Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Libya instead of Jamaica, you would:
Health
be 90.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Jamaica, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Libya, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2024.
see 21.5% more spent on your healthcare
Jamaica spends $869 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Libya spends $1,055 as of 2023.
have 16.2% less access to essential health services
Jamaica scores 74 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Libya scores 62 as of 2021.
be 3.0 times more likely to die by suicide
Jamaica has a suicide rate of 1.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Libya, it is 5.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 5.7 times more likely to be unemployed
In Jamaica, 3.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Libya, that number is 18.8% as of 2025.
make 19.4% less money
Jamaica has a GDP per capita of $8,003 as of 2025, while in Libya, the GDP per capita is $6,449 as of 2025.
Life
be 54.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Jamaica, approximately 130.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Libya, 59.0 women do as of 2023.
be 51.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Jamaica, approximately 16.4 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 44.1% more children
In Jamaica, there are approximately 11.4 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 10.0% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Jamaica, approximately 88% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Libya, 96% of people do as of 2024.
be 25.1% less likely to have access to electricity
In Jamaica, approximately 98% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 96% 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.
Geography
see 73.2% more coastline
Jamaica has a total of 1,022 km of coastline. In Libya, that number is 1,770 km.
Safety
be 91.0% more likely to die in a road accident
In Jamaica, road accidents kill 17.8 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Libya, they kill 34.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
use 3.2 times more electricity
Jamaica uses 1,205 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Libya uses 3,796 kWh as of 2023.
find 71.7% less home broadband
Jamaica has 16.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Libya has 4.5 as of 2022.
live with 66.0 times more strain on fresh water
Jamaica withdraws 12% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Libya withdraws 817% as of 2022.
Environment
be 2.5 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Jamaica, air pollution causes 22.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Libya, it causes 54.0 as of 2019.
emit 3.0 times more CO2
Jamaica emits 2.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Libya emits 8.7 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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