Perhaps, it’s difficult to argue that it’s better to live in a rich country than in a poor one. As of 2024 year data, the basic indicator of the economic development - GDP by purchasing power parity per capita - was:

● In Bosnia and Herzegovina - 23,7 thousand dollars,

● In Libya - 13,8 thousand dollars.

Thus, according to the gross production per one person, Bosnia and Herzegovina leaves Libya behind by %.

Where are the prices lower?     up↑

The average GDP gap per capita is narrowed down by the difference in cost of living. According to the statistics of the data base Numbeo, at the beginning of 2025 year, Bosnia and Herzegovina is a more expensive country.

The price level in Bosnia and Herzegovina for basic goods and services (including food, consumer goods, transport, mobile connection and utility bills) is on average % higher than in Libya. In other words, at the current exchange rate 1000 dollars in Libya will have the same purchasing power as dollars in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Where is the crime rate lower?     up↑

One can evaluate the general level of criminal situation with the help of “crime rate”. This indicator is calculated by the portal Numbeo, which specializes in rating scores of different life aspects in all the world regions and shows how safe it is to live in the country from a risk of becoming a victim of lawbreakers (the higher the crime rate is, the higher the risk is). As of 2025 year, the crime rate is:

● in Bosnia and Herzegovina - 41.7;

● in Libya - 56.4

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To estimate the population law-abidingness and law enforcement activity, let’s pay attention to the statics of premeditated murders and to the data about the number of Bosnians and Libyans, being imprisoned.

Yearly out of 100 thousand people, murders kill:

● in Bosnia and Herzegovina - 1.08 people;

● in Libya - 2.50 people

As of 2023 year, in prisons and criminal camps the number of inmates is:

● in Bosnia and Herzegovina - 1.81 thousand, or 83 prisoners per 100,000 people;

● in Libya - 9.1 thousand, or 139 prisoners per 100,000 people

So, if we consider the risks connected with the crimes, the safer country is definitely Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Where do people get sick less and live longer?     up↑

The life quality is greatly defined by how long the people live. According to the latest data, the life expectancy is:

The number of people infected by tuberculosis is:

● in Bosnia and Herzegovina - 900 people (27 per 100,000 people);

● in Libya - 4000 people (59 per 100,000 people)

The cancer situation is the following:

● in Bosnia and Herzegovina per 100 000 people yearly one finds 227.1 new cases of the disease and registers 128.1 lethal cases;

● in Libya per 100k people every year one fixes 132.2 of newly infected people and 88.2 lethal cases from cancer.

We should not judge about the quality of medicine only by the number of cancer cases, we should look at the ratio between the number of new cases and the number of cancer deaths (the lower it is, the higher the rate of the cured ones is; consequently, the better the health care system works). In the countries under consideration, we see the following ratio between the newly-infected and the dead:

● in Bosnia and Herzegovina - ;

● in Libya -

Where do people drink less?     up↑

It’s considered that It’s more comfortable to live in that country where people are less exposed to bad habits. The following WHO data show that the situation with the alcohol consumption (pure alcohol) runs as this:

● in Bosnia and Herzegovina - 7.2 liters per every person older 15 years old;

● in Libya - < 0,1 liters per every person older 15 years old

Where do people have more reasons to be satisfied with their lives?     up↑

Perhaps, it’s very difficult to make up an indicator, with the help of which one can define how much the people of this or that country are satisfied by their lives. Nevertheless, there have been a couple of researches.

There is an overall index, is used by UNO - Human Development Index (HDI). This index considers various reasons why citizens feel comfortable. According to 2022 data, HDI in Bosnia and Herzegovina is 0.78; in Libya - 0.718.

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To indirectly evaluate how much the people are satisfied with their lives, one can consider the number of suicides. It comes logically that the better the lives of the people are arranged, the fewer reasons for the suicides there are. In the countries under consideration, per 100 000 people there are:

● in Bosnia and Herzegovina - 8,3 suicides (13,5 among men and 3,4 among women) ;

● in Libya - 4,5 suicides (6,1 among men and 2,9 among women)