Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Libya, you would:
Health
live 4.0 years longer
In Libya, the average life expectancy is 71 years (70 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2024. In Nicaragua, that number is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2024.
have 12.9% more access to essential health services
Libya scores 62 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Nicaragua scores 70 as of 2021.
be 15.2% less likely to die by suicide
Libya has a suicide rate of 5.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Nicaragua, it is 4.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
see 34.7% less spent on your healthcare
Libya spends $1,055 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Nicaragua spends $689 as of 2023.
have 66.6% fewer doctors per person
Libya has 20.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2017. Nicaragua has 6.8 as of 2018.
Economy
be 73.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Libya, 18.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Nicaragua, that number is 5.0% as of 2025.
make 50.8% less money
Libya has a GDP per capita of $6,449 as of 2025, while in Nicaragua, the GDP per capita is $3,173 as of 2025.
Life
have 16.0% more children
In Libya, there are approximately 16.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Nicaragua, there are 19.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 19.0% 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 Nicaragua, on the other hand, 9.4 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 20.6% 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 Nicaragua, that number is 88% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 71% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 25.1% less likely to have internet access
In Libya, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Nicaragua, about 61.4% do as of 2024.
Geography
see 48.6% less coastline
Libya has a total of 1,770 km of coastline. In Nicaragua, that number is 910 km.
Safety
be 60.0% less likely to die in a road accident
In Libya, road accidents kill 34.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Nicaragua, they kill 13.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 27.9% more home broadband
Libya has 4.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Nicaragua has 5.8 as of 2024.
live with 99.7% less strain on fresh water
Libya withdraws 817% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Nicaragua withdraws 2% as of 2022.
use 83.1% less electricity
Libya uses 3,796 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Nicaragua uses 641 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 29.6% less likely to die from air pollution
In Libya, air pollution causes 54.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Nicaragua, it causes 38.0 as of 2019.
emit 90.4% less CO2
Libya emits 8.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Nicaragua emits 0.8 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2017–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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