Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Tuvalu instead of Libya, you would:

Health

live 8.8 years less

In Libya, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Tuvalu, that number is 68 years (66 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022.

be 58.8% more likely to be obese

In Libya, 32.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tuvalu, that number is 51.6% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 70.6% less money

Libya has a GDP per capita of $17,700 as of 2023, while in Tuvalu, the GDP per capita is $5,200 as of 2023.

Life

have 11.8% more children

In Libya, there are approximately 20.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tuvalu, there are 22.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 2.6 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 Tuvalu, on the other hand, 28.9 children do as of 2022.

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 Tuvalu, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2022.

Geography

see 98.6% less coastline

Libya has a total of 1,770 km of coastline. In Tuvalu, that number is 24 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Tuvalu: At a glance

Tuvalu is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 26 sq km. In 1974, ethnic differences within the British colony of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands caused the Polynesians of the Ellice Islands to vote for separation from the Micronesians of the Gilbert Islands. The following year, the Ellice Islands became the separate British colony of Tuvalu. Independence was granted in 1978. In 2000, Tuvalu negotiated a contract leasing its Internet domain name ".tv" for $50 million in royalties over a 12-year period.
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