Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Libya instead of Qatar, you would:
Health
be 19.9% less likely to be obese
In Qatar, 42.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Libya, that number is 33.7% of people as of 2024.
live 11.4 years less
In Qatar, the average life expectancy is 83 years (82 years for men, 83 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 63.6% less spent on your healthcare
Qatar spends $2,901 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Libya spends $1,055 as of 2023.
have 18.4% less access to essential health services
Qatar scores 76 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Libya scores 62 as of 2021.
Economy
be 144.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Qatar, 0.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Libya, that number is 18.8% as of 2025.
make 91.1% less money
Qatar has a GDP per capita of $72,525 as of 2025, while in Libya, the GDP per capita is $6,449 as of 2025.
Life
have 73.3% more children
In Qatar, there are approximately 9.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Libya, there are 16.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 14.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Qatar, approximately 4.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Libya, 59.0 women do as of 2023.
be 64.6% more likely to die during infancy
In Qatar, approximately 4.8 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.
Basic Needs
be 26.8% less likely to have access to electricity
In Qatar, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% 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 16.5% less likely to have internet access
In Qatar, approximately 98.1% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Libya, about 82.0% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 3.1 times more on healthcare
Qatar spends 2.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Libya, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 3.1 times more coastline
Qatar has a total of 563 km of coastline. In Libya, that number is 1,770 km.
Safety
be 4.7 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Qatar, road accidents kill 7.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Libya, they kill 34.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 61.8% less home broadband
Qatar has 11.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Libya has 4.5 as of 2022.
live with 89.6% more strain on fresh water
Qatar withdraws 431% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Libya withdraws 817% as of 2022.
use 81.0% less electricity
Qatar uses 19,963 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Libya uses 3,796 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 40.7% less likely to die from air pollution
In Qatar, air pollution causes 91.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Libya, it causes 54.0 as of 2019.
emit 81.7% less CO2
Qatar emits 47.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Libya emits 8.7 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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