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Libya vs Turkmenistan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Libya has a population of 7.38M (ranked 105/197), compared with 7.49M in Turkmenistan (ranked 104/197). Libya's land area is 679,362 sq mi versus 181,441 sq mi for Turkmenistan (ranked 16th vs. 53rd).

By GDP, Libya ranks 96/197 ($46.6B) and Turkmenistan ranks 88/197 ($64.2B). By GDP per capita, Libya ranks 110/197 ($6,318), while Turkmenistan ranks 91/197 ($8,572).

Main facts and rankings

Libya Turkmenistan
Population
7523849
7713465
Population rank 105/197 104/197
GDP
$46.6B
2024
$64.2B
2024
GDP rank 96/197 88/197
GDP per capita
$6,318
2024
$8,572
2024
GDP per capita rank 110/197 91/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$13,954
2024
$20,408
2024
Government debt n/a
$2.97B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
4.5%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$396
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 172/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,735
2025
$8,974
2025
Land area
679,362 sq mi
2025
181,441 sq mi
2025
Population density
10.9 ppl/mi²
2024
41.3 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.36
2023
2.69
2023
Median age
28.5 years
2024
27.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.2 years
2025
70.3 years
2025

Libya and Turkmenistan: Comparison Charts

Libya and Turkmenistan economies compared

GDP
Libya

Turkmenistan
Year GDP
Libya Turkmenistan
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 -
1971 $5,260,185,125 -
1972 $6,299,395,544 -
1973 $8,625,889,430 -
1974 $15,112,543,717 -
1975 $14,710,912,458 -
1976 $19,096,943,017 -
1977 $22,428,297,108 -
1978 $22,136,422,643 -
1979 $30,536,429,497 -
1980 $40,953,924,949 -
1981 $36,374,353,880 -
1982 $33,760,146,991 -
1983 $33,200,520,140 -
1984 $29,476,109,153 -
1985 $31,530,566,324 -
1986 $24,180,400,959 -
1987 $26,697,659,335 $2,331,358,820
1988 $24,308,959,591 $3,010,982,414
1989 $25,156,707,899 $3,006,988,217
1990 $28,904,183,602 $3,189,539,641
1991 $31,991,821,265 $3,208,098,919
1992 $33,887,047,909 $3,200,539,816
1993 $30,660,051,911 $3,179,225,949
1994 $28,610,549,763 $2,561,118,608
1995 $25,541,379,187 $2,482,228,440
1996 $27,884,615,385 $2,378,759,975
1997 $30,700,897,875 $2,450,350,625
1998 $27,251,301,398 $2,605,689,134
1999 $35,975,860,857 $2,450,564,100
2000 $38,270,954,138 $2,904,663,311
2001 $34,112,093,927 $3,534,772,732
2002 $20,481,889,764 $4,462,029,109
2003 $26,265,625,000 $5,977,440,583
2004 $33,122,307,692 $6,838,351,088
2005 $47,334,691,241 $8,103,901,996
2006 $60,094,231,607 $10,276,674,365
2007 $68,032,978,391 $12,664,165,103
2008 $86,710,767,415 $19,271,523,179
2009 $60,808,562,033 $20,214,385,965
2010 $75,380,825,062 $22,583,157,895
2011 $48,169,263,294 $29,233,333,333
2012 $92,540,938,129 $35,164,210,526
2013 $75,351,107,029 $39,197,543,860
2014 $57,372,355,592 $43,524,210,526
2015 $48,717,501,321 $35,799,714,286
2016 $49,912,073,701 $36,169,428,571
2017 $67,157,452,182 $37,926,285,714
2018 $76,686,029,772 $40,765,428,571
2019 $69,254,496,472 $45,232,857,143
2020 $46,854,285,441 $45,818,000,000
2021 $35,217,995,647 $50,007,428,571
2022 $43,246,297,922 $58,972,000,000
2023 $45,096,462,972 $60,628,857,143
2024 $46,636,278,902 $64,239,891,739

Libya and Turkmenistan economies compared

GDP per capita
Libya

Turkmenistan
Year GDP per capita
Libya Turkmenistan
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 -
1971 $2,443 -
1972 $2,830 -
1973 $3,727 -
1974 $6,214 -
1975 $5,721 -
1976 $7,018 -
1977 $7,783 -
1978 $7,252 -
1979 $9,443 -
1980 $11,960 -
1981 $10,044 -
1982 $9,064 -
1983 $8,927 -
1984 $7,811 -
1985 $8,087 -
1986 $6,019 -
1987 $6,465 $675
1988 $5,736 $846
1989 $5,793 $821
1990 $6,502 $848
1991 $7,040 $832
1992 $7,303 $811
1993 $6,478 $788
1994 $5,933 $622
1995 $5,205 $592
1996 $5,591 $558
1997 $6,062 $565
1998 $5,301 $591
1999 $6,895 $546
2000 $7,214 $634
2001 $6,313 $756
2002 $3,718 $936
2003 $4,674 $1,229
2004 $5,774 $1,379
2005 $8,079 $1,604
2006 $10,049 $1,997
2007 $11,145 $2,415
2008 $13,906 $3,606
2009 $9,551 $3,708
2010 $11,601 $4,059
2011 $7,594 $5,144
2012 $14,976 $6,054
2013 $11,952 $6,600
2014 $8,926 $7,164
2015 $7,458 $5,759
2016 $7,526 $5,687
2017 $9,966 $5,828
2018 $11,197 $6,125
2019 $9,963 $6,648
2020 $6,650 $6,593
2021 $4,936 $7,051
2022 $5,987 $8,156
2023 $6,173 $8,233
2024 $6,318 $8,572

Libya vs. Turkmenistan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Libya

Turkmenistan
Year Life expectancy, years
Libya Turkmenistan
1950 33.1 48.1
1951 33.5 48.6
1952 33.8 49
1953 34.2 49.4
1954 34.7 49.8
1955 35.2 50.2
1956 36 50.6
1957 36.9 51
1958 38 51.4
1959 39.3 51.8
1960 40.8 52.1
1961 42.4 52.5
1962 44.1 52.9
1963 45.6 53.2
1964 47.7 53.6
1965 49.3 54
1966 50.9 54.4
1967 52.5 54.8
1968 53.8 55.3
1969 55.2 55.7
1970 56.4 56
1971 57.6 56.3
1972 58.7 56.6
1973 59.7 56.8
1974 60.7 57
1975 61.6 57.2
1976 62.4 57.4
1977 63.1 57.7
1978 63.8 58.3
1979 64.3 59.1
1980 64.8 60.2
1981 65.3 61
1982 65.8 61.6
1983 66.3 62
1984 66.7 62.4
1985 67.3 62.8
1986 67.8 63.2
1987 68.3 63.5
1988 68.6 63.7
1989 69 63.8
1990 69.3 63.9
1991 69.6 63.8
1992 70 63.8
1993 70.2 63.6
1994 70.5 63.5
1995 70.6 63.5
1996 70.7 63.5
1997 70.7 63.7
1998 70.7 64
1999 70.6 64.5
2000 70.5 64.9
2001 70.7 65.3
2002 70.8 65.6
2003 71 65.9
2004 71.2 66.1
2005 71.4 66.3
2006 71.6 66.6
2007 71.8 67
2008 71.9 67.6
2009 72.1 68.2
2010 72.2 68.6
2011 69.9 68.9
2012 72.2 69
2013 72.3 69
2014 71.3 69
2015 71.6 69.1
2016 71.8 69.1
2017 72.7 69.2
2018 73.2 69.3
2019 72.9 69.4
2020 72.4 68.8
2021 72.1 69.4
2022 74.5 69.9
2023 69.3 70.1
2024 71.1 70.2
2025 73.2 70.3

Libya and Turkmenistan population clocks and comparison

Population
Libya

Turkmenistan
Year Population
Libya Turkmenistan
1960 1,492,890 1,643,457
1961 1,555,699 1,695,400
1962 1,621,960 1,749,214
1963 1,690,457 1,804,272
1964 1,753,691 1,859,997
1965 1,804,015 1,915,916
1966 1,849,063 1,971,737
1967 1,898,199 2,027,403
1968 1,952,781 2,083,069
1969 2,014,293 2,139,024
1970 2,082,589 2,195,616
1971 2,153,534 2,253,119
1972 2,226,091 2,311,430
1973 2,314,193 2,370,919
1974 2,432,211 2,432,028
1975 2,571,556 2,494,570
1976 2,721,237 2,558,521
1977 2,881,533 2,623,948
1978 3,052,526 2,691,088
1979 3,233,846 2,760,358
1980 3,424,378 2,832,203
1981 3,621,486 2,907,187
1982 3,724,765 2,985,557
1983 3,718,961 3,067,534
1984 3,773,633 3,154,079
1985 3,898,745 3,247,534
1986 4,017,403 3,347,809
1987 4,129,739 3,452,731
1988 4,237,755 3,559,363
1989 4,342,920 3,662,459
1990 4,445,239 3,760,562
1991 4,544,400 3,855,894
1992 4,640,352 3,944,689
1993 4,733,045 4,032,407
1994 4,822,037 4,116,662
1995 4,906,843 4,191,203
1996 4,987,393 4,263,819
1997 5,064,639 4,336,730
1998 5,140,704 4,410,507
1999 5,218,038 4,492,170
2000 5,305,021 4,582,677
2001 5,403,639 4,675,409
2002 5,508,410 4,769,465
2003 5,619,398 4,863,865
2004 5,736,693 4,958,093
2005 5,858,798 5,052,257
2006 5,980,211 5,147,105
2007 6,104,380 5,244,046
2008 6,235,430 5,345,029
2009 6,366,686 5,451,592
2010 6,497,839 5,564,356
2011 6,343,203 5,683,417
2012 6,179,328 5,808,546
2013 6,304,628 5,939,341
2014 6,427,252 6,075,283
2015 6,531,819 6,215,770
2016 6,632,126 6,360,041
2017 6,738,770 6,507,061
2018 6,849,055 6,655,524
2019 6,951,033 6,803,944
2020 7,045,399 6,949,912
2021 7,135,175 7,092,043
2022 7,223,805 7,230,193
2023 7,305,659 7,364,438
2024 7,381,023 7,494,498

Fertility rates in Libya and Turkmenistan

Fertility rate
Libya

Turkmenistan
Year Fertility rate
Libya Turkmenistan
1960 7.51 6.59
1961 7.56 6.69
1962 7.61 6.76
1963 7.69 6.79
1964 7.75 6.79
1965 7.82 6.76
1966 7.89 6.7
1967 7.93 6.64
1968 7.97 6.56
1969 8.01 6.48
1970 8.05 6.4
1971 8.1 6.32
1972 8.07 6.2
1973 8.05 6.15
1974 8.02 6.09
1975 7.98 6
1976 7.93 5.9
1977 7.87 5.77
1978 7.79 5.61
1979 7.68 5.46
1980 7.54 5.3
1981 7.37 5.16
1982 7.16 5.04
1983 6.91 4.97
1984 6.62 4.96
1985 6.33 4.97
1986 6.02 4.94
1987 5.72 4.84
1988 5.41 4.68
1989 5.09 4.46
1990 4.78 4.29
1991 4.46 4.14
1992 4.16 3.96
1993 3.88 3.78
1994 3.65 3.62
1995 3.44 3.49
1996 3.26 3.29
1997 3.13 3.18
1998 3.04 3.08
1999 2.97 2.98
2000 2.91 2.9
2001 2.87 2.81
2002 2.83 2.71
2003 2.8 2.67
2004 2.77 2.67
2005 2.77 2.71
2006 2.7 2.72
2007 2.65 2.73
2008 2.6 2.75
2009 2.56 2.79
2010 2.6 2.85
2011 2.65 2.9
2012 2.68 2.96
2013 2.72 3.01
2014 2.75 3.02
2015 2.71 3.03
2016 2.67 2.99
2017 2.63 2.93
2018 2.58 2.88
2019 2.54 2.83
2020 2.51 2.79
2021 2.46 2.75
2022 2.4 2.73
2023 2.36 2.69

Libya and Turkmenistan demographics compared

Median age
Libya

Turkmenistan
Year Median age, years
Libya Turkmenistan
1960 18.5 21.3
1961 18.2 20.9
1962 17.9 20.4
1963 17.5 19.7
1964 17.2 19
1965 16.7 18.4
1966 15.9 18
1967 15.3 17.7
1968 14.9 17.5
1969 14.7 17.4
1970 14.7 17.4
1971 14.7 17.4
1972 14.7 17.5
1973 14.9 17.6
1974 15.3 17.7
1975 15.5 17.9
1976 15.6 18
1977 15.8 18.2
1978 15.9 18.3
1979 15.9 18.5
1980 16 18.7
1981 16.1 18.8
1982 16.3 19
1983 16.5 19.1
1984 16.8 19.2
1985 17.1 19.3
1986 17.3 19.3
1987 17.6 19.3
1988 17.9 19.3
1989 18.2 19.3
1990 18.6 19.3
1991 18.9 19.4
1992 19.3 19.4
1993 19.7 19.5
1994 20.1 19.6
1995 20.6 19.7
1996 21.1 19.9
1997 21.5 20.1
1998 22 20.3
1999 22.4 20.6
2000 22.7 20.9
2001 22.9 21.2
2002 23.1 21.5
2003 23.2 21.8
2004 23.4 22.1
2005 23.6 22.4
2006 23.8 22.8
2007 24.2 23.1
2008 24.6 23.4
2009 25 23.7
2010 25.3 24
2011 25.5 24.3
2012 25.7 24.5
2013 25.9 24.8
2014 26.2 25
2015 26.4 25.3
2016 26.6 25.5
2017 26.8 25.7
2018 27 25.9
2019 27.2 26.2
2020 27.5 26.4
2021 27.7 26.7
2022 28 26.9
2023 28.2 27.2
2024 28.5 27.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Libya Turkmenistan
GNI, Atlas method
$46.6B
2024
$62.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
65.7%
2025
11.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.26%
1999
2.71%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
15.5%
2014
2.9%
1999
Armed forces personnel
0
2020
57,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.21%
2025
+0.17%
2025
Unemployment rate
30%
2004
4%
2010
Services, % of GDP
34.3%
2024
49.4%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
68.3%
2024
39.3%
2023
Economic freedom index
35.9
2012
47.1
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
31.5%
1998
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.4%
1998
Total reserves including gold
$92.9B
2024
$1.51B
1999
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
760,000
2008
380,000
1998
International tourism as share of exports
0.34%
2010
n/a
Banked people share
33.1%
2024
40.6%
2017

Energy

Libya Turkmenistan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,539 kg
2022
5,626 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$4.83
2022
$3.26
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
61.3 megatons
2023
66 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
8.39 tons
2023
8.96 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
96.3%
2022
100%
2022
Renewable energy use share
3.1%
2021
0.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0%
2022
0%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-249.7%
2022
-109.8%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
3,979 kWh
2022
2,829 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.02%
2021
0.01%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0.02%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
73.2%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Libya Turkmenistan
% of world population
0.09%
2024
0.09%
2024
Annual migration change
+3,448
2024
+14,646
2024
Urban population
81.9%
2024
54.5%
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
5.34 ft
2025
Quality of life index
30.9
2025
33.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
13
2024
17
2024
Higher education index
27
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
2.5
2015
1.09
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
21.3
2019
13.5
2019
Visa free countries
52
2025
65
2025
Adult literacy rate
76.5%
1994
99.9%
2022
English speaking
2%
2025
2%
2025
People using the Internet
88.5%
2023
21.3%
2017

Health

Libya Turkmenistan
Government health expenditure per capita
$278.4
2022
$579
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$84.8
2022
$459
2022
Life expectancy
73.2 years
2025
70.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.82%
2022
0.63%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.16
2017
2.14
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
24.1 years
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
59
2023
5
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
30.8
2023
40
2023
Obesity rate
37.9%
2022
22.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
15.8%
2024
7.1%
2024
Air quality index
70
2025
26
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
5.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.01 liters
2020
2.62 liters
2020

Territory

Libya Turkmenistan
% of world land
1.18%
2025
0.32%
2025
Land area per capita
92,042 sq mi
2024
24,210 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
59,267 sq mi
2025
152,812 sq mi
2025
Forest area
838 sq mi
2025
15,934 sq mi
2025
Roads length
22,991 mi
2010
n/a

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