Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Tunisia fits inside Libya 11 times
Libya: 1,759,540 km² (2024) · Tunisia: 163,610 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Libya’s coastline is 54% longer than Tunisia’s
Libya: 1,770 km (2026 edition) · Tunisia: 1,148 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Libya’s highest peak towers 723 m above Tunisia’s
Libya: 2,267 m (2026 edition) · Tunisia: 1,544 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 62% of Tunisia, versus 8.7% of Libya
Libya: 8.7% (2024) · Tunisia: 62.1% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Tunisia has 66% more people than Libya
Libya: 7.46 million (2025) · Tunisia: 12.3 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Tunisia is 19 times as densely populated as Libya
Libya: 4 per km² (2025) · Tunisia: 79 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Tunisia and Libya are practically level
Libya: 176.4 cm (2019) · Tunisia: 176.9 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Libya are 0.9 cm taller than in Tunisia
Libya: 162.6 cm (2019) · Tunisia: 161.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Tunisia is 4.9 years older than in Libya
Libya: 27.2 years (2023) · Tunisia: 32.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Libya have 0.5 more children on average than in Tunisia
Libya: 2.3 children per woman (2024) · Tunisia: 1.82 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
9.9% of people in Tunisia are 65 or older, versus 5.2% in Libya
Libya: 5.2% (2025) · Tunisia: 9.9% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Libya hosts 383 times as many refugees per resident as Tunisia
Libya: 74.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Tunisia: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Tunisia has produced 0.8 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Libya none
Libya: 0 (2026) · Tunisia: 0.8 (2026)
How many official languages?
Libya and Tunisia are practically level
Libya: 1 (2026) · Tunisia: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Tunisia’s economy is 20% larger than Libya’s
Libya: $48.1 billion (2025) · Tunisia: $57.5 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Libya produces 8% more per person than Tunisia
Libya: Int$16,521 (2025) · Tunisia: Int$15,234 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Libya: no data · Tunisia: 33.7 (2021)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Libya: no data · Tunisia: 0.7% (2021)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 19% in Libya, versus 15% in Tunisia
Libya: 18.8% (2025) · Tunisia: 15.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Libya spends 3.6% of its GDP on the military, Tunisia 2.5%
Libya: 3.6% (2023) · Tunisia: 2.5% (2025)
How expensive is it?
Libya’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Tunisia’s
Libya: 39% (2025) · Tunisia: 31% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Libya spends 48% more on health per person than Tunisia
Libya: $470 (2023) · Tunisia: $318 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Tunisia live 5.6 years longer than in Libya
Libya: 71.1 years (2024) · Tunisia: 76.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Tunisia is 23% more likely to die before turning one than in Libya
Libya: 7.9 per 1,000 (2024) · Tunisia: 9.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Libya has 55% more doctors per person than Tunisia
Libya: 2 per 1,000 (2017) · Tunisia: 1.3 per 1,000 (2021)
How many hospital beds are there?
Libya has 92% more hospital beds per person than Tunisia
Libya: 3.5 per 1,000 (2022) · Tunisia: 1.8 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Libya is 52% higher than in Tunisia
Libya: 4.4 per 100k (2023) · Tunisia: 2.9 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
34% of adults in Libya are obese, versus 28% in Tunisia
Libya: 33.5% (2024) · Tunisia: 27.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Tunisia and Libya are practically level
Libya: 24.2% (2024) · Tunisia: 24.4% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Libya rate their lives 0.93 points higher than in Tunisia
Libya: 5.73 (2025) · Tunisia: 4.80 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Tunisia drink 741 times as much alcohol as in Libya
Libya: 0.0023 litres (2023) · Tunisia: 1.7 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Libya has 41% more meat per person than Tunisia
Libya: 43.7 kg (2023) · Tunisia: 30.9 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Tunisia has 564 kcal more food per person per day than Libya
Libya: 2,867 kcal (2023) · Tunisia: 3,432 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Libya: no data · Tunisia: 2,288 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Libya went to school 0.18 years longer than in Tunisia
Libya: 7.8 years (2023) · Tunisia: 7.6 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Libya: no data · Tunisia: 0.53 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
Tunisia has 5 more World Heritage sites than Libya (10 against 5)
Libya: 5 (2026) · Tunisia: 10 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Tunisia has won 18 Olympic medals, Libya none
Libya: 0 (2026 edition) · Tunisia: 18 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
82% of people in Libya are online, versus 77% in Tunisia
Libya: 82% (2024) · Tunisia: 77% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Tunisia is 28% faster than in Libya
Libya: 23 Mbps (2026) · Tunisia: 30 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Tunisia have electricity, versus 77% in Libya
Libya: 77.4% (2024) · Tunisia: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
88% of people in Libya live in cities, versus 71% in Tunisia
Libya: 88% (2025) · Tunisia: 71% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Libya has 193 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Tunisia 118
Libya: 193 (2022) · Tunisia: 118 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Libya: no data · Tunisia: 1,777 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Tunisia fly 2.3 times as many passengers per resident as those from Libya
Libya: 0.15 (2023) · Tunisia: 0.33 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 4.4% of Tunisia, but only 0.1% of Libya
Libya: 0.1% (2024) · Tunisia: 4.4% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Libya emits 3.3 times as much CO₂ as someone in Tunisia
Libya: 8.8 t (2024) · Tunisia: 2.7 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
4.0% of Tunisia’s electricity is renewable, versus 0.0% in Libya
Libya: 0% (2024) · Tunisia: 4% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Tunisia carries 18% more fine dust than in Libya
Libya: 17.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Tunisia: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Libya: no data · Tunisia: 4.7 per 100k (2020)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Libya are 2.5 times as deadly as in Tunisia
Libya: 51.4 per 100k (2023) · Tunisia: 20.4 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Libya is on average 2.0 °C warmer than Tunisia
Libya: 23°C (2016–2025 avg) · Tunisia: 21°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Tunisia gets 9.2 times as much rain as Libya
Libya: 19 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Tunisia: 178 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Libya bigger than Tunisia?
Libya is larger. Tunisia fits inside Libya 11 times.
Which has more people, Libya or Tunisia?
Tunisia has 66% more people than Libya (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Libya or Tunisia?
People in Tunisia live 5.6 years longer than in Libya. Life expectancy at birth is 71.1 years in Libya and 76.7 in Tunisia.
Are people taller in Libya or Tunisia?
Tunisia and Libya are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
