Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Swaziland instead of Libya, you would:

Health

be 49.2% less likely to be obese

In Libya, 32.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Swaziland, that number is 16.5% of people as of 2016.

be 268.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Libya, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Swaziland, that number is 26.8% of people as of 2020.

live 17.5 years less

In Libya, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Swaziland, that number is 60 years (58 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 18.4% less money

Libya has a GDP per capita of $10,300 as of 2020, while in Swaziland, the GDP per capita is $8,400 as of 2020.

pay a 3.3 times higher top tax rate

Libya has a top tax rate of 10.0% as of 2016. In Swaziland, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 6.1 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Libya, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Swaziland, 437.0 women do as of 2017.

be 3.5 times 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 Swaziland, on the other hand, 39.6 children do as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 2.1 times more likely to have internet access

In Libya, approximately 22.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Swaziland, about 47.0% do as of 2019.

be 10.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In Libya, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 96% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Swaziland, that number is 90% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 87% in rural areas) as of 2019.

be 19.6% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Libya, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Swaziland, 80% of people do as of 2020.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Swaziland Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance.

Swaziland: At a glance

Swaziland is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 17,204 sq km. Autonomy for the Swazis of southern Africa was guaranteed by the British in the late 19th century; independence was granted in 1968. Student and labor unrest during the 1990s pressured King MSWATI III, Africa's last absolute monarch, to grudgingly allow political reform and greater democracy, although he has backslid on these promises in recent years. A constitution came into effect in 2006, but the legal status of political parties remains unclear. The African United Democratic Party tried unsuccessfully to register as an official political party in mid 2006. Talks over the constitution broke down between the government and progressive groups in 2007. Swaziland recently surpassed Botswana as the country with the world's highest known HIV/AIDS prevalence rate.
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