberia Vatican
1950 38 65.9
1951 38 65.3
1952 38.1 65.7
1953 38.1 66.3
1954 38.1 67.5
1955 38.1 67.8
1956 38.1 67.3
1957 38.1 67.5
1958 38.1 68.7
1959 38.1 69.2
1960 38.1 69.2
1961 38.1 69.8
1962 38.2 69.2
1963 38.3 69.3
1964 38.5 70.3
1965 38.7 70.1
1966 39 70.9
1967 39.3 70.9
1968 39.6 70.7
1969 40 70.7
1970 40.4 71.5
1971 40.7 71.7
1972 41.2 72
1973 41.6 71.9
1974 42.1 72.7
1975 42.5 72.6
1976 42.9 72.9
1977 43.2 73.3
1978 43.6 73.7
1979 43.9 74
1980 44.1 74.1
1981 44.3 74.3
1982 44.4 74.8
1983 44.6 74.7
1984 44.7 75.1
1985 44 75.5
1986 44.5 75.7
1987 44.3 76.2
1988 44.1 76.4
1989 43.9 76.8
1990 37.6 76.9
1991 43.6 76.9
1992 43.6 77.3
1993 43 77
1994 42.6 77.7
1995 44.6 77.8
1996 44.9 78.5
1997 48.3 78.2
1998 49.4 78.3
1999 50.4 78.7
2000 51.9 79.3
2001 53.1 79.9
2002 54.1 80
2003 53 79.8
2004 55.9 80.2
2005 56.8 80.6
2006 57.5 81.2
2007 58.1 81.3
2008 58.7 81.4
2009 59.1 81.3
2010 59.4 81.5
2011 59.5 81.7
2012 59.8 82
2013 60 82.5
2014 59.2 82.6
2015 59.2 82.5
2016 60.5 82.9
2017 60.8 82.7
2018 61 83.3
2019 61.2 83.6
2020 61.3 83
2021 61.2 82.9
2022 61.9 83.3
2023 62.2 83
2024 62.3 83.1
2025 62.5 83.3

Liberia and Vatican population clocks and comparison

Population
Liberia

Vatican
Year Population
Liberia Vatican
1960 1,139,522 -
1961 1,167,717 -
1962 1,197,039 -
1963 1,227,414 -
1964 1,258,745 -
1965 1,291,156 -
1966 1,324,383 -
1967 1,358,435 -
1968 1,393,530 -
1969 1,429,605 -
1970 1,466,676 -
1971 1,504,077 -
1972 1,542,670 -
1973 1,583,588 -
1974 1,626,362 -
1975 1,670,913 -
1976 1,717,060 -
1977 1,766,019 -
1978 1,818,247 -
1979 1,872,713 -
1980 1,929,253 -
1981 1,986,867 -
1982 2,045,073 -
1983 2,107,113 -
1984 2,173,312 -
1985 2,240,539 -
1986 2,308,511 -
1987 2,377,229 -
1988 2,446,941 -
1989 2,517,858 -
1990 2,223,667 -
1991 1,956,518 -
1992 2,072,461 -
1993 2,155,126 -
1994 2,149,928 -
1995 2,169,162 -
1996 2,232,289 -
1997 2,412,989 -
1998 2,670,124 -
1999 2,821,684 -
2000 2,928,117 880
2001 3,015,338 890
2002 3,094,782 900
2003 3,119,532 911
2004 3,156,892 921
2005 3,301,015 921
2006 3,490,787 932
2007 3,669,050 821
2008 3,821,003 824
2009 3,943,028 826
2010 4,058,890 829
2011 4,221,178 832
2012 4,373,043 836
2013 4,470,239 839
2014 4,564,293 842
2015 4,659,431 1,000
2016 4,755,608 -
2017 4,848,925 1,000
2018 4,944,726 -
2019 5,043,721 1,000
2020 5,149,463 -
2021 5,259,323 -
2022 5,373,294 -
2023 5,493,031 -
2024 5,612,817 -

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Liberia Vatican
GNI, Atlas method
$4.27B
2024
n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP
22.4%
2025
n/a
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
n/a
Unemployment rate
5.93%
2017
n/a
Services, % of GDP
42.1%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
23.3%
2024
n/a
Economic freedom index
48.5
2025
65
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.1%
2016
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2016
n/a
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 Vatican
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.64 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
0.3 tons
2023
n/a
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 Vatican
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.00001%
2024
Annual migration change
-7,779
2024
n/a
Urban population
54.1%
2024
n/a
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
n/a
Average male height
5.43 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
5.13 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
24.6
2025
76
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
27
2024
60
2025
Higher education index
16
2025
32
2025
Homicides per 100K people
3.12
2012
0
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
38.9
2019
0.5
2025
Visa free countries
58
2025
150
2025
Adult literacy rate
48.3%
2017
100%
2013
English speaking
82.7%
2023
20%
2025
People using the Internet
23.5%
2023
n/a

Health

Liberia Vatican
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
83.3 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
n/a
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
72.9
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
17.4%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
9.2%
2024
n/a
Air quality index
19
2025
72
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.2%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.86 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Liberia Vatican
% of world land
0.06%
2025
0.0000003%
2025
Land area per capita
6,626 sq mi
2024
169.9 sq mi
2019
Agricultural land area
7,425 sq mi
2025
n/a
Forest area
29,061 sq mi
2025
n/a
Roads length
6,587 mi
2018
5.59 mi
2003

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