Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Libya instead of Namibia, you would:
Health
be 98.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Namibia, 9.0% 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 Namibia, the average life expectancy is 68 years (63 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.
be 41.8% less likely to die by suicide
Namibia has a suicide rate of 8.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Libya, it is 5.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 84.3% more likely to be obese
In Namibia, 18.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Libya, that number is 33.7% of people as of 2024.
Economy
make 32.3% more money
Namibia has a GDP per capita of $4,876 as of 2025, while in Libya, the GDP per capita is $6,449 as of 2025.
Life
be 57.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Namibia, approximately 139.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Libya, 59.0 women do as of 2023.
be 78.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Namibia, approximately 36.4 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 36.3% fewer children
In Namibia, there are approximately 25.9 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 29.1% more likely to have access to electricity
In Namibia, approximately 57% of people have electricity access (75% in urban areas, and 34% 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 26.3% more likely to have internet access
In Namibia, approximately 64.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Libya, about 82.0% do as of 2024.
be 11.4% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Namibia, approximately 87% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Libya, 96% of people do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 17.6% less on healthcare
Namibia spends 9.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Libya, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 12.6% more coastline
Namibia has a total of 1,572 km of coastline. In Libya, that number is 1,770 km.
Safety
be 54.5% more likely to die in a road accident
In Namibia, road accidents kill 22.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Libya, they kill 34.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 59.7% more home broadband
Namibia has 2.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Libya has 4.5 as of 2022.
use 3.1 times more electricity
Namibia uses 1,232 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Libya uses 3,796 kWh as of 2023.
live with 2635.9 times more strain on fresh water
Namibia withdraws 0% 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 Namibia, air pollution causes 43.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Libya, it causes 54.0 as of 2019.
emit 7.2 times more CO2
Namibia emits 1.2 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), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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