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Libya vs Romania statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Libya has a population of 7.38M (ranked 105/197), compared with 19.1M in Romania (ranked 67/197). Libya's land area is 679,362 sq mi versus 88,834 sq mi for Romania (ranked 16th vs. 80th).

By GDP, Libya ranks 96/197 ($46.6B) and Romania ranks 43/197 ($383B). By GDP per capita, Libya ranks 110/197 ($6,318), while Romania ranks 58/197 ($20,072).

Main facts and rankings

Libya Romania
Population
7523849
18962595
Population rank 105/197 69/197
GDP
$46.6B
2024
$383B
2024
GDP rank 96/197 43/197
GDP per capita
$6,318
2024
$20,072
2024
GDP per capita rank 110/197 58/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$13,954
2024
$48,712
2024
Government debt n/a
$219B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
61.6%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$11,490
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 49/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,735
2025
$13,200
2025
Land area
679,362 sq mi
2025
88,834 sq mi
2025
Population density
10.9 ppl/mi²
2024
214.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.36
2023
1.71
2023
Median age
28.5 years
2024
43.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.2 years
2025
76.2 years
2025

Libya and Romania: Comparison Charts

Libya and Romania economies compared

GDP
Libya

Romania
Year GDP
Libya Romania
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 -
1968 $3,850,623,095 -
1969 $4,380,987,481 -
1970 $4,601,649,451 -
1971 $5,260,185,125 -
1972 $6,299,395,544 -
1973 $8,625,889,430 -
1974 $15,112,543,717 -
1975 $14,710,912,458 -
1976 $19,096,943,017 -
1977 $22,428,297,108 -
1978 $22,136,422,643 -
1979 $30,536,429,497 -
1980 $40,953,924,949 -
1981 $36,374,353,880 -
1982 $33,760,146,991 -
1983 $33,200,520,140 -
1984 $29,476,109,153 -
1985 $31,530,566,324 -
1986 $24,180,400,959 -
1987 $26,697,659,335 $38,067,567,568
1988 $24,308,959,591 $40,424,528,302
1989 $25,156,707,899 $41,450,777,202
1990 $28,904,183,602 $38,247,882,300
1991 $31,991,821,265 $28,850,634,900
1992 $33,887,047,909 $25,121,666,667
1993 $30,660,051,911 $26,361,160,450
1994 $28,610,549,763 $30,072,805,104
1995 $25,541,379,187 $37,430,162,103
1996 $27,884,615,385 $36,937,074,278
1997 $30,700,897,875 $35,575,214,078
1998 $27,251,301,398 $41,696,091,974
1999 $35,975,860,857 $35,953,156,754
2000 $38,270,954,138 $37,253,739,511
2001 $34,112,093,927 $40,395,116,581
2002 $20,481,889,764 $46,065,502,703
2003 $26,265,625,000 $57,806,384,143
2004 $33,122,307,692 $74,973,656,852
2005 $47,334,691,241 $98,454,380,120
2006 $60,094,231,607 $122,023,735,993
2007 $68,032,978,391 $174,588,782,939
2008 $86,710,767,415 $214,315,932,061
2009 $60,808,562,033 $174,110,532,659
2010 $75,380,825,062 $170,064,350,672
2011 $48,169,263,294 $192,623,977,894
2012 $92,540,938,129 $179,117,323,107
2013 $75,351,107,029 $189,798,603,751
2014 $57,372,355,592 $199,722,319,676
2015 $48,717,501,321 $177,885,131,240
2016 $49,912,073,701 $185,290,759,249
2017 $67,157,452,182 $210,147,385,855
2018 $76,686,029,772 $243,468,683,030
2019 $69,254,496,472 $251,677,082,534
2020 $46,854,285,441 $252,033,792,712
2021 $35,217,995,647 $286,578,196,368
2022 $43,246,297,922 $296,354,358,293
2023 $45,096,462,972 $350,775,856,415
2024 $46,636,278,902 $382,767,571,329

Libya and Romania economies compared

GDP per capita
Libya

Romania
Year GDP per capita
Libya Romania
1960 $269 -
1961 $285.3 -
1962 $382 -
1963 $528 -
1964 $765 -
1965 $1,001 -
1966 $1,251 -
1967 $1,437 -
1968 $1,972 -
1969 $2,175 -
1970 $2,210 -
1971 $2,443 -
1972 $2,830 -
1973 $3,727 -
1974 $6,214 -
1975 $5,721 -
1976 $7,018 -
1977 $7,783 -
1978 $7,252 -
1979 $9,443 -
1980 $11,960 -
1981 $10,044 -
1982 $9,064 -
1983 $8,927 -
1984 $7,811 -
1985 $8,087 -
1986 $6,019 -
1987 $6,465 $1,659
1988 $5,736 $1,753
1989 $5,793 $1,790
1990 $6,502 $1,648
1991 $7,040 $1,254
1992 $7,303 $1,102
1993 $6,478 $1,158
1994 $5,933 $1,323
1995 $5,205 $1,650
1996 $5,591 $1,633
1997 $6,062 $1,577
1998 $5,301 $1,853
1999 $6,895 $1,600
2000 $7,214 $1,660
2001 $6,313 $1,825
2002 $3,718 $2,120
2003 $4,674 $2,679
2004 $5,774 $3,495
2005 $8,079 $4,618
2006 $10,049 $5,758
2007 $11,145 $8,360
2008 $13,906 $10,435
2009 $9,551 $8,548
2010 $11,601 $8,400
2011 $7,594 $9,561
2012 $14,976 $8,930
2013 $11,952 $9,498
2014 $8,926 $10,032
2015 $7,458 $8,977
2016 $7,526 $9,405
2017 $9,966 $10,728
2018 $11,197 $12,502
2019 $9,963 $12,992
2020 $6,650 $13,082
2021 $4,936 $14,987
2022 $5,987 $15,558
2023 $6,173 $18,404
2024 $6,318 $20,072

Libya vs. Romania life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Libya

Romania
Year Life expectancy, years
Libya Romania
1950 33.1 60.5
1951 33.5 61.2
1952 33.8 61.8
1953 34.2 62.5
1954 34.7 63
1955 35.2 63.3
1956 36 63.6
1957 36.9 64
1958 38 64.4
1959 39.3 64.9
1960 40.8 65.6
1961 42.4 66.4
1962 44.1 67.2
1963 45.6 67.8
1964 47.7 68.4
1965 49.3 68.4
1966 50.9 68.2
1967 52.5 68.1
1968 53.8 67.9
1969 55.2 67.2
1970 56.4 67.9
1971 57.6 68.4
1972 58.7 69
1973 59.7 68.7
1974 60.7 69.5
1975 61.6 69.6
1976 62.4 69.9
1977 63.1 69.5
1978 63.8 69.8
1979 64.3 69.5
1980 64.8 69.2
1981 65.3 69.5
1982 65.8 69.8
1983 66.3 69.8
1984 66.7 69.9
1985 67.3 69.4
1986 67.8 69.7
1987 68.3 69.1
1988 68.6 69.4
1989 69 69.5
1990 69.3 69.8
1991 69.6 70
1992 70 69.5
1993 70.2 69.5
1994 70.5 69.3
1995 70.6 69.3
1996 70.7 68.8
1997 70.7 69.1
1998 70.7 69.9
1999 70.6 70.6
2000 70.5 71.2
2001 70.7 71.1
2002 70.8 70.8
2003 71 70.8
2004 71.2 71.1
2005 71.4 71.6
2006 71.6 72.2
2007 71.8 72.8
2008 71.9 73.2
2009 72.1 73.5
2010 72.2 73.6
2011 69.9 74.3
2012 72.2 74.3
2013 72.3 74.9
2014 71.3 74.8
2015 71.6 74.7
2016 71.8 75
2017 72.7 75
2018 73.2 75.1
2019 72.9 75.3
2020 72.4 74
2021 72.1 72.7
2022 74.5 75.3
2023 69.3 75.9
2024 71.1 76.1
2025 73.2 76.2

Libya and Romania population clocks and comparison

Population
Libya

Romania
Year Population
Libya Romania
1960 1,492,890 18,406,905
1961 1,555,699 18,555,250
1962 1,621,960 18,676,550
1963 1,690,457 18,797,850
1964 1,753,691 18,919,126
1965 1,804,015 19,031,576
1966 1,849,063 19,215,450
1967 1,898,199 19,534,242
1968 1,952,781 19,799,831
1969 2,014,293 20,009,141
1970 2,082,589 20,250,398
1971 2,153,534 20,461,567
1972 2,226,091 20,657,957
1973 2,314,193 20,835,681
1974 2,432,211 21,029,429
1975 2,571,556 21,293,583
1976 2,721,237 21,551,634
1977 2,881,533 21,756,096
1978 3,052,526 21,951,464
1979 3,233,846 22,090,488
1980 3,424,378 22,207,282
1981 3,621,486 22,353,070
1982 3,724,765 22,475,741
1983 3,718,961 22,560,478
1984 3,773,633 22,640,547
1985 3,898,745 22,732,999
1986 4,017,403 22,836,841
1987 4,129,739 22,949,430
1988 4,237,755 23,057,662
1989 4,342,920 23,161,458
1990 4,445,239 23,201,835
1991 4,544,400 23,001,155
1992 4,640,352 22,794,284
1993 4,733,045 22,763,280
1994 4,822,037 22,730,211
1995 4,906,843 22,684,270
1996 4,987,393 22,619,004
1997 5,064,639 22,553,978
1998 5,140,704 22,507,344
1999 5,218,038 22,472,040
2000 5,305,021 22,442,971
2001 5,403,639 22,131,970
2002 5,508,410 21,730,496
2003 5,619,398 21,574,326
2004 5,736,693 21,451,748
2005 5,858,798 21,319,685
2006 5,980,211 21,193,760
2007 6,104,380 20,882,982
2008 6,235,430 20,537,875
2009 6,366,686 20,367,487
2010 6,497,839 20,246,871
2011 6,343,203 20,147,528
2012 6,179,328 20,058,035
2013 6,304,628 19,983,693
2014 6,427,252 19,908,979
2015 6,531,819 19,815,616
2016 6,632,126 19,702,267
2017 6,738,770 19,588,715
2018 6,849,055 19,473,970
2019 6,951,033 19,371,648
2020 7,045,399 19,265,250
2021 7,135,175 19,122,059
2022 7,223,805 19,048,502
2023 7,305,659 19,059,479
2024 7,381,023 19,069,340

Fertility rates in Libya and Romania

Fertility rate
Libya

Romania
Year Fertility rate
Libya Romania
1960 7.51 2.34
1961 7.56 2.17
1962 7.61 2.04
1963 7.69 2.01
1964 7.75 1.96
1965 7.82 1.91
1966 7.89 1.9
1967 7.93 3.66
1968 7.97 3.63
1969 8.01 3.19
1970 8.05 2.89
1971 8.1 2.67
1972 8.07 2.55
1973 8.05 2.44
1974 8.02 2.71
1975 7.98 2.59
1976 7.93 2.54
1977 7.87 2.57
1978 7.79 2.52
1979 7.68 2.49
1980 7.54 2.43
1981 7.37 2.36
1982 7.16 2.17
1983 6.91 2.06
1984 6.62 2.26
1985 6.33 2.31
1986 6.02 2.39
1987 5.72 2.38
1988 5.41 2.3
1989 5.09 2.22
1990 4.78 1.83
1991 4.46 1.59
1992 4.16 1.51
1993 3.88 1.43
1994 3.65 1.4
1995 3.44 1.33
1996 3.26 1.3
1997 3.13 1.32
1998 3.04 1.32
1999 2.97 1.3
2000 2.91 1.31
2001 2.87 1.27
2002 2.83 1.27
2003 2.8 1.3
2004 2.77 1.33
2005 2.77 1.4
2006 2.7 1.42
2007 2.65 1.45
2008 2.6 1.6
2009 2.56 1.66
2010 2.6 1.59
2011 2.65 1.47
2012 2.68 1.52
2013 2.72 1.46
2014 2.75 1.56
2015 2.71 1.62
2016 2.67 1.69
2017 2.63 1.78
2018 2.58 1.76
2019 2.54 1.77
2020 2.51 1.8
2021 2.46 1.81
2022 2.4 1.71
2023 2.36 1.71

Libya and Romania demographics compared

Median age
Libya

Romania
Year Median age, years
Libya Romania
1960 18.5 28.5
1961 18.2 28.9
1962 17.9 29.3
1963 17.5 29.7
1964 17.2 30.2
1965 16.7 30.6
1966 15.9 31
1967 15.3 31.3
1968 14.9 31.3
1969 14.7 31.3
1970 14.7 31.4
1971 14.7 31.4
1972 14.7 31.5
1973 14.9 31.5
1974 15.3 31.6
1975 15.5 31.7
1976 15.6 31.8
1977 15.8 31.8
1978 15.9 31.7
1979 15.9 31.7
1980 16 31.8
1981 16.1 31.9
1982 16.3 32
1983 16.5 32.1
1984 16.8 32.3
1985 17.1 32.5
1986 17.3 32.7
1987 17.6 32.8
1988 17.9 32.8
1989 18.2 32.9
1990 18.6 33
1991 18.9 33.1
1992 19.3 33.3
1993 19.7 33.6
1994 20.1 33.8
1995 20.6 34
1996 21.1 34.2
1997 21.5 34.4
1998 22 34.6
1999 22.4 34.7
2000 22.7 34.8
2001 22.9 34.8
2002 23.1 35.3
2003 23.2 36
2004 23.4 36.6
2005 23.6 37
2006 23.8 37.3
2007 24.2 37.7
2008 24.6 38.2
2009 25 38.8
2010 25.3 39.3
2011 25.5 39.8
2012 25.7 40.2
2013 25.9 40.5
2014 26.2 40.9
2015 26.4 41.3
2016 26.6 41.7
2017 26.8 42
2018 27 42.3
2019 27.2 42.6
2020 27.5 42.9
2021 27.7 43.2
2022 28 43.3
2023 28.2 43.5
2024 28.5 43.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Libya Romania
GNI, Atlas method
$46.6B
2024
$336B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
65.7%
2025
39.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.26%
1999
3.28%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
15.5%
2014
1.61%
2023
Armed forces personnel
0
2020
128,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.21%
2025
-7.83%
2025
Unemployment rate
30%
2004
5.43%
2024
Services, % of GDP
34.3%
2024
62.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
68.3%
2024
25%
2024
Economic freedom index
35.9
2012
66.5
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
21.8%
2023
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.4%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
6
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00004%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
83
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$47.4B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$92.9B
2024
$73.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$9.52B
2024
International tourist arrivals
760,000
2008
5,023,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.34%
2010
1.73%
2020
Banked people share
33.1%
2024
71.3%
2024

Energy

Libya Romania
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,539 kg
2022
1,601 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$4.83
2022
$28.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
61.3 megatons
2023
70.8 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
8.39 tons
2023
3.71 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
96.3%
2022
70.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
3.1%
2021
23.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0%
2022
17.5%
2023
Net energy imports use share
-249.7%
2022
28.1%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
3,979 kWh
2022
2,585 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
0.02%
2021
44.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
32.2%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
19.3%
2023
Electricity access
73.2%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Libya Romania
% of world population
0.09%
2024
0.23%
2024
Annual migration change
+3,448
2024
-28,466
2024
Urban population
81.9%
2024
54.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.79 ft
2025
5.83 ft
2025
Average female height
5.33 ft
2025
5.4 ft
2025
Quality of life index
30.9
2025
67.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
13
2024
46
2024
Higher education index
27
2025
69
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.5
2015
1.11
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
21.3
2019
10.3
2019
Visa free countries
52
2025
171
2025
Adult literacy rate
76.5%
1994
99.2%
2021
English speaking
2%
2025
31%
2023
People using the Internet
88.5%
2023
91.3%
2024

Health

Libya Romania
Government health expenditure per capita
$278.4
2022
$902
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$84.8
2022
$193.3
2022
Life expectancy
73.2 years
2025
76.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.82%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.16
2017
3.47
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
27.1 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
59
2023
12
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
30.8
2023
6.6
2023
Obesity rate
37.9%
2022
35%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
15.8%
2024
7.5%
2024
Air quality index
70
2025
50
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
30%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.01 liters
2020
16.8 liters
2020

Territory

Libya Romania
% of world land
1.18%
2025
0.15%
2025
Land area per capita
92,042 sq mi
2024
4,658 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
59,267 sq mi
2025
49,093 sq mi
2025
Forest area
838 sq mi
2025
26,753 sq mi
2025
Roads length
22,991 mi
2010
53,679 mi
2023

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