Quality of life comparison

live 4.7 years longer

In Libya, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Belgium, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

be 32.0% less likely to be obese

In Libya, 32.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Belgium, that number is 22.1% of people as of 2016.

make 4.7 times more money

Libya has a GDP per capita of $10,300 as of 2020, while in Belgium, the GDP per capita is $48,200 as of 2020.

be 82.1% less likely to be unemployed

In Libya, 30.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2004. In Belgium, that number is 5.4% as of 2019.

pay a 5.4 times higher top tax rate

Libya has a top tax rate of 10.0% as of 2016. In Belgium, the top tax rate is 53.7% as of 2016.

be 93.1% less likely to die during childbirth

In Libya, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Belgium, 5.0 women do as of 2017.

be 71.6% less likely to die during infancy

In Libya, approximately 11.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Belgium, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2022.

have 49.2% fewer children

In Libya, there are approximately 21.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Belgium, there are 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 4.2 times more likely to have internet access

In Libya, approximately 22.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Belgium, about 92.0% do as of 2020.

see 96.2% less coastline

Libya has a total of 1,770 km of coastline. In Belgium, that number is 66 km.