Quality of life comparison

be 68.3% less likely to be obese

In Libya, 32.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Gambia, that number is 10.3% of people as of 2016.

be 18.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Libya, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Gambia, that number is 1.8% of people as of 2020.

live 9.6 years less

In Libya, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Gambia, that number is 68 years (66 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.

be 65.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Libya, 18.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Gambia, that number is 6.5% as of 2023.

make 83.6% less money

Libya has a GDP per capita of $17,700 as of 2023, while in Gambia, the GDP per capita is $2,900 as of 2023.

have 34.5% more children

In Libya, there are approximately 20.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Gambia, there are 27.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 6.4 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Libya, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Gambia, 458.0 women do as of 2020.

be 36.2% less likely to be literate

In Libya, the literacy rate is 91.0% as of 2015. In Gambia, it is 58.1% as of 2021.

be 3.3 times 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 Gambia, on the other hand, 37.2 children do as of 2022.

be 28.6% less likely to have internet access

In Libya, approximately 46.2% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Gambia, about 33.0% do as of 2021.

be 10.4% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Libya, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Gambia, 90% of people do as of 2020.

see 95.5% less coastline

Libya has a total of 1,770 km of coastline. In Gambia, that number is 80 km.