Libya vs North Korea statistics compared

Libya has a population of 7.38M (ranked 105/197), compared with 26.5M in North Korea (ranked 56/197). Libya's land area is 679,362 sq mi versus 46,491 sq mi for North Korea (ranked 16th vs. 97th).

By GDP, Libya ranks 96/197 ($46.6B) and North Korea ranks 106/197 ($34.9B). By GDP per capita, Libya ranks 110/197 ($6,318), while North Korea ranks 168/197 ($1,319).

Libya and North Korea: Comparison Charts

Libya and North Korea economies compared

GDP

Libya

North Korea

Table

Year	GDP
	Libya	North Korea
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	$14,710,912,458	-
1976	$19,096,943,017	-
1977	$22,428,297,108	-
1978	$22,136,422,643	-
1979	$30,536,429,497	-
1980	$40,953,924,949	-
1981	$36,374,353,880	-
1982	$33,760,146,991	-
1983	$33,200,520,140	-
1984	$29,476,109,153	-
1985	$31,530,566,324	-
1986	$24,180,400,959	-
1987	$26,697,659,335	-
1988	$24,308,959,591	-
1989	$25,156,707,899	-
1990	$28,904,183,602	-
1991	$31,991,821,265	-
1992	$33,887,047,909	-
1993	$30,660,051,911	-
1994	$28,610,549,763	-
1995	$25,541,379,187	-
1996	$27,884,615,385	-
1997	$30,700,897,875	-
1998	$27,251,301,398	-
1999	$35,975,860,857	-
2000	$38,270,954,138	-
2001	$34,112,093,927	-
2002	$20,481,889,764	-
2003	$26,265,625,000	-
2004	$33,122,307,692	-
2005	$47,334,691,241	-
2006	$60,094,231,607	-
2007	$68,032,978,391	-
2008	$86,710,767,415	-
2009	$60,808,562,033	$23,356,470,000
2010	$75,380,825,062	$25,995,513,000
2011	$48,169,263,294	$29,005,020,000
2012	$92,540,938,129	$29,890,710,000
2013	$75,351,107,029	$30,588,922,000
2014	$57,372,355,592	$30,554,460,000
2015	$48,717,501,321	$30,723,030,000
2016	$49,912,073,701	$28,882,640,000
2017	$67,157,452,182	$29,105,440,000
2018	$76,686,029,772	$28,536,400,000
2019	$69,254,496,472	$28,222,880,000
2020	$46,854,285,441	$27,728,240,000
2021	$35,217,995,647	$32,301,720,000
2022	$43,246,297,922	$28,971,360,000
2023	$45,096,462,972	$32,155,360,000
2024	$46,636,278,902	$34,943,120,000

Libya and North Korea economies compared

GDP per capita

Libya

North Korea

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Libya	North Korea
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	$5,721	-
1976	$7,018	-
1977	$7,783	-
1978	$7,252	-
1979	$9,443	-
1980	$11,960	-
1981	$10,044	-
1982	$9,064	-
1983	$8,927	-
1984	$7,811	-
1985	$8,087	-
1986	$6,019	-
1987	$6,465	-
1988	$5,736	-
1989	$5,793	-
1990	$6,502	-
1991	$7,040	-
1992	$7,303	-
1993	$6,478	-
1994	$5,933	-
1995	$5,205	-
1996	$5,591	-
1997	$6,062	-
1998	$5,301	-
1999	$6,895	-
2000	$7,214	-
2001	$6,313	-
2002	$3,718	-
2003	$4,674	-
2004	$5,774	-
2005	$8,079	-
2006	$10,049	-
2007	$11,145	-
2008	$13,906	-
2009	$9,551	$939
2010	$11,601	$1,040
2011	$7,594	$1,156
2012	$14,976	$1,186
2013	$11,952	$1,208
2014	$8,926	$1,201
2015	$7,458	$1,201
2016	$7,526	$1,124
2017	$9,966	$1,127
2018	$11,197	$1,100
2019	$9,963	$1,084
2020	$6,650	$1,061
2021	$4,936	$1,231
2022	$5,987	$1,100
2023	$6,173	$1,217
2024	$6,318	$1,319

Libya vs. North Korea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Libya

North Korea

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Libya	North Korea
1950	33.1	14.2
1951	33.5	17.7
1952	33.8	32.8
1953	34.2	40.3
1954	34.7	50.6
1955	35.2	51.8
1956	36	52.8
1957	36.9	53.7
1958	38	54.5
1959	39.3	55.2
1960	40.8	55.8
1961	42.4	56.4
1962	44.1	57
1963	45.6	57.6
1964	47.7	58.2
1965	49.3	58.8
1966	50.9	59.4
1967	52.5	60.1
1968	53.8	60.8
1969	55.2	61.4
1970	56.4	62
1971	57.6	62.7
1972	58.7	63.3
1973	59.7	63.8
1974	60.7	64.3
1975	61.6	64.8
1976	62.4	65.3
1977	63.1	65.8
1978	63.8	66.3
1979	64.3	66.7
1980	64.8	67.2
1981	65.3	67.7
1982	65.8	68.1
1983	66.3	68.5
1984	66.7	68.9
1985	67.3	69.2
1986	67.8	69.5
1987	68.3	69.8
1988	68.6	70.1
1989	69	70.3
1990	69.3	70.5
1991	69.6	70.7
1992	70	71
1993	70.2	70.8
1994	70.5	70.5
1995	70.6	60.8
1996	70.7	60.8
1997	70.7	60.9
1998	70.7	60.9
1999	70.6	60.9
2000	70.5	60.9
2001	70.7	60.9
2002	70.8	60.9
2003	71	69.4
2004	71.2	69.3
2005	71.4	69.2
2006	71.6	69.1
2007	71.8	69
2008	71.9	69.3
2009	72.1	69.7
2010	72.2	70.2
2011	69.9	70.8
2012	72.2	71.3
2013	72.3	71.9
2014	71.3	72.5
2015	71.6	72.8
2016	71.8	73
2017	72.7	73
2018	73.2	73
2019	72.9	72.9
2020	72.4	72.8
2021	72.1	73.4
2022	74.5	73.6
2023	69.3	73.6
2024	71.1	73.7
2025	73.2	73.9

Libya and North Korea population clocks and comparison

Population

Libya

North Korea

Table

Year	Population
	Libya	North Korea
1960	1,492,890	11,722,953
1961	1,555,699	11,990,713
1962	1,621,960	12,262,882
1963	1,690,457	12,567,057
1964	1,753,691	12,889,770
1965	1,804,015	13,219,369
1966	1,849,063	13,569,094
1967	1,898,199	13,958,350
1968	1,952,781	14,365,596
1969	2,014,293	14,767,615
1970	2,082,589	15,172,775
1971	2,153,534	15,572,457
1972	2,226,091	15,975,069
1973	2,314,193	16,350,367
1974	2,432,211	16,673,121
1975	2,571,556	16,971,055
1976	2,721,237	17,243,450
1977	2,881,533	17,492,798
1978	3,052,526	17,735,995
1979	3,233,846	17,983,470
1980	3,424,378	18,236,786
1981	3,621,486	18,501,295
1982	3,724,765	18,776,357
1983	3,718,961	19,054,034
1984	3,773,633	19,335,043
1985	3,898,745	19,620,388
1986	4,017,403	19,910,855
1987	4,129,739	20,205,483
1988	4,237,755	20,503,161
1989	4,342,920	20,804,367
1990	4,445,239	21,112,137
1991	4,544,400	21,428,638
1992	4,640,352	21,750,911
1993	4,733,045	22,073,352
1994	4,822,037	22,393,975
1995	4,906,843	22,669,304
1996	4,987,393	22,895,746
1997	5,064,639	23,110,830
1998	5,140,704	23,311,564
1999	5,218,038	23,497,599
2000	5,305,021	23,665,910
2001	5,403,639	23,815,358
2002	5,508,410	23,943,973
2003	5,619,398	24,090,380
2004	5,736,693	24,254,943
2005	5,858,798	24,396,433
2006	5,980,211	24,524,507
2007	6,104,380	24,646,383
2008	6,235,430	24,764,618
2009	6,366,686	24,878,332
2010	6,497,839	24,987,258
2011	6,343,203	25,097,874
2012	6,179,328	25,211,728
2013	6,304,628	25,329,451
2014	6,427,252	25,451,262
2015	6,531,819	25,575,350
2016	6,632,126	25,698,326
2017	6,738,770	25,817,709
2018	6,849,055	25,931,147
2019	6,951,033	26,037,632
2020	7,045,399	26,136,312
2021	7,135,175	26,232,534
2022	7,223,805	26,328,845
2023	7,305,659	26,418,204
2024	7,381,023	26,498,823

Fertility rates in Libya and North Korea

Fertility rate

Libya

North Korea

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Libya	North Korea
1960	7.51	3.57
1961	7.56	3.26
1962	7.61	3.41
1963	7.69	3.63
1964	7.75	3.55
1965	7.82	3.56
1966	7.89	3.71
1967	7.93	4.05
1968	7.97	3.87
1969	8.01	3.86
1970	8.05	3.85
1971	8.1	3.74
1972	8.07	3.89
1973	8.05	3.35
1974	8.02	3.14
1975	7.98	3.05
1976	7.93	2.84
1977	7.87	2.77
1978	7.79	2.79
1979	7.68	2.85
1980	7.54	2.84
1981	7.37	2.92
1982	7.16	2.85
1983	6.91	2.78
1984	6.62	2.71
1985	6.33	2.65
1986	6.02	2.59
1987	5.72	2.53
1988	5.41	2.47
1989	5.09	2.41
1990	4.78	2.39
1991	4.46	2.35
1992	4.16	2.29
1993	3.88	2.22
1994	3.65	2.18
1995	3.44	2.15
1996	3.26	2.09
1997	3.13	2.03
1998	3.04	1.99
1999	2.97	1.97
2000	2.91	1.94
2001	2.87	1.94
2002	2.83	1.92
2003	2.8	1.91
2004	2.77	1.9
2005	2.77	1.87
2006	2.7	1.94
2007	2.65	1.94
2008	2.6	1.97
2009	2.56	1.91
2010	2.6	1.89
2011	2.65	1.88
2012	2.68	1.88
2013	2.72	1.88
2014	2.75	1.87
2015	2.71	1.86
2016	2.67	1.86
2017	2.63	1.85
2018	2.58	1.83
2019	2.54	1.83
2020	2.51	1.82
2021	2.46	1.81
2022	2.4	1.8
2023	2.36	1.78

Libya and North Korea demographics compared

Median age

Libya

North Korea

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Libya	North Korea
1960	18.5	19.9
1961	18.2	20.2
1962	17.9	20.6
1963	17.5	20.8
1964	17.2	21
1965	16.7	21.2
1966	15.9	21.3
1967	15.3	21.4
1968	14.9	21.4
1969	14.7	21.4
1970	14.7	21.4
1971	14.7	21.2
1972	14.7	20.9
1973	14.9	20.7
1974	15.3	20.7
1975	15.5	20.9
1976	15.6	21.1
1977	15.8	21.4
1978	15.9	21.8
1979	15.9	22.2
1980	16	22.5
1981	16.1	22.8
1982	16.3	23.1
1983	16.5	23.5
1984	16.8	23.9
1985	17.1	24.2
1986	17.3	24.5
1987	17.6	24.8
1988	17.9	25.1
1989	18.2	25.6
1990	18.6	26
1991	18.9	26.4
1992	19.3	26.8
1993	19.7	27.2
1994	20.1	27.6
1995	20.6	28
1996	21.1	28.3
1997	21.5	28.8
1998	22	29.2
1999	22.4	29.6
2000	22.7	30.1
2001	22.9	30.5
2002	23.1	31
2003	23.2	31.4
2004	23.4	31.8
2005	23.6	32.1
2006	23.8	32.5
2007	24.2	32.9
2008	24.6	33.3
2009	25	33.7
2010	25.3	34
2011	25.5	34.3
2012	25.7	34.5
2013	25.9	34.7
2014	26.2	35
2015	26.4	35.2
2016	26.6	35.4
2017	26.8	35.7
2018	27	35.9
2019	27.2	36.2
2020	27.5	36.4
2021	27.7	36.6
2022	28	36.8
2023	28.2	37.1
2024	28.5	37.3

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