What is the difference in urban population, per unit of gdp between Liberia and Sub-Saharan Africa?

0.0003 units per US$ of GDP, with Liberia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Sub-Saharan Africa?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Liberia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Urban population, per unit of GDP

Liberia

0.0006 units per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Sub-Saharan Africa

0.0003 units per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Liberia rank

7th

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

8th

Urban population, per unit of GDP over time

Liberia
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Liberia currently reports 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP.

That makes Liberia's figure about 2.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Liberia has been ahead every year.

Liberia ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 8th of 214 countries.

Liberia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Liberia	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0012 units per US$ of GDP	0.0008 units per US$ of GDP	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	Liberia
1970s	0.001 units per US$ of GDP	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	Liberia
1980s	0.001 units per US$ of GDP	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	0.0006 units per US$ of GDP	Liberia
1990s	0.0049 units per US$ of GDP	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	0.0045 units per US$ of GDP	Liberia
2000s	0.0014 units per US$ of GDP	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	0.001 units per US$ of GDP	Liberia
2010s	0.0008 units per US$ of GDP	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	Liberia
2020s	0.0007 units per US$ of GDP	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, per unit of gdp, Liberia or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Liberia, at 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population, per unit of gdp between Liberia and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Liberia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for urban population, per unit of gdp?: Liberia ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 8th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Urban population, per unit of GDP
Unit: units per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 262 places, 14,784 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 14 September 2026

Urban population divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.