Libya has a population of 7.38M (ranked 105/197), compared with 1K in The Vatican (ranked 197/197). Libya's land area is 679,362 sq mi versus 0.17 sq mi for The Vatican (ranked 16th vs. 197th).
By GDP, Libya ranks 95/197 ($48.5B) and The Vatican ranks 197/197 ($19.8M). By GDP per capita, Libya ranks 107/197 ($6,569), while The Vatican ranks 59/197 ($19,800).
Main facts and rankings
|
|
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population |
7540799
|
952
|
| Population rank | 105/197 | 197/197 |
| GDP |
$48.5B
2024 |
$19.8M
2025 |
| GDP rank | 95/197 | 197/197 |
| GDP per capita |
$6,569
2024 |
$19,800
2025 |
| GDP per capita rank | 107/197 | 59/197 |
| GDP per capita, PPP |
$14,304
2024 |
$39,191
2025 |
| Average annual personal income after taxes |
$3,735
2026 |
$17,307
2026 |
| Land area |
679,362 sq mi
2026 |
0.17 sq mi
2026 |
| Population density |
10.9 ppl/mi²
2024 |
5,886 ppl/mi²
2019 |
| Fertility rate |
2.36
2023 |
n/a |
| Median age |
28.5 years
2024 |
n/a |
| Life expectancy |
75.2 years
2026 |
83.4 years
2026 |
Libya and Vatican: Comparison Charts
Libya vs. Vatican life expectancy calculator
| Year | Life expectancy, years | |
|---|---|---|
|
|
|
|
| 1950 | 33.1 | 65.9 |
| 1951 | 33.5 | 65.3 |
| 1952 | 33.8 | 65.7 |
| 1953 | 34.2 | 66.3 |
| 1954 | 34.7 | 67.5 |
| 1955 | 35.2 | 67.8 |
| 1956 | 36 | 67.3 |
| 1957 | 36.9 | 67.5 |
| 1958 | 38 | 68.7 |
| 1959 | 39.3 | 69.2 |
| 1960 | 40.8 | 69.2 |
| 1961 | 42.4 | 69.8 |
| 1962 | 44.1 | 69.2 |
| 1963 | 45.6 | 69.3 |
| 1964 | 47.7 | 70.3 |
| 1965 | 49.3 | 70.1 |
| 1966 | 50.9 | 70.9 |
| 1967 | 52.5 | 70.9 |
| 1968 | 53.8 | 70.7 |
| 1969 | 55.2 | 70.7 |
| 1970 | 56.4 | 71.5 |
| 1971 | 57.6 | 71.7 |
| 1972 | 58.7 | 72 |
| 1973 | 59.7 | 71.9 |
| 1974 | 60.7 | 72.7 |
| 1975 | 61.6 | 72.6 |
| 1976 | 62.4 | 72.9 |
| 1977 | 63.1 | 73.3 |
| 1978 | 63.8 | 73.7 |
| 1979 | 64.3 | 74 |
| 1980 | 64.8 | 74.1 |
| 1981 | 65.3 | 74.3 |
| 1982 | 65.8 | 74.8 |
| 1983 | 66.3 | 74.7 |
| 1984 | 66.7 | 75.1 |
| 1985 | 67.3 | 75.5 |
| 1986 | 67.8 | 75.7 |
| 1987 | 68.3 | 76.2 |
| 1988 | 68.6 | 76.4 |
| 1989 | 69 | 76.8 |
| 1990 | 69.3 | 76.9 |
| 1991 | 69.6 | 76.9 |
| 1992 | 70 | 77.3 |
| 1993 | 70.2 | 77 |
| 1994 | 70.5 | 77.7 |
| 1995 | 70.6 | 77.8 |
| 1996 | 70.7 | 78.5 |
| 1997 | 70.7 | 78.2 |
| 1998 | 70.7 | 78.3 |
| 1999 | 70.6 | 78.7 |
| 2000 | 70.5 | 79.3 |
| 2001 | 70.7 | 79.9 |
| 2002 | 70.8 | 80 |
| 2003 | 71 | 79.8 |
| 2004 | 71.2 | 80.2 |
| 2005 | 71.4 | 80.6 |
| 2006 | 71.6 | 81.2 |
| 2007 | 71.8 | 81.3 |
| 2008 | 71.9 | 81.4 |
| 2009 | 72.1 | 81.3 |
| 2010 | 72.2 | 81.5 |
| 2011 | 69.9 | 81.7 |
| 2012 | 72.2 | 82 |
| 2013 | 72.3 | 82.5 |
| 2014 | 71.3 | 82.6 |
| 2015 | 71.6 | 82.5 |
| 2016 | 71.8 | 82.9 |
| 2017 | 72.7 | 82.7 |
| 2018 | 73.2 | 83.3 |
| 2019 | 72.9 | 83.6 |
| 2020 | 72.4 | 83 |
| 2021 | 72.1 | 82.9 |
| 2022 | 74.5 | 83.3 |
| 2023 | 69.3 | 83 |
| 2024 | 71.1 | 83.1 |
| 2025 | 73.2 | 83.3 |
| 2026 | 75.2 | 83.4 |
Libya and Vatican population clocks and comparison
| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
|
|
|
|
| 1960 | 1,492,890 | - |
| 1961 | 1,555,699 | - |
| 1962 | 1,621,960 | - |
| 1963 | 1,690,457 | - |
| 1964 | 1,753,691 | - |
| 1965 | 1,804,015 | - |
| 1966 | 1,849,063 | - |
| 1967 | 1,898,199 | - |
| 1968 | 1,952,781 | - |
| 1969 | 2,014,293 | - |
| 1970 | 2,082,589 | - |
| 1971 | 2,153,534 | - |
| 1972 | 2,226,091 | - |
| 1973 | 2,314,193 | - |
| 1974 | 2,432,211 | - |
| 1975 | 2,571,556 | - |
| 1976 | 2,721,237 | - |
| 1977 | 2,881,533 | - |
| 1978 | 3,052,526 | - |
| 1979 | 3,233,846 | - |
| 1980 | 3,424,378 | - |
| 1981 | 3,621,486 | - |
| 1982 | 3,724,765 | - |
| 1983 | 3,718,961 | - |
| 1984 | 3,773,633 | - |
| 1985 | 3,898,745 | - |
| 1986 | 4,017,403 | - |
| 1987 | 4,129,739 | - |
| 1988 | 4,237,755 | - |
| 1989 | 4,342,920 | - |
| 1990 | 4,445,239 | - |
| 1991 | 4,544,400 | - |
| 1992 | 4,640,352 | - |
| 1993 | 4,733,045 | - |
| 1994 | 4,822,037 | - |
| 1995 | 4,906,843 | - |
| 1996 | 4,987,393 | - |
| 1997 | 5,064,639 | - |
| 1998 | 5,140,704 | - |
| 1999 | 5,218,038 | - |
| 2000 | 5,305,021 | 880 |
| 2001 | 5,403,639 | 890 |
| 2002 | 5,508,410 | 900 |
| 2003 | 5,619,398 | 911 |
| 2004 | 5,736,693 | 921 |
| 2005 | 5,858,798 | 921 |
| 2006 | 5,980,211 | 932 |
| 2007 | 6,104,380 | 821 |
| 2008 | 6,235,430 | 824 |
| 2009 | 6,366,686 | 826 |
| 2010 | 6,497,839 | 829 |
| 2011 | 6,343,203 | 832 |
| 2012 | 6,179,328 | 836 |
| 2013 | 6,304,628 | 839 |
| 2014 | 6,427,252 | 842 |
| 2015 | 6,531,819 | 1,000 |
| 2016 | 6,632,126 | - |
| 2017 | 6,738,770 | 1,000 |
| 2018 | 6,849,055 | - |
| 2019 | 6,951,033 | 1,000 |
| 2020 | 7,045,399 | - |
| 2021 | 7,135,175 | - |
| 2022 | 7,223,805 | - |
| 2023 | 7,305,659 | - |
| 2024 | 7,381,023 | - |
Interactive Maps
Use the buttons below to switch between world maps comparing statistics for Libya and the Vatican.
GDP per capita
GDP
Life expectancy
Population
Population density
Fertility rate
Median age
Land area
National statistics comparison
Finance
|
|
|
|
|---|---|---|
| GNI, Atlas method |
$50.9B
2024 |
n/a |
| Government expenditure, % of GDP |
60.8%
2026 |
n/a |
| Education expenditure, % of GDP |
2.26%
1999 |
n/a |
| Military expenditure, % of GDP |
5.29%
2023 |
n/a |
| Armed forces personnel |
0
2020 |
n/a |
| Deficit/surplus, % of GDP |
+0.17%
2026 |
n/a |
| Unemployment rate |
30%
2004 |
n/a |
| Services, % of GDP |
28.3%
2024 |
n/a |
| Industry, % of GDP |
73.5%
2024 |
n/a |
| Economic freedom index |
35.9
2012 |
65
2025 |
| Total reserves including gold |
$92.9B
2024 |
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
|
|
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita |
2,539 kg
2022 |
n/a |
| GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use |
$4.83
2022 |
n/a |
| Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions |
64 megatons
2024 |
n/a |
| CO2 emissions per capita |
8.66 tons
2024 |
n/a |
| Fossil fuel energy use share |
0%
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
|
|
|
|
|---|---|---|
| % of world population |
0.09%
2024 |
0.00001%
2024 |
| Annual migration change |
+3,448
2024 |
n/a |
| Urban population |
87.9%
2024 |
n/a |
| Male:Female ratio |
50:50
2024 |
n/a |
| Average male height |
5.79 ft
2025 |
n/a |
| Average female height |
5.33 ft
2025 |
n/a |
| Quality of life index |
30.9
2026 |
76
2026 |
| Corruption Perceptions Index |
13
2024 |
60
2025 |
| Higher education index |
27
2026 |
32
2026 |
| Homicides per 100K people |
2.5
2015 |
0
2023 |
| Road traffic mortality per 100K people |
21.3
2019 |
0.5
2025 |
| Visa free countries |
52
2025 |
150
2025 |
| Adult literacy rate |
76.5%
1994 |
100%
2013 |
| English speaking |
2%
2025 |
20%
2025 |
| People using the Internet |
88.5%
2023 |
n/a |
Health
|
|
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Government health expenditure per capita |
$278.4
2022 |
n/a |
| Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita |
$84.8
2022 |
n/a |
| Life expectancy |
75.2 years
2026 |
83.4 years
2026 |
| 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 |
n/a |
| Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births |
30.8
2023 |
n/a |
| Obesity rate |
37.9%
2022 |
n/a |
| Diabetes prevalence |
15.8%
2024 |
n/a |
| Air quality index |
70
2026 |
72
2026 |
| Pure alcohol consumption per capita |
0.01 liters
2020 |
n/a |
Territory
In-depth comparisons
Relevant pages:
By topic
vs
comparisons:
Facts comparisons