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Libya

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan·Upper middle incomeLBY

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🌍Population
2024

7.4M

105th of 217 countries

💰GDP per Capita
2025

$6,449

107th of 186 countries

❤️Life Expectancy
2024

71.1 yrs

147th of 217 countries

🌫️Emissions per Capita
2024

8.66 t

24th of 203 countries

📉Unemployment
2025

18.8%

9th of 182 countries

🔥Inflation
2025

1.8%

117th of 169 countries

🛡️Military Spending
2023

3.6%

14th of 154 countries

🏥Healthcare
2023

$470

96th of 191 countries

🌐Internet Users
2024

82.0%

94th of 182 countries

⚡Electricity Access
2024

77.4%

173rd of 215 countries

🎓Human Development
2022

0.746

92nd of 193 countries

👶Fertility Rate
2024

2.30

85th of 217 countries

🏙️Urbanization
2024

87.9%

40th of 217 countries

😮‍💨Air Pollution
2023

20.0 µg/m³

85th of 200 countries

✈️Tourism
2008

760,000

119th of 190 countries

🍼Child Mortality
2024

9.8 / 1k

122nd of 196 countries

📚Literacy Rate
1984

60.2%

2nd of 5 countries

🌲Forest Area
2024

0.1%

205th of 209 countries

👴Aging Population
2025

5.2%

146th of 217 countries

🌏Foreign Investment
2025

1.7%

108th of 184 countries

🚢Trade
2025

137.7%

23rd of 138 countries

♻️Renewables
2021

0.021%

190th of 208 countries

🎒Education
1999

2.3%

100th of 115 countries

💸Remittances
2006

0.027%

166th of 169 countries

📱Mobile
2022

193.0

6th of 209 countries

🍩Obesity
2022

67.6%

33rd of 196 countries

👩‍⚖️Women in Parliament
2025

16.5%

138th of 184 countries

🏭Total Emissions
2024

98 Mt

57th of 203 countries

🔍Corruption
2023

3.8

197th of 205 countries

Data from World Bank Open Data

Global rankings · Libya

  • ›Libya records 0.027% in remittances received (2006), ranking 166th out of 169 countries — in the bottom 2% globally.
  • ›Libya records 0.1% in forest area (2024), ranking 205th out of 209 countries — in the bottom 2% globally.
  • ›In 2022, Libya ranks 6th out of 209 countries in mobile subscriptions (193.0) — placing it in the top 3% globally.
  • ›Libya records 3.8 in corruption control (2023), ranking 197th out of 205 countries — in the bottom 4% globally.
  • ›In 2025, Libya ranks 9th out of 182 countries in unemployment rate (18.8%) — placing it in the top 5% globally.

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