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Egypt vs Libya

Egypt and Libya side by side across 196 indicators — each row links to the full 54-country ranking, with sources and the API call behind every figure.

GDP$429.65B vs $52.45BEgypt vs Libya
GDP per Capita$3,904 vs $6,962Egypt vs Libya
Population118.37M vs 7.46MEgypt vs Libya

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Indicator Egypt LibyaPeriod
GDPEconomy$429.65B$52.45B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$3,904$6,9622026
Inflation RateEconomy14.3%10.5%2026-06
Official Exchange RateEconomy49.83 LCU/USD6.35 LCU/USD2026-07
Budget BalanceEconomy-12.1%-20.9%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy6.8%18.8%2025
Public DebtEconomy87%—2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$-42.71B$2.77B2025
GDP GrowthEconomy4.2%6.7%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$3,260$7,2502025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$19,330$17,1502025
GDP (PPP)Economy$2.39T$123.23B2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy16.6%1.5%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy32.1%73.2%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy14.5%2.8%2025/2017 ⚠
Services (% of GDP)Economy47.3%26.9%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy12.9%14.3%2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$41.52B$16M2025/2006 ⚠
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy11.4%0%2025/2006 ⚠
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy42%—2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy$48.88B$104.66B2025
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy25.8%12.5%2025
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy12.5%—2015
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy44.6%48%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy18.5%33%2025
Income Inequality (Gini)Economy28.5—2021
Extreme Poverty RateEconomy1.4%—2021
Account OwnershipEconomy43.1%33.1%2024
Youth NEET RateEconomy23.8%—2024
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy0.7%5.3%2024/2023
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy51.3%137.7%2025
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy25%-3.9%2025
Tourism ReceiptsEconomy$4.87B$170M2020/2010 ⚠
Tourist ArrivalsEconomy13.03M760K2019/2008 ⚠
Current Account BalanceEconomy-4.2%4.2%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$46.58B$702M2024/2013 ⚠
FDI (% of GDP)Economy15.2%0.9%2024/2013 ⚠
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy15.3%48.7%2024/2012 ⚠
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy42.238.92024
Natural Resource RentsEconomy5.1%61%2021
Oil Rents (% of GDP)Economy3%56.4%2021
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0%2021
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)Economy2%4.6%2021
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy0.1%0.8%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$4$492023
Lending Interest RateEconomy24.3%6%2024/2014 ⚠
Real Interest RateEconomy-7%7.1%2024/2014 ⚠
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy8.1%25.9%2025/2023
Adjusted Net Income per CapitaEconomy$3,185$4,6392021
Employment in AgricultureEconomy17.5%10%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy29.4%18.6%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy53.1%71.4%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy23.9%21.6%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy93.4%30.9%2025
Income Share of Poorest 20%Economy9.7%—2021
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy6.611.62024/2022
ATMs per 100,000Economy37.116.12024/2022
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy2.8%12.2%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy8.9%—2024
Poverty Rate ($3.65/day)Economy7.1%—2021
Poverty Rate ($6.85/day)Economy58.5%—2021
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$72.39B$34.49B2025
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$115.11B$31.72B2025
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.5990.8352024
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.1350.8592024
Liner Shipping ConnectivityTrade66.712.42021
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade12.5%94.4%2024/2019 ⚠
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade51.9%0.6%2024/2019 ⚠
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade21.9%0.1%2024/2019 ⚠
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade3.8%0.6%2024/2019 ⚠
Exports (% of GDP)Trade19.8%71.7%2025
Imports (% of GDP)Trade31.5%65.9%2025
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.7540.7212023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.3980.2532023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.582—2023
PopulationDemographics118.37M7.46M2025
Population GrowthDemographics1.6%1%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics71.8 years71.1 years2024
Median AgeDemographics24.7 years28 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics2.742.32024
Rural PopulationDemographics57.1%12.1%2025
Population Under 15Demographics31.6%26.8%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics42.9%87.9%2025
Population DensityDemographics120.7/km²4.5/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics20.515.82026
Death RateDemographics5.64.922026
Net Migration RateDemographics-0.440.352026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics74 years72.7 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics69.7 years69.6 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics1.8%1.1%2025
Infant MortalityHealth20.87.92024
HIV PrevalenceHealth0.1%0.1%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health4.9%7.8%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.672.042020/2017
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth71712023
Road Traffic DeathsHealth9.4342021
Premature NCD MortalityHealth26%19.8%2021
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth57.2%19.2%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth57.3%21.7%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth1759.52023
Under-Five MortalityHealth17.530.82023
Neonatal MortalityHealth9.255.712023
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth10632024
Measles ImmunizationHealth97%93%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth98%90%2025
Basic Drinking WaterHealth18.4%—2024
Basic SanitationHealth39.8%66.8%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth22.4%15.8%2024
Hospital Beds per 1,000Health1.063.52021/2022
Contraceptive PrevalenceHealth58.5%27.7%2014
Skilled Birth AttendanceHealth97.1%99.9%2021/2013 ⚠
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health1.796.382018/2017
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth41.15.832024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$141$4702023
NCD Share of DeathsHealth64.2%62.7%2021
Smoking PrevalenceHealth25%24.2%2024
Antenatal Care CoverageHealth90.3%93%2014/2007 ⚠
Child StuntingChild Welfare12.9%9.2%2024
Child WastingChild Welfare3.3%3.5%2021/2022
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare99.1%99.6%2021/2025
Child MarriageChild Welfare15.8%4.1%2021/2025
Overweight ChildrenChild Welfare10.1%4.6%2021/2022
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education3.8%2.3%2008/1999 ⚠
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation38%58.5%2025/2003 ⚠
Adult Literacy RateEducation79.5%—2022
Youth Literacy RateEducation95.2%—2022
Primary Completion RateEducation96.1%—2022
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation88.1%—2022
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation96.5%—2024
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation93.4%—2024
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation70%—2024
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation75.7%—2022
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation87.1%—2024
Secondary EnrollmentEducation84.8%97.6%2024/2006 ⚠
UndernourishmentFood Security9.4%16.5%2023
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture4.1%8.7%2023
Food Production IndexAgriculture109.1105.82022
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture780K t—2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture—6K t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture7.21M t3.8K t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture6.43M t—2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture9.4M t90K t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture7,585 kg/ha2,219 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture9,132 kg/ha—2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture6,778 kg/ha768 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture2.6M head208.9K head2024
Homicide RateGovernance1.3—2017
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance30132024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.1870.1932025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.1150.0982025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.7290.8112025
Control of CorruptionGovernance-0.83-1.532024
Government EffectivenessGovernance-0.1-1.422024
Rule of LawGovernance-0.75-1.72024
Political StabilityGovernance-0.98-1.92024
Regulatory QualityGovernance-0.5-1.742024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance-1.6-1.342024
Refugees HostedHumanitarian220.03K552.52K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian032.79K2025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian878.27K105.95K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian502025
Internet UsersTechnology74.6%82%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology97.11932024/2022
4G CoverageTechnology98%90%2024
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology11.74.52024/2022
Mobile Data PriceTechnology1.6%0.4%2025
3G CoverageTechnology99.8%98%2024
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology2.5%0.8%2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology0.7%0.6%2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology1%—2024
Electricity AccessInfrastructure100%77.4%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure16.67M1.09M2023
Slum PopulationInfrastructure3.8%16.6%2022
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy9.3K MW9.5 MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy3.3K MW9.5 MW2025
Wind CapacityEnergy3K MW—2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy2.8K MW—2025
Renewable Energy ShareEnergy6.1%3.1%2021
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy99.9%—2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy1,493 kWh3,796 kWh2023
Power Transmission LossesEnergy19.9%20.2%2023
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy35.3 MW6.3 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy100%0.8%2024/2012 ⚠
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy3.1%0%2025/2024
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy3.8%0%2025/2024
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy6.1%0%2025/2024
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy87%100%2025/2024
Electricity DemandEnergy244 TWh35 TWh2025/2024
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy563 gCO₂/kWh827 gCO₂/kWh2025/2024
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy9,661 kWh29,554 kWh2024/2023
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate2.5 t8.66 t2024
Renewable Electricity OutputClimate12.2%0%2021
Forest AreaClimate0%0.1%2023
Protected AreasClimate11.6%0.2%2025
Freshwater WithdrawalsClimate7,750%817.1%2022
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate43.1 µg/m³20 µg/m³2023

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Frequently asked questions

Does Egypt or Libya have the larger economy?

Egypt has the larger economy: $429.65B for Egypt versus $52.45B for Libya (GDP, current US$).

How do Egypt and Libya compare across indicators?

This page compares Egypt and Libya on 196 indicators — economy, demographics, health, governance and more — each with its latest value, source, and a link to the full 54-country ranking.

How do I get this comparison via the API?

Call GET /v1/data?metric_key=<key>&latest=true&country_codes=EG,LY with a free Africa API key to get both countries' latest values as JSON.

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