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Libya
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · Upper middle income · capital Tripoli
Reports 18 of 21 indicators tracked here.
Every figure below is the most recent year this country reported — the years differ, sometimes by a decade. Nothing is interpolated or carried forward.
Health
Life expectancy
2024 · 2 years old71.1years
Ranks 147 of 217 in 2024
5% below world median · 7% below Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Under-5 mortality
2024 · 2 years old9.8per 1,000 live births
Ranks 74 of 196 in 2024
34% below world median · 24% below Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 196 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Maternal mortality
2023 · 3 years old59per 100,000 live births
Ranks 106 of 194 in 2023
26% above world median · 2.5× above Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 194 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Child stunting
2022 · 4 years old7.9% of under-5s
Ranks 8 of 32 in 2022
61% below world median · 11% above Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 32 countries reporting in 2022 — not a published figure
Health spending
2023 · 3 years old7.81% of GDP
Not ranked — no better end
23% above world median
Medians computed across 192 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Fertility rate
2024 · 2 years old2.30births per woman
Not ranked — no better end
21% above world median
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Education
Adult literacy
1984 · 42 years old60.2% of adults 15+
Ranks 2 of 5 in 1984
about the same world median · 11% above Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 5 countries reporting in 1984 — not a published figure
Primary enrolment
2006 · 20 years old107.0% gross
Ranks 52 of 165 in 2006
4% above world median · 5% above Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 165 countries reporting in 2006 — not a published figure
Education spending
1999 · 27 years old2.26% of GDP
Ranks 100 of 115 in 1999
46% below world median · 51% below Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 115 countries reporting in 1999 — not a published figure
Economy
GDP per capita
2025 · 1 year old6,449current US$
Ranks 107 of 186 in 2025
18% below world median · 13% above Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 186 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
GDP per capita (PPP)
2025 · 1 year old16,521international $
Ranks 106 of 185 in 2025
18% below world median · 14% below Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 185 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Unemployment
2025 · 1 year old18.8% of labour force
Ranks 174 of 182 in 2025
2.7× above world median · 1.3× above Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Inflation
2025 · 1 year old1.8% per year
Not ranked — no better end
39% below world median
Medians computed across 165 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Military spending
2023 · 3 years old5.29% of GDP
Not ranked — no better end
2.5× above world median
Medians computed across 150 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Infrastructure
Electricity access
2024 · 2 years old77.4% of population
Ranks 173 of 215 in 2024
23% below world median · 23% below Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 215 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Internet use
2024 · 2 years old82.0% of population
Ranks 94 of 182 in 2024
about the same world median · 6% below Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Environment
CO₂ per person
2024 · 2 years old8.66t CO₂e per person
Not ranked — no better end
2.4× above world median
Medians computed across 203 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Society
Population
2025 · 1 year old7.5mpeople
Not ranked — no better end
14% above world median
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Never reported
Libya has no figure in this dataset for Extreme poverty, Income inequality (Gini), Safe drinking water. That is an absence of measurement, not a value of zero.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Retrieved into this site's own database; see methodology.