Population
5.4M
Unitary presidential system
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,676
in 2031
Passport power
#170
27 visa-free destinations
Cities rated
5
Top: Robertsport
Country overview
- Official name
- Republic of Liberia
- Capital
- Monrovia
- Continent
- Africa / Western Africa
- Area
- 111,369 km²
- Population
- 5.4M
- Density
- 46.8/km²
- Government
- Unitary presidential system
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- Driving side
- Right
- TLD
- .lr
- Calling code
- +231
- Timezone
- UTC
Visa and travel
- Passport power rank
- #170 of 199
- Visa-free destinations
- 27
- Total accessible
- 47
Culture and society
- Languages
- English
- Religions
- Christianity 85.1%, Islam 12.2%, No religion 1.4%, Other 1.3%
- Currencies
- $ LRD — Liberian dollar
Key figures
- HDI
- 0.510
- GDP per capita (2031)
- $2,676
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 62.3 yrs
- Internet users (2024)
- 32.2%
- Gini index (2016)
- 35.3
- Inflation (2031)
- 5.0%
- Unemployment (2025)
- 2.9%
- Urban population (2025)
- 56.1%
- Life satisfaction (2025)
- 4.3/10
- PM2.5 (2024)
- 17.2 µg/m³
- Homicide rate (2012)
- 3.1/100k
- Human capital (2020)
- 0.32