Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Iran instead of Libya, you would:
Health
be 20.6% less likely to be obese
In Libya, 32.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Iran, that number is 25.8% of people as of 2016.
live 1.9 years less
In Libya, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Iran, that number is 75 years (74 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 54.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Libya, 19.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Iran, that number is 8.8% as of 2022.
make 21.7% less money
Libya has a GDP per capita of $19,800 as of 2022, while in Iran, the GDP per capita is $15,500 as of 2022.
Life
be 69.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Libya, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Iran, 22.0 women do as of 2020.
be 32.3% more likely to die during infancy
In Libya, approximately 11.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Iran, on the other hand, 14.8 children do as of 2022.
have 29.6% fewer children
In Libya, there are approximately 20.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Iran, there are 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 42.5% more likely to have access to electricity
In Libya, approximately 70% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Iran, 100% of the population do as of 2021.
be 71.0% more likely to have internet access
In Libya, approximately 46.2% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Iran, about 79.0% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 37.9% more coastline
Libya has a total of 1,770 km of coastline. In Iran, that number is 2,440 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Iran: At a glance
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