Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Libya instead of Togo, you would:
Health
be 95.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Togo, 2.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Libya, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 5.8 years longer
In Togo, the average life expectancy is 71 years (69 years for men, 74 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 Togo, 8.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Libya, that number is 32.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 4.9 times more money
Togo has a GDP per capita of $2,100 as of 2020, while in Libya, the GDP per capita is $10,300 as of 2020.
be 4.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Togo, 6.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Libya, that number is 30.0% as of 2004.
Life
be 81.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Togo, approximately 396.0 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 be literate
In Togo, the literacy rate is 66.5% as of 2019. In Libya, it is 91.0% as of 2015.
be 72.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Togo, approximately 41.2 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.
have 32.3% fewer children
In Togo, there are approximately 31.9 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 2.3 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Togo, approximately 43% of people have electricity access (77% in urban areas, and 19% 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 33.9% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Togo, approximately 75% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Libya, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Geography
see 31.6 times more coastline
Togo has a total of 56 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 Togo? See an in-depth size comparison.