Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Libya instead of Egypt, you would:
Health
be 23.4% less likely to be obese
In Egypt, 43.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Libya, that number is 33.7% of people as of 2024.
see 16.7% more spent on your healthcare
Egypt spends $905 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Libya spends $1,055 as of 2023.
have 3.0 times more doctors per person
Egypt has 6.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Libya has 20.4 as of 2017.
have 11.4% less access to essential health services
Egypt scores 70 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Libya scores 62 as of 2021.
be 7.9 times more likely to die by suicide
Egypt has a suicide rate of 0.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Libya, it is 5.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
make 2.1 times more money
Egypt has a GDP per capita of $3,086 as of 2025, while in Libya, the GDP per capita is $6,449 as of 2025.
be 2.8 times more likely to be unemployed
In Egypt, 6.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Libya, that number is 18.8% as of 2025.
Life
be 62.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Egypt, approximately 20.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Libya, on the other hand, 7.9 children do as of 2024.
be 3.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Egypt, approximately 17.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Libya, 59.0 women do as of 2023.
have 21.1% fewer children
In Egypt, there are approximately 20.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Libya, there are 16.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 26.8% less likely to have access to electricity
In Egypt, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Libya, that number is 73% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 96% in rural areas) as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 60.0% more on healthcare
Egypt spends 4.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Libya, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 27.8% less coastline
Egypt has a total of 2,450 km of coastline. In Libya, that number is 1,770 km.
Safety
be 3.6 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Egypt, road accidents kill 9.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Libya, they kill 34.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
use 2.5 times more electricity
Egypt uses 1,493 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Libya uses 3,796 kWh as of 2023.
find 61.3% less home broadband
Egypt has 11.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Libya has 4.5 as of 2022.
live with 5.8 times more strain on fresh water
Egypt withdraws 141% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Libya withdraws 817% as of 2022.
Environment
be 48.6% less likely to die from air pollution
In Egypt, air pollution causes 105.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Libya, it causes 54.0 as of 2019.
emit 3.5 times more CO2
Egypt emits 2.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Libya emits 8.7 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2017–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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