Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tuvalu instead of Libya, you would:
Health
see 58.3% more spent on your healthcare
Libya spends $1,055 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Tuvalu spends $1,671 as of 2023.
live 3.9 years less
In Libya, the average life expectancy is 71 years (70 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2024. In Tuvalu, that number is 67 years (64 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024.
be 93.4% more likely to be obese
In Libya, 33.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Tuvalu, that number is 65.1% of people as of 2024.
have 34.1% fewer doctors per person
Libya has 20.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2017. Tuvalu has 13.5 as of 2020.
have 16.1% less access to essential health services
Libya scores 62 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Tuvalu scores 52 as of 2021.
Life
have 33.2% more children
In Libya, there are approximately 16.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tuvalu, there are 22.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.9 times more 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 Tuvalu, 170.0 women do as of 2023.
be 2.1 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 Tuvalu, on the other hand, 16.5 children do 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 Tuvalu, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 3.5 times more on healthcare
Libya spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Tuvalu, that number is 27.1% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 98.6% less coastline
Libya has a total of 1,770 km of coastline. In Tuvalu, that number is 24 km.
Safety
be 47.4% less likely to die in a road accident
In Libya, road accidents kill 34.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Tuvalu, they kill 17.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Sources: World Bank (2017–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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