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Bahamas vs Libya statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Bahamas has a population of 401K (ranked 173/197), compared with 7.38M in Libya (ranked 105/197). The Bahamas' land area is 3,865 sq mi versus 679,362 sq mi for Libya (ranked 162nd vs. 16th).

By GDP, The Bahamas ranks 140/197 ($15.8B) and Libya ranks 96/197 ($46.6B). By GDP per capita, The Bahamas ranks 30/197 ($39,455), while Libya ranks 110/197 ($6,318).

Main facts and rankings

Bahamas Libya
Population
404321
7523849
Population rank 173/197 105/197
GDP
$15.8B
2024
$46.6B
2024
GDP rank 140/197 96/197
GDP per capita
$39,455
2024
$6,318
2024
GDP per capita rank 30/197 110/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$41,198
2024
$13,954
2024
Government debt
$12.3B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
78.3%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$30,693
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 24/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$25,682
2025
$3,735
2025
Land area
3,865 sq mi
2025
679,362 sq mi
2025
Population density
103.8 ppl/mi²
2024
10.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.37
2023
2.36
2023
Median age
36 years
2024
28.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
74.9 years
2025
73.2 years
2025

Bahamas and Libya: Comparison Charts

Bahamas and Libya economies compared

GDP
Bahamas

Libya
Year GDP
Bahamas Libya
1960 $169,736,027 $401,644,249
1961 $190,022,030 $443,905,612
1962 $212,170,034 $619,725,785
1963 $237,650,038 $892,327,911
1964 $266,560,043 $1,341,395,421
1965 $300,272,048 $1,804,979,680
1966 $346,800,000 $2,312,438,536
1967 $398,000,000 $2,726,986,913
1968 $453,800,000 $3,850,623,095
1969 $538,700,000 $4,380,987,481
1970 $539,500,000 $4,601,649,451
1971 $573,400,000 $5,260,185,125
1972 $590,900,000 $6,299,395,544
1973 $670,900,000 $8,625,889,430
1974 $632,400,000 $15,112,543,717
1975 $596,200,000 $14,710,912,458
1976 $642,100,000 $19,096,943,017
1977 $713,000,000 $22,428,297,108
1978 $832,400,000 $22,136,422,643
1979 $1,139,800,100 $30,536,429,497
1980 $1,335,300,000 $40,953,924,949
1981 $1,426,500,000 $36,374,353,880
1982 $1,578,300,000 $33,760,146,991
1983 $1,732,800,000 $33,200,520,140
1984 $2,041,100,000 $29,476,109,153
1985 $2,320,699,900 $31,530,566,324
1986 $2,472,500,000 $24,180,400,959
1987 $2,713,999,900 $26,697,659,335
1988 $2,817,900,000 $24,308,959,591
1989 $3,062,000,000 $25,156,707,899
1990 $3,166,000,000 $28,904,183,602
1991 $3,111,160,000 $31,991,821,265
1992 $3,109,000,000 $33,887,047,909
1993 $3,092,000,000 $30,660,051,911
1994 $3,259,000,000 $28,610,549,763
1995 $3,429,000,000 $25,541,379,187
1996 $3,609,000,000 $27,884,615,385
1997 $6,332,360,000 $30,700,897,875
1998 $6,833,220,000 $27,251,301,398
1999 $7,683,870,000 $35,975,860,857
2000 $8,076,470,000 $38,270,954,138
2001 $8,317,830,000 $34,112,093,927
2002 $8,881,160,000 $20,481,889,764
2003 $8,870,090,000 $26,265,625,000
2004 $9,055,290,000 $33,122,307,692
2005 $9,836,200,000 $47,334,691,241
2006 $10,167,250,000 $60,094,231,607
2007 $10,618,340,000 $68,032,978,391
2008 $10,526,000,000 $86,710,767,415
2009 $9,981,960,000 $60,808,562,033
2010 $10,095,760,000 $75,380,825,062
2011 $10,070,450,000 $48,169,263,294
2012 $10,720,400,000 $92,540,938,129
2013 $10,475,300,000 $75,351,107,029
2014 $11,139,100,000 $57,372,355,592
2015 $11,837,600,000 $48,717,501,321
2016 $11,880,900,000 $49,912,073,701
2017 $12,446,900,000 $67,157,452,182
2018 $12,819,200,000 $76,686,029,772
2019 $13,277,000,000 $69,254,496,472
2020 $10,363,200,000 $46,854,285,441
2021 $12,037,000,000 $35,217,995,647
2022 $13,896,800,000 $43,246,297,922
2023 $15,271,300,000 $45,096,462,972
2024 $15,832,800,000 $46,636,278,902

Bahamas and Libya economies compared

GDP per capita
Bahamas

Libya
Year GDP per capita
Bahamas Libya
1960 $1,459 $269
1961 $1,555 $285.3
1962 $1,651 $382
1963 $1,759 $528
1964 $1,883 $765
1965 $2,030 $1,001
1966 $2,239 $1,251
1967 $2,453 $1,437
1968 $2,668 $1,972
1969 $3,027 $2,175
1970 $2,916 $2,210
1971 $3,004 $2,443
1972 $3,014 $2,830
1973 $3,341 $3,727
1974 $3,080 $6,214
1975 $2,841 $5,721
1976 $2,993 $7,018
1977 $3,253 $7,783
1978 $3,720 $7,252
1979 $4,994 $9,443
1980 $5,743 $11,960
1981 $6,029 $10,044
1982 $6,559 $9,064
1983 $7,081 $8,927
1984 $8,202 $7,811
1985 $9,167 $8,087
1986 $9,601 $6,019
1987 $10,361 $6,465
1988 $10,576 $5,736
1989 $11,291 $5,793
1990 $11,473 $6,502
1991 $11,082 $7,040
1992 $10,873 $7,303
1993 $10,613 $6,478
1994 $10,991 $5,933
1995 $11,375 $5,205
1996 $11,784 $5,591
1997 $20,368 $6,062
1998 $21,667 $5,301
1999 $24,041 $6,895
2000 $24,940 $7,214
2001 $25,372 $6,313
2002 $26,782 $3,718
2003 $26,429 $4,674
2004 $26,650 $5,774
2005 $28,602 $8,079
2006 $29,185 $10,049
2007 $30,052 $11,145
2008 $29,392 $13,906
2009 $27,513 $9,551
2010 $27,473 $11,601
2011 $27,091 $7,594
2012 $28,552 $14,976
2013 $27,643 $11,952
2014 $29,137 $8,926
2015 $30,719 $7,458
2016 $30,617 $7,526
2017 $31,875 $9,966
2018 $32,642 $11,197
2019 $33,640 $9,963
2020 $26,179 $6,650
2021 $30,368 $4,936
2022 $34,957 $5,987
2023 $38,232 $6,173
2024 $39,455 $6,318

Bahamas vs. Libya life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bahamas

Libya
Year Life expectancy, years
Bahamas Libya
1950 58.9 33.1
1951 59.2 33.5
1952 59.6 33.8
1953 60 34.2
1954 60.3 34.7
1955 60.7 35.2
1956 61 36
1957 61.4 36.9
1958 61.7 38
1959 62.1 39.3
1960 62.5 40.8
1961 62.8 42.4
1962 63.2 44.1
1963 63.5 45.6
1964 63.9 47.7
1965 64.3 49.3
1966 64.6 50.9
1967 65 52.5
1968 65.4 53.8
1969 65.8 55.2
1970 66.2 56.4
1971 66.5 57.6
1972 66.8 58.7
1973 67.1 59.7
1974 67.6 60.7
1975 68.1 61.6
1976 68.5 62.4
1977 68.8 63.1
1978 68.9 63.8
1979 69 64.3
1980 69.1 64.8
1981 69.4 65.3
1982 69.7 65.8
1983 70 66.3
1984 70.2 66.7
1985 70.3 67.3
1986 70.3 67.8
1987 70.4 68.3
1988 70.5 68.6
1989 70.7 69
1990 70.9 69.3
1991 71.2 69.6
1992 71.3 70
1993 71.4 70.2
1994 71.4 70.5
1995 71.4 70.6
1996 71.5 70.7
1997 71.6 70.7
1998 71.8 70.7
1999 72.1 70.6
2000 72.5 70.5
2001 72.8 70.7
2002 73 70.8
2003 73.2 71
2004 73.2 71.2
2005 73.4 71.4
2006 73.5 71.6
2007 73.5 71.8
2008 73.4 71.9
2009 73.5 72.1
2010 73.4 72.2
2011 73.6 69.9
2012 73.7 72.2
2013 73.9 72.3
2014 74 71.3
2015 73.8 71.6
2016 74 71.8
2017 74 72.7
2018 74.1 73.2
2019 71.4 72.9
2020 73 72.4
2021 70.8 72.1
2022 74.5 74.5
2023 74.6 69.3
2024 74.7 71.1
2025 74.9 73.2

Bahamas and Libya population clocks and comparison

Population
Bahamas

Libya
Year Population
Bahamas Libya
1960 116,317 1,492,890
1961 122,197 1,555,699
1962 128,493 1,621,960
1963 135,087 1,690,457
1964 141,528 1,753,691
1965 147,952 1,804,015
1966 154,874 1,849,063
1967 162,267 1,898,199
1968 170,089 1,952,781
1969 177,981 2,014,293
1970 184,982 2,082,589
1971 190,857 2,153,534
1972 196,055 2,226,091
1973 200,791 2,314,193
1974 205,342 2,432,211
1975 209,886 2,571,556
1976 214,501 2,721,237
1977 219,157 2,881,533
1978 223,761 3,052,526
1979 228,230 3,233,846
1980 232,526 3,424,378
1981 236,614 3,621,486
1982 240,614 3,724,765
1983 244,698 3,718,961
1984 248,863 3,773,633
1985 253,154 3,898,745
1986 257,536 4,017,403
1987 261,935 4,129,739
1988 266,448 4,237,755
1989 271,178 4,342,920
1990 275,945 4,445,239
1991 280,731 4,544,400
1992 285,927 4,640,352
1993 291,339 4,733,045
1994 296,509 4,822,037
1995 301,461 4,906,843
1996 306,268 4,987,393
1997 310,904 5,064,639
1998 315,368 5,140,704
1999 319,614 5,218,038
2000 323,835 5,305,021
2001 327,836 5,403,639
2002 331,614 5,508,410
2003 335,618 5,619,398
2004 339,782 5,736,693
2005 343,894 5,858,798
2006 348,375 5,980,211
2007 353,334 6,104,380
2008 358,120 6,235,430
2009 362,810 6,366,686
2010 367,478 6,497,839
2011 371,729 6,343,203
2012 375,469 6,179,328
2013 378,953 6,304,628
2014 382,298 6,427,252
2015 385,346 6,531,819
2016 388,055 6,632,126
2017 390,485 6,738,770
2018 392,717 6,849,055
2019 394,675 6,951,033
2020 395,863 7,045,399
2021 396,373 7,135,175
2022 397,538 7,223,805
2023 399,440 7,305,659
2024 401,283 7,381,023

Fertility rates in Bahamas and Libya

Fertility rate
Bahamas

Libya
Year Fertility rate
Bahamas Libya
1960 5.09 7.51
1961 5.16 7.56
1962 5.13 7.61
1963 5.06 7.69
1964 4.97 7.75
1965 4.88 7.82
1966 4.79 7.89
1967 4.69 7.93
1968 4.56 7.97
1969 4.38 8.01
1970 4.21 8.05
1971 4.06 8.1
1972 3.89 8.07
1973 3.73 8.05
1974 3.57 8.02
1975 3.42 7.98
1976 3.3 7.93
1977 3.17 7.87
1978 3.05 7.79
1979 2.94 7.68
1980 2.84 7.54
1981 2.77 7.37
1982 2.71 7.16
1983 2.65 6.91
1984 2.59 6.62
1985 2.55 6.33
1986 2.53 6.02
1987 2.52 5.72
1988 2.52 5.41
1989 2.52 5.09
1990 2.52 4.78
1991 2.51 4.46
1992 2.71 4.16
1993 2.61 3.88
1994 2.47 3.65
1995 2.42 3.44
1996 2.35 3.26
1997 2.29 3.13
1998 2.23 3.04
1999 2.13 2.97
2000 2.06 2.91
2001 2.02 2.87
2002 1.98 2.83
2003 1.97 2.8
2004 1.98 2.77
2005 2.01 2.77
2006 2.02 2.7
2007 2.04 2.65
2008 2 2.6
2009 2.01 2.56
2010 1.84 2.6
2011 1.79 2.65
2012 1.76 2.68
2013 1.74 2.72
2014 1.69 2.75
2015 1.57 2.71
2016 1.5 2.67
2017 1.42 2.63
2018 1.4 2.58
2019 1.4 2.54
2020 1.39 2.51
2021 1.38 2.46
2022 1.38 2.4
2023 1.37 2.36

Bahamas and Libya demographics compared

Median age
Bahamas

Libya
Year Median age, years
Bahamas Libya
1960 19.5 18.5
1961 19.6 18.2
1962 19.6 17.9
1963 19.7 17.5
1964 19.8 17.2
1965 19.9 16.7
1966 20.1 15.9
1967 20.2 15.3
1968 20.3 14.9
1969 20.5 14.7
1970 20.6 14.7
1971 20.6 14.7
1972 20.7 14.7
1973 20.7 14.9
1974 20.8 15.3
1975 20.9 15.5
1976 21.1 15.6
1977 21.3 15.8
1978 21.6 15.9
1979 21.8 15.9
1980 22.1 16
1981 22.4 16.1
1982 22.7 16.3
1983 23 16.5
1984 23.4 16.8
1985 23.7 17.1
1986 24 17.3
1987 24.3 17.6
1988 24.7 17.9
1989 25 18.2
1990 25.4 18.6
1991 25.7 18.9
1992 26 19.3
1993 26.3 19.7
1994 26.6 20.1
1995 26.9 20.6
1996 27.2 21.1
1997 27.5 21.5
1998 27.9 22
1999 28.2 22.4
2000 28.5 22.7
2001 28.9 22.9
2002 29.3 23.1
2003 29.6 23.2
2004 30 23.4
2005 30.3 23.6
2006 30.6 23.8
2007 30.8 24.2
2008 31 24.6
2009 31.3 25
2010 31.5 25.3
2011 31.8 25.5
2012 32.1 25.7
2013 32.4 25.9
2014 32.6 26.2
2015 33 26.4
2016 33.3 26.6
2017 33.6 26.8
2018 33.9 27
2019 34.3 27.2
2020 34.6 27.5
2021 34.9 27.7
2022 35.2 28
2023 35.6 28.2
2024 36 28.5

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Finance

Bahamas Libya
GNI, Atlas method
$14.2B
2023
$46.6B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
23.8%
2025
65.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.74%
2023
2.26%
1999
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
15.5%
2014
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
0
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.53%
2025
+0.21%
2025
Unemployment rate
8.65%
2023
30%
2004
Services, % of GDP
77.2%
2024
34.3%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.63%
2024
68.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
63.2
2025
35.9
2012
Total reserves including gold
$2.51B
2023
$92.9B
2024
Personal remittances received
$65.9M
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
1,794,500
2020
760,000
2008
International tourism as share of exports
59.6%
2020
0.34%
2010
Banked people share n/a
33.1%
2024

Energy

Bahamas Libya
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,007 kg
2007
2,539 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.6
2007
$4.83
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.68 megatons
2023
61.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.22 tons
2023
8.39 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
96.3%
2022
Renewable energy use share
1.1%
2022
3.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-249.7%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
3,979 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.48%
2021
0.02%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
73.2%
2023

Society

Bahamas Libya
% of world population
0.005%
2024
0.09%
2024
Annual migration change
+1,018
2024
+3,448
2024
Urban population
83.8%
2024
81.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.79 ft
2025
Average female height
5.36 ft
2025
5.33 ft
2025
Quality of life index
59.7
2025
30.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
65
2024
13
2024
Higher education index
18
2025
27
2025
Homicides per 100K people
31.2
2022
2.5
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.7
2019
21.3
2019
Visa free countries
153
2025
52
2025
Adult literacy rate
95.6%
2003
76.5%
1994
English speaking
87.1%
2023
2%
2025
People using the Internet
94.8%
2023
88.5%
2023

Health

Bahamas Libya
Government health expenditure per capita
$2,341
2022
$278.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$568
2022
$84.8
2022
Life expectancy
74.9 years
2025
73.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.45%
2022
1.82%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.86
2017
2.16
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
76
2023
59
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
12.7
2023
30.8
2023
Obesity rate
48.2%
2022
37.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.9%
2024
15.8%
2024
Air quality index
100
2025
70
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11.3%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.65 liters
2020
0.01 liters
2020

Territory

Bahamas Libya
% of world land
0.007%
2025
1.18%
2025
Land area per capita
9,631 sq mi
2024
92,042 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
50.2 sq mi
2025
59,267 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,969 sq mi
2025
838 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,678 mi
2011
22,991 mi
2010

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