Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Japan instead of Libya, you would:
Health
live 12.9 years longer
In Libya, the average life expectancy is 71 years (70 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2024. In Japan, that number is 84 years (81 years for men, 87 years for women) as of 2024.
be 82.5% less likely to be obese
In Libya, 33.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Japan, that number is 5.9% of people as of 2024.
see 5.1 times more spent on your healthcare
Libya spends $1,055 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Japan spends $5,365 as of 2023.
have 33.9% more access to essential health services
Libya scores 62 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Japan scores 83 as of 2021.
be 3.5 times more likely to die by suicide
Libya has a suicide rate of 5.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Japan, it is 17.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 86.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Libya, 18.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Japan, that number is 2.5% as of 2025.
make 5.6 times more money
Libya has a GDP per capita of $6,449 as of 2025, while in Japan, the GDP per capita is $35,951 as of 2025.
Life
be 94.9% less 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 Japan, 3.0 women do as of 2023.
be 77.2% less 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 Japan, on the other hand, 1.8 children do as of 2024.
have 65.5% fewer children
In Libya, there are approximately 16.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Japan, there are 5.7 babies per 1,000 people 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 Japan, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 37.5% more on healthcare
Libya spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Japan, that number is 10.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 16.8 times more coastline
Libya has a total of 1,770 km of coastline. In Japan, that number is 29,751 km.
Safety
be 92.1% less likely to die in a road accident
In Libya, road accidents kill 34.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Japan, they kill 2.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 8.5 times more home broadband
Libya has 4.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Japan has 38.6 as of 2023.
live with 95.5% less strain on fresh water
Libya withdraws 817% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Japan withdraws 37% as of 2022.
use 98.4% more electricity
Libya uses 3,796 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Japan uses 7,530 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
be 77.8% less likely to die from air pollution
In Libya, air pollution causes 54.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Japan, it causes 12.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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