Jordan vs Libya: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 110 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Summary

Comparing Jordan and Libya: Libya leads on Total net-migration (1,664 persons) against Jordan (-325,172 persons); Jordan leads on Oil Imports (111,700) against Libya (575); Libya leads on Coastline Length (km) (1,770 km) against Jordan (26 km). Across 110 compared metrics, Jordan wins on 55 and Libya wins on 39.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 10 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 27 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇯🇴 Jordan🇱🇾 LibyaShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)95.62 %81.95 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)92.53 %88.5 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 93% (2023 est.)percent of population: 89% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score35.25 points40.42 points
Radios1.661.35
Televisions500,000730,000
Waterwaysnonenone

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇯🇴 Jordan🇱🇾 LibyaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country2.50B $-128.06M $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars58.28B $48.40B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3.75 %9.52 %
Coal Revenue00
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)8.65 %7.3 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)7.8 % of GDPNA
Ease of Doing Business Index84.573.1
Electricity Consumption16.8227.3
Electricity Exports500
Electricity from Fossil Fuels87100
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants00
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables120
Electricity Imports334376
Electricity Installed Capacity4.769.46
Electricity Production18.634.24
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)32.91 USD per capita100.84 USD per capita
Gross Fixed Investment28.93.7
Gross National Saving9.15
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)3.7 %-5.8 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)1.6 %2.1 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)4.5 % of GDPnot available
Natural Gas Consumption5.244.45
Natural Gas Exports1.364.64
Natural Gas Imports6.460
Natural Gas Production121.89.09
Natural Gas Proved Reserves6.031.51
Oil Consumption98,000289,000
Oil Exports01.39
Oil Imports111,700575
Oil Production881.79
Oil Proved Reserves146.42
Population Below Poverty Line15.7 peoplenote: about one-third of Libyans live at or below the national poverty line
Public Debt102.87.5
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)2.5 USD-0.6 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption139,000260,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports016,880
Refined Petroleum Products Imports68,460168,200
Refined Petroleum Products Production67,24089,620
Remittances8.80
Revenue from Forest Resources0.020.06
Taxes and Other Revenues17.5151.6
Top Exporting Countries22.73B USD34.90B USD
Unemployment Rate18 %18.7 %
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate40.05 %47.96 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇯🇴 Jordan🇱🇾 LibyaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)99,8741.04M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions22.4346.48
Population Distributionpopulation heavily concentrated in the west, and particularly the northwest, in and around the capital of Amman; a sizeable but smaller population is located in the southwest along the shore of the Gulf of Aqabaover 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
Protected Land Area for Adaptation5.67 sq km0.1 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country0.54 Cubic meters per year0.6 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources937700

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇯🇴 Jordan🇱🇾 LibyaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization2.76 %0.22 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)56.949.26
Agricultural land10,480 sq. km153,500 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)26 km1,770 km
Dam capacity per capita22.55 cubic meters per inhabitant50.98 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land8754,700

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇯🇴 Jordan🇱🇾 LibyaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country58.72 %1.43 %
Administrative Divisions1222
Independence2524
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇯🇴 Jordan🇱🇾 LibyaShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)20.515.8
Health Care Spending per Capita884.81 USD874.81 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)7.3 % of GDP5.1 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNA0.2 %
Hospital Bed Density1.4 people/sq km3.2 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)31 %59 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)35.5 %32.5 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS<1,000 (2020 est.)9,500
Psychiatrist Density Per 100,000 People1 per 100,000 people1 per 100,000 people
Underweight Children Under 52.54.3

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇯🇴 Jordan🇱🇾 LibyaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)116,0000

People and Society

27 metrics
Metric🇯🇴 Jordan🇱🇾 LibyaShare
Currently married (Percent)54.65 %35.16 %
Life expectancy at birth81.97 years72.94 years
Median age of population25.05 years27.99 years
Population Change-125,168.1 persons71,793.5 persons
Population density132.09 per sq. km4.5 per sq. km
Total population11.49M persons7.54M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.170.28
Birth Rate (%)21.9 %19.83 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate51.8 %27.7 %
Death Rate (%)3.5 %3.48 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.2 % of GDPNA
Female population of reproductive age3.03M persons1.97M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate3.082.59
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population2.23 people1.18 people
Mean Male Height (cm)171.03173.53
Military Manpower at Military Age1817
Military Service Age and Obligation17not available
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization93.79 %76 %
Physician Density2.85 people/sq km2.04 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate1.68 %1.35 %
Population living in slums75.9 %18.1 %
Total deaths33,057.8 persons47,214 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)39.83 %26.25 %
Total fertility rate2.53 per woman2.2 per woman
Total net-migration-325,171.8 persons1,663.9 persons
Under-five mortality rate12.54 per live births18.23 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇯🇴 Jordan🇱🇾 LibyaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.410.17
Airports1875
Civil Air Travel2359
Heliports12

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