Gambia vs Liberia

Gambia and Liberia compared on 10 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 2 times as many people as Gambia: 5.7 million against 2.8 million in 2025.
• GDP per person is about the same in Gambia ($919) and Liberia ($915) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Gambia (5.9%) than in Liberia (5%), a difference of 0.9 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Gambia (11.6% in 2024) than in Liberia (8.3% in 2025), a difference of 3.3 percentage points.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Gambia (6.5%) than in Liberia (2.9%), a difference of 3.6 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Gambia can expect to live 3.8 years longer than one born in Liberia: 66.1 years against 62.3 years in 2024.
• Half of the population is older than about 18.2 years in both Gambia and Liberia in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Gambia (49.5%) than in Liberia (32.2%), a difference of 17.3 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Gambia (0.18 tonnes) are 20% higher than in Liberia (0.15 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Liberia (66.1%) than in Gambia (21.3%), a difference of 44.8 percentage points in 2024.