Maryland County the poorestLiberia Institute for Statistics and Geo-information Services (LISGIS) latest household, expenditure and income survey report released on Tuesday revealed that half of the country’s population live in abject poverty or is extremely poor. The survey, which was conducted in 2016, but released this year, considered Maryland County as the poorest of the 15 counties. The LISGIS report categorized poverty as absolute poverty with percentage of 50.9 percent; food poverty at 39.1 percent, and extreme poverty at 16.5 percent respectively. “Under education 64.7 percent of the country’s population are literate with the urban population accumulating 78.1 percent, while rural areas have a percentage of 47.0 percent. “The average household size is estimated to be 4.3 people per household, with Maryland County having the highest household size, while Gbarpolu County holds the lowest.

Source: Daily Observer April 11, 2018 02:37 UTC