Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Libya instead of Malawi, you would:
Health
be 98.4% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Malawi, 6.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Libya, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2024.
live 3.6 years longer
In Malawi, the average life expectancy is 68 years (64 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024. In Libya, that number is 71 years (70 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2024.
see 8.4 times more spent on your healthcare
Malawi spends $125 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Libya spends $1,055 as of 2023.
have 29.2% more access to essential health services
Malawi scores 48 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Libya scores 62 as of 2021.
be 33.9% less likely to die by suicide
Malawi has a suicide rate of 7.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Libya, it is 5.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 4.2 times more likely to be obese
In Malawi, 8.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Libya, that number is 33.7% of people as of 2024.
Economy
make 9.6 times more money
Malawi has a GDP per capita of $672 as of 2025, while in Libya, the GDP per capita is $6,449 as of 2025.
be 3.7 times more likely to be unemployed
In Malawi, 5.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Libya, that number is 18.8% as of 2025.
Life
be 73.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Malawi, approximately 225.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Libya, 59.0 women do as of 2023.
be 79.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Malawi, approximately 38.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Libya, on the other hand, 7.9 children do as of 2024.
have 47.0% fewer children
In Malawi, there are approximately 31.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Libya, there are 16.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 4.7 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Malawi, approximately 16% of people have electricity access (58% in urban areas, and 6% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Libya, that number is 73% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 96% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 4.3 times more likely to have internet access
In Malawi, approximately 19.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Libya, about 82.0% do as of 2024.
be 31.9% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Malawi, approximately 73% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Libya, 96% of people do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 19.6% more on healthcare
Malawi spends 6.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Libya, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 68.3% more likely to die in a road accident
In Malawi, road accidents kill 20.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Libya, they kill 34.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 50.2 times more home broadband
Malawi has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Libya has 4.5 as of 2022.
live with 46.7 times more strain on fresh water
Malawi withdraws 18% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Libya withdraws 817% as of 2022.
Environment
be 25.6% more likely to die from air pollution
In Malawi, air pollution causes 43.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Libya, it causes 54.0 as of 2019.
emit 39.4 times more CO2
Malawi emits 0.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Libya emits 8.7 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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