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Libya vs Palau statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Libya has a population of 7.38M (ranked 105/197), compared with 17.7K in Palau (ranked 194/197). Libya's land area is 679,362 sq mi versus 177.6 sq mi for Palau (ranked 16th vs. 180th).

By GDP, Libya ranks 96/197 ($46.6B) and Palau ranks 193/197 ($282M). By GDP per capita, Libya ranks 110/197 ($6,318), while Palau ranks 67/197 ($15,899).

Libya and Palau: Comparison Charts

Libya and Palau economies compared

GDP
Libya

Palau
Year GDP
Libya Palau
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 $11,563,041
1971 $5,260,185,125 $12,706,874
1972 $6,299,395,544 $13,956,474
1973 $8,625,889,430 $15,331,889
1974 $15,112,543,717 $16,848,759
1975 $14,710,912,458 $18,521,112
1976 $19,096,943,017 $20,364,420
1977 $22,428,297,108 $22,308,104
1978 $22,136,422,643 $24,530,015
1979 $30,536,429,497 $27,004,251
1980 $40,953,924,949 $29,728,054
1981 $36,374,353,880 $32,726,594
1982 $33,760,146,991 $36,027,583
1983 $33,200,520,140 $39,661,530
1984 $29,476,109,153 $44,814,259
1985 $31,530,566,324 $51,030,637
1986 $24,180,400,959 $58,109,314
1987 $26,697,659,335 $66,169,905
1988 $24,308,959,591 $75,348,615
1989 $25,156,707,899 $85,800,543
1990 $28,904,183,602 $97,702,303
1991 $31,991,821,265 $106,555,300
1992 $33,887,047,909 $104,771,300
1993 $30,660,051,911 $96,455,700
1994 $28,610,549,763 $106,138,500
1995 $25,541,379,187 $121,018,500
1996 $27,884,615,385 $137,494,600
1997 $30,700,897,875 $143,860,800
1998 $27,251,301,398 $149,079,600
1999 $35,975,860,857 $144,206,500
2000 $38,270,954,138 $149,535,800
2001 $34,112,093,927 $159,453,500
2002 $20,481,889,764 $162,665,500
2003 $26,265,625,000 $154,559,900
2004 $33,122,307,692 $166,391,600
2005 $47,334,691,241 $191,048,400
2006 $60,094,231,607 $193,679,700
2007 $68,032,978,391 $200,903,600
2008 $86,710,767,415 $201,167,300
2009 $60,808,562,033 $189,998,000
2010 $75,380,825,062 $188,174,300
2011 $48,169,263,294 $198,873,900
2012 $92,540,938,129 $215,762,400
2013 $75,351,107,029 $225,345,700
2014 $57,372,355,592 $243,156,500
2015 $48,717,501,321 $278,824,800
2016 $49,912,073,701 $298,323,500
2017 $67,157,452,182 $285,600,000
2018 $76,686,029,772 $288,546,300
2019 $69,254,496,472 $281,941,600
2020 $46,854,285,441 $258,990,800
2021 $35,217,995,647 $235,752,900
2022 $43,246,297,922 $255,591,100
2023 $45,096,462,972 $281,849,100
2024 $46,636,278,902 -

Libya and Palau economies compared

GDP per capita
Libya

Palau
Year GDP per capita
Libya Palau
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 $1,017
1971 $2,443 $1,081
1972 $2,830 $1,145
1973 $3,727 $1,221
1974 $6,214 $1,328
1975 $5,721 $1,464
1976 $7,018 $1,616
1977 $7,783 $1,781
1978 $7,252 $1,972
1979 $9,443 $2,189
1980 $11,960 $2,423
1981 $10,044 $2,639
1982 $9,064 $2,838
1983 $8,927 $3,049
1984 $7,811 $3,360
1985 $8,087 $3,728
1986 $6,019 $4,144
1987 $6,465 $4,616
1988 $5,736 $5,145
1989 $5,793 $5,741
1990 $6,502 $6,403
1991 $7,040 $6,824
1992 $7,303 $6,553
1993 $6,478 $5,892
1994 $5,933 $6,329
1995 $5,205 $7,038
1996 $5,591 $7,788
1997 $6,062 $7,945
1998 $5,301 $8,048
1999 $6,895 $7,630
2000 $7,214 $7,797
2001 $6,313 $8,240
2002 $3,718 $8,341
2003 $4,674 $7,862
2004 $5,774 $8,395
2005 $8,079 $9,640
2006 $10,049 $9,885
2007 $11,145 $10,408
2008 $13,906 $10,583
2009 $9,551 $10,155
2010 $11,601 $10,229
2011 $7,594 $11,001
2012 $14,976 $12,145
2013 $11,952 $12,769
2014 $8,926 $13,726
2015 $7,458 $15,691
2016 $7,526 $16,763
2017 $9,966 $16,034
2018 $11,197 $16,198
2019 $9,963 $15,841
2020 $6,650 $14,557
2021 $4,936 $13,257
2022 $5,987 $14,392
2023 $6,173 $15,899
2024 $6,318 -

Libya vs. Palau life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Libya

Palau
Year Life expectancy, years
Libya Palau
1950 33.1 52.7
1951 33.5 52.9
1952 33.8 53.1
1953 34.2 53.3
1954 34.7 53.5
1955 35.2 53.7
1956 36 53.9
1957 36.9 54.1
1958 38 54.4
1959 39.3 54.6
1960 40.8 54.9
1961 42.4 55.1
1962 44.1 55.4
1963 45.6 55.6
1964 47.7 55.8
1965 49.3 55.9
1966 50.9 56.2
1967 52.5 56.5
1968 53.8 56.9
1969 55.2 57.3
1970 56.4 57.7
1971 57.6 58.1
1972 58.7 58.6
1973 59.7 59
1974 60.7 59.5
1975 61.6 60
1976 62.4 60.5
1977 63.1 60.9
1978 63.8 61.3
1979 64.3 61.6
1980 64.8 61.9
1981 65.3 62.1
1982 65.8 62.3
1983 66.3 62.5
1984 66.7 62.6
1985 67.3 62.7
1986 67.8 62.8
1987 68.3 62.8
1988 68.6 62.8
1989 69 62.8
1990 69.3 62.8
1991 69.6 62.8
1992 70 62.9
1993 70.2 63
1994 70.5 63.1
1995 70.6 63.3
1996 70.7 63.5
1997 70.7 63.7
1998 70.7 64
1999 70.6 64.2
2000 70.5 64.5
2001 70.7 64.8
2002 70.8 65.1
2003 71 65.4
2004 71.2 65.8
2005 71.4 66.2
2006 71.6 66.6
2007 71.8 67.1
2008 71.9 67.6
2009 72.1 68
2010 72.2 68.3
2011 69.9 68.6
2012 72.2 68.9
2013 72.3 69
2014 71.3 69.1
2015 71.6 69.1
2016 71.8 69
2017 72.7 69
2018 73.2 69
2019 72.9 69
2020 72.4 68.7
2021 72.1 68.6
2022 74.5 68.9
2023 69.3 69.3
2024 71.1 69.4
2025 73.2 69.5

Libya and Palau population clocks and comparison

Population
Libya

Palau
Year Population
Libya Palau
1960 1,492,890 9,328
1961 1,555,699 9,555
1962 1,621,960 9,793
1963 1,690,457 10,037
1964 1,753,691 10,292
1965 1,804,015 10,547
1966 1,849,063 10,805
1967 1,898,199 10,988
1968 1,952,781 11,080
1969 2,014,293 11,159
1970 2,082,589 11,368
1971 2,153,534 11,759
1972 2,226,091 12,194
1973 2,314,193 12,552
1974 2,432,211 12,687
1975 2,571,556 12,655
1976 2,721,237 12,598
1977 2,881,533 12,525
1978 3,052,526 12,440
1979 3,233,846 12,337
1980 3,424,378 12,271
1981 3,621,486 12,402
1982 3,724,765 12,694
1983 3,718,961 13,006
1984 3,773,633 13,337
1985 3,898,745 13,688
1986 4,017,403 14,024
1987 4,129,739 14,334
1988 4,237,755 14,645
1989 4,342,920 14,945
1990 4,445,239 15,259
1991 4,544,400 15,614
1992 4,640,352 15,989
1993 4,733,045 16,372
1994 4,822,037 16,770
1995 4,906,843 17,195
1996 4,987,393 17,654
1997 5,064,639 18,108
1998 5,140,704 18,524
1999 5,218,038 18,901
2000 5,305,021 19,178
2001 5,403,639 19,352
2002 5,508,410 19,503
2003 5,619,398 19,659
2004 5,736,693 19,820
2005 5,858,798 19,819
2006 5,980,211 19,593
2007 6,104,380 19,302
2008 6,235,430 19,009
2009 6,366,686 18,709
2010 6,497,839 18,396
2011 6,343,203 18,078
2012 6,179,328 17,765
2013 6,304,628 17,648
2014 6,427,252 17,715
2015 6,531,819 17,770
2016 6,632,126 17,797
2017 6,738,770 17,812
2018 6,849,055 17,814
2019 6,951,033 17,798
2020 7,045,399 17,792
2021 7,135,175 17,783
2022 7,223,805 17,759
2023 7,305,659 17,727
2024 7,381,023 17,695

Fertility rates in Libya and Palau

Fertility rate
Libya

Palau
Year Fertility rate
Libya Palau
1960 7.51 7.19
1961 7.56 7.17
1962 7.61 7.15
1963 7.69 7.12
1964 7.75 7.08
1965 7.82 7.01
1966 7.89 6.93
1967 7.93 6.84
1968 7.97 6.71
1969 8.01 6.58
1970 8.05 6.39
1971 8.1 6.16
1972 8.07 5.9
1973 8.05 5.59
1974 8.02 5.26
1975 7.98 4.9
1976 7.93 4.53
1977 7.87 4.09
1978 7.79 3.74
1979 7.68 3.49
1980 7.54 3.35
1981 7.37 3.28
1982 7.16 3.22
1983 6.91 3.14
1984 6.62 3.08
1985 6.33 3.01
1986 6.02 2.98
1987 5.72 2.93
1988 5.41 2.91
1989 5.09 2.92
1990 4.78 2.88
1991 4.46 2.74
1992 4.16 2.71
1993 3.88 2.73
1994 3.65 2.66
1995 3.44 2.55
1996 3.26 2.39
1997 3.13 2.19
1998 3.04 2.01
1999 2.97 1.91
2000 2.91 1.82
2001 2.87 1.87
2002 2.83 1.92
2003 2.8 1.96
2004 2.77 1.99
2005 2.77 2.02
2006 2.7 2
2007 2.65 1.97
2008 2.6 1.95
2009 2.56 1.94
2010 2.6 1.94
2011 2.65 1.97
2012 2.68 2.01
2013 2.72 2.05
2014 2.75 2.03
2015 2.71 2
2016 2.67 2.06
2017 2.63 2.02
2018 2.58 1.97
2019 2.54 1.98
2020 2.51 1.97
2021 2.46 1.95
2022 2.4 1.93
2023 2.36 1.91

Libya and Palau demographics compared

Median age
Libya

Palau
Year Median age, years
Libya Palau
1960 18.5 16.7
1961 18.2 16.1
1962 17.9 15.5
1963 17.5 15.1
1964 17.2 15
1965 16.7 14.9
1966 15.9 14.9
1967 15.3 15.2
1968 14.9 15.7
1969 14.7 16.1
1970 14.7 16.5
1971 14.7 16.6
1972 14.7 16.6
1973 14.9 16.8
1974 15.3 17.1
1975 15.5 17.4
1976 15.6 17.8
1977 15.8 18.1
1978 15.9 18.3
1979 15.9 18.6
1980 16 18.9
1981 16.1 19.3
1982 16.3 19.9
1983 16.5 20.5
1984 16.8 21.1
1985 17.1 21.6
1986 17.3 22.2
1987 17.6 23.1
1988 17.9 24
1989 18.2 24.9
1990 18.6 25.6
1991 18.9 26
1992 19.3 26.4
1993 19.7 26.9
1994 20.1 27.4
1995 20.6 27.8
1996 21.1 28.3
1997 21.5 28.8
1998 22 29.4
1999 22.4 30.2
2000 22.7 30.8
2001 22.9 31.2
2002 23.1 31.5
2003 23.2 31.8
2004 23.4 32
2005 23.6 32.3
2006 23.8 32.7
2007 24.2 33.1
2008 24.6 33.5
2009 25 33.9
2010 25.3 34.2
2011 25.5 34.6
2012 25.7 35
2013 25.9 35.3
2014 26.2 35.6
2015 26.4 36
2016 26.6 36.3
2017 26.8 36.7
2018 27 37
2019 27.2 37.4
2020 27.5 37.8
2021 27.7 38.1
2022 28 38.5
2023 28.2 38.8
2024 28.5 39.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Libya Palau
GNI, Atlas method
$46.6B
2024
$249M
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
65.7%
2025
53%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.26%
1999
3.53%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
15.5%
2014
n/a
Armed forces personnel
0
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.21%
2025
+2.29%
2025
Unemployment rate
30%
2004
0.77%
2020
Services, % of GDP
34.3%
2024
76.7%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
68.3%
2024
9.87%
2023
Economic freedom index
35.9
2012
62
2025
Total reserves including gold
$92.9B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$1.95M
2024
International tourist arrivals
760,000
2008
18,399
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.34%
2010
93.5%
2017
Banked people share
33.1%
2024
n/a

Energy

Libya Palau
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,539 kg
2022
4,814 kg
1990
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$4.83
2022
$1.99
1990
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
61.3 megatons
2023
1.44 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
8.39 tons
2023
81.2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
96.3%
2022
0%
1990
Renewable energy use share
3.1%
2021
0.9%
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
4.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
73.2%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Libya Palau
% of world population
0.09%
2024
0.0002%
2024
Annual migration change
+3,448
2024
-14
2024
Urban population
81.9%
2024
82.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.79 ft
2025
5.6 ft
2025
Average female height
5.33 ft
2025
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
30.9
2025
47.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
13
2024
49
2025
Higher education index
27
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
2.5
2015
11.2
2018
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
21.3
2019
4.78
2013
Visa free countries
52
2025
123
2025
Adult literacy rate
76.5%
1994
100%
2020
English speaking
2%
2025
92.5%
2023
People using the Internet
88.5%
2023
27%
2004

Health

Libya Palau
Government health expenditure per capita
$278.4
2022
$1,979
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$84.8
2022
$328
2022
Life expectancy
73.2 years
2025
69.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.82%
2022
21.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.16
2017
1.78
2020
Maternal mortality per 100K births
59
2023
89
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
30.8
2023
22.3
2023
Obesity rate
37.9%
2022
42.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
15.8%
2024
19.3%
2024
Air quality index
70
2025
65
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
17.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.01 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Libya Palau
% of world land
1.18%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Land area per capita
92,042 sq mi
2024
10,037 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
59,267 sq mi
2025
16.6 sq mi
2025
Forest area
838 sq mi
2025
160.8 sq mi
2025
Roads length
22,991 mi
2010
n/a

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