Libya vs Tunisia
Libya vs Tunisia: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 8.1 per 100,000 people in Libya and 3.1 per 100,000 people in Tunisia, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Libya, by 5 per 100,000 people, or 2.59 times that in Tunisia.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Libya has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Libya ranked 116 and Tunisia ranked 190 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 10 per 100,000 people in 2017.
Every year
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
| Year | Libya | Tunisia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.1 | 3.1 | 10 |
| 2016 | 8.1 | 3.1 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 8.3 | 3.2 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 8.3 | 3.2 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 8.2 | 3.2 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 8.5 | 3.3 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 8.4 | 3.3 | 11 |
| 2010 | 7.9 | 3.3 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 7.6 | 3.4 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 7 | 3.4 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 6.5 | 3.4 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 6.6 | 3.5 | 12 |
| 2005 | 6.8 | 3.5 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 6.8 | 3.6 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 6.8 | 3.6 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 6.9 | 3.6 | 13 |
| 2001 | 7 | 3.6 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 6.9 | 3.7 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 6.8 | 3.7 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 6.8 | 3.7 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 6.7 | 3.6 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 6.5 | 3.6 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 6.6 | 3.6 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 6.6 | 3.5 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 6.5 | 3.4 | 16 |
| 1992 | 6.5 | 3.3 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 6.5 | 3.2 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 6.5 | 3.1 | 15.4 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Deaths by suicide in a year, per 100,000 people.
- Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2017, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Libya vs Tunisia
Health
- Life expectancyLibya: 69.3 years in 2023Tunisia: 76.5 years in 2023
- Child mortalityLibya: 1 per 100 live births in 2024Tunisia: 1.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityLibya: 16 per 1,000 live births in 2023Tunisia: 9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionLibya: 3.81% in 2017Tunisia: 3.92% in 2017
People
- PopulationLibya: 7.31 million people in 2023Tunisia: 12.2 million people in 2023
- Population growthLibya: 1.01% a year in 2023Tunisia: 0.65% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateLibya: 2.36 births per woman in 2023Tunisia: 1.83 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationLibya: 87.9% in 2025Tunisia: 70.7% in 2025
- Median ageLibya: 27.2 years in 2023Tunisia: 32.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overLibya: 4.9% in 2023Tunisia: 9.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateLibya: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Tunisia: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingLibya: 3.57% of GDP in 2023Tunisia: 2.5% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsLibya: $1.6B in 2023Tunisia: $1.35B in 2025
- Military spending per personLibya: $216 in 2023Tunisia: $121 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingLibya: 5.5% of government spending in 2023Tunisia: 7.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelLibya: 0 people in 2020Tunisia: 48,000 people in 2020
- National powerLibya: 0.08% of world capability in 2022Tunisia: 0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersLibya: 0% of the labour force in 2020Tunisia: 1.18% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsLibya: 5 million TIV in 2024Tunisia: 7 million TIV in 2025