Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Libya instead of Guyana, you would:
Health
be 92.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Guyana, 1.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Libya, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 5.3 years longer
In Guyana, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 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 60.9% more likely to be obese
In Guyana, 20.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Libya, that number is 32.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 44.9% less money
Guyana has a GDP per capita of $18,700 as of 2020, while in Libya, the GDP per capita is $10,300 as of 2020.
be 2.7 times more likely to be unemployed
In Guyana, 11.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2013. In Libya, that number is 30.0% as of 2004.
Life
be 89.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Guyana, approximately 667.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Libya, 72.0 women do as of 2017.
be 49.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Guyana, approximately 22.1 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 28.9% more children
In Guyana, there are approximately 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Libya, there are 21.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 40.5% less likely to have internet access
In Guyana, approximately 37.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Libya, about 22.0% do as of 2019.
Geography
see 3.9 times more coastline
Guyana has a total of 459 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 Guyana? See an in-depth size comparison.