Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Yemen instead of Libya, you would:
Health
be 60.4% less likely to be obese
In Libya, 33.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Yemen, that number is 13.3% of people as of 2024.
be 15.8% less likely to die by suicide
Libya has a suicide rate of 5.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Yemen, it is 4.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 1.7 years less
In Libya, the average life expectancy is 71 years (70 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2024. In Yemen, that number is 69 years (67 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2024.
see 84.0% less spent on your healthcare
Libya spends $1,055 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Yemen spends $169 as of 2023.
have 32.3% less access to essential health services
Libya scores 62 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Yemen scores 42 as of 2021.
Life
have 2.1 times more children
In Libya, there are approximately 16.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Yemen, there are 34.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 100.0% 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 Yemen, 118.0 women do as of 2023.
be 23.0% less likely to be literate
In Libya, the literacy rate is 91.0% as of 2015. In Yemen, it is 70.1% as of 2015.
be 4.3 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 Yemen, on the other hand, 33.8 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 14.2% 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 Yemen, that number is 84% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 75% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 78.4% less likely to have internet access
In Libya, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Yemen, about 17.7% do as of 2022.
be 22.1% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Libya, approximately 96% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Yemen, 75% of people do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 24.2% more on healthcare
Libya spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Yemen, that number is 9.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 12.4% less likely to die in a road accident
In Libya, road accidents kill 34.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Yemen, they kill 29.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 79.2% less strain on fresh water
Libya withdraws 817% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Yemen withdraws 170% as of 2022.
find 71.9% less home broadband
Libya has 4.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Yemen has 1.3 as of 2022.
use 97.6% less electricity
Libya uses 3,796 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Yemen uses 90 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 97.0% less CO2
Libya emits 8.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Yemen emits 0.3 tonnes as of 2024.
be 2.0 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Libya, air pollution causes 54.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Yemen, it causes 109.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook (2015). How we calculate this
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