Quality of life comparison

live 9.2 years longer

In Libya, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Singapore, that number is 86 years (84 years for men, 89 years for women) as of 2022.

be 81.2% less likely to be obese

In Libya, 32.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of people as of 2016.

make 5.5 times more money

Libya has a GDP per capita of $19,800 as of 2022, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $108,000 as of 2022.

be 81.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Libya, 19.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Singapore, that number is 3.6% as of 2022.

pay a 2.2 times higher top tax rate

Libya has a top tax rate of 10.0% as of 2016. In Singapore, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2016.

be 90.3% less likely to die during childbirth

In Libya, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Singapore, 7.0 women do as of 2020.

be 86.2% less 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 Singapore, on the other hand, 1.6 children do as of 2022.

have 56.7% fewer children

In Libya, there are approximately 20.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Singapore, there are 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 42.5% more likely to have access to electricity

In Libya, approximately 70% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Singapore, 100% of the population do as of 2021.

be 97.0% more likely to have internet access

In Libya, approximately 46.2% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Singapore, about 91.0% do as of 2021.

see 89.1% less coastline

Libya has a total of 1,770 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.