Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Libya, you would:
Health
be 78.8% less likely to be obese
In Libya, 32.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Indonesia, that number is 6.9% of people as of 2016.
live 4.1 years less
In Libya, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Indonesia, that number is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 81.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Libya, 18.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Indonesia, that number is 3.4% as of 2023.
make 20.3% less money
Libya has a GDP per capita of $17,700 as of 2023, while in Indonesia, the GDP per capita is $14,100 as of 2023.
pay a 3.0 times higher top tax rate
Libya has a top tax rate of 10.0% as of 2016. In Indonesia, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 2.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Libya, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Indonesia, 173.0 women do as of 2020.
be 75.8% 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 Indonesia, on the other hand, 19.7 children do as of 2022.
have 27.1% fewer children
In Libya, there are approximately 20.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Indonesia, there are 14.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 42.9% more likely to have access to electricity
In Libya, approximately 70% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 96% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Indonesia, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2022.
be 34.2% more likely to have internet access
In Libya, approximately 46.2% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Indonesia, about 62.0% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 30.9 times more coastline
Libya has a total of 1,770 km of coastline. In Indonesia, that number is 54,716 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Direktorat Jenderal Pajak.
Indonesia: At a glance
How big is Indonesia compared to Libya? See an in-depth size comparison.