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Libya vs Maldives statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Libya has a population of 7.38M (ranked 105/197), compared with 528K in Maldives (ranked 168/197). Libya's land area is 679,362 sq mi versus 115.1 sq mi for Maldives (ranked 16th vs. 188th).

By GDP, Libya ranks 96/197 ($46.6B) and Maldives ranks 160/197 ($6.98B). By GDP per capita, Libya ranks 110/197 ($6,318), while Maldives ranks 77/197 ($13,216).

Main facts and rankings

Libya Maldives
Population
7523849
531152
Population rank 105/197 168/197
GDP
$46.6B
2024
$6.98B
2024
GDP rank 96/197 160/197
GDP per capita
$6,318
2024
$13,216
2024
GDP per capita rank 110/197 77/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$13,954
2024
$26,543
2024
Government debt n/a
$9.34B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
140.8%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$17,702
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 33/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,735
2025
$10,769
2025
Land area
679,362 sq mi
2025
115.1 sq mi
2025
Population density
10.9 ppl/mi²
2024
4,587 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.36
2023
1.58
2023
Median age
28.5 years
2024
32.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.2 years
2025
81.5 years
2025

Libya and Maldives: Comparison Charts

Libya and Maldives economies compared

GDP
Libya

Maldives
Year GDP
Libya Maldives
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 $19,328,038
1971 $5,260,185,125 $21,566,404
1972 $6,299,395,544 $25,177,138
1973 $8,625,889,430 $30,862,042
1974 $15,112,543,717 $39,120,171
1975 $14,710,912,458 $24,540,878
1976 $19,096,943,017 $22,399,467
1977 $22,428,297,108 $20,853,789
1978 $22,136,422,643 $24,369,109
1979 $30,536,429,497 $38,523,364
1980 $40,953,924,949 $42,463,576
1981 $36,374,353,880 $44,781,457
1982 $33,760,146,991 $47,911,340
1983 $33,200,520,140 $57,829,787
1984 $29,476,109,153 $109,503,546
1985 $31,530,566,324 $127,190,758
1986 $24,180,400,959 $141,882,254
1987 $26,697,659,335 $141,223,029
1988 $24,308,959,591 $168,514,513
1989 $25,156,707,899 $189,514,434
1990 $28,904,183,602 $215,043,970
1991 $31,991,821,265 $244,396,762
1992 $33,887,047,909 $284,875,809
1993 $30,660,051,911 $322,417,837
1994 $28,610,549,763 $356,014,932
1995 $25,541,379,187 $398,988,955
1996 $27,884,615,385 $450,382,328
1997 $30,700,897,875 $508,223,602
1998 $27,251,301,398 $540,096,398
1999 $35,975,860,857 $589,239,754
2000 $38,270,954,138 $624,337,145
2001 $34,112,093,927 $870,031,677
2002 $20,481,889,764 $897,031,250
2003 $26,265,625,000 $1,052,121,055
2004 $33,122,307,692 $1,226,829,563
2005 $47,334,691,241 $1,163,362,438
2006 $60,094,231,607 $1,575,200,391
2007 $68,032,978,391 $1,868,383,461
2008 $86,710,767,415 $2,271,646,188
2009 $60,808,562,033 $2,345,294,875
2010 $75,380,825,062 $2,588,176,055
2011 $48,169,263,294 $2,774,350,240
2012 $92,540,938,129 $2,886,163,997
2013 $75,351,107,029 $3,295,009,238
2014 $57,372,355,592 $3,697,353,039
2015 $48,717,501,321 $4,129,505,319
2016 $49,912,073,701 $4,409,942,624
2017 $67,157,452,182 $4,816,426,257
2018 $76,686,029,772 $5,404,344,163
2019 $69,254,496,472 $5,726,094,799
2020 $46,854,285,441 $3,712,604,583
2021 $35,217,995,647 $5,252,457,370
2022 $43,246,297,922 $6,177,118,114
2023 $45,096,462,972 $6,590,894,302
2024 $46,636,278,902 $6,975,146,349

Libya and Maldives economies compared

GDP per capita
Libya

Maldives
Year GDP per capita
Libya Maldives
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 $156.9
1971 $2,443 $169.8
1972 $2,830 $192.2
1973 $3,727 $228.7
1974 $6,214 $281.5
1975 $5,721 $171.4
1976 $7,018 $151.8
1977 $7,783 $137.3
1978 $7,252 $156.1
1979 $9,443 $240.2
1980 $11,960 $257.6
1981 $10,044 $264.1
1982 $9,064 $274.8
1983 $8,927 $323
1984 $7,811 $594
1985 $8,087 $669
1986 $6,019 $720
1987 $6,465 $692
1988 $5,736 $799
1989 $5,793 $870
1990 $6,502 $957
1991 $7,040 $1,054
1992 $7,303 $1,194
1993 $6,478 $1,317
1994 $5,933 $1,419
1995 $5,205 $1,555
1996 $5,591 $1,717
1997 $6,062 $1,898
1998 $5,301 $1,980
1999 $6,895 $2,124
2000 $7,214 $2,214
2001 $6,313 $3,034
2002 $3,718 $3,076
2003 $4,674 $3,549
2004 $5,774 $4,070
2005 $8,079 $3,797
2006 $10,049 $5,019
2007 $11,145 $5,758
2008 $13,906 $6,757
2009 $9,551 $6,734
2010 $11,601 $7,174
2011 $7,594 $7,425
2012 $14,976 $7,461
2013 $11,952 $8,236
2014 $8,926 $8,939
2015 $7,458 $9,645
2016 $7,526 $9,948
2017 $9,966 $10,510
2018 $11,197 $11,423
2019 $9,963 $11,740
2020 $6,650 $7,394
2021 $4,936 $10,176
2022 $5,987 $11,786
2023 $6,173 $12,530
2024 $6,318 $13,216

Libya vs. Maldives life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Libya

Maldives
Year Life expectancy, years
Libya Maldives
1950 33.1 36.5
1951 33.5 37.1
1952 33.8 37
1953 34.2 36.9
1954 34.7 36.9
1955 35.2 37
1956 36 37.1
1957 36.9 37.3
1958 38 37.6
1959 39.3 37.9
1960 40.8 38.2
1961 42.4 38.6
1962 44.1 39.1
1963 45.6 39.6
1964 47.7 40.2
1965 49.3 40.8
1966 50.9 41.4
1967 52.5 42.1
1968 53.8 42.9
1969 55.2 43.7
1970 56.4 44.5
1971 57.6 45.5
1972 58.7 46.4
1973 59.7 47.5
1974 60.7 48.5
1975 61.6 49.6
1976 62.4 50.8
1977 63.1 51.8
1978 63.8 50.4
1979 64.3 53.9
1980 64.8 54.8
1981 65.3 55.7
1982 65.8 56.6
1983 66.3 57.5
1984 66.7 58.3
1985 67.3 59.2
1986 67.8 60
1987 68.3 60.8
1988 68.6 61.6
1989 69 62.4
1990 69.3 63.1
1991 69.6 63.9
1992 70 64.7
1993 70.2 65.4
1994 70.5 66.2
1995 70.6 67
1996 70.7 67.7
1997 70.7 68.5
1998 70.7 69.3
1999 70.6 70.2
2000 70.5 70.9
2001 70.7 71.7
2002 70.8 72.4
2003 71 73.3
2004 71.2 73
2005 71.4 74.8
2006 71.6 75.3
2007 71.8 75.7
2008 71.9 76
2009 72.1 76.4
2010 72.2 76.8
2011 69.9 77.1
2012 72.2 77.5
2013 72.3 77.8
2014 71.3 78.2
2015 71.6 78.6
2016 71.8 78.9
2017 72.7 79.2
2018 73.2 79.4
2019 72.9 79.7
2020 72.4 78.7
2021 72.1 78.1
2022 74.5 80.8
2023 69.3 81
2024 71.1 81.3
2025 73.2 81.5

Libya and Maldives population clocks and comparison

Population
Libya

Maldives
Year Population
Libya Maldives
1960 1,492,890 91,189
1961 1,555,699 93,450
1962 1,621,960 95,802
1963 1,690,457 98,222
1964 1,753,691 100,662
1965 1,804,015 104,102
1966 1,849,063 108,507
1967 1,898,199 112,528
1968 1,952,781 116,075
1969 2,014,293 119,564
1970 2,082,589 123,219
1971 2,153,534 127,035
1972 2,226,091 130,968
1973 2,314,193 134,952
1974 2,432,211 138,978
1975 2,571,556 143,158
1976 2,721,237 147,525
1977 2,881,533 151,930
1978 3,052,526 156,159
1979 3,233,846 160,360
1980 3,424,378 164,835
1981 3,621,486 169,532
1982 3,724,765 174,333
1983 3,718,961 179,128
1984 3,773,633 184,198
1985 3,898,745 190,169
1986 4,017,403 196,935
1987 4,129,739 203,944
1988 4,237,755 210,885
1989 4,342,920 217,738
1990 4,445,239 224,762
1991 4,544,400 231,802
1992 4,640,352 238,543
1993 4,733,045 244,884
1994 4,822,037 250,822
1995 4,906,843 256,649
1996 4,987,393 262,347
1997 5,064,639 267,707
1998 5,140,704 272,723
1999 5,218,038 277,412
2000 5,305,021 282,019
2001 5,403,639 286,767
2002 5,508,410 291,616
2003 5,619,398 296,491
2004 5,736,693 301,413
2005 5,858,798 306,429
2006 5,980,211 313,851
2007 6,104,380 324,479
2008 6,235,430 336,170
2009 6,366,686 348,275
2010 6,497,839 360,792
2011 6,343,203 373,674
2012 6,179,328 386,818
2013 6,304,628 400,070
2014 6,427,252 413,617
2015 6,531,819 428,154
2016 6,632,126 443,308
2017 6,738,770 458,287
2018 6,849,055 473,099
2019 6,951,033 487,731
2020 7,045,399 502,118
2021 7,135,175 516,154
2022 7,223,805 524,106
2023 7,305,659 525,994
2024 7,381,023 527,799

Fertility rates in Libya and Maldives

Fertility rate
Libya

Maldives
Year Fertility rate
Libya Maldives
1960 7.51 6.71
1961 7.56 6.79
1962 7.61 6.89
1963 7.69 6.94
1964 7.75 7
1965 7.82 7.07
1966 7.89 7.15
1967 7.93 7.23
1968 7.97 7.28
1969 8.01 7.33
1970 8.05 7.39
1971 8.1 7.38
1972 8.07 7.37
1973 8.05 7.4
1974 8.02 7.38
1975 7.98 7.32
1976 7.93 7.29
1977 7.87 7.27
1978 7.79 7.23
1979 7.68 7.23
1980 7.54 7.23
1981 7.37 7.19
1982 7.16 7.15
1983 6.91 7.09
1984 6.62 7.03
1985 6.33 6.94
1986 6.02 6.85
1987 5.72 6.73
1988 5.41 6.58
1989 5.09 6.39
1990 4.78 6.13
1991 4.46 5.8
1992 4.16 5.44
1993 3.88 5.06
1994 3.65 4.69
1995 3.44 4.29
1996 3.26 3.86
1997 3.13 3.48
1998 3.04 3.17
1999 2.97 2.9
2000 2.91 2.69
2001 2.87 2.53
2002 2.83 2.42
2003 2.8 2.34
2004 2.77 2.26
2005 2.77 2.2
2006 2.7 2.2
2007 2.65 2.29
2008 2.6 2.37
2009 2.56 2.39
2010 2.6 2.35
2011 2.65 2.31
2012 2.68 2.25
2013 2.72 2.17
2014 2.75 2.09
2015 2.71 2
2016 2.67 1.9
2017 2.63 1.8
2018 2.58 1.71
2019 2.54 1.64
2020 2.51 1.61
2021 2.46 1.6
2022 2.4 1.58
2023 2.36 1.58

Libya and Maldives demographics compared

Median age
Libya

Maldives
Year Median age, years
Libya Maldives
1960 18.5 20.6
1961 18.2 20.6
1962 17.9 20.6
1963 17.5 20.6
1964 17.2 20.5
1965 16.7 19.9
1966 15.9 18.9
1967 15.3 18.2
1968 14.9 17.8
1969 14.7 17.6
1970 14.7 17.4
1971 14.7 17.3
1972 14.7 17.2
1973 14.9 17.2
1974 15.3 17.2
1975 15.5 17.1
1976 15.6 17
1977 15.8 17
1978 15.9 17
1979 15.9 16.9
1980 16 16.8
1981 16.1 16.8
1982 16.3 16.9
1983 16.5 16.9
1984 16.8 17
1985 17.1 17
1986 17.3 16.9
1987 17.6 16.7
1988 17.9 16.6
1989 18.2 16.5
1990 18.6 16.4
1991 18.9 16.4
1992 19.3 16.4
1993 19.7 16.5
1994 20.1 16.7
1995 20.6 16.9
1996 21.1 17.3
1997 21.5 17.6
1998 22 18
1999 22.4 18.4
2000 22.7 18.9
2001 22.9 19.3
2002 23.1 19.8
2003 23.2 20.3
2004 23.4 20.9
2005 23.6 21.5
2006 23.8 22.1
2007 24.2 22.7
2008 24.6 23.2
2009 25 23.8
2010 25.3 24.4
2011 25.5 25.1
2012 25.7 25.8
2013 25.9 26.5
2014 26.2 27.1
2015 26.4 27.6
2016 26.6 28
2017 26.8 28.5
2018 27 29
2019 27.2 29.5
2020 27.5 30.1
2021 27.7 30.7
2022 28 31.4
2023 28.2 32.1
2024 28.5 32.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Libya Maldives
GNI, Atlas method
$46.6B
2024
$6.15B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
65.7%
2025
47.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.26%
1999
5.17%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
15.5%
2014
n/a
Armed forces personnel
0
2020
5,000
2000
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.21%
2025
-15.2%
2025
Unemployment rate
30%
2004
4.56%
2019
Services, % of GDP
34.3%
2024
73.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
68.3%
2024
9.02%
2024
Economic freedom index
35.9
2012
48.3
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
23.3%
2019
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3.8%
2019
Total reserves including gold
$92.9B
2024
$674M
2024
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$5.65M
2024
International tourist arrivals
760,000
2008
555,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.34%
2010
78.9%
2020
Banked people share
33.1%
2024
79.5%
2017

Energy

Libya Maldives
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,539 kg
2022
921 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$4.83
2022
$13.9
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
61.3 megatons
2023
2.88 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
8.39 tons
2023
5.47 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
96.3%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
3.1%
2021
1.2%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-249.7%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
3,979 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
0.02%
2021
5.82%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
73.2%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Libya Maldives
% of world population
0.09%
2024
0.006%
2024
Annual migration change
+3,448
2024
-2,421
2024
Urban population
81.9%
2024
42.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.79 ft
2025
5.51 ft
2025
Average female height
5.33 ft
2025
5.06 ft
2025
Quality of life index
30.9
2025
61.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
13
2024
38
2024
Higher education index
27
2025
4
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.5
2015
0.6
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
21.3
2019
1.6
2019
Visa free countries
52
2025
101
2025
Adult literacy rate
76.5%
1994
97.9%
2021
English speaking
2%
2025
70%
2025
People using the Internet
88.5%
2023
84.7%
2023

Health

Libya Maldives
Government health expenditure per capita
$278.4
2022
$1,151
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$84.8
2022
$201.9
2022
Life expectancy
73.2 years
2025
81.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.82%
2022
2.85%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.16
2017
2.16
2019
Age at first childbirth n/a
23.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
59
2023
32
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
30.8
2023
5.7
2023
Obesity rate
37.9%
2022
17.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
15.8%
2024
9.5%
2024
Air quality index
70
2025
62
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
26.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.01 liters
2020
1.49 liters
2020

Territory

Libya Maldives
% of world land
1.18%
2025
0.0002%
2025
Land area per capita
92,042 sq mi
2024
218 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
59,267 sq mi
2025
22.8 sq mi
2025
Forest area
838 sq mi
2025
3.17 sq mi
2025
Roads length
22,991 mi
2010
57.8 mi
2018

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