Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Libya instead of Ireland, you would:
Health
live 4.5 years less
In Ireland, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 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 28.5% more likely to be obese
In Ireland, 25.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Libya, that number is 32.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 79.2% lower top tax rate
Ireland has a top tax rate of 48.0% as of 2016. In Libya, the top tax rate is 10.0% as of 2016.
make 82.4% less money
Ireland has a GDP per capita of $112,400 as of 2022, while in Libya, the GDP per capita is $19,800 as of 2022.
be 4.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Ireland, 4.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Libya, that number is 19.3% as of 2022.
Life
have 82.9% more children
In Ireland, there are approximately 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Libya, there are 20.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 14.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Ireland, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Libya, 72.0 women do as of 2020.
be 3.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Ireland, approximately 3.5 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.
Basic Needs
be 29.8% less likely to have access to electricity
In Ireland, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Libya, 70% of the population do as of 2021.
be 51.4% less likely to have internet access
In Ireland, approximately 95.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Libya, about 46.2% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 22.2% more coastline
Ireland has a total of 1,448 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, The Office of the Revenue Commissioners.
Libya: At a glance
How big is Libya compared to Ireland? See an in-depth size comparison.