Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Marshall Islands instead of Libya, you would:
Health
live 4.0 years less
In Libya, the average life expectancy is 71 years (70 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2024. In Marshall Islands, that number is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2024.
be 24.7% more likely to be obese
In Libya, 33.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Marshall Islands, that number is 42.0% of people as of 2024.
see 17.2% less spent on your healthcare
Libya spends $1,055 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Marshall Islands spends $874 as of 2023.
Economy
make 31.6% more money
Libya has a GDP per capita of $6,449 as of 2025, while in Marshall Islands, the GDP per capita is $8,489 as of 2025.
Life
have 21.8% more children
In Libya, there are approximately 16.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Marshall Islands, there are 20.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.6 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 Marshall Islands, 155.0 women do as of 2023.
be 2.9 times 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 Marshall Islands, on the other hand, 22.7 children do 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 Marshall Islands, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 19.6% less likely to have internet access
In Libya, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Marshall Islands, about 65.9% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 71.7% more on healthcare
Libya spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Marshall Islands, that number is 13.4% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 79.1% less coastline
Libya has a total of 1,770 km of coastline. In Marshall Islands, that number is 370 km.
Safety
be 65.0% less likely to die in a road accident
In Libya, road accidents kill 34.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Marshall Islands, they kill 11.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 48.0% less home broadband
Libya has 4.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Marshall Islands has 2.4 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook, United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). How we calculate this
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