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Libya vs Mali statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Libya has a population of 7.38M (ranked 105/197), compared with 24.5M in Mali (ranked 58/197). Libya's land area is 679,362 sq mi versus 471,118 sq mi for Mali (ranked 16th vs. 23rd).

By GDP, Libya ranks 95/197 ($48.5B) and Mali ranks 113/197 ($26.8B). By GDP per capita, Libya ranks 107/197 ($6,569), while Mali ranks 173/197 ($1,095).

Main facts and rankings

Libya Mali
Population
7540799
25940437
Population rank 105/197 58/197
GDP
$48.5B
2024
$26.8B
2024
GDP rank 95/197 113/197
GDP per capita
$6,569
2024
$1,095
2024
GDP per capita rank 107/197 173/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$14,304
2024
$3,315
2024
Government debt n/a
$13.9B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
50.5%
2026
Government debt per person n/a
$567
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 162/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,735
2026
$1,598
2026
Land area
679,362 sq mi
2026
471,118 sq mi
2026
Population density
10.9 ppl/mi²
2024
52 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.36
2023
5.61
2023
Median age
28.5 years
2024
16.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.2 years
2026
61.1 years
2026

Libya and Mali: Comparison Charts

Libya and Mali economies compared

GDP
Libya

Mali
Year GDP
Libya Mali
1960 $401,644,249 -
1961 $443,905,612 -
1962 $619,725,785 -
1963 $892,327,911 -
1964 $1,341,395,421 -
1965 $1,804,979,680 -
1966 $2,312,438,536 -
1967 $2,726,986,913 $275,494,478
1968 $3,850,623,095 $343,771,973
1969 $4,380,987,481 $339,913,867
1970 $4,601,649,451 $359,772,315
1971 $5,260,185,125 $395,218,629
1972 $6,299,395,544 $486,617,280
1973 $8,625,889,430 $563,683,703
1974 $15,112,543,717 $538,747,340
1975 $14,710,912,458 $830,710,615
1976 $19,096,943,017 $939,228,017
1977 $22,428,297,108 $1,049,838,548
1978 $22,136,422,643 $1,222,702,573
1979 $30,536,429,497 $1,595,422,956
1980 $40,953,924,949 $2,704,362,789
1981 $36,374,353,880 $2,234,583,940
1982 $33,760,146,991 $1,680,304,773
1983 $33,200,520,140 $1,496,616,127
1984 $29,476,109,153 $1,387,809,615
1985 $31,530,566,324 $1,594,347,021
1986 $24,180,400,959 $2,132,938,007
1987 $26,697,659,335 $2,437,004,680
1988 $24,308,959,591 $2,712,207,901
1989 $25,156,707,899 $2,824,822,489
1990 $28,904,183,602 $3,248,417,791
1991 $31,991,821,265 $3,576,562,682
1992 $33,887,047,909 $3,680,775,037
1993 $30,660,051,911 $3,632,801,877
1994 $28,610,549,763 $2,655,768,636
1995 $25,541,379,187 $3,373,322,735
1996 $27,884,615,385 $3,743,103,420
1997 $30,700,897,875 $3,414,879,486
1998 $27,251,301,398 $3,894,433,432
1999 $35,975,860,857 $4,091,446,054
2000 $38,270,954,138 $3,521,570,876
2001 $34,112,093,927 $4,124,281,594
2002 $20,481,889,764 $4,647,238,257
2003 $26,265,625,000 $5,605,613,011
2004 $33,122,307,692 $6,485,774,930
2005 $47,334,691,241 $7,429,066,951
2006 $60,094,231,607 $8,212,007,554
2007 $68,032,978,391 $9,699,047,443
2008 $86,710,767,415 $11,462,490,840
2009 $60,808,562,033 $12,155,217,833
2010 $75,380,825,062 $12,710,739,159
2011 $48,169,263,294 $15,452,791,789
2012 $92,540,938,129 $14,795,114,603
2013 $75,351,107,029 $15,747,192,681
2014 $57,372,355,592 $17,081,681,993
2015 $48,717,501,321 $15,583,181,170
2016 $49,912,073,701 $16,743,796,800
2017 $67,157,452,182 $18,308,362,040
2018 $76,686,029,772 $20,368,015,381
2019 $69,254,496,472 $20,477,421,885
2020 $46,854,285,441 $20,698,560,939
2021 $35,217,995,647 $22,999,245,263
2022 $43,246,297,922 $22,539,987,719
2023 $44,027,664,915 $24,813,860,599
2024 $48,487,151,215 $26,794,747,240

Libya and Mali economies compared

GDP per capita
Libya

Mali
Year GDP per capita
Libya Mali
1960 $269 -
1961 $285.3 -
1962 $382 -
1963 $528 -
1964 $765 -
1965 $1,001 -
1966 $1,251 -
1967 $1,437 $46
1968 $1,972 $56.5
1969 $2,175 $55
1970 $2,210 $57.3
1971 $2,443 $62
1972 $2,830 $75.1
1973 $3,727 $85.4
1974 $6,214 $80.2
1975 $5,721 $121.5
1976 $7,018 $134.9
1977 $7,783 $148.1
1978 $7,252 $169.1
1979 $9,443 $216.3
1980 $11,960 $359
1981 $10,044 $290.5
1982 $9,064 $213.8
1983 $8,927 $186.3
1984 $7,811 $169.1
1985 $8,087 $190.4
1986 $6,019 $250
1987 $6,465 $280.7
1988 $5,736 $307
1989 $5,793 $314
1990 $6,502 $354
1991 $7,040 $382
1992 $7,303 $385
1993 $6,478 $372
1994 $5,933 $266.5
1995 $5,205 $331
1996 $5,591 $360
1997 $6,062 $321
1998 $5,301 $357
1999 $6,895 $364
2000 $7,214 $305
2001 $6,313 $346
2002 $3,718 $378
2003 $4,674 $442
2004 $5,774 $495
2005 $8,079 $549
2006 $10,049 $587
2007 $11,145 $671
2008 $13,906 $767
2009 $9,551 $787
2010 $11,601 $797
2011 $7,594 $938
2012 $14,976 $873
2013 $11,952 $902
2014 $8,926 $948
2015 $7,458 $838
2016 $7,526 $872
2017 $9,966 $924
2018 $11,197 $996
2019 $9,963 $972
2020 $6,650 $953
2021 $4,936 $1,027
2022 $5,987 $977
2023 $6,027 $1,044
2024 $6,569 $1,095

Libya vs. Mali life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Libya

Mali
Year Life expectancy, years
Libya Mali
1950 33.1 28.7
1951 33.5 28.9
1952 33.8 29.1
1953 34.2 29.4
1954 34.7 29.5
1955 35.2 29.7
1956 36 29.9
1957 36.9 30.1
1958 38 30.2
1959 39.3 30.3
1960 40.8 30.5
1961 42.4 30.6
1962 44.1 30.8
1963 45.6 31
1964 47.7 31.2
1965 49.3 31.5
1966 50.9 31.8
1967 52.5 32.2
1968 53.8 32.6
1969 55.2 32.9
1970 56.4 33.4
1971 57.6 33.8
1972 58.7 34.5
1973 59.7 35.1
1974 60.7 35.7
1975 61.6 36.5
1976 62.4 37.2
1977 63.1 38
1978 63.8 38.8
1979 64.3 39.5
1980 64.8 40.3
1981 65.3 41
1982 65.8 41.8
1983 66.3 42.7
1984 66.7 43.4
1985 67.3 43.9
1986 67.8 44.6
1987 68.3 45.2
1988 68.6 45.7
1989 69 46.2
1990 69.3 46.5
1991 69.6 46.9
1992 70 47.2
1993 70.2 47.6
1994 70.5 47.9
1995 70.6 48.3
1996 70.7 48.5
1997 70.7 49.1
1998 70.7 49.6
1999 70.6 50.1
2000 70.5 50.6
2001 70.7 51.3
2002 70.8 52
2003 71 52.6
2004 71.2 53.3
2005 71.4 53.8
2006 71.6 54.3
2007 71.8 54.8
2008 71.9 55.2
2009 72.1 55.6
2010 72.2 56
2011 69.9 56.4
2012 72.2 56.7
2013 72.3 57.1
2014 71.3 57.5
2015 71.6 57.9
2016 71.8 58.3
2017 72.7 58.6
2018 73.2 58.9
2019 72.9 59.2
2020 72.4 58.9
2021 72.1 59.1
2022 74.5 60
2023 69.3 60.4
2024 71.1 60.7
2025 73.2 60.9
2026 75.2 61.1

Libya and Mali population clocks and comparison

Population
Libya

Mali
Year Population
Libya Mali
1960 1,492,890 5,402,550
1961 1,555,699 5,482,283
1962 1,621,960 5,563,917
1963 1,690,457 5,646,605
1964 1,753,691 5,730,125
1965 1,804,015 5,815,487
1966 1,849,063 5,902,204
1967 1,898,199 5,990,906
1968 1,952,781 6,082,979
1969 2,014,293 6,177,704
1970 2,082,589 6,276,472
1971 2,153,534 6,377,944
1972 2,226,091 6,483,726
1973 2,314,193 6,597,106
1974 2,432,211 6,715,436
1975 2,571,556 6,837,261
1976 2,721,237 6,960,979
1977 2,881,533 7,090,979
1978 3,052,526 7,229,651
1979 3,233,846 7,375,266
1980 3,424,378 7,530,515
1981 3,621,486 7,692,766
1982 3,724,765 7,860,194
1983 3,718,961 8,034,400
1984 3,773,633 8,208,599
1985 3,898,745 8,374,663
1986 4,017,403 8,531,277
1987 4,129,739 8,681,164
1988 4,237,755 8,833,996
1989 4,342,920 8,999,938
1990 4,445,239 9,178,830
1991 4,544,400 9,362,888
1992 4,640,352 9,553,540
1993 4,733,045 9,754,786
1994 4,822,037 9,967,031
1995 4,906,843 10,185,365
1996 4,987,393 10,407,278
1997 5,064,639 10,646,495
1998 5,140,704 10,919,573
1999 5,218,038 11,227,415
2000 5,305,021 11,559,290
2001 5,403,639 11,912,158
2002 5,508,410 12,288,050
2003 5,619,398 12,684,955
2004 5,736,693 13,102,409
2005 5,858,798 13,538,647
2006 5,980,211 13,990,139
2007 6,104,380 14,457,775
2008 6,235,430 14,940,782
2009 6,366,686 15,435,539
2010 6,497,839 15,945,198
2011 6,343,203 16,469,049
2012 6,179,328 16,957,033
2013 6,304,628 17,459,615
2014 6,427,252 18,020,267
2015 6,531,819 18,593,022
2016 6,632,126 19,191,289
2017 6,738,770 19,813,011
2018 6,849,055 20,442,030
2019 6,951,033 21,068,405
2020 7,045,399 21,713,836
2021 7,135,175 22,388,630
2022 7,223,805 23,072,640
2023 7,305,659 23,769,127
2024 7,381,023 24,478,595

Fertility rates in Libya and Mali

Fertility rate
Libya

Mali
Year Fertility rate
Libya Mali
1960 7.51 7.02
1961 7.56 7.03
1962 7.61 7.04
1963 7.69 7.05
1964 7.75 7.06
1965 7.82 7.08
1966 7.89 7.11
1967 7.93 7.14
1968 7.97 7.16
1969 8.01 7.18
1970 8.05 7.18
1971 8.1 7.2
1972 8.07 7.22
1973 8.05 7.22
1974 8.02 7.23
1975 7.98 7.25
1976 7.93 7.27
1977 7.87 7.3
1978 7.79 7.32
1979 7.68 7.35
1980 7.54 7.37
1981 7.37 7.37
1982 7.16 7.32
1983 6.91 7.28
1984 6.62 7.26
1985 6.33 7.26
1986 6.02 7.31
1987 5.72 7.31
1988 5.41 7.32
1989 5.09 7.33
1990 4.78 7.31
1991 4.46 7.28
1992 4.16 7.24
1993 3.88 7.18
1994 3.65 7.12
1995 3.44 7.05
1996 3.26 7.01
1997 3.13 6.97
1998 3.04 6.94
1999 2.97 6.91
2000 2.91 6.89
2001 2.87 6.85
2002 2.83 6.82
2003 2.8 6.78
2004 2.77 6.74
2005 2.77 6.71
2006 2.7 6.68
2007 2.65 6.65
2008 2.6 6.62
2009 2.56 6.59
2010 2.6 6.58
2011 2.65 6.55
2012 2.68 6.52
2013 2.72 6.49
2014 2.75 6.44
2015 2.71 6.39
2016 2.67 6.32
2017 2.63 6.25
2018 2.58 6.12
2019 2.54 5.89
2020 2.51 5.85
2021 2.46 5.78
2022 2.4 5.69
2023 2.36 5.61

Libya and Mali demographics compared

Median age
Libya

Mali
Year Median age, years
Libya Mali
1960 18.5 19.8
1961 18.2 19.8
1962 17.9 19.8
1963 17.5 19.8
1964 17.2 19.8
1965 16.7 19.8
1966 15.9 19.7
1967 15.3 19.6
1968 14.9 19.6
1969 14.7 19.5
1970 14.7 19.4
1971 14.7 19.3
1972 14.7 19.2
1973 14.9 19.1
1974 15.3 19
1975 15.5 18.9
1976 15.6 18.7
1977 15.8 18.6
1978 15.9 18.4
1979 15.9 18.3
1980 16 18.1
1981 16.1 17.9
1982 16.3 17.8
1983 16.5 17.6
1984 16.8 17.5
1985 17.1 17.3
1986 17.3 17.1
1987 17.6 16.9
1988 17.9 16.8
1989 18.2 16.6
1990 18.6 16.5
1991 18.9 16.4
1992 19.3 16.4
1993 19.7 16.3
1994 20.1 16.3
1995 20.6 16.3
1996 21.1 16.3
1997 21.5 16.3
1998 22 16.4
1999 22.4 16.4
2000 22.7 16.5
2001 22.9 16.5
2002 23.1 16.6
2003 23.2 16.6
2004 23.4 16.6
2005 23.6 16.6
2006 23.8 16.6
2007 24.2 16.6
2008 24.6 16.5
2009 25 16.4
2010 25.3 16.4
2011 25.5 16.3
2012 25.7 16.1
2013 25.9 16
2014 26.2 16
2015 26.4 16
2016 26.6 16
2017 26.8 16
2018 27 16
2019 27.2 16.1
2020 27.5 16.2
2021 27.7 16.3
2022 28 16.5
2023 28.2 16.6
2024 28.5 16.7

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Libya Mali
GNI, Atlas method
$50.9B
2024
$25.2B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
60.8%
2026
25%
2026
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.26%
1999
4.18%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
5.29%
2023
4.2%
2024
Armed forces personnel
0
2020
41,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.17%
2026
-3%
2026
Unemployment rate
30%
2004
2.39%
2022
Services, % of GDP
28.3%
2024
36.3%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
73.5%
2024
23.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
35.9
2012
52.6
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
28.3%
2021
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3.2%
2021
Total reserves including gold
$92.9B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received n/a
$1.09B
2024
International tourist arrivals
760,000
2008
217,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
0.34%
2010
5.52%
2018
Banked people share
33.1%
2024
54.7%
2024

Energy

Libya Mali
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,539 kg
2022
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$4.83
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
64 megatons
2024
7.41 megatons
2024
CO2 emissions per capita
8.66 tons
2024
0.3 tons
2024
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
3.1%
2021
71.1%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-249.7%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
3,979 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
0.02%
2021
62.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
56.6%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
73.2%
2023
54.5%
2023

Society

Libya Mali
% of world population
0.09%
2024
0.3%
2024
Annual migration change
+3,448
2024
-46,880
2024
Urban population
87.9%
2024
31.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.79 ft
2025
5.74 ft
2025
Average female height
5.33 ft
2025
5.31 ft
2025
Quality of life index
30.9
2026
15
2026
Corruption Perceptions Index
13
2024
27
2024
Higher education index
27
2026
21
2026
Homicides per 100K people
2.5
2015
10.9
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
21.3
2019
22.7
2019
Visa free countries
52
2025
61
2025
Adult literacy rate
76.5%
1994
31%
2020
English speaking
2%
2025
0%
2025
People using the Internet
88.5%
2023
35.1%
2023

Health

Libya Mali
Government health expenditure per capita
$278.4
2022
$29.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$84.8
2022
$12.9
2022
Life expectancy
75.2 years
2026
61.1 years
2026
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.82%
2022
8.68%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.16
2017
0.2
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
19.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
59
2023
367
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
30.8
2023
91.3
2023
Obesity rate
37.9%
2022
11.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
15.8%
2024
4.8%
2024
Air quality index
70
2026
20
2026
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.01 liters
2020
5.32 liters
2020

Territory

Libya Mali
% of world land
1.18%
2026
0.82%
2026
Land area per capita
92,042 sq mi
2024
19,246 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
59,267 sq mi
2026
167,103 sq mi
2026
Forest area
838 sq mi
2026
51,336 sq mi
2026
Roads length
22,991 mi
2010
86,437 mi
2018

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