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Libya vs Venezuela statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Libya has a population of 7.38M (ranked 105/197), compared with 28.4M in Venezuela (ranked 53/197). Libya's land area is 679,362 sq mi versus 340,561 sq mi for Venezuela (ranked 16th vs. 32nd).

By GDP, Libya ranks 96/197 ($46.6B) and Venezuela ranks 33/197 ($482B). By GDP per capita, Libya ranks 110/197 ($6,318), while Venezuela ranks 66/197 ($15,944).

Main facts and rankings

Libya Venezuela
Population
7523849
28610737
Population rank 105/197 54/197
GDP
$46.6B
2024
$482B
2014
GDP rank 96/197 33/197
GDP per capita
$6,318
2024
$15,944
2014
GDP per capita rank 110/197 66/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$13,954
2024
$17,349
2011
Government debt n/a
$410B
2014
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
192.4%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$13,536
2014
Government debt per person rank n/a 44/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,735
2025
$4,514
2025
Land area
679,362 sq mi
2025
340,561 sq mi
2025
Population density
10.9 ppl/mi²
2024
83.4 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.36
2023
2.08
2023
Median age
28.5 years
2024
30.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.2 years
2025
72.8 years
2025

Libya and Venezuela: Comparison Charts

Libya and Venezuela economies compared

GDP
Libya

Venezuela
Year GDP
Libya Venezuela
1960 $401,644,249 $7,663,938,303
1961 $443,905,612 $8,067,267,031
1962 $619,725,785 $8,814,309,884
1963 $892,327,911 $9,608,717,288
1964 $1,341,395,421 $8,192,413,793
1965 $1,804,979,680 $8,427,777,778
1966 $2,312,438,536 $8,781,333,333
1967 $2,726,986,913 $9,250,000,000
1968 $3,850,623,095 $10,034,444,444
1969 $4,380,987,481 $10,285,111,111
1970 $4,601,649,451 $11,561,111,111
1971 $5,260,185,125 $12,986,590,909
1972 $6,299,395,544 $13,977,727,273
1973 $8,625,889,430 $17,035,581,395
1974 $15,112,543,717 $26,100,930,233
1975 $14,710,912,458 $27,464,651,163
1976 $19,096,943,017 $31,419,534,884
1977 $22,428,297,108 $36,210,697,674
1978 $22,136,422,643 $39,316,279,070
1979 $30,536,429,497 $48,310,930,233
1980 $40,953,924,949 $59,116,511,628
1981 $36,374,353,880 $66,327,441,860
1982 $33,760,146,991 $67,736,744,186
1983 $33,200,520,140 $67,556,279,070
1984 $29,476,109,153 $59,867,743,468
1985 $31,530,566,324 $61,965,466,667
1986 $24,180,400,959 $60,516,123,711
1987 $26,697,659,335 $48,029,034,483
1988 $24,308,959,591 $60,226,413,793
1989 $25,156,707,899 $43,536,709,104
1990 $28,904,183,602 $48,606,952,195
1991 $31,991,821,265 $53,453,444,787
1992 $33,887,047,909 $60,416,519,620
1993 $30,660,051,911 $60,037,460,783
1994 $28,610,549,763 $58,418,666,667
1995 $25,541,379,187 $77,389,487,770
1996 $27,884,615,385 $70,543,211,119
1997 $30,700,897,875 $85,837,678,560
1998 $27,251,301,398 $91,336,763,255
1999 $35,975,860,857 $97,972,842,462
2000 $38,270,954,138 $117,146,466,003
2001 $34,112,093,927 $122,911,036,747
2002 $20,481,889,764 $92,893,587,734
2003 $26,265,625,000 $83,620,628,582
2004 $33,122,307,692 $112,451,400,425
2005 $47,334,691,241 $145,513,489,652
2006 $60,094,231,607 $183,477,522,124
2007 $68,032,978,391 $230,364,012,576
2008 $86,710,767,415 $315,953,388,511
2009 $60,808,562,033 $329,787,628,928
2010 $75,380,825,062 $393,192,354,511
2011 $48,169,263,294 $316,482,190,800
2012 $92,540,938,129 $381,286,237,848
2013 $75,351,107,029 $371,005,379,787
2014 $57,372,355,592 $482,359,318,768
2015 $48,717,501,321 -
2016 $49,912,073,701 -
2017 $67,157,452,182 -
2018 $76,686,029,772 -
2019 $69,254,496,472 -
2020 $46,854,285,441 -
2021 $35,217,995,647 -
2022 $43,246,297,922 -
2023 $45,096,462,972 -
2024 $46,636,278,902 -

Libya and Venezuela economies compared

GDP per capita
Libya

Venezuela
Year GDP per capita
Libya Venezuela
1960 $269 $939
1961 $285.3 $954
1962 $382 $1,007
1963 $528 $1,060
1964 $765 $874
1965 $1,001 $869
1966 $1,251 $876
1967 $1,437 $893
1968 $1,972 $938
1969 $2,175 $932
1970 $2,210 $1,015
1971 $2,443 $1,106
1972 $2,830 $1,155
1973 $3,727 $1,367
1974 $6,214 $2,034
1975 $5,721 $2,078
1976 $7,018 $2,309
1977 $7,783 $2,585
1978 $7,252 $2,727
1979 $9,443 $3,257
1980 $11,960 $3,874
1981 $10,044 $4,228
1982 $9,064 $4,202
1983 $8,927 $4,079
1984 $7,811 $3,520
1985 $8,087 $3,549
1986 $6,019 $3,376
1987 $6,465 $2,611
1988 $5,736 $3,191
1989 $5,793 $2,250
1990 $6,502 $2,452
1991 $7,040 $2,633
1992 $7,303 $2,907
1993 $6,478 $2,825
1994 $5,933 $2,689
1995 $5,205 $3,487
1996 $5,591 $3,113
1997 $6,062 $3,711
1998 $5,301 $3,870
1999 $6,895 $4,071
2000 $7,214 $4,776
2001 $6,313 $4,920
2002 $3,718 $3,652
2003 $4,674 $3,230
2004 $5,774 $4,269
2005 $8,079 $5,432
2006 $10,049 $6,739
2007 $11,145 $8,332
2008 $13,906 $11,262
2009 $9,551 $11,597
2010 $11,601 $13,646
2011 $7,594 $10,844
2012 $14,976 $12,901
2013 $11,952 $12,403
2014 $8,926 $15,944
2015 $7,458 -
2016 $7,526 -
2017 $9,966 -
2018 $11,197 -
2019 $9,963 -
2020 $6,650 -
2021 $4,936 -
2022 $5,987 -
2023 $6,173 -
2024 $6,318 -

Libya vs. Venezuela life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Libya

Venezuela
Year Life expectancy, years
Libya Venezuela
1950 33.1 51.1
1951 33.5 52
1952 33.8 52.7
1953 34.2 53.4
1954 34.7 54.1
1955 35.2 54.8
1956 36 55.5
1957 36.9 56.2
1958 38 56.9
1959 39.3 57.7
1960 40.8 58.4
1961 42.4 59.1
1962 44.1 59.7
1963 45.6 60.5
1964 47.7 61.2
1965 49.3 61.9
1966 50.9 62.9
1967 52.5 63.6
1968 53.8 63.9
1969 55.2 63.8
1970 56.4 64.8
1971 57.6 65.2
1972 58.7 65.6
1973 59.7 65.7
1974 60.7 66.2
1975 61.6 66.7
1976 62.4 67.3
1977 63.1 67.7
1978 63.8 68.1
1979 64.3 68.2
1980 64.8 68.2
1981 65.3 68.7
1982 65.8 69
1983 66.3 69.5
1984 66.7 69.7
1985 67.3 70
1986 67.8 70.5
1987 68.3 70.7
1988 68.6 70.8
1989 69 70.8
1990 69.3 71
1991 69.6 71.2
1992 70 71.2
1993 70.2 71.4
1994 70.5 71.3
1995 70.6 71.7
1996 70.7 71.9
1997 70.7 72.6
1998 70.7 72.4
1999 70.6 72.1
2000 70.5 72.4
2001 70.7 71
2002 70.8 72.8
2003 71 72.1
2004 71.2 72.8
2005 71.4 73.1
2006 71.6 73
2007 71.8 73.3
2008 71.9 72.6
2009 72.1 72.8
2010 72.2 73.1
2011 69.9 73.1
2012 72.2 73.1
2013 72.3 73.1
2014 71.3 72.8
2015 71.6 73
2016 71.8 72
2017 72.7 71.9
2018 73.2 72.6
2019 72.9 72.8
2020 72.4 72.4
2021 72.1 71.5
2022 74.5 72.6
2023 69.3 72.5
2024 71.1 72.7
2025 73.2 72.8

Libya and Venezuela population clocks and comparison

Population
Libya

Venezuela
Year Population
Libya Venezuela
1960 1,492,890 8,160,090
1961 1,555,699 8,455,915
1962 1,621,960 8,756,870
1963 1,690,457 9,064,021
1964 1,753,691 9,377,712
1965 1,804,015 9,697,790
1966 1,849,063 10,024,854
1967 1,898,199 10,358,513
1968 1,952,781 10,697,530
1969 2,014,293 11,040,280
1970 2,082,589 11,387,790
1971 2,153,534 11,741,008
1972 2,226,091 12,099,180
1973 2,314,193 12,463,537
1974 2,432,211 12,835,351
1975 2,571,556 13,215,892
1976 2,721,237 13,606,284
1977 2,881,533 14,006,812
1978 3,052,526 14,416,684
1979 3,233,846 14,834,552
1980 3,424,378 15,258,218
1981 3,621,486 15,687,297
1982 3,724,765 16,121,874
1983 3,718,961 16,562,205
1984 3,773,633 17,008,841
1985 3,898,745 17,461,434
1986 4,017,403 17,923,536
1987 4,129,739 18,394,963
1988 4,237,755 18,871,020
1989 4,342,920 19,348,921
1990 4,445,239 19,827,010
1991 4,544,400 20,304,896
1992 4,640,352 20,780,948
1993 4,733,045 21,254,520
1994 4,822,037 21,725,188
1995 4,906,843 22,193,821
1996 4,987,393 22,662,113
1997 5,064,639 23,131,685
1998 5,140,704 23,601,337
1999 5,218,038 24,066,593
2000 5,305,021 24,526,708
2001 5,403,639 24,979,922
2002 5,508,410 25,435,671
2003 5,619,398 25,892,703
2004 5,736,693 26,340,838
2005 5,858,798 26,785,804
2006 5,980,211 27,224,686
2007 6,104,380 27,649,363
2008 6,235,430 28,053,696
2009 6,366,686 28,438,298
2010 6,497,839 28,813,101
2011 6,343,203 29,185,212
2012 6,179,328 29,553,826
2013 6,304,628 29,912,198
2014 6,427,252 30,254,079
2015 6,531,819 30,573,972
2016 6,632,126 30,765,720
2017 6,738,770 30,565,323
2018 6,849,055 29,807,592
2019 6,951,033 28,938,098
2020 7,045,399 28,444,077
2021 7,135,175 28,237,826
2022 7,223,805 28,213,017
2023 7,305,659 28,300,854
2024 7,381,023 28,405,543

Fertility rates in Libya and Venezuela

Fertility rate
Libya

Venezuela
Year Fertility rate
Libya Venezuela
1960 7.51 6.38
1961 7.56 6.3
1962 7.61 6.23
1963 7.69 6.16
1964 7.75 6.07
1965 7.82 5.98
1966 7.89 5.87
1967 7.93 5.75
1968 7.97 5.61
1969 8.01 5.47
1970 8.05 5.32
1971 8.1 5.17
1972 8.07 5.04
1973 8.05 4.91
1974 8.02 4.79
1975 7.98 4.69
1976 7.93 4.59
1977 7.87 4.49
1978 7.79 4.4
1979 7.68 4.3
1980 7.54 4.2
1981 7.37 4.1
1982 7.16 4.01
1983 6.91 3.93
1984 6.62 3.86
1985 6.33 3.79
1986 6.02 3.73
1987 5.72 3.67
1988 5.41 3.6
1989 5.09 3.52
1990 4.78 3.45
1991 4.46 3.37
1992 4.16 3.29
1993 3.88 3.22
1994 3.65 3.15
1995 3.44 3.08
1996 3.26 3.02
1997 3.13 2.97
1998 3.04 2.91
1999 2.97 2.86
2000 2.91 2.79
2001 2.87 2.78
2002 2.83 2.74
2003 2.8 2.7
2004 2.77 2.64
2005 2.77 2.63
2006 2.7 2.6
2007 2.65 2.52
2008 2.6 2.48
2009 2.56 2.42
2010 2.6 2.4
2011 2.65 2.4
2012 2.68 2.38
2013 2.72 2.33
2014 2.75 2.3
2015 2.71 2.25
2016 2.67 2.22
2017 2.63 2.18
2018 2.58 2.15
2019 2.54 2.13
2020 2.51 2.12
2021 2.46 2.11
2022 2.4 2.09
2023 2.36 2.08

Libya and Venezuela demographics compared

Median age
Libya

Venezuela
Year Median age, years
Libya Venezuela
1960 18.5 16.6
1961 18.2 16.6
1962 17.9 16.5
1963 17.5 16.5
1964 17.2 16.5
1965 16.7 16.5
1966 15.9 16.6
1967 15.3 16.6
1968 14.9 16.7
1969 14.7 16.9
1970 14.7 17
1971 14.7 17.2
1972 14.7 17.3
1973 14.9 17.5
1974 15.3 17.7
1975 15.5 17.9
1976 15.6 18.1
1977 15.8 18.3
1978 15.9 18.5
1979 15.9 18.7
1980 16 18.8
1981 16.1 19
1982 16.3 19.2
1983 16.5 19.4
1984 16.8 19.6
1985 17.1 19.8
1986 17.3 20
1987 17.6 20.2
1988 17.9 20.4
1989 18.2 20.6
1990 18.6 20.8
1991 18.9 21
1992 19.3 21.2
1993 19.7 21.4
1994 20.1 21.6
1995 20.6 21.9
1996 21.1 22.1
1997 21.5 22.3
1998 22 22.6
1999 22.4 22.8
2000 22.7 23.1
2001 22.9 23.4
2002 23.1 23.6
2003 23.2 23.9
2004 23.4 24.1
2005 23.6 24.4
2006 23.8 24.7
2007 24.2 24.9
2008 24.6 25.2
2009 25 25.5
2010 25.3 25.8
2011 25.5 26.1
2012 25.7 26.5
2013 25.9 26.8
2014 26.2 27.1
2015 26.4 27.4
2016 26.6 27.7
2017 26.8 28
2018 27 28.4
2019 27.2 28.9
2020 27.5 29.2
2021 27.7 29.6
2022 28 29.8
2023 28.2 30
2024 28.5 30.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Libya Venezuela
GNI, Atlas method
$46.6B
2024
$393B
2014
Government expenditure, % of GDP
65.7%
2025
15.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.26%
1999
0.003%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
15.5%
2014
0.5%
2023
Armed forces personnel
0
2020
343,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.21%
2025
-5.51%
2025
Unemployment rate
30%
2004
7.53%
2020
Services, % of GDP
34.3%
2024
51.7%
2014
Industry, % of GDP
68.3%
2024
37.2%
2014
Economic freedom index
35.9
2012
27.6
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
33.2%
2006
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
1.2%
2006
Number of billionaires n/a
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.000005%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
37
2014
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$3.98B
2002
Total reserves including gold
$92.9B
2024
$9.79B
2017
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
760,000
2008
429,000
2017
International tourism as share of exports
0.34%
2010
1.9%
2016
Banked people share
33.1%
2024
87.3%
2024

Energy

Libya Venezuela
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,539 kg
2022
1,478 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$4.83
2022
$7.51
2011
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
61.3 megatons
2023
84.6 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
8.39 tons
2023
2.99 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
96.3%
2022
85.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
3.1%
2021
33.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0%
2022
13.3%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-249.7%
2022
-73.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
3,979 kWh
2022
1,989 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.02%
2021
75.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
78.3%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
73.2%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Libya Venezuela
% of world population
0.09%
2024
0.35%
2024
Annual migration change
+3,448
2024
-105,297
2024
Urban population
81.9%
2024
88.5%
2024
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
5.25 ft
2025
Quality of life index
30.9
2025
28.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
13
2024
10
2024
Higher education index
27
2025
62
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.5
2015
12.6
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
21.3
2019
39
2019
Visa free countries
52
2025
125
2025
Adult literacy rate
76.5%
1994
97.6%
2022
English speaking
2%
2025
1%
2025
People using the Internet
88.5%
2023
61.6%
2017

Health

Libya Venezuela
Government health expenditure per capita
$278.4
2022
$208.6
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$84.8
2022
$51.9
2022
Life expectancy
73.2 years
2025
72.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.82%
2022
0.71%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.16
2017
1.66
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
59
2023
227
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
30.8
2023
24.3
2023
Obesity rate
37.9%
2022
23.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
15.8%
2024
8.6%
2024
Air quality index
70
2025
73
2025
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.01 liters
2020
1.99 liters
2020

Territory

Libya Venezuela
% of world land
1.18%
2025
0.59%
2025
Land area per capita
92,042 sq mi
2024
11,989 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
59,267 sq mi
2025
83,012 sq mi
2025
Forest area
838 sq mi
2025
177,888 sq mi
2025
Roads length
22,991 mi
2010
59,769 mi
2014

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