Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Libya instead of Tunisia, you would:
Health
be 20.8% more likely to be obese
In Tunisia, 26.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Libya, that number is 32.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 71.4% lower top tax rate
Tunisia has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Libya, the top tax rate is 10.0% as of 2016.
be 93.5% more likely to be unemployed
In Tunisia, 15.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Libya, that number is 30.0% as of 2004.
Life
be 11.2% more likely to be literate
In Tunisia, the literacy rate is 81.8% as of 2015. In Libya, it is 91.0% as of 2015.
have 47.5% more children
In Tunisia, there are approximately 14.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Libya, there are 21.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 67.4% more likely to die during childbirth
In Tunisia, approximately 43.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Libya, 72.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 69.4% less likely to have internet access
In Tunisia, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Libya, about 22.0% do as of 2019.
Geography
see 54.2% more coastline
Tunisia has a total of 1,148 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, La Direction Générale des Impôts, Ministère des Finances.
Libya: At a glance
How big is Libya compared to Tunisia? See an in-depth size comparison.