Was Libya better under the rule of Gaddafi?

Under Gaddafi's rule 5 years ago, just before the French-led NATO intervention into Libyan civil war in early 2011,. GDP per capita was USD$29,000(PPP basis) It is currently USD$11,000(PPP), more than a double drop in living standards. healthcare for Libyans were free, but now it is estimated that 2. read more

Let’s be fair, Libya was not better under Gaddafi. Gaddafi’s great projects were huge, but it was not to serve the Third World or Libyan people, but mostly for his loyalists and his family. For sure is the “Great Man-made River” - it was seen as “great”, but it was mostly paid by Gaddafi’s money, to send water for his own men. read more

The fall of the last remaining cities under pro-Gaddafi control and Sirte's capture on 20 October 2011, followed by the subsequent killing of Gaddafi, marked the end of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. The name of Libya was changed several times during Gaddafi's tenure as the leader. read more

The last time the report was released with Gaddafi in power, Libya was ranked 53 of 163 countries with comparable data. The HDI of Arab states was 0,641 while Libya’s was 0,760. Libya was therefore better off than most Arab States. The HDI provides a composite measure of health, education and income. read more