Liberia exposure#
This page summarises the exposure model for Liberia in Africa, including national, subnational, and taxonomy-level views.
National summary#
The national exposure profile by occupancy class highlights the distribution of buildings, replacement value, and exposed population.
| BUILDINGS | POPULATION | TOTAL_COST | BUILDINGS_% | POPULATION_% | TOTAL_COST_% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OCCUPANCY | ||||||
| COM | 44.8K | 0.0M | $5.0B | 3.93% | 0.00% | 16.04% |
| IND | 9.1K | 0.0M | $1.3B | 0.80% | 0.00% | 4.19% |
| RES | 1,085.7K | 5.7M | $24.8B | 95.27% | 100.00% | 79.77% |

Figure: Relative contribution of occupancy classes to total national exposure in Liberia.

Figure: National exposure distribution by taxonomy classes in Liberia.

Figure: Building height profile used in the exposure model for Liberia.
Subnational summary#
The subnational summary aggregates exposure by first administrative level and supports comparison of spatial concentration of assets.
| BUILDINGS | POPULATION | TOTAL_COST | BUILDINGS_% | POPULATION_% | TOTAL_COST_% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAME_1 | ||||||
| Montserrado | 413.5K | 2,117.4K | $12.0B | 36.28% | 36.94% | 38.58% |
| Nimba | 131.1K | 670.6K | $3.3B | 11.51% | 11.70% | 10.53% |
| Bong | 99.5K | 507.7K | $2.6B | 8.73% | 8.86% | 8.22% |
| Margibi | 65.2K | 334.6K | $1.9B | 5.72% | 5.84% | 6.24% |
| Grand Bassa | 63.1K | 316.2K | $1.9B | 5.54% | 5.52% | 5.99% |
| Lofa | 77.6K | 394.4K | $1.8B | 6.81% | 6.88% | 5.66% |
| Grand Gedeh | 48.3K | 243.0K | $1.2B | 4.24% | 4.24% | 4.01% |
| Grand Cape Mount | 39.2K | 192.9K | $1.2B | 3.44% | 3.37% | 3.82% |
| Maryland | 41.9K | 183.5K | $1.2B | 3.68% | 3.20% | 3.73% |
| Sinoe | 32.9K | 164.3K | $0.9B | 2.89% | 2.87% | 2.94% |
| Bomi | 28.6K | 145.6K | $0.8B | 2.51% | 2.54% | 2.52% |
| River Gee | 28.3K | 141.3K | $0.7B | 2.48% | 2.47% | 2.33% |
| Gbarpolu | 24.2K | 100.1K | $0.6B | 2.13% | 1.75% | 2.03% |
| Grand Kru | 24.4K | 124.1K | $0.6B | 2.14% | 2.16% | 1.78% |
| Rivercess | 21.8K | 95.5K | $0.5B | 1.91% | 1.67% | 1.61% |

Figure: Subnational distribution of exposure by occupancy class across first-level administrative units.

Figure: Subnational distribution of exposure by taxonomy classes across first-level administrative units.
Taxonomy summary#
The taxonomy summary provides a detailed view of building classes represented in the national exposure model.

Figure: Distribution of exposure by detailed taxonomy classes in Liberia.
| BUILDINGS | POPULATION | TOTAL_COST | BUILDINGS_% | POPULATION_% | TOTAL_COST_% | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MACRO_TAXONOMY | TAXONOMY | OCCUPANCY | ||||||
| W | W+WWD/LWAL/CDN+ERM/H:1/RES | RES | 390,787 | 1,992,152 | $5,882.1M | 34.29% | 34.76% | 18.93% |
| MUR | MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/RES | RES | 85,222 | 450,956 | $4,311.5M | 7.48% | 7.87% | 13.88% |
| W | W+WWD/LWAL/CDN+ERM/H:2/RES | RES | 163,291 | 853,785 | $4,128.0M | 14.33% | 14.90% | 13.29% |
| MUR | MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 87,406 | 450,960 | $2,633.0M | 7.67% | 7.87% | 8.48% |
| MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/RES | RES | 23,865 | 126,311 | $1,172.6M | 2.09% | 2.20% | 3.77% | |
| MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/COM | COM | 5,787 | 0 | $1,052.9M | 0.51% | 0.00% | 3.39% | |
| MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM | COM | 11,567 | 0 | $1,052.9M | 1.01% | 0.00% | 3.39% | |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+ADO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/RES | RES | 69,926 | 370,145 | $1,046.9M | 6.14% | 6.46% | 3.37% |
| MUR | MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 24,475 | 126,328 | $716.1M | 2.15% | 2.20% | 2.31% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+ADO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 71,712 | 370,135 | $639.3M | 6.29% | 6.46% | 2.06% |
| MUR+ADO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/COM | COM | 5,209 | 0 | $632.1M | 0.46% | 0.00% | 2.03% | |
| MUR+ADO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM | COM | 10,414 | 0 | $632.1M | 0.91% | 0.00% | 2.03% | |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CB/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/RES | RES | 11,889 | 62,916 | $591.8M | 1.04% | 1.10% | 1.91% |
| OT | ME+MEO/LWAL/CDN+ERM/H:1/RES | RES | 54,611 | 281,138 | $542.2M | 4.79% | 4.91% | 1.75% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STDRE/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/RES | RES | 11,530 | 60,814 | $492.0M | 1.01% | 1.06% | 1.58% |
| MUR | MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/RES | RES | 1,146 | 47,288 | $391.4M | 0.10% | 0.83% | 1.26% |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CB/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/RES | RES | 12,193 | 62,933 | $361.4M | 1.07% | 1.10% | 1.16% |
| MUR | MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/COM | COM | 1,758 | 0 | $319.8M | 0.15% | 0.00% | 1.03% |
| MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM | COM | 3,514 | 0 | $319.6M | 0.31% | 0.00% | 1.03% | |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STDRE/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 11,824 | 60,816 | $300.5M | 1.04% | 1.06% | 0.97% |
| MUR | MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/IND | IND | 2,946 | 0 | $267.4M | 0.26% | 0.00% | 0.86% |
| OT | INF/LN/CDN+ERN/H:1/EWV/RES | RES | 27,054 | 138,324 | $243.2M | 2.37% | 2.41% | 0.78% |
| MUR | MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/IND | IND | 978 | 0 | $194.5M | 0.09% | 0.00% | 0.63% |
| MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/COM | COM | 237 | 0 | $145.3M | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.47% | |
| OT | MATO/LN/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 15,881 | 81,299 | $139.1M | 1.39% | 1.42% | 0.45% |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CL/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/RES | RES | 2,719 | 14,378 | $135.3M | 0.24% | 0.25% | 0.44% |
| MCF+CB/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/COM | COM | 1,296 | 0 | $130.3M | 0.11% | 0.00% | 0.42% | |
| MCF+CB/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/COM | COM | 644 | 0 | $130.0M | 0.06% | 0.00% | 0.42% | |
| S | S/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 933 | 0 | $123.2M | 0.08% | 0.00% | 0.40% |
| S+SL/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 890 | 0 | $117.1M | 0.08% | 0.00% | 0.38% | |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CB/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:3-6/RES | RES | 337 | 13,888 | $113.0M | 0.03% | 0.24% | 0.36% |
| MUR | MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/RES | RES | 317 | 13,057 | $104.9M | 0.03% | 0.23% | 0.34% |
| MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/IND | IND | 1,146 | 0 | $103.6M | 0.10% | 0.00% | 0.33% | |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+ADO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/RES | RES | 944 | 38,900 | $95.2M | 0.08% | 0.68% | 0.31% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:3/RES | RES | 1,270 | 8,294 | $92.0M | 0.11% | 0.14% | 0.30% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+ADO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/COM | COM | 214 | 0 | $87.9M | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.28% |
| S | S/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:2/IND | IND | 307 | 0 | $87.2M | 0.03% | 0.00% | 0.28% |
| S+SL/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:2/IND | IND | 294 | 0 | $83.2M | 0.03% | 0.00% | 0.27% | |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CL/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/RES | RES | 2,790 | 14,390 | $82.7M | 0.24% | 0.25% | 0.27% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:2/RES | RES | 1,593 | 8,389 | $79.2M | 0.14% | 0.15% | 0.25% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/RES | RES | 2,715 | 14,337 | $77.3M | 0.24% | 0.25% | 0.25% |
| W | W/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:2/RES | RES | 2,259 | 11,862 | $76.7M | 0.20% | 0.21% | 0.25% |
| MUR | MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/IND | IND | 380 | 0 | $73.7M | 0.03% | 0.00% | 0.24% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STDRE/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM | COM | 1,038 | 0 | $68.3M | 0.09% | 0.00% | 0.22% |
| MUR+STDRE/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/COM | COM | 518 | 0 | $68.2M | 0.05% | 0.00% | 0.22% | |
| MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/COM | COM | 388 | 0 | $51.1M | 0.03% | 0.00% | 0.16% | |
| MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM | COM | 775 | 0 | $51.0M | 0.07% | 0.00% | 0.16% | |
| MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 2,790 | 14,371 | $47.3M | 0.24% | 0.25% | 0.15% | |
| MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/IND | IND | 260 | 0 | $47.2M | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.15% | |
| W | W/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:1/RES | RES | 2,319 | 11,892 | $46.9M | 0.20% | 0.21% | 0.15% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STDRE/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/IND | IND | 249 | 0 | $46.3M | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.15% |
| MUR+STDRE/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/RES | RES | 158 | 6,378 | $44.6M | 0.01% | 0.11% | 0.14% | |
| W | W/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:3/RES | RES | 902 | 5,757 | $44.1M | 0.08% | 0.10% | 0.14% |
| MUR | MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/COM | COM | 68 | 0 | $40.2M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.13% |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CB/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 293 | 0 | $38.3M | 0.03% | 0.00% | 0.12% |
| MCF+CB/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:3-6/COM | COM | 49 | 0 | $35.7M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.11% | |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/IND | IND | 89 | 0 | $33.8M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.11% |
| MUR+STDRE/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/IND | IND | 83 | 0 | $32.6M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.11% | |
| CR- | CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:3/RES | RES | 420 | 2,678 | $30.1M | 0.04% | 0.05% | 0.10% |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CL/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/COM | COM | 296 | 0 | $29.0M | 0.03% | 0.00% | 0.09% |
| MCF+CL/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/COM | COM | 138 | 0 | $27.9M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.09% | |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:4-7/RES | RES | 57 | 3,507 | $27.1M | 0.01% | 0.06% | 0.09% |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CB/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/IND | IND | 96 | 0 | $26.7M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.09% |
| CR- | CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/RES | RES | 533 | 2,787 | $26.3M | 0.05% | 0.05% | 0.08% |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CL/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:3-6/RES | RES | 74 | 3,094 | $25.3M | 0.01% | 0.05% | 0.08% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:3/COM | COM | 57 | 0 | $17.5M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.06% |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:2/COM | COM | 90 | 0 | $16.6M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.05% | |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:1/RES | RES | 466 | 2,398 | $13.8M | 0.04% | 0.04% | 0.04% | |
| W | W/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:1/COM | COM | 386 | 0 | $11.8M | 0.03% | 0.00% | 0.04% |
| W/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:2/COM | COM | 192 | 0 | $11.8M | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.04% | |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CL/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 79 | 0 | $9.9M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.03% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:4-7/COM | COM | 12 | 0 | $8.8M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.03% |
| CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:4-7/RES | RES | 18 | 1,063 | $8.2M | 0.00% | 0.02% | 0.03% | |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STDRE/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/COM | COM | 20 | 0 | $8.1M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.03% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:>7/RES | RES | 15 | 1,063 | $7.7M | 0.00% | 0.02% | 0.02% |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 52 | 0 | $6.3M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.02% | |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/RES | RES | 37 | 1,344 | $6.2M | 0.00% | 0.02% | 0.02% |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CL/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/IND | IND | 23 | 0 | $6.1M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.02% |
| W | W/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:3/COM | COM | 56 | 0 | $5.8M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.02% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/COM | COM | 14 | 0 | $5.6M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.02% |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CL/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:3-6/COM | COM | 7 | 0 | $5.2M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.02% |
| CR- | CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:3/COM | COM | 20 | 0 | $5.0M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.02% |
| CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/RES | RES | 154 | 795 | $4.6M | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.01% | |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:1/COM | COM | 44 | 0 | $4.2M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.01% | |
| CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/COM | COM | 16 | 0 | $3.1M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.01% | |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:2/IND | IND | 10 | 0 | $2.5M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.01% | |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:>7/COM | COM | 1 | 0 | $2.1M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.01% | |
| CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:>7/RES | RES | 3 | 284 | $2.0M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.01% | |
| CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:4-7/COM | COM | 2 | 0 | $1.6M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.01% | |
| CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 10 | 0 | $1.2M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | |
| CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/COM | COM | 8 | 0 | $0.8M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | |
| CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/IND | IND | 3 | 0 | $0.6M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |