Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Brazil instead of Libya, you would:
Health
be 32.0% less likely to be obese
In Libya, 32.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Brazil, that number is 22.1% of people as of 2016.
live 1.3 years less
In Libya, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Brazil, that number is 76 years (72 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 36.9% more money
Libya has a GDP per capita of $10,300 as of 2020, while in Brazil, the GDP per capita is $14,100 as of 2020.
be 60.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Libya, 30.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2004. In Brazil, that number is 11.9% as of 2019.
pay a 2.8 times higher top tax rate
Libya has a top tax rate of 10.0% as of 2016. In Brazil, the top tax rate is 27.5% as of 2016.
Life
be 16.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Libya, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Brazil, 60.0 women do as of 2017.
be 18.6% more 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 Brazil, on the other hand, 13.3 children do as of 2022.
have 35.3% fewer children
In Libya, there are approximately 21.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Brazil, there are 14.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 3.7 times more likely to have internet access
In Libya, approximately 22.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Brazil, about 81.0% do as of 2020.
Geography
see 4.2 times more coastline
Libya has a total of 1,770 km of coastline. In Brazil, that number is 7,491 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Secretaria da Receita Federal do Brasil, The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance.
Brazil: At a glance
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