Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Libya instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
Economy
make 76.7% less money
Saudi Arabia has a GDP per capita of $44,300 as of 2020, while in Libya, the GDP per capita is $10,300 as of 2020.
be 5.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Saudi Arabia, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Libya, that number is 30.0% as of 2004.
Life
have 51.6% more children
In Saudi Arabia, there are approximately 14.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Libya, there are 21.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 4.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Saudi Arabia, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Libya, 72.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 77.6% less likely to have internet access
In Saudi Arabia, approximately 98.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Libya, about 22.0% do as of 2019.
Geography
see 33.0% less coastline
Saudi Arabia has a total of 2,640 km of coastline. In Libya, that number is 1,770 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Libya: At a glance
How big is Libya compared to Saudi Arabia? See an in-depth size comparison.