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Libya

At a glance

  • Libya has a population of about 7.5M; its total GDP of $48.1B ranks #98 of 168 countries with data.
  • Its surface area of 1,759,540 km² is about 8.9× the world median of 198,330 km².
  • Renewable electricity share stands out most against the median: 0.0% — rank #167 of 169 countries with data.

Where Libya stands

Population log axis

Population across 169 countries with data: Libya at 7.5M, rank #104, world median 11.5M, logarithmic axis. Median 11.5M Libya · 7.5M

GDP (total) log axis

GDP (total) across 168 countries with data: Libya at $48.1B, rank #98, world median $80.7B, logarithmic axis. Median $80.7B Libya · $48.1B

GDP per capita log axis

GDP per capita across 168 countries with data: Libya at $6,449, rank #90, world median $6,834, logarithmic axis. Median $6,834 Libya · $6,449

Life expectancy

Life expectancy across 169 countries with data: Libya at 71.1 years, rank #107, world median 73.8 years. Median 73.8 years Libya · 71.1 years

Every dot is one country with data — the highlighted dot is this country; the dashed line marks the world median. Wide-range metrics use a logarithmic axis (tagged) so the whole field stays readable.

Libya: all 46 metrics vs the world median

Metric Value Trend Rank vs median
Population & land
Population 7.5M (2025) +35% #104 / 169 median 11.5M · 65%
Population growth 1.0% (2025) −46% #87 / 169 median 1.1% · 95%
Urban population share 87.9% (2025) +0% #21 / 169 median 63.8% · 1.4×
Population aged 65+ 5.2% (2025) +36% #105 / 169 median 7.4% · 70%
Fertility rate 2.3 (2024) −19% #73 / 169 median 2.1 · 1.1×
Birth rate 16.5‰ (2024) −27% #81 / 169 median 16.0‰ · 1.0×
Death rate 6.5‰ (2024) +37% #105 / 169 median 7.1‰ · 92%
Net migration -172 (2025) −102% #68 / 169 N/A
Surface area 1,759,540 km² (2023) #17 / 176 median 198,330 km² · 8.9×
Population density derived 4.2/km² (2025) +35% #161 / 169 median 75.5/km² · 6%
Economy
GDP (total) $48.1B (2025) +135% #98 / 168 median $80.7B · 60%
GDP per capita $6,449 (2025) +73% #90 / 168 median $6,834 · 94%
GNI per capita $7,250 (2025) +40% #81 / 168 median $6,350 · 1.1×
GDP growth (annual) 13.4% (2025) #2 / 168 median 3.1% · 4.4×
Inflation rate 1.8% (2025) #117 / 162 median 3.3% · 56%
Unemployment rate 18.8% (2025) −3% #10 / 168 median 5.1% · 3.6×
Gini index N/A N/A N/A
Poverty rate ($2.15/day) N/A N/A N/A
Trade & industry
Exports share of GDP 71.7% (2025) +60% #17 / 163 median 35.0% · 2.0×
Imports share of GDP 65.9% (2025) +93% #27 / 163 median 40.2% · 1.6×
Agriculture share of GDP 1.5% (2025) −71% #144 / 168 median 7.2% · 21%
Manufacturing share of GDP 2.8% (2017) −10% #156 / 165 median 11.2% · 25%
International tourist arrivals 760K (2008) −11% #100 / 162 median 1.1M · 67%
Tourism receipts $170M (2010) −16% #124 / 165 median $705M · 24%
Health & education
Life expectancy 71.1 years (2024) +0% #107 / 169 median 73.8 years · 96%
Infant mortality 7.9‰ (2024) −61% #109 / 166 median 13.1‰ · 61%
Under-five mortality 9.8‰ (2024) −63% #105 / 166 median 15.8‰ · 62%
DPT immunization 86.0% (2024) −8% #105 / 166 median 90.5% · 95%
Hospital beds 3.5 per 1,000 (2022) −10% #45 / 167 median 2.0 per 1,000 · 1.7×
Health spending share of GDP 7.8% (2023) +65% #58 / 165 median 6.5% · 1.2×
Secondary school enrollment 97.6% (2006) −12% #57 / 167 median 90.5% · 1.1×
Education spending share of GDP 2.3% (1999) #145 / 165 median 4.1% · 55%
Society & living
Human Development Index 0.721 (2023) −2% #96 / 165 median 0.754 · 96%
Internet users 82.0% (2024) +3551% #83 / 169 median 81.5% · 1.0×
Mobile subscriptions 193.0 per 100 (2022) +15085% #4 / 169 median 116.4 per 100 · 1.7×
Fixed broadband 4.5 per 100 (2022) +509% #110 / 168 median 12.1 per 100 · 37%
Electricity access 77.4% (2024) −19% #127 / 169 median 99.9% · 77%
Environment & security
CO₂ emissions per capita 8.7 t (2024) −4% #20 / 165 median 2.6 t · 3.3×
CO₂ emissions (total) derived 64.0 Mt (2024) +28% #51 / 165 median 21.3 Mt · 3.0×
Renewable electricity share 0.0% (2021) #167 / 169 median 34.1% · <1%
Renewable energy consumption 3.1% (2021) +7% #151 / 169 median 26.9% · 12%
Forest area 0.1% (2023) +0% #165 / 169 median 32.4% · <1%
Agricultural land 8.7% (2023) −1% #150 / 169 median 41.7% · 21%
Arable land 1.0% (2023) −5% #152 / 168 median 11.0% · 9%
PM2.5 exposure 20.0 µg/m³ (2023) −15% #83 / 168 median 19.8 µg/m³ · 1.0×
Military spending 5.3% (2023) +156% #12 / 157 median 1.8% · 2.9×

Ranks are value-descending and count only the countries that have data for that metric (#1 = highest value); N/A rows occupy no rank.

The median is the unweighted middle value across the countries with data (gold tick) — not a world average. Bars grow with the value: reaching the tick means matching the median, and a full bar means twice the median or more. The median value and this country's multiple are noted under each bar.

Libya's true-shape outline

Libya's border outline from Natural Earth 1:110m boundaries — total surface area 1,759,540 km².

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Data & method

Indicators: World Bank Open Data, 43 indicators — CC BY 4.0 © World Bank — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/; Surface area (sq. km) — CC BY 4.0 © World Bank — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/; Human Development Index — CC BY 3.0 IGO © United Nations Development Programme — https://hdr.undp.org/terms-use

Boundaries: Natural Earth 1:110m (public domain); surface areas are computed with an equal-area spherical formula (Chamberlin–Duquette).

Reference facts (capital, languages, currencies, subregion): mledoze/countries (ODbL).