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Libya vs Taiwan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Libya has a population of 7.38M (ranked 105/197), compared with 23.4M in Taiwan (ranked 60/197). Libya's land area is 679,362 sq mi versus 13,976 sq mi for Taiwan (ranked 16th vs. 133rd).

By GDP, Libya ranks 96/197 ($46.6B) and Taiwan ranks 22/197 ($797B). By GDP per capita, Libya ranks 110/197 ($6,318), while Taiwan ranks 34/197 ($34,041).

Main facts and rankings

Libya Taiwan
Population
7523849
23308308
Population rank 105/197 60/197
GDP
$46.6B
2024
$797B
2024
GDP rank 96/197 22/197
GDP per capita
$6,318
2024
$34,041
2024
GDP per capita rank 110/197 34/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$13,954
2024
$50,500
2017
Government debt n/a
$209B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
24%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$8,907
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 61/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,735
2025
$17,771
2025
Land area
679,362 sq mi
2025
13,976 sq mi
2025
Population density
10.9 ppl/mi²
2024
1,675 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.36
2023
0.89
2024
Median age
28.5 years
2024
45.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.2 years
2025
80.9 years
2025

Libya and Taiwan: Comparison Charts

Libya and Taiwan economies compared

GDP
Libya

Taiwan
Year GDP
Libya Taiwan
1960 $401,644,249 -
1961 $443,905,612 $1,778,000,000
1962 $619,725,785 $1,960,000,000
1963 $892,327,911 $2,218,000,000
1964 $1,341,395,421 $2,592,000,000
1965 $1,804,979,680 $2,869,000,000
1966 $2,312,438,536 $3,207,000,000
1967 $2,726,986,913 $3,709,000,000
1968 $3,850,623,095 $4,325,000,000
1969 $4,380,987,481 $5,017,000,000
1970 $4,601,649,451 $5,785,000,000
1971 $5,260,185,125 $6,727,000,000
1972 $6,299,395,544 $8,063,000,000
1973 $8,625,889,430 $10,940,000,000
1974 $15,112,543,717 $14,739,000,000
1975 $14,710,912,458 $15,836,000,000
1976 $19,096,943,017 $18,988,000,000
1977 $22,428,297,108 $22,252,000,000
1978 $22,136,422,643 $27,373,000,000
1979 $30,536,429,497 $33,875,000,000
1980 $40,953,924,949 $42,292,000,000
1981 $36,374,353,880 $49,047,000,000
1982 $33,760,146,991 $49,540,000,000
1983 $33,200,520,140 $54,155,000,000
1984 $29,476,109,153 $61,036,000,000
1985 $31,530,566,324 $63,599,000,000
1986 $24,180,400,959 $78,347,000,000
1987 $26,697,659,335 $104,956,000,000
1988 $24,308,959,591 $126,378,000,000
1989 $25,156,707,899 $152,687,000,000
1990 $28,904,183,602 $166,392,000,000
1991 $31,991,821,265 $187,100,000,000
1992 $33,887,047,909 $222,947,000,000
1993 $30,660,051,911 $234,943,000,000
1994 $28,610,549,763 $256,213,000,000
1995 $25,541,379,187 $279,013,000,000
1996 $27,884,615,385 $292,473,000,000
1997 $30,700,897,875 $303,315,000,000
1998 $27,251,301,398 $279,926,000,000
1999 $35,975,860,857 $303,827,000,000
2000 $38,270,954,138 $330,725,000,000
2001 $34,112,093,927 $299,303,000,000
2002 $20,481,889,764 $307,429,000,000
2003 $26,265,625,000 $317,374,000,000
2004 $33,122,307,692 $346,881,000,000
2005 $47,334,691,241 $374,042,000,000
2006 $60,094,231,607 $386,492,000,000
2007 $68,032,978,391 $406,940,000,000
2008 $86,710,767,415 $415,824,000,000
2009 $60,808,562,033 $390,788,000,000
2010 $75,380,825,062 $444,245,000,000
2011 $48,169,263,294 $483,957,000,000
2012 $92,540,938,129 $495,536,000,000
2013 $75,351,107,029 $512,957,000,000
2014 $57,372,355,592 $535,332,000,000
2015 $48,717,501,321 $534,474,000,000
2016 $49,912,073,701 $543,002,000,000
2017 $67,157,452,182 $591,734,000,000
2018 $76,686,029,772 $610,744,000,000
2019 $69,254,496,472 $613,453,000,000
2020 $46,854,285,441 $676,935,000,000
2021 $35,217,995,647 $777,062,000,000
2022 $43,246,297,922 $765,529,000,000
2023 $45,096,462,972 $757,276,000,000
2024 $46,636,278,902 $796,904,000,000

Libya and Taiwan economies compared

GDP per capita
Libya

Taiwan
Year GDP per capita
Libya Taiwan
1960 $269 -
1961 $285.3 $161.2
1962 $382 $172
1963 $528 $188.6
1964 $765 $213.6
1965 $1,001 $229.3
1966 $1,251 $249.1
1967 $1,437 $280.8
1968 $1,972 $319
1969 $2,175 $357
1970 $2,210 $397
1971 $2,443 $451
1972 $2,830 $530
1973 $3,727 $706
1974 $6,214 $934
1975 $5,721 $985
1976 $7,018 $1,158
1977 $7,783 $1,330
1978 $7,252 $1,606
1979 $9,443 $1,950
1980 $11,960 $2,389
1981 $10,044 $2,720
1982 $9,064 $2,699
1983 $8,927 $2,903
1984 $7,811 $3,224
1985 $8,087 $3,314
1986 $6,019 $4,036
1987 $6,465 $5,350
1988 $5,736 $6,370
1989 $5,793 $7,613
1990 $6,502 $8,205
1991 $7,040 $9,125
1992 $7,303 $10,768
1993 $6,478 $11,242
1994 $5,933 $12,150
1995 $5,205 $13,119
1996 $5,591 $13,641
1997 $6,062 $14,020
1998 $5,301 $12,820
1999 $6,895 $13,804
2000 $7,214 $14,908
2001 $6,313 $13,397
2002 $3,718 $13,686
2003 $4,674 $14,066
2004 $5,774 $15,317
2005 $8,079 $16,456
2006 $10,049 $16,934
2007 $11,145 $17,757
2008 $13,906 $18,081
2009 $9,551 $16,933
2010 $11,601 $19,197
2011 $7,594 $20,866
2012 $14,976 $21,295
2013 $11,952 $21,973
2014 $8,926 $22,874
2015 $7,458 $22,780
2016 $7,526 $23,091
2017 $9,966 $25,121
2018 $11,197 $25,901
2019 $9,963 $25,998
2020 $6,650 $28,705
2021 $4,936 $33,111
2022 $5,987 $32,827
2023 $6,173 $32,442
2024 $6,318 $34,041

Libya vs. Taiwan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Libya

Taiwan
Year Life expectancy, years
Libya Taiwan
1950 33.1 56.6
1951 33.5 57.2
1952 33.8 57.9
1953 34.2 58.6
1954 34.7 58.9
1955 35.2 59.8
1956 36 60.3
1957 36.9 61
1958 38 61
1959 39.3 61.6
1960 40.8 62.5
1961 42.4 63
1962 44.1 63.8
1963 45.6 64.5
1964 47.7 64.9
1965 49.3 65.7
1966 50.9 66.1
1967 52.5 66.7
1968 53.8 66.8
1969 55.2 67.7
1970 56.4 69
1971 57.6 69.4
1972 58.7 69.6
1973 59.7 69.8
1974 60.7 70.3
1975 61.6 70.9
1976 62.4 71.2
1977 63.1 71.3
1978 63.8 71.7
1979 64.3 71.7
1980 64.8 72
1981 65.3 72
1982 65.8 72.4
1983 66.3 72.4
1984 66.7 73
1985 67.3 73.3
1986 67.8 73.3
1987 68.3 73.6
1988 68.6 73.4
1989 69 73.7
1990 69.3 73.9
1991 69.6 74.3
1992 70 74.3
1993 70.2 74.6
1994 70.5 74.7
1995 70.6 74.6
1996 70.7 74.9
1997 70.7 75.3
1998 70.7 75.5
1999 70.6 75.6
2000 70.5 76.1
2001 70.7 76.5
2002 70.8 76.9
2003 71 77
2004 71.2 77.2
2005 71.4 77.1
2006 71.6 77.8
2007 71.8 78
2008 71.9 78.3
2009 72.1 78.7
2010 72.2 79
2011 69.9 78.9
2012 72.2 79.2
2013 72.3 79.6
2014 71.3 79.5
2015 71.6 79.9
2016 71.8 79.7
2017 72.7 80.1
2018 73.2 80.4
2019 72.9 80.6
2020 72.4 81.1
2021 72.1 80.8
2022 74.5 80.2
2023 69.3 80.6
2024 71.1 80.7
2025 73.2 80.9

Libya and Taiwan population clocks and comparison

Population
Libya

Taiwan
Year Population
Libya Taiwan
1960 1,492,890 -
1961 1,555,699 11,030,385
1962 1,621,960 11,392,513
1963 1,690,457 11,762,101
1964 1,753,691 12,137,143
1965 1,804,015 12,511,863
1966 1,849,063 12,874,153
1967 1,898,199 13,210,344
1968 1,952,781 13,548,537
1969 2,014,293 14,068,984
1970 2,082,589 14,582,944
1971 2,153,534 14,913,564
1972 2,226,091 15,220,495
1973 2,314,193 15,505,121
1974 2,432,211 15,784,817
1975 2,571,556 16,075,128
1976 2,721,237 16,401,413
1977 2,881,533 16,730,895
1978 3,052,526 17,042,272
1979 3,233,846 17,372,779
1980 3,424,378 17,704,538
1981 3,621,486 18,029,982
1982 3,724,765 18,354,855
1983 3,718,961 18,653,146
1984 3,773,633 18,929,866
1985 3,898,745 19,191,510
1986 4,017,403 19,411,454
1987 4,129,739 19,617,046
1988 4,237,755 19,839,704
1989 4,342,920 20,055,492
1990 4,445,239 20,278,946
1991 4,544,400 20,503,568
1992 4,640,352 20,704,227
1993 4,733,045 20,899,019
1994 4,822,037 21,086,645
1995 4,906,843 21,267,653
1996 4,987,393 21,441,432
1997 5,064,639 21,634,124
1998 5,140,704 21,835,703
1999 5,218,038 22,010,489
2000 5,305,021 22,184,530
2001 5,403,639 22,341,120
2002 5,508,410 22,463,172
2003 5,619,398 22,562,663
2004 5,736,693 22,646,836
2005 5,858,798 22,729,753
2006 5,980,211 22,823,455
2007 6,104,380 22,917,444
2008 6,235,430 22,997,696
2009 6,366,686 23,078,402
2010 6,497,839 23,140,948
2011 6,343,203 23,193,518
2012 6,179,328 23,270,367
2013 6,304,628 23,344,670
2014 6,427,252 23,403,635
2015 6,531,819 23,462,914
2016 6,632,126 23,515,945
2017 6,738,770 23,555,522
2018 6,849,055 23,580,080
2019 6,951,033 23,596,027
2020 7,045,399 23,582,179
2021 7,135,175 23,468,275
2022 7,223,805 23,319,977
2023 7,305,659 23,342,541
2024 7,381,023 23,410,331

Fertility rates in Libya and Taiwan

Fertility rate
Libya

Taiwan
Year Fertility rate
Libya Taiwan
1951 - 7.04
1952 - -
1953 - -
1954 - -
1955 - -
1956 - -
1957 - -
1958 - -
1959 - -
1960 7.51 -
1961 7.56 -
1962 7.61 -
1963 7.69 -
1964 7.75 -
1965 7.82 -
1966 7.89 -
1967 7.93 -
1968 7.97 -
1969 8.01 -
1970 8.05 -
1971 8.1 -
1972 8.07 -
1973 8.05 -
1974 8.02 -
1975 7.98 -
1976 7.93 -
1977 7.87 -
1978 7.79 -
1979 7.68 -
1980 7.54 -
1981 7.37 2.46
1982 7.16 -
1983 6.91 -
1984 6.62 -
1985 6.33 -
1986 6.02 -
1987 5.72 -
1988 5.41 -
1989 5.09 -
1990 4.78 -
1991 4.46 1.72
1992 4.16 -
1993 3.88 -
1994 3.65 -
1995 3.44 -
1996 3.26 -
1997 3.13 -
1998 3.04 -
1999 2.97 -
2000 2.91 -
2001 2.87 1.4
2002 2.83 -
2003 2.8 -
2004 2.77 -
2005 2.77 -
2006 2.7 -
2007 2.65 -
2008 2.6 -
2009 2.56 -
2010 2.6 -
2011 2.65 1.07
2012 2.68 -
2013 2.72 -
2014 2.75 -
2015 2.71 1.18
2016 2.67 1.17
2017 2.63 1.13
2018 2.58 1.06
2019 2.54 1.05
2020 2.51 0.99
2021 2.46 0.98
2022 2.4 0.87
2023 2.36 0.87
2024 - 0.89

Libya and Taiwan demographics compared

Median age
Libya

Taiwan
Year Median age, years
Libya Taiwan
1960 18.5 -
1961 18.2 -
1962 17.9 -
1963 17.5 -
1964 17.2 -
1965 16.7 -
1966 15.9 -
1967 15.3 -
1968 14.9 -
1969 14.7 -
1970 14.7 -
1971 14.7 -
1972 14.7 -
1973 14.9 -
1974 15.3 20.8
1975 15.5 21.2
1976 15.6 21.5
1977 15.8 21.9
1978 15.9 22.3
1979 15.9 22.6
1980 16 23
1981 16.1 23.4
1982 16.3 23.8
1983 16.5 24.1
1984 16.8 24.6
1985 17.1 25.1
1986 17.3 25.6
1987 17.6 26.1
1988 17.9 26.5
1989 18.2 27
1990 18.6 27.5
1991 18.9 28
1992 19.3 28.4
1993 19.7 28.9
1994 20.1 29.4
1995 20.6 29.8
1996 21.1 30.3
1997 21.5 30.7
1998 22 31.2
1999 22.4 31.6
2000 22.7 32.1
2001 22.9 32.6
2002 23.1 33.1
2003 23.2 33.6
2004 23.4 34.1
2005 23.6 34.7
2006 23.8 35.2
2007 24.2 35.8
2008 24.6 36.3
2009 25 36.8
2010 25.3 37.4
2011 25.5 37.9
2012 25.7 38.3
2013 25.9 38.9
2014 26.2 39.3
2015 26.4 39.9
2016 26.6 40.4
2017 26.8 41
2018 27 41.5
2019 27.2 42.1
2020 27.5 42.7
2021 27.7 43.3
2022 28 43.9
2023 28.2 44.5
2024 28.5 45.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Libya Taiwan
GNI, Atlas method
$46.6B
2024
$825B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
65.7%
2025
15.9%
2024
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.26%
1999
n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP
15.5%
2014
n/a
Armed forces personnel
0
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.21%
2025
+0.43%
2024
Unemployment rate
30%
2004
3.38%
2024
Services, % of GDP
34.3%
2024
58.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
68.3%
2024
39.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
35.9
2012
79.7
2025
Number of millionaires n/a
788,799
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
4.01%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
54
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0003%
2025
Total reserves including gold
$92.9B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
n/a
International tourist arrivals
760,000
2008
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
0.34%
2010
n/a
Banked people share
33.1%
2024
n/a

Energy

Libya Taiwan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,539 kg
2022
2,308 kg
2024
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$4.83
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
61.3 megatons
2023
273.7 megatons
2022
CO2 emissions per capita
8.39 tons
2023
11.7 tons
2022
Fossil fuel energy use share
96.3%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
3.1%
2021
n/a
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
n/a
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
n/a
Nuclear share
0%
2021
n/a
Electricity access
73.2%
2023
n/a

Society

Libya Taiwan
% of world population
0.09%
2024
0.29%
2024
Annual migration change
+3,448
2024
+47,029
2024
Urban population
81.9%
2024
n/a
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.79 ft
2025
5.69 ft
2025
Average female height
5.33 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
30.9
2025
78.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
13
2024
67
2024
Higher education index
27
2025
88
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.5
2015
0.8
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
21.3
2019
2
2024
Visa free countries
52
2025
129
2025
Adult literacy rate
76.5%
1994
98.5%
2014
English speaking
2%
2025
30%
2025
People using the Internet
88.5%
2023
n/a

Health

Libya Taiwan
Government health expenditure per capita
$278.4
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$84.8
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
73.2 years
2025
80.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.82%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.16
2017
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
59
2023
14
2024
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
30.8
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
37.9%
2022
11.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
15.8%
2024
n/a
Air quality index
70
2025
55
2025
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.01 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Libya Taiwan
% of world land
1.18%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
92,042 sq mi
2024
597 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
59,267 sq mi
2025
3,000 sq mi
2025
Forest area
838 sq mi
2025
8,495 sq mi
2025
Roads length
22,991 mi
2010
25,771 mi
2019

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