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Libya vs Seychelles statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Libya has a population of 7.38M (ranked 105/197), compared with 121K in The Seychelles (ranked 181/197). Libya's land area is 679,362 sq mi versus 177.6 sq mi for The Seychelles (ranked 16th vs. 181st).

By GDP, Libya ranks 96/197 ($46.6B) and The Seychelles ranks 176/197 ($2.17B). By GDP per capita, Libya ranks 110/197 ($6,318), while The Seychelles ranks 63/197 ($17,859).

Main facts and rankings

Libya Seychelles
Population
7523849
125181
Population rank 105/197 181/197
GDP
$46.6B
2024
$2.17B
2024
GDP rank 96/197 176/197
GDP per capita
$6,318
2024
$17,859
2024
GDP per capita rank 110/197 63/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$13,954
2024
$33,239
2024
Government debt n/a
$1.25B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
59.3%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$10,323
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 59/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,735
2025
$9,988
2025
Land area
679,362 sq mi
2025
177.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
10.9 ppl/mi²
2024
683 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.36
2023
2.02
2023
Median age
28.5 years
2024
35 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.2 years
2025
73.1 years
2025

Libya and Seychelles: Comparison Charts

Libya and Seychelles economies compared

GDP
Libya

Seychelles
Year GDP
Libya Seychelles
1960 $401,644,249 $12,012,025
1961 $443,905,612 $11,592,024
1962 $619,725,785 $12,642,026
1963 $892,327,911 $13,923,029
1964 $1,341,395,421 $15,393,032
1965 $1,804,979,680 $15,603,032
1966 $2,312,438,536 $16,443,034
1967 $2,726,986,913 $16,632,032
1968 $3,850,623,095 $16,074,028
1969 $4,380,987,481 $16,452,028
1970 $4,601,649,451 $18,432,032
1971 $5,260,185,125 $21,965,951
1972 $6,299,395,544 $30,645,123
1973 $8,625,889,430 $36,896,280
1974 $15,112,543,717 $43,134,496
1975 $14,710,912,458 $47,803,146
1976 $19,096,943,017 $49,278,982
1977 $22,428,297,108 $64,526,401
1978 $22,136,422,643 $85,552,366
1979 $30,536,429,497 $127,261,099
1980 $40,953,924,949 $156,783,830
1981 $36,374,353,880 $163,750,728
1982 $33,760,146,991 $157,211,790
1983 $33,200,520,140 $156,098,237
1984 $29,476,109,153 $160,992,921
1985 $31,530,566,324 $179,691,483
1986 $24,180,400,959 $221,147,061
1987 $26,697,659,335 $265,212,957
1988 $24,308,959,591 $301,985,618
1989 $25,156,707,899 $324,333,367
1990 $28,904,183,602 $392,163,561
1991 $31,991,821,265 $398,307,170
1992 $33,887,047,909 $461,409,399
1993 $30,660,051,911 $504,230,621
1994 $28,610,549,763 $517,570,058
1995 $25,541,379,187 $540,733,048
1996 $27,884,615,385 $535,250,347
1997 $30,700,897,875 $598,966,982
1998 $27,251,301,398 $647,287,376
1999 $35,975,860,857 $662,838,615
2000 $38,270,954,138 $654,212,394
2001 $34,112,093,927 $662,064,156
2002 $20,481,889,764 $742,134,838
2003 $26,265,625,000 $750,847,230
2004 $33,122,307,692 $893,012,218
2005 $47,334,691,241 $977,899,382
2006 $60,094,231,607 $1,081,441,283
2007 $68,032,978,391 $1,077,308,814
2008 $86,710,767,415 $979,597,394
2009 $60,808,562,033 $850,901,620
2010 $75,380,825,062 $981,616,542
2011 $48,169,263,294 $1,058,918,707
2012 $92,540,938,129 $1,089,407,839
2013 $75,351,107,029 $1,333,160,407
2014 $57,372,355,592 $1,387,577,870
2015 $48,717,501,321 $1,432,403,352
2016 $49,912,073,701 $1,568,513,348
2017 $67,157,452,182 $1,675,370,641
2018 $76,686,029,772 $1,784,313,927
2019 $69,254,496,472 $1,868,690,097
2020 $46,854,285,441 $1,382,551,752
2021 $35,217,995,647 $1,487,173,795
2022 $43,246,297,922 $2,018,346,589
2023 $45,096,462,972 $2,187,379,755
2024 $46,636,278,902 $2,167,239,562

Libya and Seychelles economies compared

GDP per capita
Libya

Seychelles
Year GDP per capita
Libya Seychelles
1960 $269 $288.1
1961 $285.3 $270.3
1962 $382 $287
1963 $528 $308
1964 $765 $332
1965 $1,001 $328
1966 $1,251 $338
1967 $1,437 $333
1968 $1,972 $314
1969 $2,175 $314
1970 $2,210 $344
1971 $2,443 $402
1972 $2,830 $547
1973 $3,727 $649
1974 $6,214 $745
1975 $5,721 $806
1976 $7,018 $814
1977 $7,783 $1,044
1978 $7,252 $1,377
1979 $9,443 $2,030
1980 $11,960 $2,478
1981 $10,044 $2,557
1982 $9,064 $2,441
1983 $8,927 $2,426
1984 $7,811 $2,488
1985 $8,087 $2,754
1986 $6,019 $3,368
1987 $6,465 $3,872
1988 $5,736 $4,392
1989 $5,793 $4,689
1990 $6,502 $5,642
1991 $7,040 $5,655
1992 $7,303 $6,520
1993 $6,478 $6,979
1994 $5,933 $6,975
1995 $5,205 $7,181
1996 $5,591 $7,004
1997 $6,062 $7,747
1998 $5,301 $8,210
1999 $6,895 $8,243
2000 $7,214 $8,064
2001 $6,313 $8,153
2002 $3,718 $8,864
2003 $4,674 $9,070
2004 $5,774 $10,828
2005 $8,079 $11,802
2006 $10,049 $12,783
2007 $11,145 $12,669
2008 $13,906 $11,265
2009 $9,551 $9,747
2010 $11,601 $10,935
2011 $7,594 $12,110
2012 $14,976 $12,337
2013 $11,952 $14,821
2014 $8,926 $15,188
2015 $7,458 $15,333
2016 $7,526 $16,567
2017 $9,966 $17,480
2018 $11,197 $18,440
2019 $9,963 $19,142
2020 $6,650 $14,041
2021 $4,936 $14,983
2022 $5,987 $16,837
2023 $6,173 $18,263
2024 $6,318 $17,859

Libya vs. Seychelles life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Libya

Seychelles
Year Life expectancy, years
Libya Seychelles
1950 33.1 57.8
1951 33.5 58
1952 33.8 58.4
1953 34.2 58.7
1954 34.7 59
1955 35.2 59.4
1956 36 59.8
1957 36.9 60.2
1958 38 60.4
1959 39.3 60.4
1960 40.8 60.5
1961 42.4 60.6
1962 44.1 60.7
1963 45.6 60.9
1964 47.7 61.2
1965 49.3 61.4
1966 50.9 61.7
1967 52.5 62.1
1968 53.8 62.6
1969 55.2 63.3
1970 56.4 64
1971 57.6 64.6
1972 58.7 65.3
1973 59.7 65.9
1974 60.7 66.4
1975 61.6 66.8
1976 62.4 67.2
1977 63.1 67.6
1978 63.8 67.9
1979 64.3 68.2
1980 64.8 68.5
1981 65.3 68.7
1982 65.8 69
1983 66.3 69.3
1984 66.7 69.5
1985 67.3 69.6
1986 67.8 69.8
1987 68.3 69.9
1988 68.6 70
1989 69 70.1
1990 69.3 70.2
1991 69.6 70.3
1992 70 70.3
1993 70.2 70.4
1994 70.5 70.5
1995 70.6 70.6
1996 70.7 70.8
1997 70.7 70.8
1998 70.7 71.1
1999 70.6 71.2
2000 70.5 71.3
2001 70.7 71.4
2002 70.8 71.5
2003 71 71.7
2004 71.2 71.7
2005 71.4 71.9
2006 71.6 72
2007 71.8 72.2
2008 71.9 72.3
2009 72.1 72.4
2010 72.2 72.5
2011 69.9 72.5
2012 72.2 72.5
2013 72.3 72.4
2014 71.3 72.4
2015 71.6 72.3
2016 71.8 72.2
2017 72.7 72.2
2018 73.2 72.2
2019 72.9 72.1
2020 72.4 74.1
2021 72.1 71.2
2022 74.5 71.2
2023 69.3 72.9
2024 71.1 73
2025 73.2 73.1

Libya and Seychelles population clocks and comparison

Population
Libya

Seychelles
Year Population
Libya Seychelles
1960 1,492,890 41,700
1961 1,555,699 42,889
1962 1,621,960 44,042
1963 1,690,457 45,176
1964 1,753,691 46,322
1965 1,804,015 47,500
1966 1,849,063 48,699
1967 1,898,199 49,911
1968 1,952,781 51,134
1969 2,014,293 52,365
1970 2,082,589 53,600
1971 2,153,534 54,695
1972 2,226,091 56,029
1973 2,314,193 56,892
1974 2,432,211 57,937
1975 2,571,556 59,292
1976 2,721,237 60,504
1977 2,881,533 61,786
1978 3,052,526 62,150
1979 3,233,846 62,686
1980 3,424,378 63,261
1981 3,621,486 64,035
1982 3,724,765 64,413
1983 3,718,961 64,335
1984 3,773,633 64,717
1985 3,898,745 65,244
1986 4,017,403 65,652
1987 4,129,739 68,499
1988 4,237,755 68,755
1989 4,342,920 69,167
1990 4,445,239 69,507
1991 4,544,400 70,439
1992 4,640,352 70,763
1993 4,733,045 72,253
1994 4,822,037 74,205
1995 4,906,843 75,304
1996 4,987,393 76,417
1997 5,064,639 77,319
1998 5,140,704 78,846
1999 5,218,038 80,410
2000 5,305,021 81,131
2001 5,403,639 81,202
2002 5,508,410 83,723
2003 5,619,398 82,781
2004 5,736,693 82,475
2005 5,858,798 82,858
2006 5,980,211 84,600
2007 6,104,380 85,033
2008 6,235,430 86,956
2009 6,366,686 87,298
2010 6,497,839 89,770
2011 6,343,203 87,441
2012 6,179,328 88,303
2013 6,304,628 89,949
2014 6,427,252 91,359
2015 6,531,819 93,419
2016 6,632,126 94,677
2017 6,738,770 95,843
2018 6,849,055 96,762
2019 6,951,033 97,625
2020 7,045,399 98,462
2021 7,135,175 99,258
2022 7,223,805 119,878
2023 7,305,659 119,773
2024 7,381,023 121,354

Fertility rates in Libya and Seychelles

Fertility rate
Libya

Seychelles
Year Fertility rate
Libya Seychelles
1960 7.51 5.31
1961 7.56 5.42
1962 7.61 5.51
1963 7.69 5.61
1964 7.75 5.69
1965 7.82 5.72
1966 7.89 6.13
1967 7.93 5.9
1968 7.97 5.61
1969 8.01 5.48
1970 8.05 5.31
1971 8.1 5.69
1972 8.07 5.16
1973 8.05 4.78
1974 8.02 5.1
1975 7.98 4.75
1976 7.93 4.09
1977 7.87 3.75
1978 7.79 3.92
1979 7.68 3.66
1980 7.54 3.79
1981 7.37 3.67
1982 7.16 3.13
1983 6.91 3.22
1984 6.62 3.24
1985 6.33 3.09
1986 6.02 3.07
1987 5.72 2.92
1988 5.41 2.79
1989 5.09 2.67
1990 4.78 2.61
1991 4.46 2.69
1992 4.16 2.53
1993 3.88 2.58
1994 3.65 2.6
1995 3.44 2.36
1996 3.26 2.31
1997 3.13 2.1
1998 3.04 2.04
1999 2.97 2.04
2000 2.91 2.08
2001 2.87 1.98
2002 2.83 2.04
2003 2.8 2.06
2004 2.77 2.01
2005 2.77 2.2
2006 2.7 2.11
2007 2.65 2.24
2008 2.6 2.33
2009 2.56 2.38
2010 2.6 2.16
2011 2.65 2.33
2012 2.68 2.37
2013 2.72 2.26
2014 2.75 2.25
2015 2.71 2.31
2016 2.67 2.39
2017 2.63 2.41
2018 2.58 2.41
2019 2.54 2.36
2020 2.51 2.29
2021 2.46 2.46
2022 2.4 2.01
2023 2.36 2.02

Libya and Seychelles demographics compared

Median age
Libya

Seychelles
Year Median age, years
Libya Seychelles
1960 18.5 21.9
1961 18.2 21.6
1962 17.9 21.3
1963 17.5 21
1964 17.2 20.6
1965 16.7 20.2
1966 15.9 19.8
1967 15.3 19.4
1968 14.9 19
1969 14.7 18.7
1970 14.7 18.5
1971 14.7 18.4
1972 14.7 18.5
1973 14.9 18.6
1974 15.3 18.7
1975 15.5 18.9
1976 15.6 19
1977 15.8 19.3
1978 15.9 19.6
1979 15.9 19.9
1980 16 20.4
1981 16.1 20.7
1982 16.3 21.1
1983 16.5 21.4
1984 16.8 21.7
1985 17.1 22
1986 17.3 22.3
1987 17.6 22.5
1988 17.9 22.9
1989 18.2 23.3
1990 18.6 23.6
1991 18.9 24
1992 19.3 24.5
1993 19.7 24.8
1994 20.1 25.2
1995 20.6 25.4
1996 21.1 25.7
1997 21.5 26.1
1998 22 26.4
1999 22.4 26.8
2000 22.7 27.3
2001 22.9 27.7
2002 23.1 28.1
2003 23.2 28.5
2004 23.4 28.9
2005 23.6 29.3
2006 23.8 29.6
2007 24.2 30
2008 24.6 30.4
2009 25 30.8
2010 25.3 31.2
2011 25.5 31.4
2012 25.7 31.5
2013 25.9 31.6
2014 26.2 31.8
2015 26.4 32.1
2016 26.6 32.3
2017 26.8 32.6
2018 27 32.9
2019 27.2 33.2
2020 27.5 33.6
2021 27.7 34
2022 28 34.4
2023 28.2 34.7
2024 28.5 35

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Libya Seychelles
GNI, Atlas method
$46.6B
2024
$2.12B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
65.7%
2025
36%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.26%
1999
4.45%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
15.5%
2014
1.71%
2023
Armed forces personnel
0
2020
0
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.21%
2025
-1.19%
2025
Unemployment rate
30%
2004
2.59%
2024
Services, % of GDP
34.3%
2024
65.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
68.3%
2024
12.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
35.9
2012
66.4
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
23.9%
2018
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.6%
2018
Listed domestic companies n/a
23
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$811M
2024
Total reserves including gold
$92.9B
2024
$774M
2024
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$11.4M
2024
International tourist arrivals
760,000
2008
124,500
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.34%
2010
18.4%
2020
Banked people share
33.1%
2024
n/a

Energy

Libya Seychelles
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,539 kg
2022
2,411 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$4.83
2022
$8.08
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
61.3 megatons
2023
1.24 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
8.39 tons
2023
10.3 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
96.3%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
3.1%
2021
1.9%
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
4.51%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
73.2%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Libya Seychelles
% of world population
0.09%
2024
0.001%
2024
Annual migration change
+3,448
2024
+1,747
2024
Urban population
81.9%
2024
59.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.79 ft
2025
5.77 ft
2025
Average female height
5.33 ft
2025
5.33 ft
2025
Quality of life index
30.9
2025
61.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
13
2024
72
2024
Higher education index
27
2025
7
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.5
2015
9.34
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
21.3
2019
11.3
2019
Visa free countries
52
2025
149
2025
Adult literacy rate
76.5%
1994
96.2%
2020
English speaking
2%
2025
37.9%
2023
People using the Internet
88.5%
2023
87.4%
2023

Health

Libya Seychelles
Government health expenditure per capita
$278.4
2022
$695
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$84.8
2022
$169.6
2022
Life expectancy
73.2 years
2025
73.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.82%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.16
2017
3.82
2022
Maternal mortality per 100K births
59
2023
42
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
30.8
2023
14.3
2023
Obesity rate
37.9%
2022
30.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
15.8%
2024
9.3%
2024
Air quality index
70
2025
52
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
20.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.01 liters
2020
10.2 liters
2020

Territory

Libya Seychelles
% of world land
1.18%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Land area per capita
92,042 sq mi
2024
1,464 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
59,267 sq mi
2025
5.98 sq mi
2025
Forest area
838 sq mi
2025
130.1 sq mi
2025
Roads length
22,991 mi
2010
327 mi
2015

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