Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Eritrea instead of Libya, you would:
Health
be 84.6% less likely to be obese
In Libya, 32.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Eritrea, that number is 5.0% of people as of 2016.
live 10.3 years less
In Libya, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Eritrea, that number is 67 years (64 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 80.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Libya, 30.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2004. In Eritrea, that number is 5.8% as of 2017.
make 84.5% less money
Libya has a GDP per capita of $10,300 as of 2020, while in Eritrea, the GDP per capita is $1,600 as of 2017.
Life
have 25.4% more children
In Libya, there are approximately 21.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Eritrea, there are 27.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 6.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Libya, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Eritrea, 480.0 women do as of 2017.
be 15.8% less likely to be literate
In Libya, the literacy rate is 91.0% as of 2015. In Eritrea, it is 76.6% as of 2018.
be 3.7 times more 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 Eritrea, on the other hand, 41.5 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 53.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Libya, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 96% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Eritrea, that number is 47% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 13% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 95.5% less likely to have internet access
In Libya, approximately 22.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Eritrea, about 1.0% do as of 2019.
be 42.1% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Libya, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Eritrea, 58% of people do as of 2015.
Geography
see 26.2% more coastline
Libya has a total of 1,770 km of coastline. In Eritrea, that number is 2,234 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Eritrea: At a glance
How big is Eritrea compared to Libya? See an in-depth size comparison.