Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Syria instead of Libya, you would:
Health
live 1.4 years longer
In Libya, the average life expectancy is 71 years (70 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2024. In Syria, that number is 73 years (70 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2024.
be 88.2% less likely to die by suicide
Libya has a suicide rate of 5.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Syria, it is 0.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
see 88.4% less spent on your healthcare
Libya spends $1,055 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Syria spends $122 as of 2023.
Economy
be 27.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Libya, 18.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Syria, that number is 13.6% as of 2025.
make 83.6% less money
Libya has a GDP per capita of $6,449 as of 2025, while in Syria, the GDP per capita is $1,057 as of 2022.
Life
be 66.1% 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 Syria, 20.0 women do as of 2023.
have 40.4% more children
In Libya, there are approximately 16.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Syria, there are 23.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.2 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 Syria, on the other hand, 17.7 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 20.8% 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 Syria, that number is 88% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 73% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 43.1% less likely to have internet access
In Libya, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Syria, about 46.6% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 65.3% less on healthcare
Libya spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Syria, that number is 2.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 89.1% less coastline
Libya has a total of 1,770 km of coastline. In Syria, that number is 193 km.
Safety
be 12.1% less likely to die in a road accident
In Libya, road accidents kill 34.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Syria, they kill 29.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 51.8% more home broadband
Libya has 4.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Syria has 6.9 as of 2023.
live with 84.8% less strain on fresh water
Libya withdraws 817% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Syria withdraws 124% as of 2022.
use 77.5% less electricity
Libya uses 3,796 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Syria uses 854 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 85.3% less CO2
Libya emits 8.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Syria emits 1.3 tonnes as of 2024.
be 53.7% more likely to die from air pollution
In Libya, air pollution causes 54.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Syria, it causes 83.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
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