Eritrea vs Liberia: Orphans 0-17 years currently living

Eritrea
19,000
in 2009
Liberia
52,000
in 2009
Eritrea rank
30th
Liberia rank
27th

Orphans 0-17 years currently living over time

  • Eritrea
  • Liberia
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How they compare

Liberia currently reports 52,000 against 19,000 in Eritrea, a difference of 33,000.

That makes Liberia's figure about 2.7 times Eritrea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 30th and Liberia ranks 27th of 39 countries.

Liberia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Liberia Difference Ahead
1990s 2,180 2,890 710 Liberia
2000s 14,070 35,100 21,030 Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher orphans 0-17 years currently living, Eritrea or Liberia?
Liberia, at 52,000 against 19,000 in Eritrea as of 2009.
What is the difference in orphans 0-17 years currently living between Eritrea and Liberia?
33,000, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Liberia?
20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
How do Eritrea and Liberia rank globally for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
Eritrea ranks 30th and Liberia ranks 27th of 39 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic, published as Orphans 0-17 years currently living. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Orphans 0-17 years currently living
Source
UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
44 places, 880 data points, 1990–2009
Last refreshed

AIDS orphans are the estimated number of children who have lost their mother or both parents to AIDS before age 17 since the epidemic began in 1990. Some of the orphaned children included in this cumulative total are no longer alive; others are no longer under age 17.