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Libya vs Samoa statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Libya has a population of 7.38M (ranked 105/197), compared with 218K in Samoa (ranked 177/197). Libya's land area is 679,362 sq mi versus 1,073 sq mi for Samoa (ranked 16th vs. 168th).

By GDP, Libya ranks 96/197 ($46.6B) and Samoa ranks 187/197 ($1.07B). By GDP per capita, Libya ranks 110/197 ($6,318), while Samoa ranks 120/197 ($4,899).

Main facts and rankings

Libya Samoa
Population
7523849
220288
Population rank 105/197 177/197
GDP
$46.6B
2024
$1.07B
2024
GDP rank 96/197 187/197
GDP per capita
$6,318
2024
$4,899
2024
GDP per capita rank 110/197 120/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$13,954
2024
$7,837
2024
Government debt n/a
$296M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
22.5%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$1,357
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 134/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,735
2025
$3,507
2025
Land area
679,362 sq mi
2025
1,073 sq mi
2025
Population density
10.9 ppl/mi²
2024
203.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.36
2023
3.83
2023
Median age
28.5 years
2024
20.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.2 years
2025
71.9 years
2025

Libya and Samoa: Comparison Charts

Libya and Samoa economies compared

GDP
Libya

Samoa
Year GDP
Libya Samoa
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 $45,208,338
1971 $5,260,185,125 $53,719,569
1972 $6,299,395,544 $62,566,116
1973 $8,625,889,430 $82,452,985
1974 $15,112,543,717 $93,549,611
1975 $14,710,912,458 $93,489,283
1976 $19,096,943,017 $85,003,078
1977 $22,428,297,108 $98,295,671
1978 $22,136,422,643 $108,223,444
1979 $30,536,429,497 $122,257,393
1980 $40,953,924,949 $125,747,038
1981 $36,374,353,880 $118,190,655
1982 $33,760,146,991 $121,221,652
1983 $33,200,520,140 $111,862,824
1984 $29,476,109,153 $109,200,934
1985 $31,530,566,324 $95,572,173
1986 $24,180,400,959 $100,947,849
1987 $26,697,659,335 $111,713,922
1988 $24,308,959,591 $133,016,065
1989 $25,156,707,899 $122,888,610
1990 $28,904,183,602 $125,766,270
1991 $31,991,821,265 $125,597,205
1992 $33,887,047,909 $132,303,041
1993 $30,660,051,911 $133,122,897
1994 $28,610,549,763 $221,098,107
1995 $25,541,379,187 $224,865,731
1996 $27,884,615,385 $249,907,869
1997 $30,700,897,875 $285,475,592
1998 $27,251,301,398 $269,485,244
1999 $35,975,860,857 $255,408,060
2000 $38,270,954,138 $258,856,140
2001 $34,112,093,927 $266,299,591
2002 $20,481,889,764 $281,790,134
2003 $26,265,625,000 $333,426,188
2004 $33,122,307,692 $407,747,565
2005 $47,334,691,241 $476,801,793
2006 $60,094,231,607 $499,923,758
2007 $68,032,978,391 $573,548,460
2008 $86,710,767,415 $641,346,192
2009 $60,808,562,033 $628,006,115
2010 $75,380,825,062 $680,260,907
2011 $48,169,263,294 $744,097,050
2012 $92,540,938,129 $773,141,661
2013 $75,351,107,029 $797,736,334
2014 $57,372,355,592 $796,683,520
2015 $48,717,501,321 $824,150,499
2016 $49,912,073,701 $843,924,797
2017 $67,157,452,182 $884,844,384
2018 $76,686,029,772 $878,448,433
2019 $69,254,496,472 $912,950,466
2020 $46,854,285,441 $868,898,358
2021 $35,217,995,647 $843,923,639
2022 $43,246,297,922 $832,945,206
2023 $45,096,462,972 $938,189,444
2024 $46,636,278,902 $1,068,025,244

Libya and Samoa economies compared

GDP per capita
Libya

Samoa
Year GDP per capita
Libya Samoa
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 $322
1971 $2,443 $377
1972 $2,830 $433
1973 $3,727 $563
1974 $6,214 $626
1975 $5,721 $610
1976 $7,018 $541
1977 $7,783 $615
1978 $7,252 $671
1979 $9,443 $751
1980 $11,960 $765
1981 $10,044 $713
1982 $9,064 $728
1983 $8,927 $671
1984 $7,811 $655
1985 $8,087 $573
1986 $6,019 $604
1987 $6,465 $666
1988 $5,736 $790
1989 $5,793 $728
1990 $6,502 $744
1991 $7,040 $742
1992 $7,303 $777
1993 $6,478 $775
1994 $5,933 $1,277
1995 $5,205 $1,288
1996 $5,591 $1,419
1997 $6,062 $1,608
1998 $5,301 $1,506
1999 $6,895 $1,417
2000 $7,214 $1,425
2001 $6,313 $1,454
2002 $3,718 $1,528
2003 $4,674 $1,798
2004 $5,774 $2,189
2005 $8,079 $2,550
2006 $10,049 $2,663
2007 $11,145 $3,039
2008 $13,906 $3,374
2009 $9,551 $3,279
2010 $11,601 $3,524
2011 $7,594 $3,822
2012 $14,976 $3,935
2013 $11,952 $4,024
2014 $8,926 $3,983
2015 $7,458 $4,084
2016 $7,526 $4,147
2017 $9,966 $4,308
2018 $11,197 $4,232
2019 $9,963 $4,352
2020 $6,650 $4,100
2021 $4,936 $3,948
2022 $5,987 $3,869
2023 $6,173 $4,330
2024 $6,318 $4,899

Libya vs. Samoa life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Libya

Samoa
Year Life expectancy, years
Libya Samoa
1950 33.1 49.2
1951 33.5 49.8
1952 33.8 50.4
1953 34.2 51
1954 34.7 51.6
1955 35.2 52.2
1956 36 52.8
1957 36.9 53.4
1958 38 54
1959 39.3 54.6
1960 40.8 55.2
1961 42.4 55.7
1962 44.1 56.3
1963 45.6 56.9
1964 47.7 54
1965 49.3 57.9
1966 50.9 58.2
1967 52.5 58.9
1968 53.8 59.4
1969 55.2 59.9
1970 56.4 60.4
1971 57.6 60.9
1972 58.7 61.4
1973 59.7 61.9
1974 60.7 62.3
1975 61.6 62.8
1976 62.4 63.3
1977 63.1 63.7
1978 63.8 64.1
1979 64.3 64.5
1980 64.8 65
1981 65.3 65.3
1982 65.8 65.6
1983 66.3 66
1984 66.7 66.3
1985 67.3 66.6
1986 67.8 66.8
1987 68.3 67
1988 68.6 67.3
1989 69 67.6
1990 69.3 67.8
1991 69.6 68
1992 70 68.5
1993 70.2 68.8
1994 70.5 69.2
1995 70.6 69.5
1996 70.7 69.8
1997 70.7 70
1998 70.7 70.3
1999 70.6 70.6
2000 70.5 70.8
2001 70.7 71
2002 70.8 71.2
2003 71 71.4
2004 71.2 71.5
2005 71.4 71.5
2006 71.6 71.6
2007 71.8 71.6
2008 71.9 71.5
2009 72.1 69.5
2010 72.2 71.5
2011 69.9 71.4
2012 72.2 71.2
2013 72.3 71.2
2014 71.3 71.1
2015 71.6 71.1
2016 71.8 71
2017 72.7 71
2018 73.2 71.1
2019 72.9 70.3
2020 72.4 70.7
2021 72.1 71.1
2022 74.5 71.6
2023 69.3 71.7
2024 71.1 71.8
2025 73.2 71.9

Libya and Samoa population clocks and comparison

Population
Libya

Samoa
Year Population
Libya Samoa
1960 1,492,890 112,490
1961 1,555,699 115,496
1962 1,621,960 118,597
1963 1,690,457 121,764
1964 1,753,691 124,894
1965 1,804,015 127,978
1966 1,849,063 131,073
1967 1,898,199 133,764
1968 1,952,781 136,020
1969 2,014,293 138,233
1970 2,082,589 140,400
1971 2,153,534 142,503
1972 2,226,091 144,538
1973 2,314,193 146,516
1974 2,432,211 149,431
1975 2,571,556 153,344
1976 2,721,237 157,113
1977 2,881,533 159,753
1978 3,052,526 161,375
1979 3,233,846 162,882
1980 3,424,378 164,322
1981 3,621,486 165,678
1982 3,724,765 166,484
1983 3,718,961 166,714
1984 3,773,633 166,796
1985 3,898,745 166,849
1986 4,017,403 167,061
1987 4,129,739 167,661
1988 4,237,755 168,346
1989 4,342,920 168,768
1990 4,445,239 169,042
1991 4,544,400 169,368
1992 4,640,352 170,331
1993 4,733,045 171,774
1994 4,822,037 173,159
1995 4,906,843 174,571
1996 4,987,393 176,071
1997 5,064,639 177,547
1998 5,140,704 178,905
1999 5,218,038 180,275
2000 5,305,021 181,685
2001 5,403,639 183,166
2002 5,508,410 184,471
2003 5,619,398 185,430
2004 5,736,693 186,249
2005 5,858,798 186,978
2006 5,980,211 187,709
2007 6,104,380 188,753
2008 6,235,430 190,107
2009 6,366,686 191,513
2010 6,497,839 193,023
2011 6,343,203 194,713
2012 6,179,328 196,498
2013 6,304,628 198,268
2014 6,427,252 200,037
2015 6,531,819 201,782
2016 6,632,126 203,499
2017 6,738,770 205,415
2018 6,849,055 207,582
2019 6,951,033 209,780
2020 7,045,399 211,944
2021 7,135,175 213,779
2022 7,223,805 215,261
2023 7,305,659 216,663
2024 7,381,023 218,019

Fertility rates in Libya and Samoa

Fertility rate
Libya

Samoa
Year Fertility rate
Libya Samoa
1960 7.51 7.78
1961 7.56 7.77
1962 7.61 7.76
1963 7.69 7.73
1964 7.75 7.7
1965 7.82 7.65
1966 7.89 7.6
1967 7.93 7.55
1968 7.97 7.5
1969 8.01 7.43
1970 8.05 7.34
1971 8.1 7.22
1972 8.07 7.07
1973 8.05 6.91
1974 8.02 6.75
1975 7.98 6.61
1976 7.93 6.47
1977 7.87 6.31
1978 7.79 6.15
1979 7.68 5.99
1980 7.54 5.86
1981 7.37 5.75
1982 7.16 5.68
1983 6.91 5.62
1984 6.62 5.55
1985 6.33 5.49
1986 6.02 5.42
1987 5.72 5.32
1988 5.41 5.21
1989 5.09 5.11
1990 4.78 5.01
1991 4.46 4.91
1992 4.16 4.87
1993 3.88 4.83
1994 3.65 4.79
1995 3.44 4.77
1996 3.26 4.74
1997 3.13 4.7
1998 3.04 4.64
1999 2.97 4.57
2000 2.91 4.52
2001 2.87 4.48
2002 2.83 4.44
2003 2.8 4.39
2004 2.77 4.34
2005 2.77 4.32
2006 2.7 4.32
2007 2.65 4.36
2008 2.6 4.42
2009 2.56 4.47
2010 2.6 4.52
2011 2.65 4.56
2012 2.68 4.55
2013 2.72 4.49
2014 2.75 4.42
2015 2.71 4.34
2016 2.67 4.26
2017 2.63 4.2
2018 2.58 4.14
2019 2.54 4.06
2020 2.51 4
2021 2.46 3.94
2022 2.4 3.88
2023 2.36 3.83

Libya and Samoa demographics compared

Median age
Libya

Samoa
Year Median age, years
Libya Samoa
1960 18.5 15
1961 18.2 14.9
1962 17.9 14.8
1963 17.5 14.6
1964 17.2 14.6
1965 16.7 14.5
1966 15.9 14.5
1967 15.3 14.5
1968 14.9 14.5
1969 14.7 14.5
1970 14.7 14.6
1971 14.7 14.7
1972 14.7 14.8
1973 14.9 14.9
1974 15.3 15
1975 15.5 15.3
1976 15.6 15.5
1977 15.8 15.8
1978 15.9 16
1979 15.9 16.2
1980 16 16.4
1981 16.1 16.6
1982 16.3 16.8
1983 16.5 17.1
1984 16.8 17.4
1985 17.1 17.6
1986 17.3 17.8
1987 17.6 18
1988 17.9 18.2
1989 18.2 18.3
1990 18.6 18.4
1991 18.9 18.5
1992 19.3 18.7
1993 19.7 19
1994 20.1 19.3
1995 20.6 19.6
1996 21.1 19.7
1997 21.5 19.8
1998 22 19.9
1999 22.4 19.9
2000 22.7 19.8
2001 22.9 19.7
2002 23.1 19.7
2003 23.2 19.9
2004 23.4 20.1
2005 23.6 20.3
2006 23.8 20.4
2007 24.2 20.6
2008 24.6 20.7
2009 25 20.8
2010 25.3 20.8
2011 25.5 20.8
2012 25.7 20.8
2013 25.9 21
2014 26.2 21.1
2015 26.4 21.2
2016 26.6 21.3
2017 26.8 21.4
2018 27 21.4
2019 27.2 21.5
2020 27.5 21.4
2021 27.7 21.4
2022 28 21.1
2023 28.2 21
2024 28.5 20.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Libya Samoa
GNI, Atlas method
$46.6B
2024
$1.01B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
65.7%
2025
33.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.26%
1999
5.46%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
15.5%
2014
n/a
Armed forces personnel
0
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.21%
2025
-0.11%
2025
Unemployment rate
30%
2004
5.05%
2022
Services, % of GDP
34.3%
2024
72.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
68.3%
2024
10.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
35.9
2012
66.6
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
31.3%
2013
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.7%
2013
Total reserves including gold
$92.9B
2024
$508M
2024
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$282M
2024
International tourist arrivals
760,000
2008
23,899
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.34%
2010
19.8%
2020
Banked people share
33.1%
2024
n/a

Energy

Libya Samoa
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,539 kg
2022
307 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$4.83
2022
$15.3
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
61.3 megatons
2023
0.47 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
8.39 tons
2023
2.16 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
96.3%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
3.1%
2021
35.9%
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
49.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
28.8%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
73.2%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Libya Samoa
% of world population
0.09%
2024
0.003%
2024
Annual migration change
+3,448
2024
-2,754
2024
Urban population
81.9%
2024
17.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.79 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.33 ft
2025
5.37 ft
2025
Quality of life index
30.9
2025
44.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
13
2024
48
2025
Higher education index
27
2025
15
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.5
2015
6.2
2018
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
21.3
2019
13
2019
Visa free countries
52
2025
131
2025
Adult literacy rate
76.5%
1994
99.1%
2021
English speaking
2%
2025
49.9%
2023
People using the Internet
88.5%
2023
58.1%
2023

Health

Libya Samoa
Government health expenditure per capita
$278.4
2022
$236.2
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$84.8
2022
$29.5
2022
Life expectancy
73.2 years
2025
71.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.82%
2022
7.14%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.16
2017
0.55
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
23.6 years
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
59
2023
101
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
30.8
2023
15.7
2023
Obesity rate
37.9%
2022
63.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
15.8%
2024
25.4%
2024
Air quality index
70
2025
92
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
22.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.01 liters
2020
2.35 liters
2020

Territory

Libya Samoa
% of world land
1.18%
2025
0.002%
2025
Land area per capita
92,042 sq mi
2024
4,923 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
59,267 sq mi
2025
188.5 sq mi
2025
Forest area
838 sq mi
2025
619 sq mi
2025
Roads length
22,991 mi
2010
715 mi
2018

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