Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Algeria instead of Libya, you would:
Health
live 5.3 years longer
In Libya, the average life expectancy is 71 years (70 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2024. In Algeria, that number is 76 years (75 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2024.
be 30.0% less likely to be obese
In Libya, 33.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Algeria, that number is 23.6% of people as of 2024.
have 19.4% more access to essential health services
Libya scores 62 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Algeria scores 74 as of 2021.
be 56.4% less likely to die by suicide
Libya has a suicide rate of 5.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Algeria, it is 2.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
see 30.6% less spent on your healthcare
Libya spends $1,055 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Algeria spends $732 as of 2023.
Economy
be 38.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Libya, 18.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Algeria, that number is 11.6% as of 2025.
Life
have 14.2% more children
In Libya, there are approximately 16.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Algeria, there are 18.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 10.5% less likely to be literate
In Libya, the literacy rate is 91.0% as of 2015. In Algeria, it is 81.4% as of 2018.
be 2.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Libya, approximately 7.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Algeria, on the other hand, 19.5 children do 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 Algeria, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 44.3% less on healthcare
Libya spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Algeria, that number is 4.3% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 43.6% less coastline
Libya has a total of 1,770 km of coastline. In Algeria, that number is 998 km.
Safety
be 46.2% less likely to die in a road accident
In Libya, road accidents kill 34.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Algeria, they kill 18.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 2.9 times more home broadband
Libya has 4.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Algeria has 13.3 as of 2024.
live with 82.3% less strain on fresh water
Libya withdraws 817% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Algeria withdraws 145% as of 2022.
use 51.8% less electricity
Libya uses 3,796 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Algeria uses 1,828 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 11.1% less likely to die from air pollution
In Libya, air pollution causes 54.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Algeria, it causes 48.0 as of 2019.
emit 54.0% less CO2
Libya emits 8.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Algeria emits 4.0 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2015–2018), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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