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Liberia vs Yemen statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Liberia has a population of 5.61M (ranked 117/197), compared with 40.6M in Yemen (ranked 38/197). Liberia's land area is 37,189 sq mi versus 203,850 sq mi for Yemen (ranked 106th vs. 49th).

By GDP, Liberia ranks 163/197 ($4.75B) and Yemen ranks 124/197 ($21.6B). By GDP per capita, Liberia ranks 185/197 ($846), while Yemen ranks 192/197 ($634).

Main facts and rankings

Liberia Yemen
Population
5829811
42727988
Population rank 116/197 37/197
GDP
$4.75B
2024
$21.6B
2018
GDP rank 163/197 124/197
GDP per capita
$846
2024
$634
2018
GDP per capita rank 185/197 192/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,885
2024
$3,164
2013
Government debt
$2.68B
2024
$18.8B
2018
Debt-to-GDP ratio
56.5%
2025
71.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$478
2024
$551
2018
Government debt per person rank 167/185 164/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,418
2025
$1,333
2025
Land area
37,189 sq mi
2025
203,850 sq mi
2025
Population density
150.9 ppl/mi²
2024
199.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.95
2023
4.59
2023
Median age
19.6 years
2024
19.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
62.5 years
2025
69.6 years
2025

Liberia and Yemen: Comparison Charts

Liberia and Yemen economies compared

GDP
Liberia

Yemen
Year GDP
Liberia Yemen
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 -
1980 $854,711,500 -
1981 $846,514,500 -
1982 $863,933,200 -
1983 $823,374,900 -
1984 $848,478,300 -
1985 $851,296,100 -
1986 $840,964,400 -
1987 $972,800,000 -
1988 $1,038,300,000 -
1989 $786,300,000 -
1990 $384,400,000 $12,643,821,569
1991 $348,000,000 $14,665,445,462
1992 $223,500,000 $17,959,367,194
1993 $160,400,000 $21,736,802,664
1994 $132,200,000 $28,019,483,764
1995 $134,800,000 $12,796,345,679
1996 $159,400,000 $6,496,163,616
1997 $295,900,000 $6,838,298,531
1998 $359,600,000 $6,322,175,566
1999 $441,800,000 $7,639,325,296
2000 $874,000,000 $9,679,316,770
2001 $906,000,000 $9,852,990,693
2002 $927,000,000 $10,693,430,511
2003 $748,000,000 $11,777,532,662
2004 $897,000,000 $13,867,634,371
2005 $949,000,000 $16,731,566,717
2006 $1,119,000,000 $19,063,143,370
2007 $1,373,000,000 $21,650,528,674
2008 $1,726,000,000 $26,910,855,807
2009 $1,768,000,000 $25,130,278,213
2010 $1,998,000,000 $30,906,749,533
2011 $2,398,000,000 $32,726,417,878
2012 $2,791,614,000 $35,401,331,609
2013 $3,177,198,100 $40,415,233,436
2014 $3,225,652,000 $43,228,585,321
2015 $3,227,075,700 $42,444,490,074
2016 $3,398,419,600 $31,317,825,274
2017 $3,390,703,400 $26,842,229,045
2018 $3,422,754,800 $21,606,160,663
2019 $3,319,596,500 -
2020 $3,176,126,300 -
2021 $3,513,049,500 -
2022 $4,001,047,000 -
2023 $4,390,000,000 -
2024 $4,750,000,000 -

Liberia and Yemen economies compared

GDP per capita
Liberia

Yemen
Year GDP per capita
Liberia Yemen
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 -
1980 $443 -
1981 $426 -
1982 $422 -
1983 $391 -
1984 $390 -
1985 $380 -
1986 $364 -
1987 $409 -
1988 $424 -
1989 $312 -
1990 $172.9 $910
1991 $177.9 $1,016
1992 $107.8 $1,198
1993 $74.4 $1,397
1994 $61.5 $1,735
1995 $62.1 $764
1996 $71.4 $375
1997 $122.6 $383
1998 $134.7 $343
1999 $156.6 $401
2000 $298.5 $493
2001 $300 $487
2002 $299.5 $513
2003 $239.8 $549
2004 $284.1 $628
2005 $287.5 $734
2006 $321 $810
2007 $374 $890
2008 $452 $1,072
2009 $448 $969
2010 $492 $1,155
2011 $568 $1,186
2012 $638 $1,245
2013 $711 $1,379
2014 $707 $1,430
2015 $693 $1,362
2016 $715 $975
2017 $699 $811
2018 $692 $634
2019 $658 -
2020 $617 -
2021 $668 -
2022 $745 -
2023 $799 -
2024 $846 -

Liberia vs. Yemen life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Liberia

Yemen
Year Life expectancy, years
Liberia Yemen
1950 38 28.9
1951 38 29.3
1952 38.1 29.6
1953 38.1 30
1954 38.1 30.4
1955 38.1 30.8
1956 38.1 31.3
1957 38.1 31.8
1958 38.1 32.4
1959 38.1 32.9
1960 38.1 33.5
1961 38.1 34.1
1962 38.2 33.7
1963 38.3 33.4
1964 38.5 34.9
1965 38.7 35.6
1966 39 36.3
1967 39.3 37.1
1968 39.6 38
1969 40 39.6
1970 40.4 40.6
1971 40.7 41.8
1972 41.2 42.7
1973 41.6 43.6
1974 42.1 44.5
1975 42.5 45.5
1976 42.9 46.4
1977 43.2 47.4
1978 43.6 48.5
1979 43.9 49.5
1980 44.1 50.6
1981 44.3 51.7
1982 44.4 52.4
1983 44.6 53.6
1984 44.7 54.6
1985 44 55.4
1986 44.5 54
1987 44.3 56.8
1988 44.1 57.4
1989 43.9 58
1990 37.6 58.5
1991 43.6 58.8
1992 43.6 59.3
1993 43 59.7
1994 42.6 59.8
1995 44.6 60.5
1996 44.9 60.9
1997 48.3 61.3
1998 49.4 61.8
1999 50.4 62.3
2000 51.9 62.8
2001 53.1 63.3
2002 54.1 63.8
2003 53 64.4
2004 55.9 64.9
2005 56.8 65.4
2006 57.5 65.8
2007 58.1 66.2
2008 58.7 66.6
2009 59.1 66.9
2010 59.4 67.2
2011 59.5 67.4
2012 59.8 67.6
2013 60 68
2014 59.2 68
2015 59.2 66.8
2016 60.5 67.1
2017 60.8 67.1
2018 61 65.9
2019 61.2 66.6
2020 61.3 66.4
2021 61.2 66
2022 61.9 68
2023 62.2 69.3
2024 62.3 69.4
2025 62.5 69.6

Liberia and Yemen population clocks and comparison

Population
Liberia

Yemen
Year Population
Liberia Yemen
1960 1,139,522 5,532,301
1961 1,167,717 5,655,232
1962 1,197,039 5,782,221
1963 1,227,414 5,911,135
1964 1,258,745 6,048,006
1965 1,291,156 6,195,593
1966 1,324,383 6,351,494
1967 1,358,435 6,516,444
1968 1,393,530 6,690,524
1969 1,429,605 6,875,859
1970 1,466,676 7,065,279
1971 1,504,077 7,257,462
1972 1,542,670 7,460,068
1973 1,583,588 7,672,796
1974 1,626,362 7,896,783
1975 1,670,913 8,133,598
1976 1,717,060 8,384,113
1977 1,766,019 8,648,222
1978 1,818,247 8,926,586
1979 1,872,713 9,224,194
1980 1,929,253 9,543,358
1981 1,986,867 9,882,362
1982 2,045,073 10,241,006
1983 2,107,113 10,621,499
1984 2,173,312 11,025,597
1985 2,240,539 11,453,825
1986 2,308,511 11,901,040
1987 2,377,229 12,369,912
1988 2,446,941 12,859,708
1989 2,517,858 13,364,174
1990 2,223,667 13,887,862
1991 1,956,518 14,430,201
1992 2,072,461 14,989,494
1993 2,155,126 15,563,914
1994 2,149,928 16,149,147
1995 2,169,162 16,740,058
1996 2,232,289 17,313,177
1997 2,412,989 17,873,936
1998 2,670,124 18,446,013
1999 2,821,684 19,029,420
2000 2,928,117 19,624,141
2001 3,015,338 20,226,147
2002 3,094,782 20,835,086
2003 3,119,532 21,456,379
2004 3,156,892 22,095,167
2005 3,301,015 22,790,085
2006 3,490,787 23,543,083
2007 3,669,050 24,318,082
2008 3,821,003 25,111,941
2009 3,943,028 25,927,724
2010 4,058,890 26,754,387
2011 4,221,178 27,582,897
2012 4,373,043 28,433,647
2013 4,470,239 29,312,952
2014 4,564,293 30,226,309
2015 4,659,431 31,159,379
2016 4,755,608 32,109,010
2017 4,848,925 33,090,921
2018 4,944,726 34,085,182
2019 5,043,721 35,111,408
2020 5,149,463 36,134,863
2021 5,259,323 37,140,230
2022 5,373,294 38,222,876
2023 5,493,031 39,390,799
2024 5,612,817 40,583,164

Fertility rates in Liberia and Yemen

Fertility rate
Liberia

Yemen
Year Fertility rate
Liberia Yemen
1960 6.39 7.99
1961 6.45 8
1962 6.5 8.01
1963 6.56 8.03
1964 6.59 8.07
1965 6.62 8.1
1966 6.63 8.14
1967 6.65 8.17
1968 6.66 8.19
1969 6.64 8.22
1970 6.58 8.23
1971 6.54 8.26
1972 6.6 8.27
1973 6.65 8.29
1974 6.69 8.33
1975 6.74 8.37
1976 6.79 8.42
1977 6.84 8.47
1978 6.88 8.5
1979 6.92 8.67
1980 6.87 8.71
1981 6.83 8.75
1982 6.79 8.79
1983 6.76 8.83
1984 6.73 8.85
1985 6.69 8.86
1986 6.64 8.86
1987 6.57 8.83
1988 6.51 8.79
1989 6.43 8.71
1990 6.37 8.61
1991 6.32 8.46
1992 6.28 8.27
1993 6.25 8.05
1994 6.21 7.8
1995 6.17 7.53
1996 6.13 7
1997 6.08 6.82
1998 6.02 6.64
1999 5.95 6.49
2000 5.88 6.32
2001 5.77 6.14
2002 5.65 5.97
2003 5.55 5.84
2004 5.51 5.71
2005 5.52 5.56
2006 5.53 5.41
2007 5.46 5.26
2008 5.33 5.11
2009 5.17 5
2010 5.06 4.81
2011 4.97 4.63
2012 4.88 4.63
2013 4.75 4.62
2014 4.62 4.62
2015 4.52 4.62
2016 4.46 4.61
2017 4.4 4.61
2018 4.34 4.61
2019 4.26 4.6
2020 4.17 4.6
2021 4.09 4.6
2022 4.02 4.59
2023 3.95 4.59

Liberia and Yemen demographics compared

Median age
Liberia

Yemen
Year Median age, years
Liberia Yemen
1960 19.3 19.7
1961 19.3 19.6
1962 19.3 19.6
1963 19.3 19.5
1964 19.2 19.4
1965 19.2 19.3
1966 19.2 19.2
1967 19.1 19.1
1968 19 18.9
1969 18.8 18.7
1970 18.7 18.4
1971 18.6 18.1
1972 18.6 17.8
1973 18.5 17.6
1974 18.4 17.3
1975 18.3 17
1976 18.2 16.8
1977 18.2 16.6
1978 18.1 16.3
1979 18 16.1
1980 18 15.9
1981 17.9 15.7
1982 17.9 15.5
1983 17.9 15.3
1984 17.9 15.1
1985 17.9 15
1986 17.9 14.9
1987 17.9 14.8
1988 17.9 14.7
1989 17.9 14.6
1990 17.9 14.6
1991 17.9 14.6
1992 17.9 14.6
1993 17.9 14.6
1994 18 14.6
1995 18 14.7
1996 18.1 14.8
1997 18.1 14.9
1998 18.2 15
1999 18.2 15.2
2000 18.3 15.4
2001 18.3 15.6
2002 18.3 15.8
2003 18.4 16
2004 18.4 16.2
2005 18.4 16.4
2006 18.4 16.7
2007 18.4 16.9
2008 18.4 17.2
2009 18.4 17.4
2010 18.4 17.7
2011 18.6 17.9
2012 18.8 18.1
2013 18.7 18.3
2014 18.7 18.5
2015 18.7 18.7
2016 18.7 18.8
2017 18.7 18.9
2018 18.8 19
2019 18.8 19.1
2020 19 19.1
2021 19.1 19.1
2022 19.2 19.2
2023 19.4 19.2
2024 19.6 19.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Liberia Yemen
GNI, Atlas method
$4.27B
2024
$25.3B
2018
Government expenditure, % of GDP
22.4%
2025
9.59%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.27%
2023
5.46%
2012
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.3%
2023
3.97%
2014
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
40,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.47%
2025
-3.73%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.93%
2017
13.5%
2014
Services, % of GDP
42.1%
2024
41.8%
2018
Industry, % of GDP
23.3%
2024
25.4%
2018
Economic freedom index
48.5
2025
53.7
2015
Income share by richest 10%
27.1%
2016
29.4%
2014
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2016
3%
2014
Total reserves including gold
$600M
2022
$1.25B
2022
Personal remittances received
$680M
2024
$3.43B
2024
International tourist arrivals n/a
398,000
2015
International tourism as share of exports
27.1%
2009
12.4%
2016
Banked people share
52.2%
2024
11.9%
2022

Energy

Liberia Yemen
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
68.9 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$11.2
2013
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.64 megatons
2023
10.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.3 tons
2023
0.28 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
93.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
92.8%
2022
3.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
1.64%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-11%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
54 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
57.4%
2021
21.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
55.7%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
32.5%
2023
83.6%
2023

Society

Liberia Yemen
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.5%
2024
Annual migration change
-7,779
2024
-10,482
2024
Urban population
54.1%
2024
40.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.43 ft
2025
5.39 ft
2025
Average female height
5.13 ft
2025
5.08 ft
2025
Quality of life index
24.6
2025
16.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
27
2024
13
2024
Higher education index
16
2025
20
2025
Homicides per 100K people
3.12
2012
6.31
2013
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
38.9
2019
29.4
2019
Visa free countries
58
2025
46
2025
Adult literacy rate
48.3%
2017
54.1%
2004
English speaking
82.7%
2023
9%
2023
People using the Internet
23.5%
2023
13.8%
2020

Health

Liberia Yemen
Government health expenditure per capita
$99.7
2022
$38.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$62
2022
$26.8
2022
Life expectancy
62.5 years
2025
69.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
19.9%
2022
23.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.18
2022
0.29
2014
Age at first childbirth
19.1 years
2025
20.8 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
628
2023
118
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
72.9
2023
39.3
2023
Obesity rate
17.4%
2022
14.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.2%
2024
5.5%
2024
Air quality index
19
2025
31
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.2%
2022
21.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.86 liters
2020
0.04 liters
2020

Territory

Liberia Yemen
% of world land
0.06%
2025
0.35%
2025
Land area per capita
6,626 sq mi
2024
5,023 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
7,425 sq mi
2025
90,549 sq mi
2025
Forest area
29,061 sq mi
2025
2,120 sq mi
2025
Roads length
6,587 mi
2018
n/a

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