Quality of life comparison
If you lived in New York instead of Libya, you would:
Economy
make 5.2 times more money
Libya has a GDP per capita of $17,700 as of 2023, while in New York, the GDP per capita is $91,992 as of 2024.
be 76.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Libya, 18.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In New York, that number is 4.4% as of 2025.
Basic Needs
be 94.2% more likely to have internet access
In Libya, approximately 46.2% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In New York, about 89.7% do as of 2023.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), Bureau of Economic Analysis.
