Liberia
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Identity
Formal name: Republic of Liberia.
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Identity
Name origin: name derives from the Latin word liber, meaning "free.
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Liberia vs Sierra Leone
104 shared metrics.
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Sierra Leone
Quick notes before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Formal name: Republic of Sierra Leone.
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Identity
Name origin: Portuguese explorer Pedro de SINTRA is usually credited with naming the country "Serra da Leao" (Lion Mountains) in 1462, but Venetian explorer Alvise CA' D…
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Analysis
Liberia leads in 56 of 104 shared metrics, while Sierra Leone leads in 48.
Liberia's Spirits Consumption is 39.2x that of Sierra Leone (1.8 L/person/yr vs 0.04 L/person/yr).
Liberia's Alcohol Consumption is 8.9x that of Sierra Leone (2.9 L/adult/yr vs 0.29 L/adult/yr).
Liberia's Merchant Fleet Size is 7.3x that of Sierra Leone (4.8K vs 584).
Liberia's Electricity Carbon Intensity is 5.6x that of Sierra Leone (315.79 gCO2/kWh vs 47.62 gCO2/kWh).
Liberia's FDI Inflows (% GDP) is 3.0x that of Sierra Leone (15.63% of GDP vs 3.9% of GDP).
Key Comparisons
Spirits ConsumptionLiberia leads
Liberia
1.8 L/person/yr
Sierra Leone
0.04 L/person/yr
Alcohol ConsumptionLiberia leads
Liberia
2.9 L/adult/yr
Sierra Leone
0.29 L/adult/yr
Merchant Fleet SizeLiberia leads
Liberia
4.8K
Sierra Leone
584
Electricity Carbon IntensityLiberia leads
Liberia
315.79 gCO2/kWh
Sierra Leone
47.62 gCO2/kWh
FDI Inflows (% GDP)Liberia leads
Liberia
15.63% of GDP
Sierra Leone
3.9% of GDP
Forest AreaLiberia leads
Liberia
75.3K km²
Sierra Leone
24.8K km²
All Metrics
Spirits Consumption
LiberiaLiberia
1.8 L/person/yr
Sierra Leone
0.04 L/person/yr
3919% higher
Alcohol Consumption
LiberiaLiberia
2.9 L/adult/yr
Sierra Leone
0.29 L/adult/yr
886% higher
Merchant Fleet Size
LiberiaLiberia
4.8K
Sierra Leone
584
726% higher
Electricity Carbon Intensity
LiberiaLiberia
315.79 gCO2/kWh
Sierra Leone
47.62 gCO2/kWh
563% higher
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
LiberiaLiberia
15.63% of GDP
Sierra Leone
3.9% of GDP
298% higher
Forest Area
LiberiaLiberia
75.3K km²
Sierra Leone
24.8K km²
204% higher
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
LiberiaLiberia
3.9 per 100k
Sierra Leone
1.3 per 100k
191% higher
Health Spending Per Capita
LiberiaLiberia
$99.65
Sierra Leone
$39.32
153% higher
Obesity Rate
LiberiaLiberia
16.21%
Sierra Leone
6.5%
150% higher
Airports
LiberiaLiberia
19
Sierra Leone
8.0
138% higher
Forest Coverage (%)
LiberiaLiberia
78.14%
Sierra Leone
34.3%
128% higher
Beer Consumption
LiberiaLiberia
0.34 L/person/yr
Sierra Leone
0.15 L/person/yr
125% higher
Meat Consumption per Person
LiberiaLiberia
18.27 kg/person/yr
Sierra Leone
8.2 kg/person/yr
122% higher
Irrigated Land
Sierra LeoneLiberia
30 km²
Sierra Leone
300 km²
90% lower
Electricity Generation
LiberiaLiberia
0.39 TWh
Sierra Leone
0.21 TWh
86% higher
Seafood Consumption per Person
Sierra LeoneLiberia
4.3 kg/person/yr
Sierra Leone
24.7 kg/person/yr
83% lower
Solar Electricity Share
Sierra LeoneLiberia
1.8%
Sierra Leone
9.5%
82% lower
Armed Forces Personnel
Sierra LeoneLiberia
2.0K
Sierra Leone
9.0K
78% lower
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
Sierra LeoneLiberia
0.11 per 100k people
Sierra Leone
0.49 per 100k people
78% lower
Inflation Rate
Sierra LeoneLiberia
8.2%
Sierra Leone
28.6%
71% lower
Scientific Publications
Sierra LeoneLiberia
25.91
Sierra Leone
86.77
70% lower
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
Sierra LeoneLiberia
32 per 100 people
Sierra Leone
108 per 100 people
70% lower
Health Spending (% GDP)
LiberiaLiberia
13.47% of GDP
Sierra Leone
7.9% of GDP
70% higher
Insufficient Physical Activity
LiberiaLiberia
22.24% of adults
Sierra Leone
13.14% of adults
69% higher
Protected Land (%)
Sierra LeoneLiberia
4.0%
Sierra Leone
12.6%
68% lower
Firms with Female Top Manager
LiberiaLiberia
21.48% of firms
Sierra Leone
12.96% of firms
66% higher
Agricultural Land (%)
Sierra LeoneLiberia
19.97%
Sierra Leone
54.71%
64% lower
Women in Parliament (%)
Sierra LeoneLiberia
10.96%
Sierra Leone
29.53%
63% lower
Milk Consumption per Person
Sierra LeoneLiberia
3.0 kg/person/yr
Sierra Leone
7.0 kg/person/yr
57% lower
Political Corruption Index
LiberiaLiberia
0.88
Sierra Leone
0.57
54% higher
Military Spending
LiberiaLiberia
0.71% of GDP
Sierra Leone
0.46% of GDP
54% higher
Land Border Length
LiberiaLiberia
1.7K km
Sierra Leone
1.1K km
53% higher
Tobacco Use Prevalence
Sierra LeoneLiberia
5.2% of adults
Sierra Leone
10.8% of adults
52% lower
Population Density
Sierra LeoneLiberia
57.03 /km²
Sierra Leone
117.21 /km²
51% lower
Official Languages Count
Sierra LeoneLiberia
1.0
Sierra Leone
2.0
50% lower
Border Neighbors
LiberiaLiberia
3.0
Sierra Leone
2.0
50% higher
Credit Card Ownership
LiberiaLiberia
1.6% of adults
Sierra Leone
1.1% of adults
49% higher
Mobile Money Accounts
LiberiaLiberia
47.53% of adults
Sierra Leone
32.2% of adults
48% higher
Government Debt (% GDP)
Sierra LeoneLiberia
28.3% of GDP
Sierra Leone
54.9% of GDP
48% lower
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
Sierra LeoneLiberia
$1,871.04
Sierra Leone
$3,522.31
47% lower
Water Stress (%)
Sierra LeoneLiberia
0.07%
Sierra Leone
0.13%
45% lower
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
Sierra LeoneLiberia
10 days/yr
Sierra Leone
18 days/yr
44% lower
Coastline Length
LiberiaLiberia
579 km
Sierra Leone
402 km
44% higher
Total CO2 Emissions
Sierra LeoneLiberia
0.87 Mt CO2e
Sierra Leone
1.5 Mt CO2e
41% lower
Population
Sierra LeoneLiberia
5.56M
Sierra Leone
9.33M
40% lower
Doctors (per 1,000)
LiberiaLiberia
0.18 per 1k
Sierra Leone
0.13 per 1k
38% higher
Youth Unemployment Rate
Sierra LeoneLiberia
2.3% of youth labor force
Sierra Leone
3.7% of youth labor force
38% lower
Digital Payments Used
LiberiaLiberia
50.19% of adults
Sierra Leone
36.73% of adults
37% higher
Smoking Rate
Sierra LeoneLiberia
8.2%
Sierra Leone
12.9%
36% lower
Teen Birth Rate
LiberiaLiberia
126.01 per 1k
Sierra Leone
93.59 per 1k
35% higher
Firms Making Informal Payments
Sierra LeoneLiberia
16.02% of firms
Sierra Leone
24.14% of firms
34% lower
Electric Generating Capacity
LiberiaLiberia
199.0K kW
Sierra Leone
149.0K kW
34% higher
Land Area
LiberiaLiberia
96.3K km²
Sierra Leone
72.2K km²
33% higher
Life Evaluation Score
LiberiaLiberia
4.3 pts
Sierra Leone
3.3 pts
32% higher
Water Withdrawal
Sierra LeoneLiberia
0.15 B m³
Sierra Leone
0.21 B m³
31% lower
GDP (Nominal)
Sierra LeoneLiberia
$4,779,300,900
Sierra Leone
$6,971,127,235.31
31% lower
Renewable Energy (%)
LiberiaLiberia
92.8%
Sierra Leone
71.6%
30% higher
Nurses & Midwives
Sierra LeoneLiberia
0.79 per 1k
Sierra Leone
1.1 per 1k
29% lower
Electoral Democracy Index
LiberiaLiberia
0.60
Sierra Leone
0.47
27% higher
Highest Elevation
Sierra LeoneLiberia
1.4K m
Sierra Leone
1.9K m
26% lower
Child Mortality
Sierra LeoneLiberia
72.9 per 1k births
Sierra Leone
94.3 per 1k births
23% lower
Urban Population (%)
LiberiaLiberia
55.54%
Sierra Leone
45.36%
22% higher
Liberal Democracy Index
LiberiaLiberia
0.42
Sierra Leone
0.35
20% higher
Corruption Perceptions Index
Sierra LeoneLiberia
28 pts
Sierra Leone
34 pts
18% lower
Average Weekly Work Hours
LiberiaLiberia
47.64 hrs/week
Sierra Leone
41.15 hrs/week
16% higher
Firms Asked for Bribes
LiberiaLiberia
20.58% of firms
Sierra Leone
17.96% of firms
15% higher
Women in Senior Management
LiberiaLiberia
26.06% of managers
Sierra Leone
22.57% of managers
15% higher
Internet Users (%)
LiberiaLiberia
24%
Sierra Leone
21%
14% higher
Education Spending (% GDP)
Sierra LeoneLiberia
2.3% of GDP
Sierra Leone
2.6% of GDP
14% lower
Road Traffic Death Rate
LiberiaLiberia
15.3 per 100k
Sierra Leone
13.8 per 100k
11% higher
Human Development Index
LiberiaLiberia
0.51
Sierra Leone
0.47
9% higher
Fertility Rate
LiberiaLiberia
3.8 children/woman
Sierra Leone
3.5 children/woman
9% higher
Electricity Access (%)
Sierra LeoneLiberia
32.5%
Sierra Leone
35.5%
8% lower
Unemployment Rate
Sierra LeoneLiberia
2.9%
Sierra Leone
3.1%
8% lower
CO2 Per Capita
Sierra LeoneLiberia
0.15 t/person/yr
Sierra Leone
0.17 t/person/yr
8% lower
Can Raise Emergency Money
LiberiaLiberia
95.76% of adults
Sierra Leone
88.48% of adults
8% higher
GNI Per Capita
Sierra LeoneLiberia
$760
Sierra Leone
$820
7% lower
Death Rate
Sierra LeoneLiberia
8.2 per 1k
Sierra Leone
8.8 per 1k
7% lower
Dependency Ratio
LiberiaLiberia
74.93% of working-age pop.
Sierra Leone
70.45% of working-age pop.
6% higher
Sanitation Access (%)
Sierra LeoneLiberia
23.34%
Sierra Leone
24.91%
6% lower
Birth Rate
LiberiaLiberia
31.72 per 1k
Sierra Leone
30.04 per 1k
6% higher
Infant Mortality
Sierra LeoneLiberia
52.6 per 1k births
Sierra Leone
56.2 per 1k births
6% lower
GDP Growth Rate
Sierra LeoneLiberia
4.0%
Sierra Leone
4.3%
6% lower
Median Age
Sierra LeoneLiberia
18.4 years
Sierra Leone
19.3 years
5% lower
Informal Employment Share
Sierra LeoneLiberia
89.35% of employed people
Sierra Leone
94.47% of employed people
5% lower
Youth Population (%)
LiberiaLiberia
39.53%
Sierra Leone
38.09%
4% higher
Women's Political Empowerment
LiberiaLiberia
0.82
Sierra Leone
0.80
3% higher
Suicide Rate
Sierra LeoneLiberia
6.0 per 100k
Sierra Leone
6.1 per 100k
3% lower
Firms Hit by Power Outages
Sierra LeoneLiberia
64.48% of firms
Sierra Leone
66.22% of firms
3% lower
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
Sierra LeoneLiberia
42.36 µg/m³
Sierra Leone
43.22 µg/m³
2% lower
Elderly Population (%)
LiberiaLiberia
3.3%
Sierra Leone
3.2%
2% higher
Freedom of Expression Index
LiberiaLiberia
0.84
Sierra Leone
0.82
2% higher
Hypertension Prevalence
Sierra LeoneLiberia
41.2% of adults
Sierra Leone
41.8% of adults
1% lower
Life Expectancy
LiberiaLiberia
62.2 years
Sierra Leone
61.8 years
1% higher
Time Zones Count
LiberiaLiberia
2.0 time zones
Sierra Leone
2.0 time zones
equal
Coal Electricity Share
LiberiaLiberia
0%
Sierra Leone
0%
ranked higher
Wind Electricity Share
LiberiaLiberia
0%
Sierra Leone
0%
ranked higher
Broadband Access (%)
LiberiaLiberia
202 per 100 people
Sierra Leone
202 per 100 people
equal
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
LiberiaLiberia
0.36 per 1M people
Sierra Leone
0 per 1M people
ranked higher
Lowest Elevation
LiberiaLiberia
0 m
Sierra Leone
0 m
ranked higher
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
Sierra LeoneLiberia
-6.3% of GDP
Sierra Leone
-5.1% of GDP
ranked lower
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Sierra LeoneLiberia
0 sites
Sierra Leone
1.0 sites
ranked lower
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
LiberiaLiberia
0 per 1M people
Sierra Leone
0 per 1M people
ranked higher
Food Waste per Person
Sierra LeoneLiberia
132.75 kg/person/yr
Sierra Leone
132.88 kg/person/yr
equal
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