Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Yemen instead of Libya, you would:
Health
be 47.4% less likely to be obese
In Libya, 32.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Yemen, that number is 17.1% of people as of 2016.
live 9.7 years less
In Libya, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Yemen, that number is 68 years (65 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 10.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Libya, 30.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2004. In Yemen, that number is 27.0% as of 2014.
make 75.7% less money
Libya has a GDP per capita of $10,300 as of 2020, while in Yemen, the GDP per capita is $2,500 as of 2017.
pay a 50.0% higher top tax rate
Libya has a top tax rate of 10.0% as of 2016. In Yemen, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 14.3% more children
In Libya, there are approximately 21.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Yemen, there are 24.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Libya, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Yemen, 164.0 women do as of 2017.
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 4.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Libya, approximately 11.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Yemen, on the other hand, 46.5 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 22.7% more likely to have internet access
In Libya, approximately 22.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Yemen, about 27.0% do as of 2019.
be 53.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Libya, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 96% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Yemen, that number is 47% of people on average (72% in urban areas, and 31% in rural areas) as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Yemen Tax Authority, The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance.
Yemen: At a glance
How big is Yemen compared to Libya? See an in-depth size comparison.