Democratic Republic of Congo vs Liberia: Share in poverty vs. life expectancy

Democratic Republic of Congo

61.9 years

in 2023

Liberia

62.16 years

in 2023

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

224th

Liberia rank

221st

Share in poverty vs. life expectancy over time

Liberia currently reports 62.16 years against 61.9 years in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.268 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 224th and Liberia ranks 221st of 236 countries.

Indicator: Share in poverty vs. life expectancy
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Period life expectancy at birth.