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🇱🇾 Libya

State of Libya

LBY LY ل.د Libyan dinar (LYD)

Every statistic we track for Libya — 101 indicators, each with its latest value and world rank. Open the interactive profile →

GDP per capita (PPP)

$18,749

#110 of 191

Life expectancy

75.6 yrs

#69 of 188

Happiness score

5.73

#81 of 147

Liberal democracy

0.10

#147 of 179

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📈 Economy

Account Ownership 33.1% #131/139 2024
Bank Account Ownership 33.1% #131/139 2024
Current Account Balance 4.2% #36/190 2026
Debit Card Ownership 26.1% #97/140 2024
Digital Payments Usage 23.5% #88/97 2024
Exchange Rate (per US$) 4.8 #108/197 2024
Extreme Poverty 0% #142/237 2023
Fiscal Balance -20.9% #188/189 2026
GDP (current US$) 52.5 #97/190 2026
GDP (PPP) 141.3 #95/191 2026
GDP per Capita 6,962 #111/190 2026
GDP per Capita (Long Run) 12,755 #86/165 2022
GDP per Capita (PPP) 18,749 #110/191 2026
GDP per Capita Growth 1.9% #125/184 2019
Income per Person 14,140 #64/183 2018
Income per Person 14,140 #64/183 2018
Inflation (CPI) 10.5% #20/191 2026
Made a Digital Payment 20.8% #112/144 2017
Real GDP Growth 6.7% #9/191 2026
Share of World GDP (PPP) 0.1% #96/191 2026
Total GDP (Long Run) 91,444,480,945 #88/165 2022

👥 Demographics

Fertility Rate (WB) 2.3 #85/217 2024
Internally Displaced People 32,791 #34/38 2025
Median Age 28 #150/235 2026
Population 6.5 #105/229 2013
Population 7.5 #100/191 2026
Population Density 4.5 #225/235 2026
Refugees by Country of Origin 17,161 #52/195 2025
Urban Population 87.9% #38/213 2024

🌐 Connectivity

Access to Electricity 73.2% #173/214 2023
Internet Users 82% #93/182 2024
Mobile Subscriptions 193 #6/209 2022

🫀 Health

Adult Obesity 33.5% #37/199 2022
Alcohol Consumption per Capita 0 #200/207 2022
Child Mortality (under-5) 1 #126/199 2024
Health Spending (QoG) 4.7% #129/189 2022
Hypertension Prevalence 42.7% #48/194 2019
Infant Mortality (QoG) 15.9 #83/191 2023
Life Expectancy 75.6 #69/188 2013
Life Expectancy 75.5 #64/186 2020
Suicide Rate 5.1 #128/185 2021
Tobacco Use Prevalence 24.8% #54/167 2022
Undernourishment 16.5% #34/166 2023
Universal Health Coverage Index 71 #106/195 2023

🎓 Education

Mean Years of Schooling 9.6 #74/146 2020

🌱 Environment

CO₂ per Capita (WB) 8.7 #24/203 2024
Energy Use per Person 2,662 #39/149 2023
Renewable Electricity 0% #193/195 2024

🏛️ Governance

Civil Liberties (V-Dem) 0.3 #148/179 2025
Clean Elections (V-Dem) 0 #174/179 2025
Control of Corruption (QoG) -1.5 #185/192 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index 13 #174/179 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index (QoG) 13 #172/177 2024
Deliberative Democracy (V-Dem) 0.3 #102/179 2025
Egalitarian Democracy (V-Dem) 0.1 #152/179 2025
Electoral Democracy (V-Dem) 0.2 #141/179 2025
Freedom House Status (QoG) 3 #32/193 2024
Freedom in the World Score 9 #180/196 2024
Freedom of Expression (V-Dem) 0.5 #120/179 2025
Gender Equality (V-Dem) 0.4 #163/179 2025
Government Effectiveness (QoG) -1.4 #182/192 2024
Judicial Constraints on Executive (V-Dem) 0.3 #132/179 2025
Liberal Democracy (V-Dem) 0.1 #147/179 2025
Participatory Democracy (V-Dem) 0.1 #153/179 2025
Political Corruption (V-Dem) 0.8 #29/179 2025
Press Freedom (RSF) (QoG) 40.6 #138/173 2024
Rule of Law (V-Dem) 0.1 #155/179 2025
Voice & Accountability (QoG) -1.3 #168/192 2024

📰 Media & news

Press Freedom Index 40.3 #135/177 2026

🛡️ Safety

Homicide Rate 2.2 #126/204 2023
Road Traffic Deaths 34 #2/195 2021

⚠️ Risk & resilience

Climate Seen as a Threat 80.4% #110/142 2023
Confident Can Protect Family 30.5% #110/142 2023
Disaster Exposure (WRI) 4.9 #50/193 2025
Experienced a Disaster 13.5% #123/142 2023
Experienced Discrimination (Skin Colour) 10.1% #44/139 2023
INFORM Risk Index 5.8 #33/191 2025
Resilience to Risk (WRP) 54.5 #62/141 2023
World Risk Index 15.7 #32/193 2025
Worry About Violent Crime 55.2% #112/142 2023

😊 Wellbeing

Happiness (Cantril Ladder) 5.7 #81/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Freedom 0.9 #88/146 2025
Happiness Driver: GDP 1.5 #88/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Generosity 0.1 #80/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Healthy Life Expectancy 0.6 #71/146 2025
Happiness Driver: Low Corruption 0.2 #24/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Social Support 1.1 #94/147 2025
Human Development Index 0.7 #116/193 2023

🧭 Attitudes & values

Attended a Demonstration 32% #5/151 2017
Believe Vaccines Are Effective 74.4% #113/143 2018
Believe Vaccines Are Safe 73.9% #88/143 2018
Secular Values 0.2 #60/64 2022
Self-Expression Values 0.3 #62/64 2022
Signed a Petition 9.1% #96/121 2017
Trade Union Membership 9.5% #68/120 2017
Trust in government 3.3 #122/123 2017
Trust in parliament 2.7 #151/151 2017
Trust in political parties 2.3 #120/120 2017
Trust in Science 69.2% #90/143 2018
Trust in Scientists 66.6% #67/143 2018
Trust in the legal system 5.6 #45/153 2017

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