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 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 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 Nobel laureates were born there?

Tunisia has produced 0.8 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Libya 0.0.

Libya: 0 (2025) · Tunisia: 0.8 (2025)

How many official languages?

Libya and Tunisia are practically level.

Libya: 1 (2026) · Tunisia: 1 (2026)

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 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 5.3% of its GDP on the military, Tunisia 2.5%.

Libya: 5.3% (2023) · Tunisia: 2.5% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Libya’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Tunisia’s.

Libya: 39% (2025) · Tunisia: 31% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Libya spends 48% more on health per person than Tunisia.

Libya: $470 (2023) · Tunisia: $318 (2023)

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 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)

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 people are online?

82% of people in Libya are online, versus 77% in Tunisia.

Libya: 82% (2024) · Tunisia: 77% (2024)

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)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 4.6% of Tunisia, but only 0.1% of Libya.

Libya: 0.1% (2023) · Tunisia: 4.6% (2023)

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)

How common is murder?

Libya: no data · Tunisia: 4.7 per 100k (2020)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Libya are 2.1 times as deadly as in Tunisia.

Libya: 34 per 100k (2021) · Tunisia: 16.3 per 100k (2021)

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)