Unlike Tunisia or Egypt, Libya was largely religiously homogeneous and had no strong Islamist movement, but there was widespread dissatisfaction with the corruption and entrenched systems of patronage, while unemployment had reached around 30%.
Tidak seperti di Tunisia atau Mesir, Libya cukup seragam secara keagamaan dan tidak memiliki pergerakan Islamis yang kuat, tetapi banyak yang tidak puas dengan korupsi dan sistem patronase di negara tersebut, sementara tingkat pengangguran telah mencapai 30%.