Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Libya, you would:
Health
be 64.9% less likely to be obese
In Libya, 33.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Indonesia, that number is 11.8% of people as of 2024.
be 76.0% less likely to die by suicide
Libya has a suicide rate of 5.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Indonesia, it is 1.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
see 60.5% less spent on your healthcare
Libya spends $1,055 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Indonesia spends $417 as of 2023.
have 11.3% less access to essential health services
Libya scores 62 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Indonesia scores 55 as of 2021.
Economy
be 82.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Libya, 18.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Indonesia, that number is 3.2% as of 2025.
make 21.5% less money
Libya has a GDP per capita of $6,449 as of 2025, while in Indonesia, the GDP per capita is $5,060 as of 2025.
Life
be 2.4 times more 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 Indonesia, 140.0 women do as of 2023.
be 92.4% 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 Indonesia, on the other hand, 15.2 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 35.8% 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 Indonesia, that number is 99% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 11.2% less likely to have internet access
In Libya, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Indonesia, about 72.8% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 65.4% less on healthcare
Libya spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Indonesia, that number is 2.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 30.9 times more coastline
Libya has a total of 1,770 km of coastline. In Indonesia, that number is 54,716 km.
Safety
be 66.8% less likely to die in a road accident
In Libya, road accidents kill 34.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Indonesia, they kill 11.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 96.4% less strain on fresh water
Libya withdraws 817% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Indonesia withdraws 30% as of 2022.
use 61.9% less electricity
Libya uses 3,796 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Indonesia uses 1,445 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 66.9% less CO2
Libya emits 8.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Indonesia emits 2.9 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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