Kuwait vs Libya statistics compared

Kuwait has a population of 4.97M (ranked 127/197), compared with 7.38M in Libya (ranked 105/197). Kuwait's land area is 6,880 sq mi versus 679,362 sq mi for Libya (ranked 153rd vs. 16th).

By GDP, Kuwait ranks 59/197 ($160B) and Libya ranks 96/197 ($46.6B). By GDP per capita, Kuwait ranks 38/197 ($32,214), while Libya ranks 110/197 ($6,318).

Kuwait and Libya: Comparison Charts

Kuwait and Libya economies compared

GDP

Kuwait

Libya

Table

Year	GDP
	Kuwait	Libya
1960	-	$401,644,249
1961	-	$443,905,612
1962	$1,828,107,503	$619,725,785
1963	$1,900,895,857	$892,327,911
1964	$2,071,668,533	$1,341,395,421
1965	$2,097,199,161	$1,804,979,680
1966	$2,391,199,044	$2,312,438,536
1967	$2,441,599,023	$2,726,986,913
1968	$2,662,798,935	$3,850,623,095
1969	$2,769,198,892	$4,380,987,481
1970	$2,873,638,851	$4,601,649,451
1971	$3,880,392,195	$5,260,185,125
1972	$4,450,537,925	$6,299,395,544
1973	$5,408,804,607	$8,625,889,430
1974	$13,006,948,296	$15,112,543,717
1975	$12,022,811,621	$14,710,912,458
1976	$13,132,252,802	$19,096,943,017
1977	$14,137,406,741	$22,428,297,108
1978	$15,503,557,496	$22,136,422,643
1979	$24,749,063,922	$30,536,429,497
1980	$28,638,868,356	$40,953,924,949
1981	$25,058,020,338	$36,374,353,880
1982	$21,577,153,356	$33,760,146,991
1983	$20,871,081,080	$33,200,520,140
1984	$21,700,082,753	$29,476,109,153
1985	$21,445,970,614	$31,530,566,324
1986	$17,903,989,745	$24,180,400,959
1987	$22,368,704,134	$26,697,659,335
1988	$20,690,322,153	$24,308,959,591
1989	$24,313,855,653	$25,156,707,899
1990	$18,427,777,778	$28,904,183,602
1991	$11,009,993,703	$31,991,821,265
1992	$19,858,555,215	$33,887,047,909
1993	$23,941,391,391	$30,660,051,911
1994	$24,848,483,838	$28,610,549,763
1995	$27,186,980,647	$25,541,379,187
1996	$31,492,373,309	$27,884,615,385
1997	$30,350,190,704	$30,700,897,875
1998	$25,943,705,784	$27,251,301,398
1999	$30,122,365,849	$35,975,860,857
2000	$37,718,743,480	$38,270,954,138
2001	$34,889,559,870	$34,112,093,927
2002	$38,135,788,414	$20,481,889,764
2003	$47,874,582,232	$26,265,625,000
2004	$59,439,090,601	$33,122,307,692
2005	$80,798,630,137	$47,334,691,241
2006	$101,557,330,723	$60,094,231,607
2007	$114,634,043,362	$68,032,978,391
2008	$147,379,737,230	$86,710,767,415
2009	$105,968,691,905	$60,808,562,033
2010	$115,416,245,238	$75,380,825,062
2011	$154,039,231,299	$48,169,263,294
2012	$174,047,662,555	$92,540,938,129
2013	$174,168,116,687	$75,351,107,029
2014	$162,650,450,785	$57,372,355,592
2015	$114,585,555,831	$48,717,501,321
2016	$109,406,674,088	$49,912,073,701
2017	$120,687,539,676	$67,157,452,182
2018	$138,646,316,322	$76,686,029,772
2019	$140,856,394,870	$69,254,496,472
2020	$111,045,470,461	$46,854,285,441
2021	$148,350,671,614	$35,217,995,647
2022	$183,502,046,669	$43,246,297,922
2023	$165,384,407,267	$45,096,462,972
2024	$160,227,273,001	$46,636,278,902

Kuwait and Libya economies compared

GDP per capita

Kuwait

Libya

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Kuwait	Libya
1960	-	$269
1961	-	$285.3
1962	$4,748	$382
1963	$4,445	$528
1964	$4,379	$765
1965	$4,024	$1,001
1966	$4,176	$1,251
1967	$3,887	$1,437
1968	$3,872	$1,972
1969	$3,695	$2,175
1970	$3,552	$2,210
1971	$4,486	$2,443
1972	$4,836	$2,830
1973	$5,532	$3,727
1974	$12,527	$6,214
1975	$10,882	$5,721
1976	$11,141	$7,018
1977	$11,238	$7,783
1978	$11,567	$7,252
1979	$17,386	$9,443
1980	$19,032	$11,960
1981	$15,825	$10,044
1982	$12,979	$9,064
1983	$11,965	$8,927
1984	$11,919	$7,811
1985	$11,322	$8,087
1986	$9,077	$6,019
1987	$10,896	$6,465
1988	$9,692	$5,736
1989	$10,965	$5,793
1990	$10,938	$6,502
1991	$8,147	$7,040
1992	$12,146	$7,303
1993	$14,318	$6,478
1994	$14,930	$5,933
1995	$16,168	$5,205
1996	$18,201	$5,591
1997	$16,977	$6,062
1998	$14,067	$5,301
1999	$15,854	$6,895
2000	$19,296	$7,214
2001	$17,374	$6,313
2002	$18,513	$3,718
2003	$22,691	$4,674
2004	$27,552	$5,774
2005	$36,123	$8,079
2006	$42,947	$10,049
2007	$45,709	$11,145
2008	$55,585	$13,906
2009	$37,907	$9,551
2010	$39,212	$11,601
2011	$49,170	$7,594
2012	$52,155	$14,976
2013	$49,651	$11,952
2014	$44,369	$8,926
2015	$29,882	$7,458
2016	$27,324	$7,526
2017	$29,048	$9,966
2018	$32,068	$11,197
2019	$31,708	$9,963
2020	$25,236	$6,650
2021	$34,019	$4,936
2022	$39,982	$5,987
2023	$34,076	$6,173
2024	$32,214	$6,318

Kuwait vs. Libya life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Kuwait

Libya

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Kuwait	Libya
1950	49.7	33.1
1951	50.6	33.5
1952	51.4	33.8
1953	52.3	34.2
1954	53.1	34.7
1955	54	35.2
1956	54.9	36
1957	55.9	36.9
1958	56.9	38
1959	57.9	39.3
1960	58.9	40.8
1961	60	42.4
1962	61	44.1
1963	62	45.6
1964	63	47.7
1965	63.9	49.3
1966	64.9	50.9
1967	65.8	52.5
1968	66.6	53.8
1969	67.3	55.2
1970	68	56.4
1971	68.5	57.6
1972	68.9	58.7
1973	69.2	59.7
1974	69.4	60.7
1975	69.7	61.6
1976	69.9	62.4
1977	70.2	63.1
1978	70.5	63.8
1979	70.8	64.3
1980	71.1	64.8
1981	71.5	65.3
1982	71.9	65.8
1983	72.4	66.3
1984	72.9	66.7
1985	73.3	67.3
1986	73.8	67.8
1987	74.2	68.3
1988	74.6	68.6
1989	75	69
1990	72.9	69.3
1991	73.3	69.6
1992	75.7	70
1993	75.8	70.2
1994	75.7	70.5
1995	75.7	70.6
1996	75.6	70.7
1997	75.6	70.7
1998	75.6	70.7
1999	75.7	70.6
2000	75.9	70.5
2001	76	70.7
2002	76.2	70.8
2003	76.3	71
2004	76.4	71.2
2005	76.5	71.4
2006	76.6	71.6
2007	76.7	71.8
2008	76.9	71.9
2009	77.2	72.1
2010	77.5	72.2
2011	77.9	69.9
2012	78.2	72.2
2013	78.6	72.3
2014	78.9	71.3
2015	79.2	71.6
2016	79.5	71.8
2017	79.7	72.7
2018	79.9	73.2
2019	80	72.9
2020	78.2	72.4
2021	77.6	72.1
2022	78.8	74.5
2023	80.4	69.3
2024	80.6	71.1
2025	80.8	73.2

Kuwait and Libya population clocks and comparison

Population

Kuwait

Libya

Table

Year	Population
	Kuwait	Libya
1960	311,060	1,492,890
1961	345,945	1,555,699
1962	384,995	1,621,960
1963	427,694	1,690,457
1964	473,115	1,753,691
1965	521,174	1,804,015
1966	572,590	1,849,063
1967	628,089	1,898,199
1968	687,716	1,952,781
1969	749,452	2,014,293
1970	809,114	2,082,589
1971	865,076	2,153,534
1972	920,352	2,226,091
1973	977,654	2,314,193
1974	1,038,346	2,432,211
1975	1,104,863	2,571,556
1976	1,178,711	2,721,237
1977	1,258,023	2,881,533
1978	1,340,319	3,052,526
1979	1,423,514	3,233,846
1980	1,504,782	3,424,378
1981	1,583,426	3,621,486
1982	1,662,480	3,724,765
1983	1,744,295	3,718,961
1984	1,820,688	3,773,633
1985	1,894,242	3,898,745
1986	1,972,520	4,017,403
1987	2,052,994	4,129,739
1988	2,134,707	4,237,755
1989	2,217,468	4,342,920
1990	1,684,819	4,445,239
1991	1,351,399	4,544,400
1992	1,634,961	4,640,352
1993	1,672,151	4,733,045
1994	1,664,361	4,822,037
1995	1,681,513	4,906,843
1996	1,730,246	4,987,393
1997	1,787,683	5,064,639
1998	1,844,302	5,140,704
1999	1,900,030	5,218,038
2000	1,954,709	5,305,021
2001	2,008,121	5,403,639
2002	2,059,974	5,508,410
2003	2,109,881	5,619,398
2004	2,157,320	5,736,693
2005	2,236,788	5,858,798
2006	2,364,733	5,980,211
2007	2,507,887	6,104,380
2008	2,651,421	6,235,430
2009	2,795,484	6,366,686
2010	2,943,372	6,497,839
2011	3,132,814	6,343,203
2012	3,337,109	6,179,328
2013	3,507,844	6,304,628
2014	3,665,876	6,427,252
2015	3,834,574	6,531,819
2016	4,004,096	6,632,126
2017	4,154,812	6,738,770
2018	4,323,515	6,849,055
2019	4,442,316	6,951,033
2020	4,400,267	7,045,399
2021	4,360,865	7,135,175
2022	4,589,643	7,223,805
2023	4,853,420	7,305,659
2024	4,973,861	7,381,023

Fertility rates in Kuwait and Libya

Fertility rate

Kuwait

Libya

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Kuwait	Libya
1960	7.22	7.51
1961	7.25	7.56
1962	7.25	7.61
1963	7.28	7.69
1964	7.29	7.75
1965	7.31	7.82
1966	7.34	7.89
1967	7.33	7.93
1968	7.28	7.97
1969	7.18	8.01
1970	7.03	8.05
1971	6.84	8.1
1972	6.64	8.07
1973	6.43	8.05
1974	6.23	8.02
1975	6.06	7.98
1976	5.9	7.93
1977	5.71	7.87
1978	5.52	7.79
1979	5.33	7.68
1980	5.18	7.54
1981	5.02	7.37
1982	4.85	7.16
1983	4.66	6.91
1984	4.45	6.62
1985	4.22	6.33
1986	4	6.02
1987	3.83	5.72
1988	3.7	5.41
1989	3.59	5.09
1990	3.49	4.78
1991	3.4	4.46
1992	3.35	4.16
1993	3.31	3.88
1994	3.27	3.65
1995	3.25	3.44
1996	3.22	3.26
1997	3.14	3.13
1998	3.04	3.04
1999	2.95	2.97
2000	2.89	2.91
2001	2.84	2.87
2002	2.8	2.83
2003	2.77	2.8
2004	2.76	2.77
2005	2.73	2.77
2006	2.59	2.7
2007	2.41	2.65
2008	2.27	2.6
2009	2.15	2.56
2010	2.04	2.6
2011	1.96	2.65
2012	1.99	2.68
2013	1.97	2.72
2014	2.06	2.75
2015	2.03	2.71
2016	2.06	2.67
2017	2.16	2.63
2018	2.12	2.58
2019	2.08	2.54
2020	2.03	2.51
2021	2.15	2.46
2022	1.55	2.4
2023	1.52	2.36

Kuwait and Libya demographics compared

Median age

Kuwait

Libya

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Kuwait	Libya
1960	22	18.5
1961	21.8	18.2
1962	21.5	17.9
1963	21	17.5
1964	20.7	17.2
1965	20.4	16.7
1966	20	15.9
1967	19.6	15.3
1968	19.2	14.9
1969	18.8	14.7
1970	18.5	14.7
1971	18.3	14.7
1972	18.3	14.7
1973	18.3	14.9
1974	18.4	15.3
1975	18.4	15.5
1976	18.7	15.6
1977	19.2	15.8
1978	19.6	15.9
1979	20.1	15.9
1980	20.5	16
1981	20.9	16.1
1982	21.3	16.3
1983	21.7	16.5
1984	22.1	16.8
1985	22.4	17.1
1986	22.7	17.3
1987	22.8	17.6
1988	23	17.9
1989	23.2	18.2
1990	23.4	18.6
1991	23.6	18.9
1992	23.8	19.3
1993	24.2	19.7
1994	25.1	20.1
1995	25.5	20.6
1996	25.5	21.1
1997	25.5	21.5
1998	25.5	22
1999	25.6	22.4
2000	25.9	22.7
2001	26.3	22.9
2002	26.8	23.1
2003	27.3	23.2
2004	27.9	23.4
2005	28.3	23.6
2006	28.5	23.8
2007	28.6	24.2
2008	28.8	24.6
2009	29.2	25
2010	29.6	25.3
2011	30.5	25.5
2012	31.5	25.7
2013	32.3	25.9
2014	33	26.2
2015	33.8	26.4
2016	34.7	26.6
2017	35.6	26.8
2018	36.4	27
2019	37.1	27.2
2020	37.7	27.5
2021	35.8	27.7
2022	34.4	28
2023	35.5	28.2
2024	35.8	28.5

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