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Congo vs Libya statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Congo has a population of 6.33M (ranked 112/197), compared with 7.38M in Libya (ranked 105/197). The Congo's land area is 131,854 sq mi versus 679,362 sq mi for Libya (ranked 64th vs. 16th).

By GDP, The Congo ranks 141/197 ($15.7B) and Libya ranks 96/197 ($46.6B). By GDP per capita, The Congo ranks 148/197 ($2,482), while Libya ranks 110/197 ($6,318).

Main facts and rankings

Congo Libya
Population
6607609
7523849
Population rank 109/197 105/197
GDP
$15.7B
2024
$46.6B
2024
GDP rank 141/197 96/197
GDP per capita
$2,482
2024
$6,318
2024
GDP per capita rank 148/197 110/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,026
2024
$13,954
2024
Government debt
$15B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
91.4%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$2,369
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 113/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,263
2025
$3,735
2025
Land area
131,854 sq mi
2025
679,362 sq mi
2025
Population density
48 ppl/mi²
2024
10.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.16
2023
2.36
2023
Median age
19.5 years
2024
28.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.2 years
2025
73.2 years
2025

Congo and Libya: Comparison Charts

Congo and Libya economies compared

GDP
Congo

Libya
Year GDP
Congo Libya
1960 $131,731,863 $401,644,249
1961 $151,675,739 $443,905,612
1962 $166,521,240 $619,725,785
1963 $172,233,431 $892,327,911
1964 $185,693,725 $1,341,395,421
1965 $198,318,064 $1,804,979,680
1966 $220,613,582 $2,312,438,536
1967 $237,397,428 $2,726,986,913
1968 $251,247,458 $3,850,623,095
1969 $265,040,036 $4,380,987,481
1970 $274,960,700 $4,601,649,451
1971 $322,128,019 $5,260,185,125
1972 $410,669,264 $6,299,395,544
1973 $541,973,363 $8,625,889,430
1974 $585,364,634 $15,112,543,717
1975 $767,102,680 $14,710,912,458
1976 $754,549,601 $19,096,943,017
1977 $765,224,029 $22,428,297,108
1978 $878,771,772 $22,136,422,643
1979 $1,198,749,667 $30,536,429,497
1980 $1,705,796,853 $40,953,924,949
1981 $1,993,512,323 $36,374,353,880
1982 $2,160,640,565 $33,760,146,991
1983 $2,097,274,290 $33,200,520,140
1984 $2,193,581,365 $29,476,109,153
1985 $2,160,872,540 $31,530,566,324
1986 $1,849,268,212 $24,180,400,959
1987 $2,297,753,652 $26,697,659,335
1988 $2,212,536,312 $24,308,959,591
1989 $2,389,593,026 $25,156,707,899
1990 $2,798,746,050 $28,904,183,602
1991 $2,724,853,506 $31,991,821,265
1992 $2,933,222,703 $33,887,047,909
1993 $2,684,323,623 $30,660,051,911
1994 $1,769,365,438 $28,610,549,763
1995 $2,116,003,868 $25,541,379,187
1996 $2,540,697,539 $27,884,615,385
1997 $2,322,719,103 $30,700,897,875
1998 $1,949,481,379 $27,251,301,398
1999 $2,354,772,960 $35,975,860,857
2000 $3,227,927,698 $38,270,954,138
2001 $2,796,704,604 $34,112,093,927
2002 $3,034,250,924 $20,481,889,764
2003 $3,503,723,088 $26,265,625,000
2004 $4,656,974,940 $33,122,307,692
2005 $6,650,001,680 $47,334,691,241
2006 $8,072,305,029 $60,094,231,607
2007 $8,782,703,437 $68,032,978,391
2008 $11,649,857,673 $86,710,767,415
2009 $9,723,299,915 $60,808,562,033
2010 $13,148,396,212 $75,380,825,062
2011 $15,655,383,577 $48,169,263,294
2012 $17,692,911,296 $92,540,938,129
2013 $17,958,720,699 $75,351,107,029
2014 $17,919,321,078 $57,372,355,592
2015 $12,434,793,867 $48,717,501,321
2016 $10,931,328,151 $49,912,073,701
2017 $11,834,473,039 $67,157,452,182
2018 $14,773,900,289 $76,686,029,772
2019 $13,976,637,780 $69,254,496,472
2020 $11,468,687,464 $46,854,285,441
2021 $14,825,690,211 $35,217,995,647
2022 $15,817,030,157 $43,246,297,922
2023 $15,321,055,818 $45,096,462,972
2024 $15,719,985,776 $46,636,278,902

Congo and Libya economies compared

GDP per capita
Congo

Libya
Year GDP per capita
Congo Libya
1960 $124.7 $269
1961 $139.9 $285.3
1962 $149.6 $382
1963 $150.7 $528
1964 $158.1 $765
1965 $164.2 $1,001
1966 $177.6 $1,251
1967 $185.7 $1,437
1968 $190.8 $1,972
1969 $195.4 $2,175
1970 $196.7 $2,210
1971 $223.5 $2,443
1972 $276.3 $2,830
1973 $353 $3,727
1974 $370 $6,214
1975 $471 $5,721
1976 $453 $7,018
1977 $448 $7,783
1978 $503 $7,252
1979 $670 $9,443
1980 $933 $11,960
1981 $1,066 $10,044
1982 $1,131 $9,064
1983 $1,075 $8,927
1984 $1,097 $7,811
1985 $1,049 $8,087
1986 $872 $6,019
1987 $1,052 $6,465
1988 $984 $5,736
1989 $1,033 $5,793
1990 $1,176 $6,502
1991 $1,113 $7,040
1992 $1,164 $7,303
1993 $1,034 $6,478
1994 $662 $5,933
1995 $770 $5,205
1996 $899 $5,591
1997 $804 $6,062
1998 $660 $5,301
1999 $776 $6,895
2000 $1,024 $7,214
2001 $855 $6,313
2002 $906 $3,718
2003 $1,017 $4,674
2004 $1,306 $5,774
2005 $1,799 $8,079
2006 $2,104 $10,049
2007 $2,206 $11,145
2008 $2,832 $13,906
2009 $2,271 $9,551
2010 $2,947 $11,601
2011 $3,396 $7,594
2012 $3,732 $14,976
2013 $3,697 $11,952
2014 $3,601 $8,926
2015 $2,439 $7,458
2016 $2,093 $7,526
2017 $2,212 $9,966
2018 $2,694 $11,197
2019 $2,488 $9,963
2020 $1,994 $6,650
2021 $2,516 $4,936
2022 $2,621 $5,987
2023 $2,478 $6,173
2024 $2,482 $6,318

Congo vs. Libya life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Congo

Libya
Year Life expectancy, years
Congo Libya
1950 39.6 33.1
1951 40.3 33.5
1952 41.1 33.8
1953 41.9 34.2
1954 42.6 34.7
1955 43.4 35.2
1956 44.3 36
1957 45.1 36.9
1958 46 38
1959 46.8 39.3
1960 47.6 40.8
1961 48.4 42.4
1962 49 44.1
1963 49.7 45.6
1964 50.4 47.7
1965 51 49.3
1966 51.6 50.9
1967 51.9 52.5
1968 52.6 53.8
1969 53.1 55.2
1970 53.6 56.4
1971 54 57.6
1972 54.4 58.7
1973 54.7 59.7
1974 55.1 60.7
1975 55.4 61.6
1976 55.7 62.4
1977 56 63.1
1978 56.2 63.8
1979 56.5 64.3
1980 56.8 64.8
1981 57.1 65.3
1982 57.2 65.8
1983 57.4 66.3
1984 57.5 66.7
1985 57.6 67.3
1986 57.6 67.8
1987 57.6 68.3
1988 57.5 68.6
1989 57.3 69
1990 57.1 69.3
1991 56.8 69.6
1992 56.5 70
1993 56 70.2
1994 55.6 70.5
1995 55.5 70.6
1996 55.2 70.7
1997 48.6 70.7
1998 52.6 70.7
1999 54.4 70.6
2000 55.4 70.5
2001 55.9 70.7
2002 56.4 70.8
2003 57.1 71
2004 58 71.2
2005 58.7 71.4
2006 59.5 71.6
2007 60.1 71.8
2008 60.8 71.9
2009 61.2 72.1
2010 61.7 72.2
2011 62.3 69.9
2012 62.7 72.2
2013 63 72.3
2014 63.3 71.3
2015 63.7 71.6
2016 63.9 71.8
2017 64.2 72.7
2018 64.5 73.2
2019 63.2 72.9
2020 64.4 72.4
2021 64.2 72.1
2022 65 74.5
2023 65.8 69.3
2024 66 71.1
2025 66.2 73.2

Congo and Libya population clocks and comparison

Population
Congo

Libya
Year Population
Congo Libya
1960 1,056,732 1,492,890
1961 1,084,389 1,555,699
1962 1,113,175 1,621,960
1963 1,143,263 1,690,457
1964 1,174,816 1,753,691
1965 1,207,880 1,804,015
1966 1,242,534 1,849,063
1967 1,278,691 1,898,199
1968 1,316,519 1,952,781
1969 1,356,182 2,014,293
1970 1,397,638 2,082,589
1971 1,441,039 2,153,534
1972 1,486,468 2,226,091
1973 1,533,680 2,314,193
1974 1,582,301 2,432,211
1975 1,627,032 2,571,556
1976 1,667,225 2,721,237
1977 1,707,568 2,881,533
1978 1,748,089 3,052,526
1979 1,788,524 3,233,846
1980 1,828,985 3,424,378
1981 1,869,759 3,621,486
1982 1,910,430 3,724,765
1983 1,950,321 3,718,961
1984 1,999,528 3,773,633
1985 2,059,311 3,898,745
1986 2,120,602 4,017,403
1987 2,183,473 4,129,739
1988 2,247,653 4,237,755
1989 2,313,558 4,342,920
1990 2,380,560 4,445,239
1991 2,449,229 4,544,400
1992 2,519,465 4,640,352
1993 2,595,124 4,733,045
1994 2,673,144 4,822,037
1995 2,749,461 4,906,843
1996 2,826,785 4,987,393
1997 2,887,862 5,064,639
1998 2,952,061 5,140,704
1999 3,032,874 5,218,038
2000 3,151,345 5,305,021
2001 3,272,537 5,403,639
2002 3,350,771 5,508,410
2003 3,445,753 5,619,398
2004 3,565,554 5,736,693
2005 3,696,393 5,858,798
2006 3,837,409 5,980,211
2007 3,980,430 6,104,380
2008 4,113,517 6,235,430
2009 4,281,219 6,366,686
2010 4,462,290 6,497,839
2011 4,609,724 6,343,203
2012 4,740,450 6,179,328
2013 4,857,099 6,304,628
2014 4,975,880 6,427,252
2015 5,097,581 6,531,819
2016 5,222,536 6,632,126
2017 5,351,011 6,738,770
2018 5,483,118 6,849,055
2019 5,616,661 6,951,033
2020 5,752,791 7,045,399
2021 5,892,183 7,135,175
2022 6,035,104 7,223,805
2023 6,182,885 7,305,659
2024 6,332,961 7,381,023

Fertility rates in Congo and Libya

Fertility rate
Congo

Libya
Year Fertility rate
Congo Libya
1960 6.09 7.51
1961 6.09 7.56
1962 6.1 7.61
1963 6.15 7.69
1964 6.18 7.75
1965 6.23 7.82
1966 6.27 7.89
1967 6.29 7.93
1968 6.33 7.97
1969 6.35 8.01
1970 6.38 8.05
1971 6.42 8.1
1972 6.44 8.07
1973 6.42 8.05
1974 6.39 8.02
1975 6.36 7.98
1976 6.32 7.93
1977 6.27 7.87
1978 6.21 7.79
1979 6.14 7.68
1980 6.07 7.54
1981 5.98 7.37
1982 5.85 7.16
1983 5.76 6.91
1984 5.66 6.62
1985 5.59 6.33
1986 5.51 6.02
1987 5.46 5.72
1988 5.39 5.41
1989 5.33 5.09
1990 5.27 4.78
1991 5.22 4.46
1992 5.18 4.16
1993 5.13 3.88
1994 5.1 3.65
1995 5.07 3.44
1996 5.03 3.26
1997 5 3.13
1998 4.91 3.04
1999 4.81 2.97
2000 4.72 2.91
2001 4.67 2.87
2002 4.7 2.83
2003 4.7 2.8
2004 4.69 2.77
2005 4.67 2.77
2006 4.65 2.7
2007 4.65 2.65
2008 4.73 2.6
2009 4.81 2.56
2010 4.85 2.6
2011 4.83 2.65
2012 4.79 2.68
2013 4.73 2.72
2014 4.67 2.75
2015 4.61 2.71
2016 4.55 2.67
2017 4.5 2.63
2018 4.44 2.58
2019 4.38 2.54
2020 4.33 2.51
2021 4.28 2.46
2022 4.22 2.4
2023 4.16 2.36

Congo and Libya demographics compared

Median age
Congo

Libya
Year Median age, years
Congo Libya
1960 18.8 18.5
1961 18.7 18.2
1962 18.6 17.9
1963 18.4 17.5
1964 18.3 17.2
1965 18.2 16.7
1966 18.1 15.9
1967 17.9 15.3
1968 17.8 14.9
1969 17.7 14.7
1970 17.6 14.7
1971 17.5 14.7
1972 17.4 14.7
1973 17.4 14.9
1974 17.3 15.3
1975 17.2 15.5
1976 17.1 15.6
1977 17 15.8
1978 17 15.9
1979 17 15.9
1980 17 16
1981 17 16.1
1982 17.1 16.3
1983 17.2 16.5
1984 17.2 16.8
1985 17.3 17.1
1986 17.4 17.3
1987 17.4 17.6
1988 17.5 17.9
1989 17.6 18.2
1990 17.7 18.6
1991 17.7 18.9
1992 17.8 19.3
1993 17.9 19.7
1994 18 20.1
1995 18.1 20.6
1996 18.1 21.1
1997 18.1 21.5
1998 18.1 22
1999 18.2 22.4
2000 18.5 22.7
2001 18.8 22.9
2002 18.8 23.1
2003 18.9 23.2
2004 19 23.4
2005 19.2 23.6
2006 19.3 23.8
2007 19.5 24.2
2008 19.5 24.6
2009 19.7 25
2010 19.8 25.3
2011 19.7 25.5
2012 19.6 25.7
2013 19.5 25.9
2014 19.4 26.2
2015 19.3 26.4
2016 19.2 26.6
2017 19.2 26.8
2018 19.1 27
2019 19.1 27.2
2020 19.2 27.5
2021 19.2 27.7
2022 19.3 28
2023 19.4 28.2
2024 19.5 28.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Congo Libya
GNI, Atlas method
$15.2B
2024
$46.6B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
21.9%
2025
65.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.34%
2023
2.26%
1999
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2%
2023
15.5%
2014
Armed forces personnel
12,000
2020
0
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+3.54%
2025
+0.21%
2025
Unemployment rate
10%
2012
30%
2004
Services, % of GDP
45%
2024
34.3%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
40.1%
2024
68.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
48.6
2025
35.9
2012
Income share by richest 10%
37.9%
2011
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
1.6%
2011
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$715M
2023
$92.9B
2024
Personal remittances received
$44M
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
158,000
2018
760,000
2008
International tourism as share of exports
0.93%
2016
0.34%
2010
Banked people share
55.6%
2024
33.1%
2024

Energy

Congo Libya
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
628 kg
2022
2,539 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.6
2022
$4.83
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
7.25 megatons
2023
61.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.17 tons
2023
8.39 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
51.8%
2022
96.3%
2022
Renewable energy use share
71.4%
2021
3.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.56%
2022
0%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-347%
2022
-249.7%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
459 kWh
2022
3,979 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
26.3%
2021
0.02%
2021
Hydroelectric share
22.3%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
51.3%
2023
73.2%
2023

Society

Congo Libya
% of world population
0.08%
2024
0.09%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,491
2024
+3,448
2024
Urban population
69.6%
2024
81.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.62 ft
2025
5.79 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.33 ft
2025
Quality of life index
17.1
2025
30.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
23
2024
13
2024
Higher education index
19
2025
27
2025
Homicides per 100K people
9.32
2015
2.5
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
29.7
2019
21.3
2019
Visa free countries
56
2025
52
2025
Adult literacy rate
80.6%
2021
76.5%
1994
English speaking
0%
2025
2%
2025
People using the Internet
38.4%
2023
88.5%
2023

Health

Congo Libya
Government health expenditure per capita
$50.6
2022
$278.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$12.9
2022
$84.8
2022
Life expectancy
66.2 years
2025
73.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15.1%
2022
1.82%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.18
2022
2.16
2017
Age at first childbirth
19.6 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
241
2023
59
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
40.5
2023
30.8
2023
Obesity rate
8.84%
2022
37.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.1%
2024
15.8%
2024
Air quality index
3
2025
70
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
15.4%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.05 liters
2020
0.01 liters
2020

Territory

Congo Libya
% of world land
0.23%
2025
1.18%
2025
Land area per capita
20,820 sq mi
2024
92,042 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
41,125 sq mi
2025
59,267 sq mi
2025
Forest area
84,560 sq mi
2025
838 sq mi
2025
Roads length
14,493 mi
2017
22,991 mi
2010

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