Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Italy instead of Libya, you would:
Health
live 5.4 years longer
In Libya, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Italy, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
be 38.8% less likely to be obese
In Libya, 32.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Italy, that number is 19.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.2 times more money
Libya has a GDP per capita of $19,800 as of 2022, while in Italy, the GDP per capita is $44,300 as of 2022.
be 58.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Libya, 19.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Italy, that number is 8.1% as of 2022.
pay a 4.9 times higher top tax rate
Libya has a top tax rate of 10.0% as of 2016. In Italy, the top tax rate is 48.8% as of 2016.
Life
be 93.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Libya, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Italy, 5.0 women do as of 2020.
be 71.8% 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 Italy, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2022.
have 65.0% fewer children
In Libya, there are approximately 20.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Italy, there are 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 42.5% more likely to have access to electricity
In Libya, approximately 70% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Italy, 100% of the population do as of 2021.
be 62.3% more likely to have internet access
In Libya, approximately 46.2% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Italy, about 75.0% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 4.3 times more coastline
Libya has a total of 1,770 km of coastline. In Italy, that number is 7,600 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Italian Revenue Agency.
Italy: At a glance
How big is Italy compared to Libya? See an in-depth size comparison.