Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Libya instead of Lesotho, you would:
Health
be 99.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Lesotho, 21.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Libya, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 17.6 years longer
In Lesotho, the average life expectancy is 60 years (58 years for men, 62 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 95.8% more likely to be obese
In Lesotho, 16.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Libya, that number is 32.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 4.5 times more money
Lesotho has a GDP per capita of $2,300 as of 2020, while in Libya, the GDP per capita is $10,300 as of 2020.
pay a 66.7% lower top tax rate
Lesotho has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Libya, the top tax rate is 10.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 86.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Lesotho, approximately 544.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Libya, 72.0 women do as of 2017.
be 14.6% more likely to be literate
In Lesotho, the literacy rate is 79.4% as of 2015. In Libya, it is 91.0% as of 2015.
be 76.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Lesotho, approximately 48.4 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 2.8 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Lesotho, approximately 36% of people have electricity access (63% in urban areas, and 26% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Libya, that number is 100% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 96% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 20.9% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Lesotho, approximately 83% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Libya, 100% of people do as of 2020.
be 48.8% less likely to have internet access
In Lesotho, approximately 43.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Libya, about 22.0% do as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance.
Libya: At a glance
How big is Libya compared to Lesotho? See an in-depth size comparison.