Germany vs Libya: Compare Statistics

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

Summary

Comparing Germany and Libya: Germany leads on Oil Exports (470,200) against Libya (1.39); Libya leads on Oil Consumption (289,000) against Germany (2.50); Libya leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (260,000) against Germany (2.46). Across 104 compared metrics, Germany wins on 63 and Libya wins on 31.

  • 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🇩🇪 Germany🇱🇾 LibyaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)92.48 %88.5 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 94% (2024 est.)percent of population: 89% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score83.85 points40.42 points
Radios77.81.35
Televisions51.4730,000
Waterways7,500none

Economy

43 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇱🇾 LibyaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country42.94B $-128.06M $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars5.03T $48.40B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)0 %9.52 %
Coal Revenue0.020
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)1.67 %7.3 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)11.4 % of GDPNA
Ease of Doing Business Index79.773.1
Electricity Consumption536.527.3
Electricity Exports78.860
Electricity from Fossil Fuels41100
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants20
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels50
Electricity from Other Renewables520
Electricity Imports28.34376
Electricity Installed Capacity208.59.46
Electricity Production612.834.24
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)120.46 USD per capita100.84 USD per capita
Gross Fixed Investment17.83.7
Gross National Saving285
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-3 %-5.8 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.3 %2.1 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2.4 % of GDPnot available
Natural Gas Consumption93.364.45
Natural Gas Exports34.614.64
Natural Gas Imports119.50
Natural Gas Production7.99.09
Natural Gas Proved Reserves39.51.51
Oil Consumption2.5289,000
Oil Exports470,2001.39
Oil Imports2.67575
Oil Production147,2001.79
Oil Proved Reserves27646.42
Population Below Poverty Line14.8 peoplenote: about one-third of Libyans live at or below the national poverty line
Public Debt63.97.5
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)-0.2 USD-0.6 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.46260,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports494,00016,880
Refined Petroleum Products Imports883,800168,200
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.1689,620
Remittances0.50
Revenue from Forest Resources0.030.06
Taxes and Other Revenues11.2351.6
Unemployment Rate3.5 %18.7 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇱🇾 LibyaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-21.45M1.04M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions600.1946.48
Population Distributionsecond most populous country in Europe; a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations, particularly in the far-western part of the industrial state of North Rhine-Westphaliaover 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 Country45.7 Cubic meters per year0.6 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources154700

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇱🇾 LibyaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization9.82 %0.22 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)185.1449.26
Agricultural land165,134 sq. km153,500 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)2,389 km1,770 km
Dam capacity per capita47.27 cubic meters per inhabitant50.98 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land5,0654,700

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇱🇾 LibyaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country92.99 %1.43 %
Administrative Divisions1622
Independence1824
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

8 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇱🇾 LibyaShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.815.8
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)12.7 % of GDP5.1 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNA0.2 %
Hospital Bed Density7.8 people/sq km3.2 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)4 %59 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)22.3 %32.5 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS93,0009,500
Underweight Children Under 50.64.3

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇱🇾 LibyaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)183,0000

People and Society

27 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇱🇾 LibyaShare
Currently married (Percent)54.08 %35.16 %
Life expectancy at birth84.11 years72.94 years
Median age of population45.59 years27.99 years
Population Change-741,055 persons71,793.5 persons
Population density242.59 per sq. km4.5 per sq. km
Total population83.60M persons7.54M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.880.28
Birth Rate (%)8.87 %19.83 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate67 %27.7 %
Death Rate (%)11.96 %3.48 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.7 % of GDPNA
Female population of reproductive age16.48M persons1.97M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate43.772.59
Length of paid parental leave for mother60 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population3.57 people1.18 people
Mean Male Height (cm)179.88173.53
Military Manpower at Military Age1817
Military Service Age and Obligation17not available
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization73.51 %76 %
Physician Density4.53 people/sq km2.04 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate-0.13 %1.35 %
Population living in slums0 %18.1 %
Total deaths1.07M persons47,214 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)61.31 %26.25 %
Total fertility rate1.4 per woman2.2 per woman
Total net-migration-349,130.8 persons1,663.9 persons
Under-five mortality rate3.21 per live births18.23 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇱🇾 LibyaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.350.17
Airports84075
Civil Air Travel23959
Heliports232

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