Quality of life comparison
If you lived in China instead of Libya, you would:
Health
be 80.9% less likely to be obese
In Libya, 32.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In China, that number is 6.2% of people as of 2016.
live 1.1 years less
In Libya, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In China, that number is 76 years (74 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
make 59.2% more money
Libya has a GDP per capita of $10,300 as of 2020, while in China, the GDP per capita is $16,400 as of 2020.
be 87.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Libya, 30.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2004. In China, that number is 3.6% as of 2019.
pay a 4.5 times higher top tax rate
Libya has a top tax rate of 10.0% as of 2016. In China, the top tax rate is 45.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 59.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Libya, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In China, 29.0 women do as of 2017.
be 39.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Libya, approximately 11.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In China, on the other hand, 6.8 children do as of 2022.
have 53.9% fewer children
In Libya, there are approximately 21.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In China, there are 9.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 3.2 times more likely to have internet access
In Libya, approximately 22.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In China, about 70.0% do as of 2020.
Geography
see 8.2 times more coastline
Libya has a total of 1,770 km of coastline. In China, that number is 14,500 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, State Administration of Taxation.
China: At a glance
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