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Libya vs Nicaragua statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Libya has a population of 7.38M (ranked 105/197), compared with 6.92M in Nicaragua (ranked 108/197). Libya's land area is 679,362 sq mi versus 46,464 sq mi for Nicaragua (ranked 16th vs. 98th).

By GDP, Libya ranks 96/197 ($46.6B) and Nicaragua ranks 131/197 ($19.7B). By GDP per capita, Libya ranks 110/197 ($6,318), while Nicaragua ranks 141/197 ($2,848).

Main facts and rankings

Libya Nicaragua
Population
7523849
7079664
Population rank 105/197 107/197
GDP
$46.6B
2024
$19.7B
2024
GDP rank 96/197 131/197
GDP per capita
$6,318
2024
$2,848
2024
GDP per capita rank 110/197 141/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$13,954
2024
$8,709
2024
Government debt n/a
$7.7B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
38.4%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$1,114
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 139/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,735
2025
$2,445
2025
Land area
679,362 sq mi
2025
46,464 sq mi
2025
Population density
10.9 ppl/mi²
2024
148.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.36
2023
2.22
2023
Median age
28.5 years
2024
26.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.2 years
2025
75.3 years
2025

Libya and Nicaragua: Comparison Charts

Libya and Nicaragua economies compared

GDP
Libya

Nicaragua
Year GDP
Libya Nicaragua
1960 $401,644,249 $227,223,322
1961 $443,905,612 $244,144,237
1962 $619,725,785 $269,283,804
1963 $892,327,911 $297,324,163
1964 $1,341,395,421 $347,119,918
1965 $1,804,979,680 $564,290,020
1966 $2,312,438,536 $607,140,010
1967 $2,726,986,913 $657,140,011
1968 $3,850,623,095 $692,859,985
1969 $4,380,987,481 $750,000,003
1970 $4,601,649,451 $778,569,939
1971 $5,260,185,125 $828,569,953
1972 $6,299,395,544 $878,570,045
1973 $8,625,889,430 $1,092,900,015
1974 $15,112,543,717 $1,521,400,012
1975 $14,710,912,458 $1,581,599,959
1976 $19,096,943,017 $1,836,899,999
1977 $22,428,297,108 $2,226,999,874
1978 $22,136,422,643 $2,127,699,979
1979 $30,536,429,497 $1,567,599,982
1980 $40,953,924,949 $2,144,300,006
1981 $36,374,353,880 $2,474,700,227
1982 $33,760,146,991 $2,454,499,872
1983 $33,200,520,140 $2,753,100,058
1984 $29,476,109,153 $3,117,599,872
1985 $31,530,566,324 $2,683,699,935
1986 $24,180,400,959 $2,885,799,994
1987 $26,697,659,335 $3,851,200,118
1988 $24,308,959,591 $2,630,900,096
1989 $25,156,707,899 $1,013,184,756
1990 $28,904,183,602 $1,009,455,484
1991 $31,991,821,265 $1,488,804,124
1992 $33,887,047,909 $1,792,800,000
1993 $30,660,051,911 $1,756,454,248
1994 $28,610,549,763 $3,863,185,119
1995 $25,541,379,187 $4,140,470,000
1996 $27,884,615,385 $4,308,351,903
1997 $30,700,897,875 $4,389,973,490
1998 $27,251,301,398 $4,635,347,386
1999 $35,975,860,857 $4,856,026,259
2000 $38,270,954,138 $5,109,587,050
2001 $34,112,093,927 $5,351,752,034
2002 $20,481,889,764 $5,223,727,303
2003 $26,265,625,000 $5,322,228,351
2004 $33,122,307,692 $5,792,932,838
2005 $47,334,691,241 $6,321,324,279
2006 $60,094,231,607 $6,763,672,381
2007 $68,032,978,391 $7,423,375,015
2008 $86,710,767,415 $8,496,967,597
2009 $60,808,562,033 $8,298,702,489
2010 $75,380,825,062 $8,758,602,233
2011 $48,169,263,294 $9,774,329,333
2012 $92,540,938,129 $10,532,017,232
2013 $75,351,107,029 $10,982,988,249
2014 $57,372,355,592 $11,880,438,824
2015 $48,717,501,321 $12,756,696,261
2016 $49,912,073,701 $13,286,093,388
2017 $67,157,452,182 $13,785,893,007
2018 $76,686,029,772 $13,025,221,974
2019 $69,254,496,472 $12,699,023,614
2020 $46,854,285,441 $12,726,422,432
2021 $35,217,995,647 $14,209,020,362
2022 $43,246,297,922 $15,634,572,502
2023 $45,096,462,972 $17,805,842,284
2024 $46,636,278,902 $19,693,982,968

Libya and Nicaragua economies compared

GDP per capita
Libya

Nicaragua
Year GDP per capita
Libya Nicaragua
1960 $269 $127.5
1961 $285.3 $132.9
1962 $382 $142.3
1963 $528 $152.5
1964 $765 $172.7
1965 $1,001 $272.3
1966 $1,251 $284
1967 $1,437 $297.9
1968 $1,972 $304
1969 $2,175 $319
1970 $2,210 $321
1971 $2,443 $331
1972 $2,830 $341
1973 $3,727 $413
1974 $6,214 $557
1975 $5,721 $561
1976 $7,018 $633
1977 $7,783 $744
1978 $7,252 $691
1979 $9,443 $495
1980 $11,960 $659
1981 $10,044 $740
1982 $9,064 $714
1983 $8,927 $780
1984 $7,811 $861
1985 $8,087 $724
1986 $6,019 $761
1987 $6,465 $992
1988 $5,736 $662
1989 $5,793 $249.2
1990 $6,502 $242.5
1991 $7,040 $350
1992 $7,303 $411
1993 $6,478 $394
1994 $5,933 $849
1995 $5,205 $892
1996 $5,591 $911
1997 $6,062 $913
1998 $5,301 $949
1999 $6,895 $980
2000 $7,214 $1,017
2001 $6,313 $1,052
2002 $3,718 $1,014
2003 $4,674 $1,021
2004 $5,774 $1,099
2005 $8,079 $1,183
2006 $10,049 $1,248
2007 $11,145 $1,350
2008 $13,906 $1,524
2009 $9,551 $1,467
2010 $11,601 $1,527
2011 $7,594 $1,680
2012 $14,976 $1,785
2013 $11,952 $1,835
2014 $8,926 $1,958
2015 $7,458 $2,074
2016 $7,526 $2,132
2017 $9,966 $2,183
2018 $11,197 $2,035
2019 $9,963 $1,959
2020 $6,650 $1,938
2021 $4,936 $2,138
2022 $5,987 $2,323
2023 $6,173 $2,609
2024 $6,318 $2,848

Libya vs. Nicaragua life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Libya

Nicaragua
Year Life expectancy, years
Libya Nicaragua
1950 33.1 40.6
1951 33.5 40.8
1952 33.8 41.9
1953 34.2 42.4
1954 34.7 43.1
1955 35.2 43.7
1956 36 44.3
1957 36.9 44.9
1958 38 45.5
1959 39.3 46.1
1960 40.8 46.4
1961 42.4 47.3
1962 44.1 48
1963 45.6 48.8
1964 47.7 49.6
1965 49.3 50.6
1966 50.9 51.6
1967 52.5 52.3
1968 53.8 52.9
1969 55.2 53.4
1970 56.4 53.8
1971 57.6 54.2
1972 58.7 48
1973 59.7 55
1974 60.7 55.4
1975 61.6 55.8
1976 62.4 56.1
1977 63.1 56.1
1978 63.8 53.5
1979 64.3 50.8
1980 64.8 58
1981 65.3 58.3
1982 65.8 58.7
1983 66.3 56.9
1984 66.7 56.1
1985 67.3 56.4
1986 67.8 57.6
1987 68.3 57.3
1988 68.6 59.8
1989 69 61.9
1990 69.3 62.5
1991 69.6 63.3
1992 70 63.7
1993 70.2 64.1
1994 70.5 64.5
1995 70.6 64.9
1996 70.7 65.2
1997 70.7 65.5
1998 70.7 64.1
1999 70.6 65.9
2000 70.5 66.4
2001 70.7 67
2002 70.8 68
2003 71 68.7
2004 71.2 69.5
2005 71.4 70.4
2006 71.6 71
2007 71.8 71.2
2008 71.9 71.4
2009 72.1 71.5
2010 72.2 71.8
2011 69.9 72
2012 72.2 72.4
2013 72.3 72.6
2014 71.3 72.8
2015 71.6 72.9
2016 71.8 73.2
2017 72.7 73.4
2018 73.2 73.9
2019 72.9 73.8
2020 72.4 70.8
2021 72.1 70.5
2022 74.5 74.5
2023 69.3 74.9
2024 71.1 75.1
2025 73.2 75.3

Libya and Nicaragua population clocks and comparison

Population
Libya

Nicaragua
Year Population
Libya Nicaragua
1960 1,492,890 1,782,370
1961 1,555,699 1,836,451
1962 1,621,960 1,892,320
1963 1,690,457 1,950,159
1964 1,753,691 2,010,176
1965 1,804,015 2,072,681
1966 1,849,063 2,137,820
1967 1,898,199 2,205,567
1968 1,952,781 2,275,836
1969 2,014,293 2,348,398
1970 2,082,589 2,423,065
1971 2,153,534 2,499,825
1972 2,226,091 2,573,578
1973 2,314,193 2,649,278
1974 2,432,211 2,732,075
1975 2,571,556 2,816,943
1976 2,721,237 2,903,851
1977 2,881,533 2,992,534
1978 3,052,526 3,080,314
1979 3,233,846 3,164,525
1980 3,424,378 3,252,403
1981 3,621,486 3,345,674
1982 3,724,765 3,438,745
1983 3,718,961 3,530,282
1984 3,773,633 3,619,104
1985 3,898,745 3,706,479
1986 4,017,403 3,794,157
1987 4,129,739 3,882,164
1988 4,237,755 3,972,320
1989 4,342,920 4,066,476
1990 4,445,239 4,162,559
1991 4,544,400 4,259,637
1992 4,640,352 4,357,026
1993 4,733,045 4,453,732
1994 4,822,037 4,549,316
1995 4,906,843 4,642,931
1996 4,987,393 4,729,974
1997 5,064,639 4,809,573
1998 5,140,704 4,883,655
1999 5,218,038 4,954,018
2000 5,305,021 5,022,633
2001 5,403,639 5,087,825
2002 5,508,410 5,149,909
2003 5,619,398 5,210,963
2004 5,736,693 5,272,912
2005 5,858,798 5,342,105
2006 5,980,211 5,418,855
2007 6,104,380 5,497,243
2008 6,235,430 5,576,593
2009 6,366,686 5,656,601
2010 6,497,839 5,737,450
2011 6,343,203 5,819,051
2012 6,179,328 5,901,287
2013 6,304,628 5,983,845
2014 6,427,252 6,066,492
2015 6,531,819 6,149,417
2016 6,632,126 6,232,666
2017 6,738,770 6,316,231
2018 6,849,055 6,400,080
2019 6,951,033 6,483,657
2020 7,045,399 6,565,267
2021 7,135,175 6,644,741
2022 7,223,805 6,730,654
2023 7,305,659 6,823,613
2024 7,381,023 6,916,140

Fertility rates in Libya and Nicaragua

Fertility rate
Libya

Nicaragua
Year Fertility rate
Libya Nicaragua
1960 7.51 7.16
1961 7.56 7.11
1962 7.61 7.1
1963 7.69 7.08
1964 7.75 7.06
1965 7.82 7.03
1966 7.89 6.99
1967 7.93 6.94
1968 7.97 6.89
1969 8.01 6.83
1970 8.05 6.77
1971 8.1 6.71
1972 8.07 6.65
1973 8.05 6.59
1974 8.02 6.52
1975 7.98 6.45
1976 7.93 6.37
1977 7.87 6.28
1978 7.79 6.16
1979 7.68 6.07
1980 7.54 5.96
1981 7.37 5.84
1982 7.16 5.74
1983 6.91 5.61
1984 6.62 5.49
1985 6.33 5.36
1986 6.02 5.22
1987 5.72 5.07
1988 5.41 4.93
1989 5.09 4.76
1990 4.78 4.6
1991 4.46 4.43
1992 4.16 4.27
1993 3.88 4.1
1994 3.65 3.94
1995 3.44 3.78
1996 3.26 3.62
1997 3.13 3.47
1998 3.04 3.34
1999 2.97 3.22
2000 2.91 3.12
2001 2.87 3
2002 2.83 2.89
2003 2.8 2.83
2004 2.77 2.78
2005 2.77 2.77
2006 2.7 2.73
2007 2.65 2.7
2008 2.6 2.66
2009 2.56 2.63
2010 2.6 2.6
2011 2.65 2.56
2012 2.68 2.53
2013 2.72 2.49
2014 2.75 2.46
2015 2.71 2.43
2016 2.67 2.41
2017 2.63 2.38
2018 2.58 2.35
2019 2.54 2.32
2020 2.51 2.3
2021 2.46 2.27
2022 2.4 2.24
2023 2.36 2.22

Libya and Nicaragua demographics compared

Median age
Libya

Nicaragua
Year Median age, years
Libya Nicaragua
1960 18.5 16.2
1961 18.2 16.1
1962 17.9 16
1963 17.5 15.9
1964 17.2 15.9
1965 16.7 15.9
1966 15.9 16
1967 15.3 16
1968 14.9 16
1969 14.7 16.1
1970 14.7 16.1
1971 14.7 16.1
1972 14.7 16.2
1973 14.9 16.2
1974 15.3 16.2
1975 15.5 16.2
1976 15.6 16.2
1977 15.8 16.2
1978 15.9 16.2
1979 15.9 16.2
1980 16 16.2
1981 16.1 16.2
1982 16.3 16.2
1983 16.5 16.3
1984 16.8 16.3
1985 17.1 16.3
1986 17.3 16.3
1987 17.6 16.4
1988 17.9 16.4
1989 18.2 16.5
1990 18.6 16.7
1991 18.9 16.8
1992 19.3 17
1993 19.7 17.2
1994 20.1 17.4
1995 20.6 17.6
1996 21.1 17.9
1997 21.5 18.1
1998 22 18.4
1999 22.4 18.8
2000 22.7 19.1
2001 22.9 19.4
2002 23.1 19.7
2003 23.2 20.1
2004 23.4 20.4
2005 23.6 20.8
2006 23.8 21.1
2007 24.2 21.4
2008 24.6 21.7
2009 25 22
2010 25.3 22.2
2011 25.5 22.5
2012 25.7 22.8
2013 25.9 23.1
2014 26.2 23.4
2015 26.4 23.7
2016 26.6 24
2017 26.8 24.3
2018 27 24.7
2019 27.2 25
2020 27.5 25.3
2021 27.7 25.6
2022 28 25.9
2023 28.2 26.3
2024 28.5 26.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Libya Nicaragua
GNI, Atlas method
$46.6B
2024
$17.4B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
65.7%
2025
27.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.26%
1999
2.87%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
15.5%
2014
0.55%
2023
Armed forces personnel
0
2020
12,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.21%
2025
+0.86%
2025
Unemployment rate
30%
2004
5.2%
2018
Services, % of GDP
34.3%
2024
46.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
68.3%
2024
27.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
35.9
2012
54
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
37.2%
2014
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2%
2014
Total reserves including gold
$92.9B
2024
$6.1B
2024
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$5.25B
2024
International tourist arrivals
760,000
2008
474,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.34%
2010
15.2%
1999
Banked people share
33.1%
2024
23.5%
2024

Energy

Libya Nicaragua
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,539 kg
2022
608 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$4.83
2022
$12.8
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
61.3 megatons
2023
5.73 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
8.39 tons
2023
0.84 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
96.3%
2022
39.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
3.1%
2021
50.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0%
2022
17%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-249.7%
2022
46.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
3,979 kWh
2022
682 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.02%
2021
69.5%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
14.9%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
73.2%
2023
88.3%
2023

Society

Libya Nicaragua
% of world population
0.09%
2024
0.08%
2024
Annual migration change
+3,448
2024
-8,189
2024
Urban population
81.9%
2024
60.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.79 ft
2025
5.57 ft
2025
Average female height
5.33 ft
2025
5.1 ft
2025
Quality of life index
30.9
2025
28.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
13
2024
14
2024
Higher education index
27
2025
25
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.5
2015
11
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
21.3
2019
16.9
2019
Visa free countries
52
2025
126
2025
Adult literacy rate
76.5%
1994
82.6%
2015
English speaking
2%
2025
1%
2025
People using the Internet
88.5%
2023
58.2%
2023

Health

Libya Nicaragua
Government health expenditure per capita
$278.4
2022
$208.5
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$84.8
2022
$74.3
2022
Life expectancy
73.2 years
2025
75.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.82%
2022
5.16%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.16
2017
0.66
2018
Age at first childbirth n/a
19.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
59
2023
60
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
30.8
2023
13.4
2023
Obesity rate
37.9%
2022
34.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
15.8%
2024
10.4%
2024
Air quality index
70
2025
58
2025
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.01 liters
2020
3.67 liters
2020

Territory

Libya Nicaragua
% of world land
1.18%
2025
0.08%
2025
Land area per capita
92,042 sq mi
2024
6,718 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
59,267 sq mi
2025
19,656 sq mi
2025
Forest area
838 sq mi
2025
11,998 sq mi
2025
Roads length
22,991 mi
2010
14,849 mi
2014

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