Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tunisia instead of Libya, you would:
Health
live 5.6 years longer
In Libya, the average life expectancy is 71 years (70 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2024. In Tunisia, that number is 77 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024.
be 22.5% less likely to be obese
In Libya, 33.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Tunisia, that number is 26.1% of people as of 2024.
be 63.2% less likely to die by suicide
Libya has a suicide rate of 5.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Tunisia, it is 1.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 19.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Libya, 18.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Tunisia, that number is 15.1% as of 2025.
make 27.8% less money
Libya has a GDP per capita of $6,449 as of 2025, while in Tunisia, the GDP per capita is $4,657 as of 2025.
Life
be 39.0% 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 Tunisia, 36.0 women do as of 2023.
be 22.8% 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 Tunisia, on the other hand, 9.7 children do as of 2024.
have 19.0% fewer children
In Libya, there are approximately 16.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tunisia, there are 13.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 36.6% 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 Tunisia, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.
Geography
see 35.1% less coastline
Libya has a total of 1,770 km of coastline. In Tunisia, that number is 1,148 km.
Safety
be 52.1% less likely to die in a road accident
In Libya, road accidents kill 34.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Tunisia, they kill 16.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 3.3 times more home broadband
Libya has 4.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Tunisia has 15.0 as of 2024.
live with 88.0% less strain on fresh water
Libya withdraws 817% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Tunisia withdraws 98% as of 2022.
use 57.1% less electricity
Libya uses 3,796 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Tunisia uses 1,629 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 69.7% less CO2
Libya emits 8.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Tunisia emits 2.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook, United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). How we calculate this
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