Equatorial Guinea vs Liberia: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex
Equatorial Guinea
4.8%
in 2023
Liberia
5.1%
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea rank
13th
Liberia rank
11th
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Liberia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 5.1% against 4.8% in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Liberia's figure about 1.1 times Equatorial Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Liberia ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 13th and Liberia ranks 11th of 236 countries.
Liberia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 15.1% | 17.3% | 2.2% | Liberia |
| 1960s | 14.2% | 17.1% | 2.9% | Liberia |
| 1970s | 13.5% | 15.6% | 2.1% | Liberia |
| 1980s | 11.5% | 14.7% | 3.3% | Liberia |
| 1990s | 10.3% | 14.4% | 4.1% | Liberia |
| 2000s | 8.6% | 9.4% | 0.8% | Liberia |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 6.3% | 0.0% | Liberia |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 5.3% | 0.2% | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying in infancy, by sex, Equatorial Guinea or Liberia?
- Liberia, at 5.1% against 4.8% in Equatorial Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying in infancy, by sex between Equatorial Guinea and Liberia?
- 0.3%, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Liberia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Liberia rank globally for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 13th and Liberia ranks 11th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Probability of dying in infancy, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.