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Libya vs Peru statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Libya has a population of 7.38M (ranked 105/197), compared with 34.2M in Peru (ranked 48/197). Libya's land area is 679,362 sq mi versus 494,211 sq mi for Peru (ranked 16th vs. 19th).

By GDP, Libya ranks 96/197 ($46.6B) and Peru ranks 49/197 ($289B). By GDP per capita, Libya ranks 110/197 ($6,318), while Peru ranks 93/197 ($8,452).

Main facts and rankings

Libya Peru
Population
7523849
34854181
Population rank 105/197 48/197
GDP
$46.6B
2024
$289B
2024
GDP rank 96/197 49/197
GDP per capita
$6,318
2024
$8,452
2024
GDP per capita rank 110/197 93/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$13,954
2024
$17,802
2024
Government debt n/a
$94.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
33.7%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$2,770
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 106/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,735
2025
$6,804
2025
Land area
679,362 sq mi
2025
494,211 sq mi
2025
Population density
10.9 ppl/mi²
2024
69.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.36
2023
1.98
2023
Median age
28.5 years
2024
30.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.2 years
2025
78.1 years
2025

Libya and Peru: Comparison Charts

Libya and Peru economies compared

GDP
Libya

Peru
Year GDP
Libya Peru
1960 $401,644,249 $2,571,986,572
1961 $443,905,612 $2,897,852,693
1962 $619,725,785 $3,284,322,201
1963 $892,327,911 $3,598,272,493
1964 $1,341,395,421 $4,353,664,867
1965 $1,804,979,680 $5,163,008,077
1966 $2,312,438,536 $6,109,048,737
1967 $2,726,986,913 $6,194,340,080
1968 $3,850,623,095 $5,736,083,835
1969 $4,380,987,481 $6,420,909,790
1970 $4,601,649,451 $7,432,223,177
1971 $5,260,185,125 $8,289,582,884
1972 $6,299,395,544 $9,189,413,409
1973 $8,625,889,430 $10,994,381,895
1974 $15,112,543,717 $13,858,441,211
1975 $14,710,912,458 $16,931,162,355
1976 $19,096,943,017 $16,131,958,851
1977 $22,428,297,108 $14,544,913,961
1978 $22,136,422,643 $12,491,876,743
1979 $30,536,429,497 $15,954,012,439
1980 $40,953,924,949 $18,136,838,538
1981 $36,374,353,880 $21,648,214,893
1982 $33,760,146,991 $21,794,535,621
1983 $33,200,520,140 $17,345,260,564
1984 $29,476,109,153 $17,600,400,385
1985 $31,530,566,324 $15,078,736,875
1986 $24,180,400,959 $21,859,448,586
1987 $26,697,659,335 $36,889,706,593
1988 $24,308,959,591 $15,439,408,447
1989 $25,156,707,899 $22,499,558,526
1990 $28,904,183,602 $26,410,386,963
1991 $31,991,821,265 $34,341,465,998
1992 $33,887,047,909 $35,966,302,303
1993 $30,660,051,911 $34,832,077,221
1994 $28,610,549,763 $44,882,079,767
1995 $25,541,379,187 $53,312,793,687
1996 $27,884,615,385 $55,252,414,130
1997 $30,700,897,875 $58,147,522,523
1998 $27,251,301,398 $55,501,467,877
1999 $35,975,860,857 $50,187,324,568
2000 $38,270,954,138 $51,744,749,133
2001 $34,112,093,927 $52,030,158,775
2002 $20,481,889,764 $54,777,553,515
2003 $26,265,625,000 $58,731,030,122
2004 $33,122,307,692 $66,768,703,498
2005 $47,334,691,241 $76,060,606,061
2006 $60,094,231,607 $88,643,193,062
2007 $68,032,978,391 $102,170,981,144
2008 $86,710,767,415 $120,550,599,815
2009 $60,808,562,033 $120,822,986,521
2010 $75,380,825,062 $147,527,631,521
2011 $48,169,263,294 $171,761,737,047
2012 $92,540,938,129 $192,650,021,649
2013 $75,351,107,029 $201,175,543,571
2014 $57,372,355,592 $200,786,250,583
2015 $48,717,501,321 $189,802,976,286
2016 $49,912,073,701 $191,898,104,390
2017 $67,157,452,182 $211,007,984,081
2018 $76,686,029,772 $222,597,009,739
2019 $69,254,496,472 $228,346,006,004
2020 $46,854,285,441 $201,409,694,756
2021 $35,217,995,647 $226,328,766,460
2022 $43,246,297,922 $246,065,570,308
2023 $45,096,462,972 $266,958,720,838
2024 $46,636,278,902 $289,221,969,060

Libya and Peru economies compared

GDP per capita
Libya

Peru
Year GDP per capita
Libya Peru
1960 $269 $252.8
1961 $285.3 $276.6
1962 $382 $305
1963 $528 $324
1964 $765 $381
1965 $1,001 $439
1966 $1,251 $505
1967 $1,437 $498
1968 $1,972 $448
1969 $2,175 $488
1970 $2,210 $550
1971 $2,443 $599
1972 $2,830 $647
1973 $3,727 $754
1974 $6,214 $927
1975 $5,721 $1,104
1976 $7,018 $1,026
1977 $7,783 $903
1978 $7,252 $756
1979 $9,443 $942
1980 $11,960 $1,045
1981 $10,044 $1,216
1982 $9,064 $1,194
1983 $8,927 $927
1984 $7,811 $918
1985 $8,087 $767
1986 $6,019 $1,087
1987 $6,465 $1,792
1988 $5,736 $733
1989 $5,793 $1,045
1990 $6,502 $1,200
1991 $7,040 $1,527
1992 $7,303 $1,567
1993 $6,478 $1,488
1994 $5,933 $1,879
1995 $5,205 $2,190
1996 $5,591 $2,227
1997 $6,062 $2,301
1998 $5,301 $2,156
1999 $6,895 $1,917
2000 $7,214 $1,945
2001 $6,313 $1,930
2002 $3,718 $2,007
2003 $4,674 $2,129
2004 $5,774 $2,397
2005 $8,079 $2,707
2006 $10,049 $3,130
2007 $11,145 $3,581
2008 $13,906 $4,198
2009 $9,551 $4,181
2010 $11,601 $5,072
2011 $7,594 $5,861
2012 $14,976 $6,519
2013 $11,952 $6,747
2014 $8,926 $6,667
2015 $7,458 $6,232
2016 $7,526 $6,217
2017 $9,966 $6,736
2018 $11,197 $6,978
2019 $9,963 $7,037
2020 $6,650 $6,133
2021 $4,936 $6,826
2022 $5,987 $7,351
2023 $6,173 $7,888
2024 $6,318 $8,452

Libya vs. Peru life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Libya

Peru
Year Life expectancy, years
Libya Peru
1950 33.1 46
1951 33.5 46.5
1952 33.8 46.8
1953 34.2 47.1
1954 34.7 47.5
1955 35.2 47.9
1956 36 48.4
1957 36.9 48.9
1958 38 49.5
1959 39.3 50
1960 40.8 50.6
1961 42.4 51.2
1962 44.1 51.5
1963 45.6 52.6
1964 47.7 53.3
1965 49.3 53.9
1966 50.9 54.4
1967 52.5 54.9
1968 53.8 55.4
1969 55.2 55.8
1970 56.4 47.7
1971 57.6 56.5
1972 58.7 57
1973 59.7 57.3
1974 60.7 57.8
1975 61.6 58.2
1976 62.4 58.6
1977 63.1 58.9
1978 63.8 59.3
1979 64.3 59.6
1980 64.8 60
1981 65.3 60.3
1982 65.8 60.6
1983 66.3 60.8
1984 66.7 61.1
1985 67.3 61.7
1986 67.8 62.2
1987 68.3 62.5
1988 68.6 63
1989 69 63.4
1990 69.3 64
1991 69.6 64.2
1992 70 65
1993 70.2 65.7
1994 70.5 66.5
1995 70.6 67.2
1996 70.7 67.8
1997 70.7 68.3
1998 70.7 68.7
1999 70.6 69.3
2000 70.5 69.8
2001 70.7 70.3
2002 70.8 70.8
2003 71 71.3
2004 71.2 71.4
2005 71.4 72
2006 71.6 72.3
2007 71.8 72.7
2008 71.9 72.7
2009 72.1 72.6
2010 72.2 72.9
2011 69.9 73.3
2012 72.2 74
2013 72.3 74.6
2014 71.3 75.3
2015 71.6 75.7
2016 71.8 76
2017 72.7 76
2018 73.2 76
2019 72.9 76.3
2020 72.4 73.8
2021 72.1 71.6
2022 74.5 76.8
2023 69.3 77.7
2024 71.1 77.9
2025 73.2 78.1

Libya and Peru population clocks and comparison

Population
Libya

Peru
Year Population
Libya Peru
1960 1,492,890 10,174,127
1961 1,555,699 10,475,123
1962 1,621,960 10,784,612
1963 1,690,457 11,102,099
1964 1,753,691 11,427,978
1965 1,804,015 11,761,085
1966 1,849,063 12,101,297
1967 1,898,199 12,448,814
1968 1,952,781 12,803,993
1969 2,014,293 13,166,767
1970 2,082,589 13,501,237
1971 2,153,534 13,838,067
1972 2,226,091 14,210,147
1973 2,314,193 14,582,867
1974 2,432,211 14,956,552
1975 2,571,556 15,333,957
1976 2,721,237 15,716,809
1977 2,881,533 16,109,806
1978 3,052,526 16,516,059
1979 3,233,846 16,933,139
1980 3,424,378 17,360,949
1981 3,621,486 17,798,805
1982 3,724,765 18,246,503
1983 3,718,961 18,705,957
1984 3,773,633 19,174,716
1985 3,898,745 19,648,204
1986 4,017,403 20,117,122
1987 4,129,739 20,582,320
1988 4,237,755 21,054,702
1989 4,342,920 21,532,589
1990 4,445,239 22,014,771
1991 4,544,400 22,483,775
1992 4,640,352 22,946,340
1993 4,733,045 23,413,783
1994 4,822,037 23,881,493
1995 4,906,843 24,348,919
1996 4,987,393 24,811,171
1997 5,064,639 25,274,147
1998 5,140,704 25,738,095
1999 5,218,038 26,186,504
2000 5,305,021 26,598,331
2001 5,403,639 26,964,601
2002 5,508,410 27,288,217
2003 5,619,398 27,580,490
2004 5,736,693 27,852,190
2005 5,858,798 28,101,180
2006 5,980,211 28,324,491
2007 6,104,380 28,530,699
2008 6,235,430 28,719,041
2009 6,366,686 28,896,811
2010 6,497,839 29,086,019
2011 6,343,203 29,304,086
2012 6,179,328 29,550,366
2013 6,304,628 29,817,919
2014 6,427,252 30,115,826
2015 6,531,819 30,457,600
2016 6,632,126 30,866,494
2017 6,738,770 31,324,637
2018 6,849,055 31,897,584
2019 6,951,033 32,449,303
2020 7,045,399 32,838,579
2021 7,135,175 33,155,882
2022 7,223,805 33,475,438
2023 7,305,659 33,845,617
2024 7,381,023 34,217,848

Fertility rates in Libya and Peru

Fertility rate
Libya

Peru
Year Fertility rate
Libya Peru
1960 7.51 6.94
1961 7.56 6.92
1962 7.61 6.9
1963 7.69 6.86
1964 7.75 6.81
1965 7.82 6.75
1966 7.89 6.68
1967 7.93 6.6
1968 7.97 6.51
1969 8.01 6.42
1970 8.05 6.32
1971 8.1 6.21
1972 8.07 6.09
1973 8.05 5.97
1974 8.02 5.84
1975 7.98 5.71
1976 7.93 5.58
1977 7.87 5.44
1978 7.79 5.31
1979 7.68 5.17
1980 7.54 5.04
1981 7.37 4.92
1982 7.16 4.8
1983 6.91 4.68
1984 6.62 4.57
1985 6.33 4.46
1986 6.02 4.35
1987 5.72 4.25
1988 5.41 4.14
1989 5.09 4.03
1990 4.78 3.91
1991 4.46 3.79
1992 4.16 3.67
1993 3.88 3.55
1994 3.65 3.43
1995 3.44 3.32
1996 3.26 3.2
1997 3.13 3.1
1998 3.04 3
1999 2.97 2.92
2000 2.91 2.85
2001 2.87 2.74
2002 2.83 2.69
2003 2.8 2.66
2004 2.77 2.67
2005 2.77 2.64
2006 2.7 2.62
2007 2.65 2.58
2008 2.6 2.53
2009 2.56 2.48
2010 2.6 2.42
2011 2.65 2.41
2012 2.68 2.36
2013 2.72 2.32
2014 2.75 2.27
2015 2.71 2.23
2016 2.67 2.19
2017 2.63 2.15
2018 2.58 2.12
2019 2.54 2.09
2020 2.51 2.06
2021 2.46 2.03
2022 2.4 2
2023 2.36 1.98

Libya and Peru demographics compared

Median age
Libya

Peru
Year Median age, years
Libya Peru
1960 18.5 18.2
1961 18.2 18.1
1962 17.9 18
1963 17.5 17.9
1964 17.2 17.9
1965 16.7 17.9
1966 15.9 17.9
1967 15.3 17.9
1968 14.9 17.9
1969 14.7 17.9
1970 14.7 17.9
1971 14.7 17.9
1972 14.7 18
1973 14.9 18
1974 15.3 18.1
1975 15.5 18.1
1976 15.6 18.2
1977 15.8 18.2
1978 15.9 18.3
1979 15.9 18.4
1980 16 18.5
1981 16.1 18.6
1982 16.3 18.7
1983 16.5 18.8
1984 16.8 18.9
1985 17.1 19.1
1986 17.3 19.2
1987 17.6 19.3
1988 17.9 19.5
1989 18.2 19.6
1990 18.6 19.8
1991 18.9 20
1992 19.3 20.2
1993 19.7 20.4
1994 20.1 20.7
1995 20.6 20.9
1996 21.1 21.2
1997 21.5 21.5
1998 22 21.8
1999 22.4 22.1
2000 22.7 22.5
2001 22.9 22.8
2002 23.1 23.2
2003 23.2 23.5
2004 23.4 23.9
2005 23.6 24.2
2006 23.8 24.6
2007 24.2 25
2008 24.6 25.4
2009 25 25.8
2010 25.3 26.3
2011 25.5 26.7
2012 25.7 27.1
2013 25.9 27.4
2014 26.2 27.8
2015 26.4 28.1
2016 26.6 28.4
2017 26.8 28.6
2018 27 28.9
2019 27.2 29.2
2020 27.5 29.5
2021 27.7 29.8
2022 28 30.1
2023 28.2 30.5
2024 28.5 30.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Libya Peru
GNI, Atlas method
$46.6B
2024
$256B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
65.7%
2025
22.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.26%
1999
4.24%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
15.5%
2014
1.12%
2023
Armed forces personnel
0
2020
158,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.21%
2025
-2.54%
2025
Unemployment rate
30%
2004
5.2%
2024
Services, % of GDP
34.3%
2024
52.7%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
68.3%
2024
32.2%
2024
Economic freedom index
35.9
2012
65.9
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
30.3%
2024
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2%
2024
Listed domestic companies n/a
176
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$82.2B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$92.9B
2024
$79.2B
2024
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$4.93B
2024
International tourist arrivals
760,000
2008
1,119,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.34%
2010
2.2%
2020
Banked people share
33.1%
2024
59.3%
2024

Energy

Libya Peru
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,539 kg
2022
827 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$4.83
2022
$20.2
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
61.3 megatons
2023
58.4 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
8.39 tons
2023
1.73 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
96.3%
2022
76.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
3.1%
2021
30.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0%
2022
10.2%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-249.7%
2022
12.2%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
3,979 kWh
2022
1,588 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.02%
2021
61.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
49.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
73.2%
2023
96.2%
2023

Society

Libya Peru
% of world population
0.09%
2024
0.42%
2024
Annual migration change
+3,448
2024
+18,406
2024
Urban population
81.9%
2024
79.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.79 ft
2025
5.47 ft
2025
Average female height
5.33 ft
2025
5.07 ft
2025
Quality of life index
30.9
2025
53
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
13
2024
31
2024
Higher education index
27
2025
67
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.5
2015
8.46
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
21.3
2019
13.6
2019
Visa free countries
52
2025
150
2025
Adult literacy rate
76.5%
1994
93.7%
2024
English speaking
2%
2025
8%
2025
People using the Internet
88.5%
2023
82%
2024

Health

Libya Peru
Government health expenditure per capita
$278.4
2022
$446
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$84.8
2022
$120.3
2022
Life expectancy
73.2 years
2025
78.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.82%
2022
0.21%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.16
2017
1.62
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
21.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
59
2023
51
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
30.8
2023
15.8
2023
Obesity rate
37.9%
2022
28.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
15.8%
2024
6.4%
2024
Air quality index
70
2025
44
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
7.1%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.01 liters
2020
6.45 liters
2020

Territory

Libya Peru
% of world land
1.18%
2025
0.86%
2025
Land area per capita
92,042 sq mi
2024
14,443 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
59,267 sq mi
2025
94,153 sq mi
2025
Forest area
838 sq mi
2025
277,267 sq mi
2025
Roads length
22,991 mi
2010
109,106 mi
2021

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