Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Libya instead of Ecuador, you would:
Health
be 63.3% more likely to be obese
In Ecuador, 19.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Libya, that number is 32.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 71.4% lower top tax rate
Ecuador has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Libya, the top tax rate is 10.0% as of 2016.
be 5.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Ecuador, 5.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Libya, that number is 30.0% as of 2004.
Life
be 38.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Ecuador, approximately 18.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Libya, on the other hand, 11.2 children do as of 2022.
have 31.1% more children
In Ecuador, there are approximately 16.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Libya, there are 21.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 22.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Ecuador, approximately 59.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Libya, 72.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 66.2% less likely to have internet access
In Ecuador, approximately 65.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Libya, about 22.0% do as of 2019.
Geography
see 20.9% less coastline
Ecuador has a total of 2,237 km of coastline. In Libya, that number is 1,770 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Servicio de Rentas Internas del Ecuador.
Libya: At a glance
How big is Libya compared to Ecuador? See an in-depth size comparison.