Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Libya instead of Belize, you would:
Health
be 91.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Belize, 1.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Libya, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 1.4 years longer
In Belize, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Libya, that number is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.
be 34.9% more likely to be obese
In Belize, 24.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Libya, that number is 32.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 68.9% more money
Belize has a GDP per capita of $6,100 as of 2020, while in Libya, the GDP per capita is $10,300 as of 2020.
be 3.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Belize, 9.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Libya, that number is 30.0% as of 2004.
Life
be 100.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Belize, approximately 36.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Libya, 72.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 56.9% less likely to have internet access
In Belize, approximately 51.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Libya, about 22.0% do as of 2019.
Geography
see 4.6 times more coastline
Belize has a total of 386 km of coastline. In Libya, that number is 1,770 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Libya: At a glance
How big is Libya compared to Belize? See an in-depth size comparison.