Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Libya instead of Mauritius, you would:
Health
be 94.1% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Mauritius, 1.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Libya, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 2.3 years longer
In Mauritius, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Libya, that number is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.
be 3.0 times more likely to be obese
In Mauritius, 10.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Libya, that number is 32.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 33.3% lower top tax rate
Mauritius has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Libya, the top tax rate is 10.0% as of 2016.
make 47.2% less money
Mauritius has a GDP per capita of $19,500 as of 2020, while in Libya, the GDP per capita is $10,300 as of 2020.
be 4.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Mauritius, 6.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Libya, that number is 30.0% as of 2004.
Life
have 2.2 times more children
In Mauritius, there are approximately 9.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Libya, there are 21.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 18.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Mauritius, approximately 61.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Libya, 72.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 66.2% less likely to have internet access
In Mauritius, approximately 65.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Libya, about 22.0% do as of 2019.
Geography
see 10.0 times more coastline
Mauritius has a total of 177 km of coastline. In Libya, that number is 1,770 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Mauritius Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance.
Libya: At a glance
How big is Libya compared to Mauritius? See an in-depth size comparison.