Liberia's hdi rose from 0.4 in 1999 to 0.5 in 2023.
Liberia · Quality of life
Human development, happiness, safety, access and environment.
14 indicators · 12 with data
Composite
Wellbeing
Liberia's life satisfaction rose from 4.0 in 2011 to 4.3 in 2025.
Longevity
Liberia's life expectancy rose from 44.6 yrs in 1995 to 62.3 yrs in 2024.
Liberia's healthy life expectancy at birth rose from 45.1 yrs in 2000 to 54.0 yrs in 2021.
Inequality
Gini index
index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)
47th of 83 · 1st in Sub-Saharan Africa*
Liberia's gini index fell from 36.4 in 2007 to 35.3 in 2016.
Air
Liberia's air pollution (pm2.5) rose from 17.7 in 1994 to 17.9 in 2023.
Crime
Liberia's homicide rate rose from 2.7 /100k in 2007 to 3.1 /100k in 2012.
Access
Liberia's access to electricity (% of population) rose from 3.0 % in 2007 to 34.9 % in 2024.
Adoption
Liberia's internet users rose from 0.0 % in 1990 to 32.2 % in 2024.
Attainment
Liberia's expected years of schooling rose from 8.4 yrs in 1999 to 10.5 yrs in 2023.
Unemployment
Liberia's unemployment rose from 2.4 % in 1996 to 2.9 % in 2025.
Gender
Liberia's women in parliament rose from 7.8 % in 2000 to 11.0 % in 2025.
›No data available (2)
These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Liberia.
- Safe drinking waterNo data
- Housing cost overburden rateNo data