Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Libya instead of Tanzania, you would:
Health
be 97.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Tanzania, 4.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Libya, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 7.0 years longer
In Tanzania, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 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 3.9 times more likely to be obese
In Tanzania, 8.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Libya, that number is 32.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 4.0 times more money
Tanzania has a GDP per capita of $2,600 as of 2020, while in Libya, the GDP per capita is $10,300 as of 2020.
pay a 66.7% lower top tax rate
Tanzania has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Libya, the top tax rate is 10.0% as of 2016.
be 2.9 times more likely to be unemployed
In Tanzania, 10.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Libya, that number is 30.0% as of 2004.
Life
be 86.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Tanzania, approximately 524.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Libya, 72.0 women do as of 2017.
be 16.8% more likely to be literate
In Tanzania, the literacy rate is 77.9% as of 2015. In Libya, it is 91.0% as of 2015.
be 69.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Tanzania, approximately 36.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Libya, on the other hand, 11.2 children do as of 2022.
have 35.3% fewer children
In Tanzania, there are approximately 33.3 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 2.5 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Tanzania, approximately 40% of people have electricity access (71% in urban areas, and 23% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Libya, that number is 100% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 96% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 38.8% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Tanzania, approximately 72% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Libya, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Geography
see 24.3% more coastline
Tanzania has a total of 1,424 km of coastline. In Libya, that number is 1,770 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Tanzania Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance.
Libya: At a glance
How big is Libya compared to Tanzania? See an in-depth size comparison.