Countries / Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Libya

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanUpper middle incomeCapital: Tripoli172,245 observations

Population

7.46M

world rank #105 / 217

GDP

48.1B

world rank #100 / 186

GDP / capita

14,118.2

world rank #106 / 185

Life expectancy

71.1

world rank #147 / 217

Governance

549 indicators

Control of Corruption0-100 percentile16.9#193 Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile23.7#191 Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile33.5#192 Rule of Law0-100 percentile27.7#197

World Bank (WGI) CC BY 4.0World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Economy

1,185 indicators

GDPcurrent US$48.1B#100 GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $14,118.2#106 GDP growth%13.4%#2 Inflation%1.8%#52

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0 · updated 2027

Trade

117 indicators

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Health

1,375 indicators

Life expectancyyears71.1#147 Infant mortalityper 1k births7.9#40 Maternal mortalityper 100k59#43 Health spending% GDP7.8%#63

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNICEF CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Education

872 indicators

Secondary enrollment% gross97.6%#35 Education spending% GDP2.3%#100 Adult literacy%60.2%#2 Primary enrollment% gross107%#52

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2023

Demography

395 indicators

Populationpeople7.46M#105 Population growth%1%#98 Urban population%87.9%#29 Fertility ratebirths/woman2.3#85

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UN WPP CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2050

Climate

254 indicators

Electricity access% pop77.4%#41 Renewable energy share%3.1%#153 Forest area% land0.12%#205 Electric power consumptionkWh per capita3,796.1#58

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Energy

203 indicators

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Environment

321 indicators

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Agriculture

273 indicators

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Technology

102 indicators

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Society

243 indicators

Internet users% pop82%#92 Female labor participation%33%#161 Fixed broadband subscriptionsper 1004.5#141 Life satisfaction0-105.7#78

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Risk

367 indicators

Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths0#1 INFORM risk score0-105.8#46 Hazard & exposure0-105.4#48 Vulnerability0-105.5#44

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Other

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