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Australia vs Libya: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 104 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Australia
aus
Leads on 65 of 104 metrics
Libya
lby
Leads on 24 of 104 metrics

Summary

Comparing Australia and Libya: Australia leads on Oil Production (549,200) against Libya (1.79); Australia leads on Oil Exports (312,600) against Libya (1.39); Libya leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (260,000) against Australia (1.18). Across 104 compared metrics, Australia wins on 65 and Libya wins on 24.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 43 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 8 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 27 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇱🇾 LibyaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)97.06 %★88.5 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 97% (2023 est.)percent of population: 89% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score75.15 points★40.42 points
Radios25.5★1.35
Televisions10.15730,000★
Waterways8,368none

Economy

43 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇱🇾 LibyaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country61.53B $★-128.06M $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.02T $★48.40B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3 %9.52 %★
Coal Revenue0.78★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)5.24 %7.3 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.3 % of GDPNA
Ease of Doing Business Index79★73.1
Electricity Consumption229.4★27.3
Electricity Exports00
Electricity from Fossil Fuels72100★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants11★0
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables17★0
Electricity Imports0376★
Electricity Installed Capacity65.56★9.46
Electricity Production243★34.24
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)223.16 USD per capita★100.84 USD per capita
Gross Fixed Investment28.2★3.7
Gross National Saving21★5
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.5 %★-5.8 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)3.2 %2.1 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDPnot available
Natural Gas Consumption45.25★4.45
Natural Gas Exports67.96★4.64
Natural Gas Imports5.78★0
Natural Gas Production105.2★9.09
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.99★1.51
Oil Consumption960,800★289,000
Oil Exports312,600★1.39
Oil Imports731,400★575
Oil Production549,200★1.79
Oil Proved Reserves3.3246.42★
Population Below Poverty LineNAnote:about one-third of Libyans live at or below the national poverty line
Public Debt587.5★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.4 USD★-0.6 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1.18260,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports64,120★16,880
Refined Petroleum Products Imports619,600★168,200
Refined Petroleum Products Production462,500★89,620
Remittances0.1★0
Revenue from Forest Resources0.13★0.06
Taxes and Other Revenues23.651.6★
Unemployment Rate4.1 %★18.7 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇱🇾 LibyaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)2.42M1.04M★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions394.6546.48★
Population Distributionpopulation is primarily located on the periphery, with the highest concentration of people residing in the east and southeast; a secondary population center is located in and around Perth in the west; of the states and territories, New South Wales has, byover 90% of the population lives along the Mediterranean coast in and between Tripoli to the west and Al Bayda to the east; the interior remains vastly underpopulated due to the Sahara and its lack of surface water, as shown in this population distributio
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country72 Cubic meters per year★0.6 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources492700★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇱🇾 LibyaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.18 %0.22 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)83.98★49.26
Agricultural land3.67M sq. km★153,500 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)25,760 km★1,770 km
Dam capacity per capita2,840.49 cubic meters per inhabitant★50.98 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land19,450★4,700

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇱🇾 LibyaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country90.34 %★1.43 %
Administrative Divisions622★
Independence124★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

8 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇱🇾 LibyaShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.415.8★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.5 % of GDP★5.1 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.1 %★0.2 %
Hospital Bed Density3.8 people/sq km★3.2 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)2 %★59 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)29 %★32.5 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS30,0009,500★
Underweight Children Under 5NA11.7

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇱🇾 LibyaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)60,000★0

People and Society

27 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇱🇾 LibyaShare
Currently married (Percent)53.27 %★35.16 %
Life expectancy at birth86.17 years★72.94 years
Median age of population38.51 years★27.99 years
Population Change266,623.9 persons★71,793.5 persons
Population density3.54 per sq. km★4.5 per sq. km
Total population27.23M persons★7.54M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.86★0.28
Birth Rate (%)10.75 %19.83 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate66.9 %★27.7 %
Death Rate (%)6.81 %3.48 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)6.1 % of GDPNA
Female population of reproductive age6.26M persons★1.97M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate14.91★2.59
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population5.24 people★1.18 people
Mean Male Height (cm)179.2★173.53
Military Manpower at Military Age1717
Military Service Age and Obligation17not available
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization81.69 %★76 %
Physician Density4.09 people/sq km★2.04 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate1.59 %★1.35 %
Population living in slums0.03 %18.1 %★
Total deaths184,381.4 persons47,214 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)65.29 %★26.25 %
Total fertility rate1.63 per woman2.2 per woman★
Total net-migration146,184.2 persons★1,663.9 persons
Under-five mortality rate2.81 per live births★18.23 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇱🇾 LibyaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)3.09★0.17
Airports2,257★75
Civil Air Travelabout 150 major transport aircraft59
Heliports12★

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