Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tunisia instead of Libya, you would:
Health
be 17.2% less likely to be obese
In Libya, 32.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tunisia, that number is 26.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 48.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Libya, 30.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2004. In Tunisia, that number is 15.5% as of 2017.
pay a 3.5 times higher top tax rate
Libya has a top tax rate of 10.0% as of 2016. In Tunisia, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 40.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Libya, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Tunisia, 43.0 women do as of 2017.
be 10.1% less likely to be literate
In Libya, the literacy rate is 91.0% as of 2015. In Tunisia, it is 81.8% as of 2015.
have 32.2% fewer children
In Libya, there are approximately 21.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Tunisia, there are 14.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 3.3 times more likely to have internet access
In Libya, approximately 22.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Tunisia, about 72.0% do as of 2020.
Geography
see 35.1% less coastline
Libya has a total of 1,770 km of coastline. In Tunisia, that number is 1,148 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, La Direction Générale des Impôts, Ministère des Finances.
Tunisia: At a glance
How big is Tunisia compared to Libya? See an in-depth size comparison.