Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Libya instead of Thailand, you would:
Health
be 3.2 times more likely to be obese
In Thailand, 10.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Libya, that number is 32.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 13.1% more money
Thailand has a GDP per capita of $17,500 as of 2022, while in Libya, the GDP per capita is $19,800 as of 2022.
pay a 71.4% lower top tax rate
Thailand has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Libya, the top tax rate is 10.0% as of 2016.
be 20.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Thailand, 0.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Libya, that number is 19.3% as of 2022.
Life
have 2.1 times more children
In Thailand, there are approximately 9.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Libya, there are 20.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Thailand, approximately 29.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Libya, 72.0 women do as of 2020.
be 73.4% more likely to die during infancy
In Thailand, approximately 6.5 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 29.8% less likely to have access to electricity
In Thailand, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Libya, 70% of the population do as of 2021.
be 45.6% less likely to have internet access
In Thailand, approximately 85.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Libya, about 46.2% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 45.0% less coastline
Thailand has a total of 3,219 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, The Revenue Department, Government of Thailand.
Libya: At a glance
How big is Libya compared to Thailand? See an in-depth size comparison.