Quality of Life Comparison


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


live 5.6 years longer

In Libya, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 78 years for women). In Australia, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women).

be 10.8% less likely to be obese

In Libya, 32.5% of adults are obese. In Australia, that number is 29.0% of people.


make 5.0 times more money

Libya has a GDP per capita of $10,000, while in Australia, the GDP per capita is $50,300.

be 81.3% less likely to be unemployed

In Libya, 30.0% of adults are unemployed. In Australia, that number is 5.6%.

spend 4.5 times more on taxes

Libya has a top tax rate of 10.0%. In Australia, the top tax rate is 45.0%.


be 33.3% less likely to die during childbirth

In Libya, approximately 9.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor. In Australia, 6.0 women do.

be 60.2% less likely to die during infancy

In Libya, approximately 10.8 children die before they reach the age of one. In Australia, on the other hand, 4.3 children do.

have 30.9% less children

In Libya, there are approximately 17.5 babies per 1,000 people. In Australia, there are 12.1 babies per 1,000 people.

Basic Needs

be 4.3 times more likely to have internet access

In Libya, approximately 20.3% of the population has internet access. In Australia, about 88.2% do.

be 83.8% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Libya, approximately 54% of people have improved drinking water access (54% in urban areas, and 55% in rural areas). In Australia, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas).


spend 88.0% more on healthcare

Libya spends 5.0% of its total GDP on healthcare. In Australia, that number is 9.4% of GDP.


see 14.6 times more coastline

Libya has a total of 1,770 km of coastline. In Australia, that number is 25,760 km.

Australia: At a glance


How big is Australia compared to Libya? See an in-depth size comparison.

The statistics on this page were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Australian Taxation Office.


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