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Cyprus vs Libya statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cyprus has a population of 1.36M (ranked 155/197), compared with 7.38M in Libya (ranked 105/197). Cyprus' land area is 3,568 sq mi versus 679,362 sq mi for Libya (ranked 163rd vs. 16th).

By GDP, Cyprus ranks 104/197 ($36.3B) and Libya ranks 96/197 ($46.6B). By GDP per capita, Cyprus ranks 45/197 ($26,749), while Libya ranks 110/197 ($6,318).

Main facts and rankings

Cyprus Libya
Population
1380052
7523849
Population rank 153/197 105/197
GDP
$36.3B
2024
$46.6B
2024
GDP rank 104/197 96/197
GDP per capita
$26,749
2024
$6,318
2024
GDP per capita rank 45/197 110/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$61,240
2024
$13,954
2024
Government debt
$23.8B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
60.3%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$17,490
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 34/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$24,086
2025
$3,735
2025
Land area
3,568 sq mi
2025
679,362 sq mi
2025
Population density
381 ppl/mi²
2024
10.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.39
2023
2.36
2023
Median age
39.2 years
2024
28.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
82 years
2025
73.2 years
2025

Cyprus and Libya: Comparison Charts

Cyprus and Libya economies compared

GDP
Cyprus

Libya
Year GDP
Cyprus Libya
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 $489,912,574 $14,710,912,458
1976 $576,090,074 $19,096,943,017
1977 $734,876,021 $22,428,297,108
1978 $964,024,364 $22,136,422,643
1979 $1,288,699,776 $30,536,429,497
1980 $2,154,311,277 $40,953,924,949
1981 $2,087,496,374 $36,374,353,880
1982 $2,159,242,417 $33,760,146,991
1983 $2,160,364,071 $33,200,520,140
1984 $2,278,248,953 $29,476,109,153
1985 $2,430,411,900 $31,530,566,324
1986 $3,090,734,463 $24,180,400,959
1987 $3,704,813,886 $26,697,659,335
1988 $4,278,792,597 $24,308,959,591
1989 $4,563,482,604 $25,156,707,899
1990 $5,591,130,218 $28,904,183,602
1991 $5,770,197,348 $31,991,821,265
1992 $6,912,150,456 $33,887,047,909
1993 $6,590,291,048 $30,660,051,911
1994 $7,425,703,929 $28,610,549,763
1995 $9,933,137,128 $25,541,379,187
1996 $10,011,914,680 $27,884,615,385
1997 $9,547,816,420 $30,700,897,875
1998 $10,248,618,778 $27,251,301,398
1999 $10,497,907,228 $35,975,860,857
2000 $9,985,847,314 $38,270,954,138
2001 $10,397,898,907 $34,112,093,927
2002 $11,420,228,846 $20,481,889,764
2003 $14,547,329,558 $26,265,625,000
2004 $17,320,551,250 $33,122,307,692
2005 $18,433,412,511 $47,334,691,241
2006 $20,072,754,987 $60,094,231,607
2007 $23,968,727,074 $68,032,978,391
2008 $27,844,646,258 $86,710,767,415
2009 $26,048,179,949 $60,808,562,033
2010 $25,799,940,078 $75,380,825,062
2011 $27,641,547,910 $48,169,263,294
2012 $25,047,436,975 $92,540,938,129
2013 $23,959,712,861 $75,351,107,029
2014 $23,225,918,260 $57,372,355,592
2015 $19,909,278,417 $48,717,501,321
2016 $21,046,462,281 $49,912,073,701
2017 $22,946,570,629 $67,157,452,182
2018 $25,754,001,368 $76,686,029,772
2019 $26,196,667,100 $69,254,496,472
2020 $25,555,093,854 $46,854,285,441
2021 $30,372,642,502 $35,217,995,647
2022 $30,935,566,077 $43,246,297,922
2023 $33,886,930,712 $45,096,462,972
2024 $36,333,022,329 $46,636,278,902

Cyprus and Libya economies compared

GDP per capita
Cyprus

Libya
Year GDP per capita
Cyprus Libya
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 $743 $5,721
1976 $870 $7,018
1977 $1,102 $7,783
1978 $1,434 $7,252
1979 $1,902 $9,443
1980 $3,154 $11,960
1981 $3,030 $10,044
1982 $3,100 $9,064
1983 $3,055 $8,927
1984 $3,167 $7,811
1985 $3,324 $8,087
1986 $4,159 $6,019
1987 $4,908 $6,465
1988 $5,584 $5,736
1989 $5,870 $5,793
1990 $7,092 $6,502
1991 $7,222 $7,040
1992 $8,530 $7,303
1993 $7,978 $6,478
1994 $8,791 $5,933
1995 $11,514 $5,205
1996 $11,373 $5,591
1997 $10,637 $6,062
1998 $11,206 $5,301
1999 $11,273 $6,895
2000 $10,537 $7,214
2001 $10,785 $6,313
2002 $11,636 $3,718
2003 $14,553 $4,674
2004 $17,016 $5,774
2005 $17,790 $8,079
2006 $19,037 $10,049
2007 $22,344 $11,145
2008 $25,522 $13,906
2009 $23,480 $9,551
2010 $22,876 $11,601
2011 $24,110 $7,594
2012 $21,493 $14,976
2013 $20,238 $11,952
2014 $19,326 $8,926
2015 $16,326 $7,458
2016 $17,013 $7,526
2017 $18,295 $9,966
2018 $20,267 $11,197
2019 $20,360 $9,963
2020 $19,624 $6,650
2021 $23,057 $4,936
2022 $23,236 $5,987
2023 $25,195 $6,173
2024 $26,749 $6,318

Cyprus vs. Libya life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cyprus

Libya
Year Life expectancy, years
Cyprus Libya
1950 55.8 33.1
1951 56.8 33.5
1952 57.7 33.8
1953 58.4 34.2
1954 59.3 34.7
1955 59.7 35.2
1956 60.4 36
1957 61 36.9
1958 61.6 38
1959 62.3 39.3
1960 63.3 40.8
1961 64.1 42.4
1962 64.7 44.1
1963 61.8 45.6
1964 62.2 47.7
1965 66.1 49.3
1966 66.5 50.9
1967 66.9 52.5
1968 67.3 53.8
1969 67.6 55.2
1970 68.1 56.4
1971 68.4 57.6
1972 68.6 58.7
1973 69 59.7
1974 54.6 60.7
1975 70.3 61.6
1976 70.8 62.4
1977 71.3 63.1
1978 71.7 63.8
1979 72.2 64.3
1980 72.8 64.8
1981 73.1 65.3
1982 73.5 65.8
1983 73.7 66.3
1984 74 66.7
1985 74.6 67.3
1986 74.9 67.8
1987 75.3 68.3
1988 75.4 68.6
1989 75.8 69
1990 76 69.3
1991 76.2 69.6
1992 76.3 70
1993 76.3 70.2
1994 76.4 70.5
1995 76.6 70.6
1996 76.9 70.7
1997 77.1 70.7
1998 77.2 70.7
1999 77.6 70.6
2000 77.9 70.5
2001 78.2 70.7
2002 78.8 70.8
2003 78.9 71
2004 79 71.2
2005 79.2 71.4
2006 79.5 71.6
2007 79.8 71.8
2008 79.9 71.9
2009 80.4 72.1
2010 80.6 72.2
2011 80.9 69.9
2012 81.1 72.2
2013 81.3 72.3
2014 81.3 71.3
2015 81.5 71.6
2016 81.5 71.8
2017 81.5 72.7
2018 81.6 73.2
2019 81.5 72.9
2020 81.2 72.4
2021 80.6 72.1
2022 80.4 74.5
2023 81.6 69.3
2024 81.8 71.1
2025 82 73.2

Cyprus and Libya population clocks and comparison

Population
Cyprus

Libya
Year Population
Cyprus Libya
1960 586,490 1,492,890
1961 595,514 1,555,699
1962 601,466 1,621,960
1963 607,252 1,690,457
1964 612,521 1,753,691
1965 617,736 1,804,015
1966 623,390 1,849,063
1967 629,251 1,898,199
1968 635,157 1,952,781
1969 641,189 2,014,293
1970 647,446 2,082,589
1971 654,050 2,153,534
1972 661,063 2,226,091
1973 665,937 2,314,193
1974 663,254 2,432,211
1975 659,405 2,571,556
1976 662,032 2,721,237
1977 667,101 2,881,533
1978 672,249 3,052,526
1979 677,549 3,233,846
1980 683,076 3,424,378
1981 688,893 3,621,486
1982 696,497 3,724,765
1983 707,225 3,718,961
1984 719,334 3,773,633
1985 731,277 3,898,745
1986 743,105 4,017,403
1987 754,785 4,129,739
1988 766,235 4,237,755
1989 777,420 4,342,920
1990 788,351 4,445,239
1991 798,944 4,544,400
1992 810,341 4,640,352
1993 826,034 4,733,045
1994 844,667 4,822,037
1995 862,695 4,906,843
1996 880,290 4,987,393
1997 897,568 5,064,639
1998 914,548 5,140,704
1999 931,234 5,218,038
2000 947,667 5,305,021
2001 964,127 5,403,639
2002 981,440 5,508,410
2003 999,590 5,619,398
2004 1,017,875 5,736,693
2005 1,036,151 5,858,798
2006 1,054,418 5,980,211
2007 1,072,714 6,104,380
2008 1,091,026 6,235,430
2009 1,109,371 6,366,686
2010 1,127,816 6,497,839
2011 1,146,493 6,343,203
2012 1,165,397 6,179,328
2013 1,183,895 6,304,628
2014 1,201,801 6,427,252
2015 1,219,502 6,531,819
2016 1,237,112 6,632,126
2017 1,254,275 6,738,770
2018 1,270,737 6,849,055
2019 1,286,671 6,951,033
2020 1,302,247 7,045,399
2021 1,317,309 7,135,175
2022 1,331,370 7,223,805
2023 1,344,976 7,305,659
2024 1,358,282 7,381,023

Fertility rates in Cyprus and Libya

Fertility rate
Cyprus

Libya
Year Fertility rate
Cyprus Libya
1960 3.39 7.51
1961 3.62 7.56
1962 3.51 7.61
1963 3.49 7.69
1964 3.41 7.75
1965 3.47 7.82
1966 3.4 7.89
1967 3.32 7.93
1968 3.27 7.97
1969 3.19 8.01
1970 3.07 8.05
1971 3.04 8.1
1972 2.99 8.07
1973 2.4 8.05
1974 2.28 8.02
1975 2.11 7.98
1976 2.33 7.93
1977 2.09 7.87
1978 2.08 7.79
1979 2.14 7.68
1980 2.3 7.54
1981 2.15 7.37
1982 2.49 7.16
1983 2.49 6.91
1984 2.51 6.62
1985 2.43 6.33
1986 2.45 6.02
1987 2.39 5.72
1988 2.47 5.41
1989 2.37 5.09
1990 2.4 4.78
1991 2.34 4.46
1992 2.46 4.16
1993 2.25 3.88
1994 2.16 3.65
1995 2.03 3.44
1996 1.95 3.26
1997 1.86 3.13
1998 1.76 3.04
1999 1.67 2.97
2000 1.64 2.91
2001 1.57 2.87
2002 1.5 2.83
2003 1.51 2.8
2004 1.51 2.77
2005 1.48 2.77
2006 1.51 2.7
2007 1.45 2.65
2008 1.48 2.6
2009 1.48 2.56
2010 1.43 2.6
2011 1.36 2.65
2012 1.38 2.68
2013 1.3 2.72
2014 1.31 2.75
2015 1.32 2.71
2016 1.36 2.67
2017 1.32 2.63
2018 1.32 2.58
2019 1.33 2.54
2020 1.36 2.51
2021 1.39 2.46
2022 1.39 2.4
2023 1.39 2.36

Cyprus and Libya demographics compared

Median age
Cyprus

Libya
Year Median age, years
Cyprus Libya
1960 23.1 18.5
1961 23.1 18.2
1962 23.3 17.9
1963 23.5 17.5
1964 23.7 17.2
1965 23.9 16.7
1966 24 15.9
1967 24.2 15.3
1968 24.3 14.9
1969 24.5 14.7
1970 24.7 14.7
1971 24.9 14.7
1972 25.1 14.7
1973 25.3 14.9
1974 25.4 15.3
1975 25.5 15.5
1976 25.9 15.6
1977 26.3 15.8
1978 26.8 15.9
1979 27.2 15.9
1980 27.7 16
1981 28.2 16.1
1982 28.5 16.3
1983 28.7 16.5
1984 28.8 16.8
1985 28.9 17.1
1986 29.1 17.3
1987 29.2 17.6
1988 29.4 17.9
1989 29.6 18.2
1990 29.8 18.6
1991 30.1 18.9
1992 30.3 19.3
1993 30.4 19.7
1994 30.5 20.1
1995 30.6 20.6
1996 30.8 21.1
1997 31 21.5
1998 31.2 22
1999 31.4 22.4
2000 31.6 22.7
2001 31.8 22.9
2002 32 23.1
2003 32.2 23.2
2004 32.4 23.4
2005 32.6 23.6
2006 32.8 23.8
2007 33.1 24.2
2008 33.4 24.6
2009 33.6 25
2010 33.9 25.3
2011 34.2 25.5
2012 34.5 25.7
2013 34.8 25.9
2014 35.2 26.2
2015 35.6 26.4
2016 36 26.6
2017 36.4 26.8
2018 36.8 27
2019 37.2 27.2
2020 37.6 27.5
2021 38 27.7
2022 38.4 28
2023 38.8 28.2
2024 39.2 28.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cyprus Libya
GNI, Atlas method
$31B
2024
$46.6B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
40.4%
2025
65.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.74%
2022
2.26%
1999
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.82%
2023
15.5%
2014
Armed forces personnel
13,000
2020
0
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+3.84%
2025
+0.21%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.86%
2024
30%
2004
Services, % of GDP
76.9%
2024
34.3%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
10.3%
2024
68.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
73.2
2025
35.9
2012
Income share by richest 10%
26.3%
2023
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
3.6%
2023
n/a
Number of billionaires
10
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0009%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
93
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$10.9B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$2.09B
2024
$92.9B
2024
Personal remittances received
$661M
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
4,117,000
2019
760,000
2008
International tourism as share of exports
3.25%
2020
0.34%
2010
Banked people share
96.1%
2024
33.1%
2024

Energy

Cyprus Libya
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,673 kg
2023
2,539 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$23.6
2023
$4.83
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
7.18 megatons
2023
61.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
5.34 tons
2023
8.39 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
86.5%
2022
96.3%
2022
Renewable energy use share
15.6%
2021
3.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
7.44%
2023
0%
2022
Net energy imports use share
117%
2022
-249.7%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
3,842 kWh
2023
3,979 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
15.1%
2021
0.02%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
73.2%
2023

Society

Cyprus Libya
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.09%
2024
Annual migration change
+8,138
2024
+3,448
2024
Urban population
67.1%
2024
81.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.67 ft
2025
5.79 ft
2025
Average female height
5.27 ft
2025
5.33 ft
2025
Quality of life index
80.4
2025
30.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
56
2024
13
2024
Higher education index
71
2025
27
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.82
2023
2.5
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.8
2019
21.3
2019
Visa free countries
170
2025
52
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.4%
2021
76.5%
1994
English speaking
75.1%
2023
2%
2025
People using the Internet
91.2%
2023
88.5%
2023

Health

Cyprus Libya
Government health expenditure per capita
$2,864
2022
$278.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$417
2022
$84.8
2022
Life expectancy
82 years
2025
73.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.17%
2022
1.82%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.55
2021
2.16
2017
Age at first childbirth
29.8 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
14
2023
59
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3.5
2023
30.8
2023
Obesity rate
23.6%
2022
37.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10%
2024
15.8%
2024
Air quality index
63
2025
70
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
35.6%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.36 liters
2020
0.01 liters
2020

Territory

Cyprus Libya
% of world land
0.006%
2025
1.18%
2025
Land area per capita
2,627 sq mi
2024
92,042 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
498 sq mi
2025
59,267 sq mi
2025
Forest area
666 sq mi
2025
838 sq mi
2025
Roads length
12,366 mi
2016
22,991 mi
2010

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