Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Libya instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
Health
be 6.2 times more likely to be obese
In Sri Lanka, 5.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Libya, that number is 32.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 33.3% lower top tax rate
Sri Lanka has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Libya, the top tax rate is 10.0% as of 2016.
make 17.6% less money
Sri Lanka has a GDP per capita of $12,500 as of 2020, while in Libya, the GDP per capita is $10,300 as of 2020.
be 6.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Sri Lanka, 4.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Libya, that number is 30.0% as of 2004.
Life
have 56.2% more children
In Sri Lanka, there are approximately 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Libya, there are 21.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 100.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Sri Lanka, approximately 36.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Libya, 72.0 women do as of 2017.
be 36.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Sri Lanka, approximately 8.2 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.
Basic Needs
be 37.1% less likely to have internet access
In Sri Lanka, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Libya, about 22.0% do as of 2019.
Geography
see 32.1% more coastline
Sri Lanka has a total of 1,340 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, Sri Lanka Inland Revenue Department.
Libya: At a glance
How big is Libya compared to Sri Lanka? See an in-depth size comparison.