Quality of life comparison
If you lived in South Korea instead of Libya, you would:
Health
live 5.8 years longer
In Libya, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In South Korea, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
be 85.5% less likely to be obese
In Libya, 32.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In South Korea, that number is 4.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 4.1 times more money
Libya has a GDP per capita of $10,300 as of 2020, while in South Korea, the GDP per capita is $42,300 as of 2020.
be 87.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Libya, 30.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2004. In South Korea, that number is 3.8% as of 2019.
pay a 3.8 times higher top tax rate
Libya has a top tax rate of 10.0% as of 2016. In South Korea, the top tax rate is 38.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 84.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Libya, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In South Korea, 11.0 women do as of 2017.
be 74.4% 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 South Korea, on the other hand, 2.9 children do as of 2022.
have 67.9% fewer children
In Libya, there are approximately 21.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In South Korea, there are 6.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 4.4 times more likely to have internet access
In Libya, approximately 22.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In South Korea, about 97.0% do as of 2020.
Geography
see 36.3% more coastline
Libya has a total of 1,770 km of coastline. In South Korea, that number is 2,413 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, National Tax Service, South Korea.
South Korea: At a glance
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