Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Libya instead of Peru, you would:
Health
live 8.2 years longer
In Peru, the average life expectancy is 69 years (65 years for men, 73 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 65.0% more likely to be obese
In Peru, 19.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Libya, that number is 32.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 66.7% lower top tax rate
Peru has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Libya, the top tax rate is 10.0% as of 2016.
be 4.6 times more likely to be unemployed
In Peru, 6.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Libya, that number is 30.0% as of 2004.
Life
be 18.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Peru, approximately 88.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Libya, 72.0 women do as of 2017.
have 25.3% more children
In Peru, there are approximately 17.2 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 66.2% less likely to have internet access
In Peru, approximately 65.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Libya, about 22.0% do as of 2019.
Geography
see 26.7% less coastline
Peru has a total of 2,414 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, Superintendencia Nacional de Aduanas y de Administración Tributaria.
Libya: At a glance
How big is Libya compared to Peru? See an in-depth size comparison.