Quality of life comparison
If you lived in United States instead of Libya, you would:
Health
live 3.4 years longer
In Libya, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In United States, that number is 81 years (78 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.
be 11.4% more likely to be obese
In Libya, 32.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In United States, that number is 36.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 5.8 times more money
Libya has a GDP per capita of $10,300 as of 2020, while in United States, the GDP per capita is $60,200 as of 2020.
be 87.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Libya, 30.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2004. In United States, that number is 3.9% as of 2018.
pay a 4.0 times higher top tax rate
Libya has a top tax rate of 10.0% as of 2016. In United States, the top tax rate is 39.6% as of 2016.
Life
be 73.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Libya, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In United States, 19.0 women do as of 2017.
be 53.9% 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 United States, on the other hand, 5.2 children do as of 2022.
have 43.0% fewer children
In Libya, there are approximately 21.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In United States, there are 12.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 4.1 times more likely to have internet access
In Libya, approximately 22.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In United States, about 91.0% do as of 2020.
Geography
see 11.3 times more coastline
Libya has a total of 1,770 km of coastline. In United States, that number is 19,924 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Internal Revenue Service.
United States: At a glance
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