Libya vs Namibia

Libya (Africa) and Namibia (Africa) side by side. Each value is the latest available for that country, so the year may differ; the rank is among all countries of the world.

Over time

with the world for reference

GDP per capita

US$ · 1980-2025

Libya Namibia World

0 5,000 10k 15k 1980 Libya: 11,959.52 Namibia: 2,467.81 World: 2,587.01 1981 Libya: 10,044.04 Namibia: 2,266.91 World: 2,628.62 1982 Libya: 9,063.7 Namibia: 2,097.09 World: 2,554.08 1983 Libya: 8,927.36 Namibia: 2,214.34 World: 2,561.17 1984 Libya: 7,811.07 Namibia: 1,830.47 World: 2,614.33 1985 Libya: 8,087.36 Namibia: 1,466.18 World: 2,690.59 1986 Libya: 6,018.91 Namibia: 1,599.4 World: 3,118.57 1987 Libya: 6,464.73 Namibia: 1,969.42 World: 3,487.88 1988 Libya: 5,736.28 Namibia: 2,062.58 World: 3,829.99 1989 Libya: 5,792.58 Namibia: 1,966.83 World: 3,930.51 1990 Libya: 6,502.28 Namibia: 2,037.48 World: 4,338.94 1991 Libya: 7,039.83 Namibia: 2,116.91 World: 4,453.9 1992 Libya: 7,302.69 Namibia: 2,346.86 World: 4,679.98 1993 Libya: 6,477.87 Namibia: 2,154.96 World: 4,685.3 1994 Libya: 5,933.29 Namibia: 2,355.9 World: 4,967.01 1995 Libya: 5,205.26 Namibia: 2,483.2 World: 5,463.2 1996 Libya: 5,591.02 Namibia: 2,423.4 World: 5,507.22 1997 Libya: 6,061.81 Namibia: 2,459.65 World: 5,408.57 1998 Libya: 5,301.08 Namibia: 2,235.25 World: 5,302.34 1999 Libya: 6,894.52 Namibia: 2,177.79 World: 5,401.23 2000 Libya: 7,214.1 Namibia: 2,156.68 World: 5,512.56 2001 Libya: 6,312.8 Namibia: 1,915.59 World: 5,404.2 2002 Libya: 3,718.29 Namibia: 1,772.08 World: 5,539.32 2003 Libya: 4,674.1 Namibia: 2,569.25 World: 6,129.87 2004 Libya: 5,773.76 Namibia: 3,403.16 World: 6,818 2005 Libya: 8,079.25 Namibia: 3,685.77 World: 7,290.57 2006 Libya: 10,048.85 Namibia: 4,017.18 World: 7,803.19 2007 Libya: 11,144.94 Namibia: 4,379.04 World: 8,685.33 2008 Libya: 13,906.14 Namibia: 4,204.79 World: 9,425.74 2009 Libya: 9,551.05 Namibia: 4,302.91 World: 8,827.04 2010 Libya: 11,600.91 Namibia: 5,418.22 World: 9,555.07 2011 Libya: 7,593.84 Namibia: 5,834.79 World: 10,496.93 2012 Libya: 14,975.89 Namibia: 5,942.65 World: 10,597.85 2013 Libya: 11,951.71 Namibia: 5,346.62 World: 10,759.35 2014 Libya: 8,926.42 Namibia: 5,378.32 World: 10,912.24 2015 Libya: 7,458.49 Namibia: 4,774.11 World: 10,191.98 2016 Libya: 7,525.8 Namibia: 4,395.69 World: 10,239.47 2017 Libya: 9,965.83 Namibia: 5,143.96 World: 10,784.4 2018 Libya: 11,196.59 Namibia: 5,308.61 World: 11,344.73 2019 Libya: 9,963.19 Namibia: 4,731.92 World: 11,417.6 2020 Libya: 6,650.34 Namibia: 3,878.59 World: 10,999.49 2021 Libya: 4,935.83 Namibia: 4,412.84 World: 12,472.91 2022 Libya: 5,986.64 Namibia: 4,349.8 World: 12,876.24 2023 Libya: 6,026.52 Namibia: 4,225.99 World: 13,313.86 2024 Libya: 6,569.16 Namibia: 4,501.85 World: 13,717.09 2025 Libya: 6,448.82 Namibia: 4,875.93 World: 14,405.85 1980 1994 2001 2008 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Libya Namibia World

40 50 60 70 80 1960 Libya: 40.75 Namibia: 48.53 World: 50.94 1961 Libya: 42.36 Namibia: 49.24 World: 52.8 1962 Libya: 44.08 Namibia: 49.97 World: 55.29 1963 Libya: 45.58 Namibia: 50.64 World: 55.65 1964 Libya: 47.65 Namibia: 51.35 World: 56.1 1965 Libya: 49.28 Namibia: 52 World: 55.93 1966 Libya: 50.95 Namibia: 52.3 World: 56.45 1967 Libya: 52.46 Namibia: 52.93 World: 56.9 1968 Libya: 53.85 Namibia: 53.55 World: 57.34 1969 Libya: 55.17 Namibia: 54.13 World: 57.68 1970 Libya: 56.38 Namibia: 54.69 World: 57.94 1971 Libya: 57.58 Namibia: 55.29 World: 58.02 1972 Libya: 58.69 Namibia: 55.85 World: 58.84 1973 Libya: 59.71 Namibia: 56.42 World: 59.3 1974 Libya: 60.71 Namibia: 56.94 World: 59.7 1975 Libya: 61.62 Namibia: 57.55 World: 60.13 1976 Libya: 62.45 Namibia: 58.04 World: 60.45 1977 Libya: 63.13 Namibia: 58.59 World: 61.04 1978 Libya: 63.8 Namibia: 59.11 World: 61.39 1979 Libya: 64.33 Namibia: 59.52 World: 61.84 1980 Libya: 64.8 Namibia: 56.57 World: 62.15 1981 Libya: 65.26 Namibia: 56.91 World: 62.52 1982 Libya: 65.77 Namibia: 57.34 World: 62.87 1983 Libya: 66.26 Namibia: 57.64 World: 63.13 1984 Libya: 66.75 Namibia: 58.1 World: 63.44 1985 Libya: 67.29 Namibia: 58.47 World: 63.73 1986 Libya: 67.81 Namibia: 58.73 World: 64.12 1987 Libya: 68.26 Namibia: 59.12 World: 64.46 1988 Libya: 68.61 Namibia: 59.03 World: 64.67 1989 Libya: 68.98 Namibia: 60.77 World: 64.96 1990 Libya: 69.31 Namibia: 61.36 World: 65.11 1991 Libya: 69.64 Namibia: 60.83 World: 65.3 1992 Libya: 69.97 Namibia: 60.16 World: 65.55 1993 Libya: 70.25 Namibia: 59.26 World: 65.74 1994 Libya: 70.47 Namibia: 58.44 World: 65.96 1995 Libya: 70.64 Namibia: 57.52 World: 66.2 1996 Libya: 70.74 Namibia: 56.64 World: 66.52 1997 Libya: 70.72 Namibia: 55.84 World: 66.83 1998 Libya: 70.66 Namibia: 54.77 World: 67.07 1999 Libya: 70.6 Namibia: 53.98 World: 67.31 2000 Libya: 70.54 Namibia: 52.95 World: 67.65 2001 Libya: 70.65 Namibia: 51.98 World: 67.95 2002 Libya: 70.79 Namibia: 51.99 World: 68.23 2003 Libya: 71 Namibia: 51.92 World: 68.52 2004 Libya: 71.21 Namibia: 52.18 World: 68.77 2005 Libya: 71.44 Namibia: 52.56 World: 69.11 2006 Libya: 71.63 Namibia: 53.18 World: 69.47 2007 Libya: 71.79 Namibia: 54.03 World: 69.81 2008 Libya: 71.94 Namibia: 54.74 World: 70 2009 Libya: 72.07 Namibia: 55.35 World: 70.38 2010 Libya: 72.2 Namibia: 56.09 World: 70.68 2011 Libya: 69.95 Namibia: 56.65 World: 70.97 2012 Libya: 72.19 Namibia: 57.73 World: 71.26 2013 Libya: 72.34 Namibia: 58.47 World: 71.53 2014 Libya: 71.3 Namibia: 59.31 World: 71.78 2015 Libya: 71.64 Namibia: 60.01 World: 71.97 2016 Libya: 71.8 Namibia: 60.81 World: 72.19 2017 Libya: 72.72 Namibia: 61.66 World: 72.37 2018 Libya: 73.15 Namibia: 62.58 World: 72.64 2019 Libya: 72.94 Namibia: 63.55 World: 72.87 2020 Libya: 72.39 Namibia: 64.07 World: 72.18 2021 Libya: 72.06 Namibia: 60.85 World: 71.22 2022 Libya: 74.46 Namibia: 64.19 World: 72.97 2023 Libya: 69.34 Namibia: 67.39 World: 73.33 2024 Libya: 71.12 Namibia: 67.52 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Libya Namibia World

2 4 6 8 10 1960 Libya: 7.51 Namibia: 6.24 World: 4.69 1961 Libya: 7.56 Namibia: 6.29 World: 4.56 1962 Libya: 7.61 Namibia: 6.35 World: 5.02 1963 Libya: 7.69 Namibia: 6.41 World: 5.31 1964 Libya: 7.75 Namibia: 6.43 World: 5.13 1965 Libya: 7.82 Namibia: 6.45 World: 5.08 1966 Libya: 7.89 Namibia: 6.47 World: 4.97 1967 Libya: 7.93 Namibia: 6.49 World: 4.87 1968 Libya: 7.97 Namibia: 6.5 World: 4.98 1969 Libya: 8.01 Namibia: 6.51 World: 4.88 1970 Libya: 8.05 Namibia: 6.52 World: 4.84 1971 Libya: 8.1 Namibia: 6.52 World: 4.69 1972 Libya: 8.07 Namibia: 6.53 World: 4.55 1973 Libya: 8.05 Namibia: 6.54 World: 4.42 1974 Libya: 8.02 Namibia: 6.55 World: 4.26 1975 Libya: 7.98 Namibia: 6.53 World: 4.07 1976 Libya: 7.93 Namibia: 6.49 World: 3.97 1977 Libya: 7.87 Namibia: 6.44 World: 3.84 1978 Libya: 7.79 Namibia: 6.38 World: 3.77 1979 Libya: 7.68 Namibia: 6.31 World: 3.76 1980 Libya: 7.54 Namibia: 6.24 World: 3.73 1981 Libya: 7.37 Namibia: 6.16 World: 3.71 1982 Libya: 7.16 Namibia: 6.08 World: 3.72 1983 Libya: 6.91 Namibia: 6 World: 3.59 1984 Libya: 6.62 Namibia: 5.94 World: 3.57 1985 Libya: 6.33 Namibia: 5.88 World: 3.53 1986 Libya: 6.02 Namibia: 5.79 World: 3.51 1987 Libya: 5.72 Namibia: 5.7 World: 3.48 1988 Libya: 5.41 Namibia: 5.61 World: 3.39 1989 Libya: 5.09 Namibia: 5.52 World: 3.35 1990 Libya: 4.78 Namibia: 5.4 World: 3.31 1991 Libya: 4.46 Namibia: 5.29 World: 3.13 1992 Libya: 4.16 Namibia: 5.11 World: 3.04 1993 Libya: 3.88 Namibia: 4.91 World: 2.97 1994 Libya: 3.65 Namibia: 4.68 World: 2.92 1995 Libya: 3.44 Namibia: 4.42 World: 2.87 1996 Libya: 3.26 Namibia: 4.2 World: 2.82 1997 Libya: 3.13 Namibia: 4.17 World: 2.78 1998 Libya: 3.04 Namibia: 4.18 World: 2.75 1999 Libya: 2.97 Namibia: 4.14 World: 2.72 2000 Libya: 2.91 Namibia: 3.99 World: 2.73 2001 Libya: 2.87 Namibia: 3.83 World: 2.69 2002 Libya: 2.83 Namibia: 3.69 World: 2.66 2003 Libya: 2.8 Namibia: 3.58 World: 2.64 2004 Libya: 2.77 Namibia: 3.55 World: 2.63 2005 Libya: 2.77 Namibia: 3.57 World: 2.61 2006 Libya: 2.7 Namibia: 3.6 World: 2.61 2007 Libya: 2.65 Namibia: 3.61 World: 2.6 2008 Libya: 2.6 Namibia: 3.62 World: 2.6 2009 Libya: 2.56 Namibia: 3.63 World: 2.59 2010 Libya: 2.6 Namibia: 3.66 World: 2.57 2011 Libya: 2.65 Namibia: 3.66 World: 2.55 2012 Libya: 2.68 Namibia: 3.68 World: 2.56 2013 Libya: 2.72 Namibia: 3.65 World: 2.53 2014 Libya: 2.75 Namibia: 3.64 World: 2.52 2015 Libya: 2.71 Namibia: 3.6 World: 2.49 2016 Libya: 2.67 Namibia: 3.57 World: 2.49 2017 Libya: 2.63 Namibia: 3.51 World: 2.46 2018 Libya: 2.58 Namibia: 3.46 World: 2.39 2019 Libya: 2.54 Namibia: 3.4 World: 2.35 2020 Libya: 2.51 Namibia: 3.35 World: 2.28 2021 Libya: 2.46 Namibia: 3.3 World: 2.25 2022 Libya: 2.4 Namibia: 3.25 World: 2.22 2023 Libya: 2.36 Namibia: 3.21 World: 2.2 2024 Libya: 2.3 Namibia: 3.21 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Libya Namibia World

0 5 10 15 20 25 1991 Libya: 18.6 Namibia: 19.14 World: 5.12 1992 Libya: 18.83 Namibia: 18.9 World: 5.28 1993 Libya: 19.01 Namibia: 19.08 World: 5.54 1994 Libya: 19.33 Namibia: 19.4 World: 5.79 1995 Libya: 19.33 Namibia: 21.34 World: 5.92 1996 Libya: 19.21 Namibia: 22.84 World: 5.98 1997 Libya: 19.15 Namibia: 24.45 World: 6.01 1998 Libya: 19.19 Namibia: 23.08 World: 6.16 1999 Libya: 19.23 Namibia: 21.67 World: 6.28 2000 Libya: 19.28 Namibia: 20.3 World: 6.11 2001 Libya: 19.24 Namibia: 21.01 World: 6.19 2002 Libya: 19.28 Namibia: 21.54 World: 6.41 2003 Libya: 19.07 Namibia: 22.1 World: 6.48 2004 Libya: 18.94 Namibia: 22.09 World: 6.33 2005 Libya: 18.66 Namibia: 22.11 World: 6.22 2006 Libya: 18.81 Namibia: 21.85 World: 5.97 2007 Libya: 18.77 Namibia: 22.12 World: 5.77 2008 Libya: 19.04 Namibia: 22.01 World: 5.82 2009 Libya: 19.29 Namibia: 22.27 World: 6.41 2010 Libya: 19.32 Namibia: 22.12 World: 6.28 2011 Libya: 19.5 Namibia: 19.48 World: 6.15 2012 Libya: 19.03 Namibia: 16.77 World: 6.15 2013 Libya: 19.31 Namibia: 19.03 World: 6.1 2014 Libya: 19.3 Namibia: 18.52 World: 5.96 2015 Libya: 19.69 Namibia: 20.79 World: 6 2016 Libya: 19.56 Namibia: 23.35 World: 5.97 2017 Libya: 19.05 Namibia: 21.75 World: 5.9 2018 Libya: 18.87 Namibia: 19.88 World: 5.76 2019 Libya: 19.09 Namibia: 19.93 World: 5.59 2020 Libya: 19.65 Namibia: 21 World: 6.59 2021 Libya: 19.78 Namibia: 20.93 World: 6.05 2022 Libya: 19.24 Namibia: 19.62 World: 5.23 2023 Libya: 18.71 Namibia: 19.15 World: 4.85 2024 Libya: 19.09 Namibia: 19.16 World: 4.81 2025 Libya: 18.76 Namibia: 19.29 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Libya Namibia World

0 5 10 15 20 1970 Libya: 19.22 Namibia: 0.98 World: 4.14 1971 Libya: 13.06 Namibia: 0.95 World: 4.04 1972 Libya: 9.52 Namibia: 0.91 World: 4.16 1973 Libya: 8.58 Namibia: 0.91 World: 4.32 1974 Libya: 5.54 Namibia: 0.95 World: 4.23 1975 Libya: 6.5 Namibia: 0.95 World: 4.14 1976 Libya: 7.86 Namibia: 0.96 World: 4.31 1977 Libya: 8.01 Namibia: 0.96 World: 4.36 1978 Libya: 8.11 Namibia: 0.96 World: 4.42 1979 Libya: 8.54 Namibia: 1.09 World: 4.46 1980 Libya: 8.33 Namibia: 1.05 World: 4.33 1981 Libya: 7.06 Namibia: 0.99 World: 4.18 1982 Libya: 7.68 Namibia: 0.91 World: 4.05 1983 Libya: 7.27 Namibia: 0.96 World: 4.01 1984 Libya: 7.29 Namibia: 0.9 World: 4.07 1985 Libya: 6.46 Namibia: 0.96 World: 4.05 1986 Libya: 7.13 Namibia: 1.02 World: 4.04 1987 Libya: 6.79 Namibia: 1.52 World: 4.1 1988 Libya: 6.96 Namibia: 1.49 World: 4.16 1989 Libya: 6.63 Namibia: 1.24 World: 4.16 1990 Libya: 7.34 Namibia: 0.91 World: 4.15 1991 Libya: 7.23 Namibia: 0.8 World: 4.1 1992 Libya: 7.38 Namibia: 0.85 World: 4.01 1993 Libya: 7.71 Namibia: 0.95 World: 3.97 1994 Libya: 8.81 Namibia: 1.06 World: 3.94 1995 Libya: 9.81 Namibia: 1.12 World: 3.99 1996 Libya: 10.15 Namibia: 1.19 World: 4.01 1997 Libya: 9.26 Namibia: 1.2 World: 4.02 1998 Libya: 9.03 Namibia: 1.21 World: 3.98 1999 Libya: 9.15 Namibia: 1.12 World: 3.95 2000 Libya: 9.29 Namibia: 1.05 World: 4.01 2001 Libya: 9.02 Namibia: 1.32 World: 4.01 2002 Libya: 9.06 Namibia: 1.13 World: 4.02 2003 Libya: 9.57 Namibia: 1.19 World: 4.15 2004 Libya: 9.28 Namibia: 1.23 World: 4.28 2005 Libya: 9.85 Namibia: 1.31 World: 4.39 2006 Libya: 9.61 Namibia: 1.27 World: 4.48 2007 Libya: 8.8 Namibia: 1.29 World: 4.59 2008 Libya: 9.16 Namibia: 1.45 World: 4.56 2009 Libya: 9.47 Namibia: 1.47 World: 4.45 2010 Libya: 9.8 Namibia: 1.27 World: 4.67 2011 Libya: 6.97 Namibia: 1.33 World: 4.76 2012 Libya: 10.17 Namibia: 1.36 World: 4.77 2013 Libya: 9.93 Namibia: 1.38 World: 4.81 2014 Libya: 9.62 Namibia: 1.39 World: 4.78 2015 Libya: 8.34 Namibia: 1.5 World: 4.7 2016 Libya: 7.71 Namibia: 1.6 World: 4.65 2017 Libya: 8.22 Namibia: 1.5 World: 4.67 2018 Libya: 8.36 Namibia: 1.48 World: 4.73 2019 Libya: 8.27 Namibia: 1.46 World: 4.7 2020 Libya: 6.49 Namibia: 1.3 World: 4.47 2021 Libya: 8.18 Namibia: 1.32 World: 4.68 2022 Libya: 8.05 Namibia: 1.24 World: 4.67 2023 Libya: 8.65 Namibia: 1.22 World: 4.68 2024 Libya: 8.66 Namibia: 1.2 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2024

Libya Namibia World

0 20 40 60 80 100 2005 Libya: 3.92 Namibia: 4.01 World: 15.6 2006 Libya: 4.3 Namibia: 4.4 World: 17.2 2007 Libya: 4.72 Namibia: 4.84 World: 20.2 2008 Libya: 9 Namibia: 5.33 World: 22.8 2009 Libya: 10.8 Namibia: 6.5 World: 25.3 2010 Libya: 14 Namibia: 11.6 World: 28.4 2011 Libya: 14 Namibia: 12 World: 30.9 2012 Libya: 15.2 Namibia: 12.94 World: 33.3 2013 Libya: 16.5 Namibia: 13.9 World: 35.3 2014 Libya: 17.76 Namibia: 14.84 World: 37.4 2015 Libya: 25 Namibia: 25.69 World: 39.9 2016 Libya: 35 Namibia: 31.03 World: 43.6 2017 Libya: 47.5 Namibia: 36.84 World: 46.3 2018 Libya: 47.5 Namibia: 42.82 World: 49.4 2019 Libya: 71.4 Namibia: 49.78 World: 53.9 2020 Libya: 74.36 Namibia: 57.86 World: 60.1 2021 Libya: 77.44 Namibia: 60.26 World: 63.8 2022 Libya: 80.65 Namibia: 63 World: 67 2023 Libya: 82.1 Namibia: 63.7 World: 69.2 2024 Libya: 81.95 Namibia: 64.87 World: 71.2 2005 2011 2014 2017 2024

Population

Indicator Libya Namibia
Population 7.5 mn 2025
105th of 215		 3.1 mn 2025
136th of 215
Population density 4.2 /km² 2023
207th of 214		 3.6 /km² 2023
211th of 214
Population growth 1.04 % 2025
97th of 215		 2.05 % 2025
46th of 215
Life expectancy 71.1 years 2024
145th of 215		 67.5 years 2024
170th of 215
Fertility rate 2.30 2024
85th of 215		 3.21 2024
50th of 215
Birth rate 16.5 ‰ 2024
91st of 215		 25.9 ‰ 2024
47th of 215
Infant mortality 7.9 ‰ 2024
69th of 196		 36.4 ‰ 2024
167th of 196
Urban population 87.9 % 2025
39th of 215		 50.9 % 2025
153rd of 215
Aged 65+ 5.2 % 2025
144th of 215		 3.8 % 2025
169th of 215
Living in cities 45.0 % 2025
79th of 215		 21.2 % 2025
164th of 215
Living in towns 30.9 % 2025
110th of 215		 22.6 % 2025
167th of 215
Living in rural areas 24.1 % 2025
113th of 215		 56.2 % 2025
14th of 215

Human development

Indicator Libya Namibia
Human Development Index 0.721 2023
116th of 193		 0.665 2023
136th of 193
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.629 2023
99th of 156		 0.611 2023
103rd of 156
Gender Inequality Index 0.253 2023
65th of 172		 0.448 2023
116th of 172
Inequality-adjusted HDI - 0.438 2023
125th of 169

Economy

Indicator Libya Namibia
GDP 48.1 bn US$ 2025
100th of 186		 15.1 bn US$ 2025
140th of 186
GDP per capita 6,449 US$ 2025
107th of 186		 4,876 US$ 2025
120th of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 16,521 int. $ 2025
106th of 185		 11,986 int. $ 2025
123rd of 185
GNI per capita 7,250 US$ 2025
94th of 182		 4,340 US$ 2025
121st of 182
GDP growth 13.4 % 2025
2nd of 186		 1.7 % 2025
143rd of 186
Inflation 1.8 % 2025
114th of 165		 3.5 % 2025
70th of 165
Trade 137.7 % 2025
23rd of 138		 108.6 % 2025
37th of 138
Exports 71.7 % 2025
19th of 138		 44.7 % 2025
48th of 138
FDI inflows 1.8 % 2023 14.2 % 2024
10th of 192
Manufacturing 2.8 % 2017 10.0 % 2025
76th of 132
Agriculture 1.5 % 2025
137th of 158		 7.0 % 2025
76th of 158
Military spending 5.3 % 2023 2.7 % 2024
29th of 147
Tax revenue - 33.9 % 2024
2nd of 89
Government debt - 4.7 % 2015

Labour

Indicator Libya Namibia
Unemployment 18.8 % 2025
173rd of 181		 19.3 % 2025
175th of 181
Youth unemployment 50.1 % 2025
178th of 181		 38.1 % 2025
172nd of 181
Women in the labour force 33.0 % 2025
160th of 181		 54.9 % 2025
83rd of 181
Jobs in agriculture 10.0 % 2025
106th of 181		 22.3 % 2025
77th of 181
Weekly hours worked 42.4 h 2025
46th of 181		 42.1 h 2025
52nd of 181
Youth NEET rate 30.5 % 2025
155th of 181		 30.7 % 2025
158th of 181
Labour income share 44.3 % 2025
59th of 114		 47.1 % 2024
50th of 114
Output per hour 22.9 $ 2025
85th of 181		 15.9 $ 2025
107th of 181

Health

Indicator Libya Namibia
Health spending 7.8 % 2023
63rd of 192		 9.5 % 2023
35th of 192
Health spending per person 470 US$ 2023
96th of 191		 397 US$ 2023
101st of 191
Physicians 2.04 /1,000 2017 0.55 /1,000 2022
81st of 125
Under-5 mortality 9.8 ‰ 2024
75th of 196		 39.5 ‰ 2024
159th of 196
Maternal mortality 59 /100k 2023
107th of 194		 139 /100k 2023
141st of 194
Tobacco use 24.2 % 2024
114th of 166		 -

Food

Indicator Libya Namibia
Calories per person 2,752 kcal 2024
91st of 155		 2,500 kcal 2024
129th of 155
Protein supply 89.5 g 2022
94th of 174		 66.0 g 2022
144th of 174
Animal protein supply 41.3 g 2022
97th of 174		 23.1 g 2022
133rd of 174
Fat supply 108.4 g 2022
73rd of 174		 65.0 g 2022
129th of 174
Food insecurity 31.6 % 2024
85th of 134		 54.0 % 2024
110th of 134
Severe food insecurity 15.1 % 2024
98th of 124		 28.1 % 2024
117th of 124
Cereal import dependency 100.0 % 2022
10th of 160		 78.7 % 2022
45th of 160

Education

Indicator Libya Namibia
Expected schooling 12.9 yrs 2023
116th of 195		 11.8 yrs 2023
141st of 195
Mean schooling 7.8 yrs 2023
128th of 193		 7.3 yrs 2023
140th of 193
Literacy - 87.6 % 2023
Secondary enrolment - 82.0 % 2024
83rd of 108
Tertiary enrolment - 26.1 % 2022
Education spending - 9.1 % 2024

Society

Indicator Libya Namibia
Internet use 82.0 % 2024
94th of 182		 64.9 % 2024
131st of 182
Mobile subscriptions 193.0 /100 2022 85.2 /100 2024
129th of 151
Electricity access 77.4 % 2024
171st of 213		 59.3 % 2024
186th of 213
Women in parliament 16.5 % 2025
138th of 184		 42.3 % 2025
21st of 184
Income inequality - 59.1 2015
Extreme poverty - 22.9 % 2015

Refugees

Indicator Libya Namibia
Refugees hosted 552,523 2025
15th of 177		 5,470 2025
102nd of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 74.1 ‰ 2025
2nd of 177		 1.8 ‰ 2025
73rd of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 105,954 2025
15th of 177		 1,326 2025
96th of 177
Refugees from the country 17,161 2025
51st of 199		 685 2025
109th of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 2.3 ‰ 2025
39th of 199		 0.2 ‰ 2025
100th of 199

Governance

Indicator Libya Namibia
Control of corruption 16.9 /100 2024
198th of 207		 50.4 /100 2024
86th of 207
Government effectiveness 23.7 /100 2024
193rd of 205		 53.3 /100 2024
97th of 205
Rule of law 27.7 /100 2024
197th of 207		 62.6 /100 2024
80th of 207
Regulatory quality 27.4 /100 2024
200th of 205		 57.0 /100 2024
80th of 205
Voice and accountability 33.5 /100 2024
178th of 205		 62.7 /100 2024
79th of 205
Political stability 33.5 /100 2024
195th of 207		 75.2 /100 2024
71st of 207

Environment

Indicator Libya Namibia
CO₂ per capita 8.66 t 2024
180th of 202		 1.20 t 2024
69th of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 65.3 Mt 2024
50th of 204		 3.5 Mt 2024
144th of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.17 % 2024
50th of 204		 0.01 % 2024
144th of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 2.5 Gt 2024
62nd of 204		 0.1 Gt 2024
149th of 204
GHG per capita 13.30 t 2024
184th of 202		 4.69 t 2024
109th of 202
Renewable energy 3.1 % 2021
174th of 211		 30.0 % 2021
79th of 211
Forest area 0.1 % 2023
205th of 212		 7.8 % 2023
173rd of 212
PM2.5 exposure 20.0 µg/m³ 2023
116th of 200		 14.2 µg/m³ 2023
77th of 200
Water stress 817.1 % 2022
173rd of 176		 0.3 % 2022
8th of 176
Land area 1.8 mn km² 2023
16th of 214		 823,290 km² 2023
33rd of 214

Energy

Indicator Libya Namibia
Renewable electricity 0.0 % 2024
187th of 190		 97.6 % 2024
11th of 190
Wind and solar 0.0 % 2024
175th of 190		 36.6 % 2024
12th of 190
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2024
106th of 180		 0.0 % 2024
126th of 180
Low-carbon electricity 0.0 % 2024
187th of 190		 97.6 % 2024
13th of 190
Fossil electricity 100.0 % 2024
187th of 190		 2.4 % 2024
13th of 190
Coal power 0.0 % 2024
59th of 188		 2.4 % 2024
123rd of 188
Carbon intensity of power 827 g/kWh 2024
184th of 190		 52 g/kWh 2024
13th of 190
Electricity per capita 4.69 MWh 2024
62nd of 191		 1.33 MWh 2024
125th of 191

Sources: World Bank (World Development Indicators, Worldwide Governance Indicators), ILO modelled estimates, FAO (FAOSTAT), UNDP (Human Development Report), UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, Ember (electricity), the Global Carbon Project (CO₂) and the UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, under CC BY 4.0 and CC BY 3.0 IGO. Ranks are computed by StatsNode in the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value. Sources and licences.