India vs Libya: Compare Statistics

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

Summary

Comparing India and Libya: India leads on Oil Exports (825,600) against Libya (1.39); India leads on Oil Production (954,000) against Libya (1.79); Libya leads on Oil Consumption (289,000) against India (3.18). Across 104 compared metrics, India wins on 51 and Libya wins on 41.

  • 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🇮🇳 India🇱🇾 LibyaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)55.9 %88.64 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 56% (2022 est.)percent of population: 89% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score32.96 points40.42 points
Radios1161.35
Televisions63730,000
Waterways16,180none

Economy

43 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇱🇾 LibyaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country717.60B $-128.06M $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars4.52T $48.40B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)6 %9.52 %
Coal Revenue1.150
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)9.51 %7.3 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.5 % of GDPNA
Ease of Doing Business Index7173.1
Electricity Consumption1.1427.3
Electricity Exports5.150
Electricity from Fossil Fuels71100
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants120
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels20
Electricity from Other Renewables160
Electricity Imports5.62376
Electricity Installed Capacity367.89.46
Electricity Production1.3934.24
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)25.18 USD per capita100.84 USD per capita
Gross Fixed Investment303.7
Gross National Saving28.85
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)5.6 %-5.8 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)5 %2.1 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDPnot available
Natural Gas Consumption55.434.45
Natural Gas Exports76.454.64
Natural Gas Imports23.960
Natural Gas Production31.549.09
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.291.51
Oil Consumption3.18289,000
Oil Exports825,6001.39
Oil Imports3.06575
Oil Production954,0001.79
Oil Proved Reserves5.6846.42
Population Below Poverty Line21.9 peoplenote: about one-third of Libyans live at or below the national poverty line
Public Debt46.57.5
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)6.5 USD-0.6 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption4.52260,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports1.3116,880
Refined Petroleum Products Imports653,300168,200
Refined Petroleum Products Production4.989,620
Remittances3.50
Revenue from Forest Resources0.140.06
Taxes and Other Revenues12.0251.6
Unemployment Rate4.3 %18.7 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇱🇾 LibyaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)130.72M1.04M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions2.8246.48
Population Distributiona very high population density exists throughout most of the country, with the notable exception of the deserts in the northwest and the mountain fringe in the north; the core of the population is in the north along the banks of the Ganges, with other rivover 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 Country432 Cubic meters per year0.6 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources1.91700

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇱🇾 LibyaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization21.46 %0.22 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)68.749.26
Agricultural land1.78M sq. km153,500 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)7,000 km1,770 km
Dam capacity per capita167.04 cubic meters per inhabitant50.98 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land754,5624,700

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇱🇾 LibyaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country59.13 %1.43 %
Administrative Divisions2822
Independence1524
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

8 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇱🇾 LibyaShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)10.515.8
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.3 % of GDP5.1 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.2 %0.2 %
Hospital Bed Density1.6 people/sq km3.2 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)80 %59 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)3.9 %32.5 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS2.39,500
Underweight Children Under 531.54.3

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇮🇳 India🇱🇾 LibyaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)3.07M0

People and Society

27 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇱🇾 LibyaShare
Currently married (Percent)71.87 %35.16 %
Life expectancy at birth76.09 years72.94 years
Median age of population29.19 years27.99 years
Population Change14.13M persons71,793.5 persons
Population density496.42 per sq. km4.5 per sq. km
Total population1.48B persons7.54M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.140.28
Birth Rate (%)15.91 %19.83 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate66.7 %27.7 %
Death Rate (%)8.7 %3.48 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.5 % of GDPNA
Female population of reproductive age389.10M persons1.97M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate607.692.59
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population32.94 people1.18 people
Mean Male Height (cm)164.95173.53
Military Manpower at Military Age1717
Military Service Age and Obligationages vary by branch of service and positions, but generally 17-27 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; no conscription (2025) note 1: in 2022, the Indian Government began recruiting men aged 17.5-21 annually to serve on 4-year conot available
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization84.2 %76 %
Physician Density0.72 people/sq km2.04 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.72 %1.35 %
Population living in slums5.41 %18.1 %
Total deaths8.28M persons47,214 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)57.51 %26.25 %
Total fertility rate1.93 per woman2.2 per woman
Total net-migration-632,939 persons1,663.9 persons
Under-five mortality rate26.01 per live births18.23 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇱🇾 LibyaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.140.17
Airports31575
Civil Air Travel9359
Heliports452

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