Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Albania instead of Libya, you would:
Health
live 8.7 years longer
In Libya, the average life expectancy is 71 years (70 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2024. In Albania, that number is 80 years (78 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024.
be 28.3% less likely to be obese
In Libya, 33.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Albania, that number is 24.1% of people as of 2024.
see 38.8% more spent on your healthcare
Libya spends $1,055 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Albania spends $1,465 as of 2023.
be 45.0% less likely to die by suicide
Libya has a suicide rate of 5.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Albania, it is 2.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 41.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Libya, 18.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Albania, that number is 10.9% as of 2025.
make 2.0 times more money
Libya has a GDP per capita of $6,449 as of 2025, while in Albania, the GDP per capita is $12,998 as of 2025.
Life
be 88.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Libya, approximately 59.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Albania, 7.0 women do as of 2023.
have 38.6% fewer children
In Libya, there are approximately 16.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Albania, there are 10.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 36.6% more likely to have access to electricity
In Libya, approximately 73% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 96% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Albania, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.
Geography
see 79.5% less coastline
Libya has a total of 1,770 km of coastline. In Albania, that number is 362 km.
Safety
be 68.2% less likely to die in a road accident
In Libya, road accidents kill 34.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Albania, they kill 10.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 5.5 times more home broadband
Libya has 4.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Albania has 24.9 as of 2024.
live with 99.4% less strain on fresh water
Libya withdraws 817% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Albania withdraws 5% as of 2022.
use 23.8% less electricity
Libya uses 3,796 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Albania uses 2,892 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 79.3% less CO2
Libya emits 8.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Albania emits 1.8 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook, United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). How we calculate this
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