Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Libya instead of Iran, you would:
Health
live 6.7 years less
In Iran, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024. In Libya, that number is 71 years (70 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2024.
be 37.1% more likely to be obese
In Iran, 24.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Libya, that number is 33.7% of people as of 2024.
have 16.2% less access to essential health services
Iran scores 74 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Libya scores 62 as of 2021.
be 22.9% more likely to die by suicide
Iran has a suicide rate of 4.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Libya, it is 5.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
make 64.3% more money
Iran has a GDP per capita of $3,924 as of 2025, while in Libya, the GDP per capita is $6,449 as of 2025.
be 2.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Iran, 8.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Libya, that number is 18.8% as of 2025.
Life
be 23.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Iran, approximately 10.3 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.
have 31.3% more children
In Iran, there are approximately 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Libya, there are 16.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Iran, approximately 16.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Libya, 59.0 women do as of 2023.
Basic Needs
be 26.8% less likely to have access to electricity
In Iran, 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 29.5% more on healthcare
Iran spends 6.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Libya, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 27.5% less coastline
Iran has a total of 2,440 km of coastline. In Libya, that number is 1,770 km.
Safety
be 65.0% more likely to die in a road accident
In Iran, road accidents kill 20.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Libya, they kill 34.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 62.5% less home broadband
Iran has 12.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Libya has 4.5 as of 2022.
live with 10.1 times more strain on fresh water
Iran withdraws 81% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Libya withdraws 817% as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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