Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Libya instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
Health
live 7.8 years longer
In Papua New Guinea, the average life expectancy is 69 years (68 years for men, 71 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 52.6% more likely to be obese
In Papua New Guinea, 21.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Libya, that number is 32.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.5 times more money
Papua New Guinea has a GDP per capita of $4,100 as of 2020, while in Libya, the GDP per capita is $10,300 as of 2020.
pay a 76.2% lower top tax rate
Papua New Guinea has a top tax rate of 42.0% as of 2016. In Libya, the top tax rate is 10.0% as of 2016.
be 12.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Papua New Guinea, 2.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Libya, that number is 30.0% as of 2004.
Life
be 50.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Papua New Guinea, approximately 145.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Libya, 72.0 women do as of 2017.
be 41.7% more likely to be literate
In Papua New Guinea, the literacy rate is 64.2% as of 2015. In Libya, it is 91.0% as of 2015.
be 66.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Papua New Guinea, approximately 33.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Libya, on the other hand, 11.2 children do as of 2022.
have 25.7% fewer children
In Papua New Guinea, there are approximately 29.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Libya, there are 21.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 69.8% more likely to have access to electricity
In Papua New Guinea, approximately 59% of people have electricity access (82% in urban areas, and 55% in rural areas) as of 2018. In Libya, that number is 100% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 96% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 100.0% more likely to have internet access
In Papua New Guinea, approximately 11.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Libya, about 22.0% do as of 2019.
be 2.1 times more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Papua New Guinea, approximately 48% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Libya, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Geography
see 65.6% less coastline
Papua New Guinea has a total of 5,152 km of coastline. In Libya, that number is 1,770 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Internal Revenue Commission, Papua New Guinea.
Libya: At a glance
How big is Libya compared to Papua New Guinea? See an in-depth size comparison.