Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Libya instead of Turkey, you would:
Health
live 6.3 years less
In Turkey, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024. In Libya, that number is 71 years (70 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2024.
be 17.0% more likely to be obese
In Turkey, 28.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Libya, that number is 33.7% of people as of 2024.
see 40.3% less spent on your healthcare
Turkey spends $1,769 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Libya spends $1,055 as of 2023.
have 18.4% less access to essential health services
Turkey scores 76 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Libya scores 62 as of 2021.
be 85.9% more likely to die by suicide
Turkey has a suicide rate of 2.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Libya, it is 5.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Turkey, 8.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Libya, that number is 18.8% as of 2025.
make 65.3% less money
Turkey has a GDP per capita of $18,599 as of 2025, while in Libya, the GDP per capita is $6,449 as of 2025.
Life
have 50.0% more children
In Turkey, there are approximately 11.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Libya, there are 16.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.9 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Turkey, approximately 15.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Libya, 59.0 women do as of 2023.
Basic Needs
be 26.8% less likely to have access to electricity
In Turkey, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Libya, that number is 73% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 96% in rural areas) as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 82.5% more on healthcare
Turkey spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Libya, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 75.4% less coastline
Turkey has a total of 7,200 km of coastline. In Libya, that number is 1,770 km.
Safety
be 5.2 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Turkey, road accidents kill 6.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Libya, they kill 34.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 80.7% less home broadband
Turkey has 23.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Libya has 4.5 as of 2022.
live with 17.1 times more strain on fresh water
Turkey withdraws 48% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Libya withdraws 817% as of 2022.
Environment
be 38.5% more likely to die from air pollution
In Turkey, air pollution causes 39.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Libya, it causes 54.0 as of 2019.
emit 61.0% more CO2
Turkey emits 5.4 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Libya emits 8.7 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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Libya: At a glance
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