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Libya vs United States: Compare Statistics

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

Libya
lby
Leads on 33 of 104 metrics
United States
usa
Leads on 59 of 104 metrics

Summary

Comparing Libya and United States: Libya leads on Refined Petroleum Products Imports (168,200) against United States (2.17); Libya leads on Oil Consumption (289,000) against United States (19.15); Libya leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (260,000) against United States (19.96). Across 104 compared metrics, Libya wins on 33 and United States wins on 59.

  • 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🇱🇾 Libya🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)88.5 %93.14 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 89% (2023 est.)percent of population: 93% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score40.42 points65.49 points★
Radios1.35575★
Televisions730,000★219
Waterwaysnone41,009

Economy

43 metrics
Metric🇱🇾 Libya🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country-128.06M $350.60B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars48.40B $32.95T $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)9.52 %★0.5 %
Coal Revenue00.2★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)7.3 %★4.1 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)NA16.9 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index73.192★
Electricity Consumption27.3★3.9
Electricity Exports09.7★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels100★70
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants07★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels09★
Electricity from Other Renewables014★
Electricity Imports376★72.72
Electricity Installed Capacity9.46★1.09
Electricity Production34.24★4.1
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)100.84 USD per capita278.47 USD per capita★
Gross Fixed Investment3.712.9★
Gross National Saving518.9★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-5.8 %3.25 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.1 %★2.9 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)not available3.2 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption4.45767.6★
Natural Gas Exports4.6489.7★
Natural Gas Imports086.15★
Natural Gas Production9.09772.8★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.51★0
Oil Consumption289,000★19.15
Oil Exports1.391.92★
Oil Imports575★10.27
Oil Production1.799.69★
Oil Proved Reserves46.42★20.68
Population Below Poverty Linenote: about one-third of Libyans live at or below the national poverty line15.1 people
Public Debt7.5★114.8
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)-0.6 USD2.8 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption260,000★19.96
Refined Petroleum Products Exports16,880★5.22
Refined Petroleum Products Imports168,200★2.18
Refined Petroleum Products Production89,620★20.3
Remittances00
Revenue from Forest Resources0.06★0.04
Taxes and Other Revenues51.6★12.18
Unemployment Rate18.7 %4.2 %★

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇱🇾 Libya🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)1.04M-14.29M★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions46.484.8★
Population Distributionover 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 distributiolarge urban clusters are spread throughout the eastern half of the US (particularly the Great Lakes area, northeast, east, and southeast) and the western-tier states; mountainous areas such as the Rocky Mountains and Appalachians, deserts in the southwest
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country0.6 Cubic meters per year1,383 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources700★3.07

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇱🇾 Libya🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.22 %2.11 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)49.2694.67★
Agricultural land153,500 sq. km4.17M sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)1,770 km19,924 km★
Dam capacity per capita50.98 cubic meters per inhabitant2,113 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land4,700234,782★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇱🇾 Libya🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Rule of Law Index by Country1.43 %88.3 %★
Administrative Divisions2250★
Independence24★4
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

8 metrics
Metric🇱🇾 Libya🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)15.8★13.7
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.1 % of GDP16.6 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.2 %NA
Hospital Bed Density3.2 people/sq km★2.7 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)59 %17 %★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)32.5 %★36.2 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS9,500NA
Underweight Children Under 54.30.4★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇱🇾 Libya🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)01.40M★

People and Society

27 metrics
Metric🇱🇾 Libya🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Currently married (Percent)35.16 %51.38 %★
Life expectancy at birth72.94 years83.22 years★
Median age of population27.99 years38.79 years★
Population Change71,793.5 persons2.26M persons★
Population density4.5 per sq. km★38.15 per sq. km
Total population7.54M persons349.13M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.280.4★
Birth Rate (%)19.83 %★10.75 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate27.7 %73.9 %★
Death Rate (%)3.48 %★8.76 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)NA6.1 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age1.97M persons78.56M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate2.59174.17★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days183.4 days★
Major Urban Areas Population1.18 people18.94 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)173.53177.13★
Military Manpower at Military Age1718★
Military Service Age and Obligationnot available17
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization76 %★74.52 %
Physician Density2.04 people/sq km3.68 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate1.35 %★0.45 %
Population living in slums18.1 %★0.05 %
Total deaths47,214 persons★2.87M persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)26.25 %65.73 %★
Total fertility rate2.2 per woman★1.61 per woman
Total net-migration1,663.9 persons1.49M persons★
Under-five mortality rate18.23 per live births5.52 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇱🇾 Libya🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.172.06★
Airports7516,116★
Civil Air Travel598,252★
Heliports26,092★

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