Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Libya instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
Health
be 93.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Sierra Leone, 1.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Libya, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 18.4 years longer
In Sierra Leone, the average life expectancy is 59 years (57 years for men, 60 years for women) as of 2022. In Libya, that number is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.
be 3.7 times more likely to be obese
In Sierra Leone, 8.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Libya, that number is 32.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 10.4 times more money
Sierra Leone has a GDP per capita of $1,700 as of 2023, while in Libya, the GDP per capita is $17,700 as of 2023.
pay a 66.7% lower top tax rate
Sierra Leone has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2014. In Libya, the top tax rate is 10.0% as of 2016.
be 5.9 times more likely to be unemployed
In Sierra Leone, 3.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Libya, that number is 18.7% as of 2023.
Life
be 83.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Sierra Leone, approximately 443.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Libya, 72.0 women do as of 2020.
be 87.2% more likely to be literate
In Sierra Leone, the literacy rate is 48.6% as of 2022. In Libya, it is 91.0% as of 2015.
be 84.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Sierra Leone, approximately 73.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Libya, on the other hand, 11.2 children do as of 2022.
have 34.1% fewer children
In Sierra Leone, there are approximately 30.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Libya, there are 20.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 2.4 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Sierra Leone, approximately 29% of people have electricity access (57% in urban areas, and 5% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Libya, that number is 70% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 96% in rural areas) as of 2022.
be 3.6 times more likely to have internet access
In Sierra Leone, approximately 12.7% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Libya, about 46.2% do as of 2021.
be 37.2% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Sierra Leone, approximately 73% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Libya, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Geography
see 4.4 times more coastline
Sierra Leone has a total of 402 km of coastline. In Libya, that number is 1,770 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, National Revenue Authority.
Libya: At a glance
How big is Libya compared to Sierra Leone? See an in-depth size comparison.