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Libya vs Rwanda statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Libya has a population of 7.38M (ranked 105/197), compared with 14.3M in Rwanda (ranked 77/197). Libya's land area is 679,362 sq mi versus 9,525 sq mi for Rwanda (ranked 16th vs. 146th).

By GDP, Libya ranks 96/197 ($46.6B) and Rwanda ranks 144/197 ($14.3B). By GDP per capita, Libya ranks 110/197 ($6,318), while Rwanda ranks 177/197 ($1,000).

Main facts and rankings

Libya Rwanda
Population
7523849
14826674
Population rank 105/197 77/197
GDP
$46.6B
2024
$14.3B
2024
GDP rank 96/197 144/197
GDP per capita
$6,318
2024
$1,000
2024
GDP per capita rank 110/197 177/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$13,954
2024
$3,711
2024
Government debt n/a
$9.58B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
77.6%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$672
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 156/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,735
2025
$2,587
2025
Land area
679,362 sq mi
2025
9,525 sq mi
2025
Population density
10.9 ppl/mi²
2024
1,497 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.36
2023
3.7
2023
Median age
28.5 years
2024
20.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.2 years
2025
68.2 years
2025

Libya and Rwanda: Comparison Charts

Libya and Rwanda economies compared

GDP
Libya

Rwanda
Year GDP
Libya Rwanda
1960 $401,644,249 $119,000,024
1961 $443,905,612 $122,000,016
1962 $619,725,785 $125,000,008
1963 $892,327,911 $128,000,000
1964 $1,341,395,421 $129,999,994
1965 $1,804,979,680 $148,799,980
1966 $2,312,438,536 $124,525,703
1967 $2,726,986,913 $159,560,018
1968 $3,850,623,095 $172,200,018
1969 $4,380,987,481 $188,700,037
1970 $4,601,649,451 $219,900,006
1971 $5,260,185,125 $222,952,504
1972 $6,299,395,544 $246,457,838
1973 $8,625,889,430 $290,746,157
1974 $15,112,543,717 $308,458,423
1975 $14,710,912,458 $571,863,500
1976 $19,096,943,017 $637,753,853
1977 $22,428,297,108 $746,650,613
1978 $22,136,422,643 $905,709,076
1979 $30,536,429,497 $1,109,346,131
1980 $40,953,924,949 $1,254,765,642
1981 $36,374,353,880 $1,407,062,527
1982 $33,760,146,991 $1,407,243,139
1983 $33,200,520,140 $1,479,687,587
1984 $29,476,109,153 $1,587,413,084
1985 $31,530,566,324 $1,715,626,331
1986 $24,180,400,959 $1,944,710,684
1987 $26,697,659,335 $2,157,432,668
1988 $24,308,959,591 $2,395,492,687
1989 $25,156,707,899 $2,405,022,593
1990 $28,904,183,602 $2,550,185,679
1991 $31,991,821,265 $1,911,600,237
1992 $33,887,047,909 $2,029,026,962
1993 $30,660,051,911 $1,971,525,712
1994 $28,610,549,763 $753,636,370
1995 $25,541,379,187 $1,293,535,193
1996 $27,884,615,385 $1,382,334,879
1997 $30,700,897,875 $1,851,558,197
1998 $27,251,301,398 $1,989,343,546
1999 $35,975,860,857 $2,157,108,263
2000 $38,270,954,138 $2,068,836,754
2001 $34,112,093,927 $1,966,600,715
2002 $20,481,889,764 $1,966,003,468
2003 $26,265,625,000 $2,138,237,279
2004 $33,122,307,692 $2,376,496,067
2005 $47,334,691,241 $2,933,819,766
2006 $60,094,231,607 $3,319,784,539
2007 $68,032,978,391 $4,070,507,895
2008 $86,710,767,415 $5,179,854,065
2009 $60,808,562,033 $5,674,476,969
2010 $75,380,825,062 $6,124,756,654
2011 $48,169,263,294 $6,884,913,658
2012 $92,540,938,129 $7,654,761,045
2013 $75,351,107,029 $7,819,964,024
2014 $57,372,355,592 $8,238,966,120
2015 $48,717,501,321 $8,543,760,206
2016 $49,912,073,701 $8,695,272,061
2017 $67,157,452,182 $9,252,833,894
2018 $76,686,029,772 $9,637,904,519
2019 $69,254,496,472 $10,349,300,277
2020 $46,854,285,441 $10,174,386,855
2021 $35,217,995,647 $11,078,787,095
2022 $43,246,297,922 $13,316,161,006
2023 $45,096,462,972 $14,331,722,700
2024 $46,636,278,902 $14,251,642,231

Libya and Rwanda economies compared

GDP per capita
Libya

Rwanda
Year GDP per capita
Libya Rwanda
1960 $269 $39.4
1961 $285.3 $39.3
1962 $382 $39.2
1963 $528 $39.3
1964 $765 $39
1965 $1,001 $43.5
1966 $1,251 $35.4
1967 $1,437 $44
1968 $1,972 $46
1969 $2,175 $48.9
1970 $2,210 $55.2
1971 $2,443 $54.4
1972 $2,830 $58.4
1973 $3,727 $66.9
1974 $6,214 $68.9
1975 $5,721 $124.1
1976 $7,018 $134.4
1977 $7,783 $152.7
1978 $7,252 $179.9
1979 $9,443 $213.8
1980 $11,960 $234.4
1981 $10,044 $254.6
1982 $9,064 $246.4
1983 $8,927 $250.6
1984 $7,811 $259.9
1985 $8,087 $271.6
1986 $6,019 $297.7
1987 $6,465 $320
1988 $5,736 $344
1989 $5,793 $335
1990 $6,502 $346
1991 $7,040 $254
1992 $7,303 $264.1
1993 $6,478 $247
1994 $5,933 $111
1995 $5,205 $228
1996 $5,591 $206
1997 $6,062 $238.7
1998 $5,301 $246.2
1999 $6,895 $264.7
2000 $7,214 $251.9
2001 $6,313 $237.3
2002 $3,718 $234
2003 $4,674 $249
2004 $5,774 $269.5
2005 $8,079 $324
2006 $10,049 $357
2007 $11,145 $426
2008 $13,906 $528
2009 $9,551 $564
2010 $11,601 $594
2011 $7,594 $651
2012 $14,976 $707
2013 $11,952 $705
2014 $8,926 $725
2015 $7,458 $734
2016 $7,526 $730
2017 $9,966 $758
2018 $11,197 $772
2019 $9,963 $810
2020 $6,650 $779
2021 $4,936 $830
2022 $5,987 $975
2023 $6,173 $1,027
2024 $6,318 $1,000

Libya vs. Rwanda life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Libya

Rwanda
Year Life expectancy, years
Libya Rwanda
1950 33.1 43.2
1951 33.5 43.5
1952 33.8 43.8
1953 34.2 44.1
1954 34.7 44.4
1955 35.2 44.8
1956 36 45.2
1957 36.9 45.6
1958 38 46.1
1959 39.3 46.5
1960 40.8 47
1961 42.4 47.5
1962 44.1 47.8
1963 45.6 44
1964 47.7 48.1
1965 49.3 48.2
1966 50.9 48.1
1967 52.5 48
1968 53.8 47.7
1969 55.2 47.4
1970 56.4 47.1
1971 57.6 46.8
1972 58.7 46.3
1973 59.7 45.9
1974 60.7 45.6
1975 61.6 45.3
1976 62.4 45.3
1977 63.1 45.6
1978 63.8 46.2
1979 64.3 47.1
1980 64.8 48.1
1981 65.3 49.2
1982 65.8 50.2
1983 66.3 50.9
1984 66.7 51.4
1985 67.3 51.7
1986 67.8 51.7
1987 68.3 51.5
1988 68.6 50.9
1989 69 49.5
1990 69.3 47.8
1991 69.6 46.2
1992 70 44.4
1993 70.2 42.9
1994 70.5 12.2
1995 70.6 41.5
1996 70.7 42.5
1997 70.7 42
1998 70.7 43.1
1999 70.6 45.7
2000 70.5 47.8
2001 70.7 49.5
2002 70.8 51.3
2003 71 53.5
2004 71.2 55.5
2005 71.4 57
2006 71.6 58.3
2007 71.8 59.5
2008 71.9 60.6
2009 72.1 61.8
2010 72.2 62.8
2011 69.9 63.5
2012 72.2 64.2
2013 72.3 64.7
2014 71.3 65.1
2015 71.6 65.4
2016 71.8 65.7
2017 72.7 66.1
2018 73.2 66.4
2019 72.9 66.7
2020 72.4 67
2021 72.1 66.8
2022 74.5 67.5
2023 69.3 67.8
2024 71.1 68
2025 73.2 68.2

Libya and Rwanda population clocks and comparison

Population
Libya

Rwanda
Year Population
Libya Rwanda
1960 1,492,890 3,022,294
1961 1,555,699 3,106,779
1962 1,621,960 3,186,025
1963 1,690,457 3,258,890
1964 1,753,691 3,334,834
1965 1,804,015 3,423,210
1966 1,849,063 3,521,626
1967 1,898,199 3,629,577
1968 1,952,781 3,744,010
1969 2,014,293 3,861,271
1970 2,082,589 3,980,669
1971 2,153,534 4,100,044
1972 2,226,091 4,220,335
1973 2,314,193 4,345,047
1974 2,432,211 4,474,228
1975 2,571,556 4,607,728
1976 2,721,237 4,745,954
1977 2,881,533 4,888,240
1978 3,052,526 5,035,171
1979 3,233,846 5,189,541
1980 3,424,378 5,353,259
1981 3,621,486 5,527,230
1982 3,724,765 5,711,549
1983 3,718,961 5,905,311
1984 3,773,633 6,107,627
1985 3,898,745 6,317,228
1986 4,017,403 6,531,881
1987 4,129,739 6,749,493
1988 4,237,755 6,968,071
1989 4,342,920 7,184,706
1990 4,445,239 7,375,307
1991 4,544,400 7,526,966
1992 4,640,352 7,683,266
1993 4,733,045 7,981,132
1994 4,822,037 6,792,352
1995 4,906,843 5,674,118
1996 4,987,393 6,708,764
1997 5,064,639 7,755,238
1998 5,140,704 8,081,681
1999 5,218,038 8,147,912
2000 5,305,021 8,213,931
2001 5,403,639 8,287,094
2002 5,508,410 8,400,180
2003 5,619,398 8,586,875
2004 5,736,693 8,816,844
2005 5,858,798 9,054,528
2006 5,980,211 9,299,246
2007 6,104,380 9,549,933
2008 6,235,430 9,804,269
2009 6,366,686 10,060,432
2010 6,497,839 10,317,553
2011 6,343,203 10,573,733
2012 6,179,328 10,829,901
2013 6,304,628 11,093,340
2014 6,427,252 11,364,757
2015 6,531,819 11,640,022
2016 6,632,126 11,919,183
2017 6,738,770 12,202,060
2018 6,849,055 12,487,996
2019 6,951,033 12,776,103
2020 7,045,399 13,065,837
2021 7,135,175 13,355,260
2022 7,223,805 13,651,030
2023 7,305,659 13,954,471
2024 7,381,023 14,256,567

Fertility rates in Libya and Rwanda

Fertility rate
Libya

Rwanda
Year Fertility rate
Libya Rwanda
1960 7.51 8.28
1961 7.56 8.28
1962 7.61 8.27
1963 7.69 8.27
1964 7.75 8.27
1965 7.82 8.25
1966 7.89 8.23
1967 7.93 8.21
1968 7.97 8.19
1969 8.01 8.18
1970 8.05 8.15
1971 8.1 8.09
1972 8.07 8.09
1973 8.05 8.09
1974 8.02 8.1
1975 7.98 8.1
1976 7.93 8.12
1977 7.87 8.14
1978 7.79 8.16
1979 7.68 8.13
1980 7.54 8.12
1981 7.37 8.1
1982 7.16 8.06
1983 6.91 8
1984 6.62 7.91
1985 6.33 7.79
1986 6.02 7.61
1987 5.72 7.43
1988 5.41 7.23
1989 5.09 7.03
1990 4.78 6.8
1991 4.46 6.62
1992 4.16 6.54
1993 3.88 6.48
1994 3.65 6.42
1995 3.44 6.35
1996 3.26 6.29
1997 3.13 6.24
1998 3.04 6.17
1999 2.97 6.06
2000 2.91 5.97
2001 2.87 5.89
2002 2.83 5.82
2003 2.8 5.74
2004 2.77 5.64
2005 2.77 5.5
2006 2.7 5.34
2007 2.65 5.14
2008 2.6 4.92
2009 2.56 4.71
2010 2.6 4.52
2011 2.65 4.33
2012 2.68 4.2
2013 2.72 4.14
2014 2.75 4.12
2015 2.71 4.11
2016 2.67 4.11
2017 2.63 4.08
2018 2.58 4.05
2019 2.54 3.99
2020 2.51 3.91
2021 2.46 3.84
2022 2.4 3.78
2023 2.36 3.7

Libya and Rwanda demographics compared

Median age
Libya

Rwanda
Year Median age, years
Libya Rwanda
1960 18.5 15.5
1961 18.2 15.1
1962 17.9 14.9
1963 17.5 14.8
1964 17.2 14.7
1965 16.7 14.8
1966 15.9 14.9
1967 15.3 15.1
1968 14.9 15.3
1969 14.7 15.5
1970 14.7 15.7
1971 14.7 15.9
1972 14.7 16
1973 14.9 16.2
1974 15.3 16.3
1975 15.5 16.4
1976 15.6 16.5
1977 15.8 16.6
1978 15.9 16.6
1979 15.9 16.5
1980 16 16.5
1981 16.1 16.4
1982 16.3 16.2
1983 16.5 16.1
1984 16.8 16
1985 17.1 15.8
1986 17.3 15.7
1987 17.6 15.6
1988 17.9 15.6
1989 18.2 15.5
1990 18.6 15.5
1991 18.9 15.5
1992 19.3 15.6
1993 19.7 15.7
1994 20.1 15
1995 20.6 14.3
1996 21.1 14.6
1997 21.5 14.8
1998 22 15.3
1999 22.4 15.8
2000 22.7 16.3
2001 22.9 16.8
2002 23.1 17.1
2003 23.2 17.4
2004 23.4 17.6
2005 23.6 17.8
2006 23.8 18
2007 24.2 18.1
2008 24.6 18.3
2009 25 18.4
2010 25.3 18.5
2011 25.5 18.7
2012 25.7 18.8
2013 25.9 19
2014 26.2 19.1
2015 26.4 19.3
2016 26.6 19.4
2017 26.8 19.6
2018 27 19.7
2019 27.2 19.8
2020 27.5 19.9
2021 27.7 20
2022 28 20.3
2023 28.2 20.5
2024 28.5 20.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Libya Rwanda
GNI, Atlas method
$46.6B
2024
$14.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
65.7%
2025
27.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.26%
1999
4.69%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
15.5%
2014
1.27%
2023
Armed forces personnel
0
2020
35,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.21%
2025
-6.29%
2025
Unemployment rate
30%
2004
11.3%
2024
Services, % of GDP
34.3%
2024
47.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
68.3%
2024
21%
2024
Economic freedom index
35.9
2012
54.8
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
33.4%
2023
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3.1%
2023
Listed domestic companies n/a
5
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$2.75B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$92.9B
2024
$2.41B
2024
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$537M
2024
International tourist arrivals
760,000
2008
1,634,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
0.34%
2010
11%
2020
Banked people share
33.1%
2024
50%
2017

Energy

Libya Rwanda
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,539 kg
2022
373 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$4.83
2022
$8.31
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
61.3 megatons
2023
1.65 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
8.39 tons
2023
0.12 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
96.3%
2022
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
3.1%
2021
79.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0%
2022
0.97%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-249.7%
2022
10.6%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
3,979 kWh
2022
68.1 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.02%
2021
61%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
50.3%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
73.2%
2023
63.9%
2023

Society

Libya Rwanda
% of world population
0.09%
2024
0.18%
2024
Annual migration change
+3,448
2024
-15,582
2024
Urban population
81.9%
2024
18.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.79 ft
2025
5.45 ft
2025
Average female height
5.33 ft
2025
5.14 ft
2025
Quality of life index
30.9
2025
33.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
13
2024
57
2024
Higher education index
27
2025
9
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.5
2015
3.59
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
21.3
2019
29.4
2019
Visa free countries
52
2025
73
2025
Adult literacy rate
76.5%
1994
78.8%
2022
English speaking
2%
2025
15%
2023
People using the Internet
88.5%
2023
34.2%
2023

Health

Libya Rwanda
Government health expenditure per capita
$278.4
2022
$76.8
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$84.8
2022
$7.39
2022
Life expectancy
73.2 years
2025
68.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.82%
2022
42.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.16
2017
0.12
2019
Age at first childbirth n/a
23 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
59
2023
229
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
30.8
2023
40
2023
Obesity rate
37.9%
2022
4.99%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
15.8%
2024
2.1%
2024
Air quality index
70
2025
6
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
14.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.01 liters
2020
2.87 liters
2020

Territory

Libya Rwanda
% of world land
1.18%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
92,042 sq mi
2024
668 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
59,267 sq mi
2025
7,271 sq mi
2025
Forest area
838 sq mi
2025
1,077 sq mi
2025
Roads length
22,991 mi
2010
2,920 mi
2021

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