World median is the middle country on each statistic: half of all countries with data are above it, half below. It is not an average, so it is never pulled up or down by giants or microstates.
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Liberia and the median country are nearly identical here.
Liberia: 111,370 km² (2023) · World median: 111,370 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Liberia’s coastline is 32% longer than the median country’s.
Liberia: 579 km (2026 edition) · World median: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The median country’s highest peak towers 888 m above Liberia’s.
Liberia: 1,447 m (2026 edition) · World median: 2,335 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The median country has 29% more people than Liberia.
Liberia: 5.73 million (2025) · World median: 7.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The median country is 65% more densely populated than Liberia.
Liberia: 60 per km² (2025) · World median: 98 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in the median country are 8.0 cm taller than in Liberia.
Liberia: 165.5 cm (2019) · World median: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in the median country are 4.0 cm taller than in Liberia.
Liberia: 156.5 cm (2019) · World median: 160.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the median country is 13 years older than in Liberia.
Liberia: 18.4 years (2023) · World median: 31.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Liberia have 2.0 more children on average than in the median country.
Liberia: 3.86 children per woman (2024) · World median: 1.9 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
8.6% of people in the median country are 65 or older, versus 3.3% in Liberia.
Liberia: 3.3% (2025) · World median: 8.6% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Liberia has produced 3.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, the median country 0.0.
Liberia: 3.5 (2025) · World median: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Liberia and the median country are practically level.
Liberia: 1 (2026) · World median: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The median country’s economy is 8.7 times the size of Liberia’s.
Liberia: $5.25 billion (2025) · World median: $45.5 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
The median country produces 11 times as much per person as Liberia.
Liberia: Int$1,981 (2025) · World median: Int$21,072 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Liberia than in the median country (Gini 0.9 points higher).
Liberia: 35.3 (2016) · World median: 34.4 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.1% in the median country, versus 2.9% in Liberia.
Liberia: 2.9% (2025) · World median: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
The median country spends 1.7% of its GDP on the military, Liberia 0.7%.
Liberia: 0.7% (2024) · World median: 1.7% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Liberia’s price level (US = 100) is 1× the median country’s.
Liberia: 46% (2025) · World median: 45% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The median country spends 4.5 times as much on health per person as Liberia.
Liberia: $104 (2023) · World median: $470 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in the median country live 12 years longer than in Liberia.
Liberia: 62.3 years (2024) · World median: 74.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Liberia is 5 times as likely to die before turning one as in the median country.
Liberia: 63.2 per 1,000 (2024) · World median: 12.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
The median country has 9.4 times as many doctors per person as Liberia.
Liberia: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022) · World median: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
24% of adults in the median country are obese, versus 17% in Liberia.
Liberia: 16.7% (2024) · World median: 24% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
19% of adults in the median country smoke, versus 5.2% in Liberia.
Liberia: 5.2% (2024) · World median: 19% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in the median country rate their lives 1.55 points higher than in Liberia.
Liberia: 4.28 (2025) · World median: 5.83 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the median country drink 2.6 times as much alcohol as in Liberia.
Liberia: 1.7 litres (2023) · World median: 4.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The median country has 4.6 times as much meat per person as Liberia.
Liberia: 12.3 kg (2023) · World median: 56.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
The median country has 803 kcal more food per person per day than Liberia.
Liberia: 2,135 kcal (2023) · World median: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Liberia: no data · World median: 1,974 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the median country went to school 3.8 years longer than in Liberia.
Liberia: 6.2 years (2023) · World median: 9.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Liberia: no data · World median: 0.34 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
82% of people in the median country are online, versus 32% in Liberia.
Liberia: 32% (2024) · World median: 82% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in the median country have electricity, versus 35% in Liberia.
Liberia: 34.9% (2024) · World median: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
64% of people in the median country live in cities, versus 56% in Liberia.
Liberia: 56% (2025) · World median: 64% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The median country has 115 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Liberia 32.
Liberia: 32 (2022) · World median: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Liberia: no data · World median: 2,141 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Liberia: no data · World median: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 78% of Liberia, but only 31% of the median country.
Liberia: 78.1% (2023) · World median: 31.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the median country emits 20 times as much CO₂ as someone in Liberia.
Liberia: 0.2 t (2024) · World median: 3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
54% of Liberia’s electricity is renewable, versus 31% in the median country.
Liberia: 54.4% (2024) · World median: 30.8% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Liberia carries 4% more fine dust than in the median country.
Liberia: 17.2 µg/m³ (2024) · World median: 16.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Liberia: no data · World median: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Liberia are 24% deadlier than in the median country.
Liberia: 15.3 per 100k (2021) · World median: 12.3 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Liberia is on average 2.7 °C warmer than the median country.
Liberia: 25.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 23°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Liberia gets 2.4 times as much rain as the median country.
Liberia: 2,410 mm (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 1,014 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Liberia bigger than the median country?
Liberia is larger. Liberia and the median country are nearly identical here.
Which has more people, Liberia or the median country?
The median country has 29% more people than Liberia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Liberia or the median country?
People in the median country live 12 years longer than in Liberia. Life expectancy at birth is 62.3 years in Liberia and 74.6 in the median country.
Are people taller in Liberia or the median country?
Men in the median country are 8.0 cm taller than in Liberia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
