Eritrea vs Liberia

Eritrea and Liberia compared on 9 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Liberia has about 1.6 times as many people as Eritrea: 5.7 million against 3.6 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Liberia ($915 in 2025) is 33% higher than in Eritrea ($689 in 2011).
• The economy grew faster in Eritrea (8.7% in 2011) than in Liberia (5% in 2025), a difference of 3.7 percentage points.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Eritrea (6%) than in Liberia (2.9%), a difference of 3.1 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Eritrea can expect to live 6.6 years longer than one born in Liberia: 68.9 years against 62.3 years in 2024.
• Half of the population is older than about 18.7 years in both Eritrea and Liberia in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Liberia (32.2% in 2024) than in Eritrea (14.3% in 2020), a difference of 17.9 percentage points.
• CO2 emissions per person in Eritrea (0.22 tonnes) are 47% higher than in Liberia (0.15 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Liberia (66.1%) than in Eritrea (12%), a difference of 54.1 percentage points in 2024.