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Libya vs Nigeria

Libya and Nigeria side by side across 199 indicators — each row links to the full 54-country ranking, with sources and the API call behind every figure.

GDP$52.45B vs $377.37BLibya vs Nigeria
GDP per Capita$6,962 vs $1,556Libya vs Nigeria
Population7.46M vs 237.53MLibya vs Nigeria

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Indicator Libya NigeriaPeriod
GDPEconomy$52.45B$377.37B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$6,962$1,5562026
Inflation RateEconomy10.5%15.9%2026
Central Bank Policy RateEconomy26.5%2026-07-01
Official Exchange RateEconomy6.35 LCU/USD1,376.34 LCU/USD2026-04
Budget BalanceEconomy-20.9%-4.4%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy18.8%3.1%2025
Public DebtEconomy32.3%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$2.77B$-322.41M2025/1960 ⚠
GDP GrowthEconomy6.7%4.1%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$7,250$1,3602025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$17,150$9,2302025
GDP (PPP)Economy$123.23B$2.26T2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy1.5%23%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy73.2%16.4%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy2.8%8.3%2017/2025 ⚠
Services (% of GDP)Economy26.9%58.2%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy14.3%2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$16M$22.79B2006/2025 ⚠
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy0%7.8%2006/2025 ⚠
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy60%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy$104.66B$46.02B2025
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy12.5%9.6%2025/2022
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy48%82.5%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy33%80.7%2025
Income Inequality (Gini)Economy33.92022
Extreme Poverty RateEconomy41.8%2022
Account OwnershipEconomy33.1%63.3%2024
Youth NEET RateEconomy11.9%2024
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy5.3%0.6%2023/2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy137.7%26.2%2025/1960 ⚠
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy-3.9%13.9%2025
Tourism ReceiptsEconomy$170M$321M2010/2020 ⚠
Tourist ArrivalsEconomy760K5.27M2008/2016 ⚠
Current Account BalanceEconomy4.2%5.8%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$702M$1.08B2013/2024 ⚠
FDI (% of GDP)Economy0.9%0.4%2013/2024 ⚠
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy10.8%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy12.3%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy48.7%5.4%2012/2024 ⚠
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy38.930.72024
Natural Resource RentsEconomy61%8.6%2021
Oil Rents (% of GDP)Economy56.4%6.2%2021
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0%2021
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)Economy4.6%1.2%2021
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy0.8%0.8%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$49$162023
Lending Interest RateEconomy6%14%2014/2023 ⚠
Real Interest RateEconomy7.1%2.9%2014/2023 ⚠
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy25.9%2023
Adjusted Net Income per CapitaEconomy$4,639$1,6632021
Employment in AgricultureEconomy10%33.5%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy18.6%17%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy71.4%49.5%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy21.6%66.5%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy30.9%2025
Income Share of Poorest 20%Economy7.5%2022
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy11.63.32022/2024
ATMs per 100,000Economy16.112.82022/2024
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy12.2%1.9%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy5.5%2024
Poverty Rate ($3.65/day)Economy64%2022
Poverty Rate ($6.85/day)Economy92.9%2022
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$34.49B$387.79M2025/1960 ⚠
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$31.72B$710.2M2025/1960 ⚠
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.8350.8262024
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.8590.6942024
Liner Shipping ConnectivityTrade12.420.82021
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade94.4%88.6%2019/2024 ⚠
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade0.6%3.5%2019/2024 ⚠
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade0.1%6%2019/2024 ⚠
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade0.6%2.7%2019/2024 ⚠
Exports (% of GDP)Trade71.7%9.2%2025/1960 ⚠
Imports (% of GDP)Trade65.9%16.9%2025/1960 ⚠
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.7210.562023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.2530.6772023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.3792023
PopulationDemographics7.46M237.53M2025
Population GrowthDemographics1%2.1%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics71.1 years54.6 years2024
Median AgeDemographics28 years18.3 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics2.34.382024
Rural PopulationDemographics12.1%36.2%2025
Population Under 15Demographics26.8%40.5%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics87.9%63.8%2025
Population DensityDemographics4.5/km²266.2/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics15.831.82026
Death RateDemographics4.9211.52026
Net Migration RateDemographics0.35-0.012026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics72.7 years54.9 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics69.6 years54.3 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics1.1%3.3%2025
Infant MortalityHealth7.969.82024
HIV PrevalenceHealth0.1%1.2%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health7.8%4.2%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health2.040.382017/2023 ⚠
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth71472023
Road Traffic DeathsHealth3417.22021
Premature NCD MortalityHealth19.8%17.7%2021
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth19.2%70.9%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth21.7%32.2%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth59.5992.82023
Under-Five MortalityHealth30.8104.92023
Neonatal MortalityHealth5.7133.72023
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth632192024
Measles ImmunizationHealth93%56%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth90%62%2025
Basic Drinking WaterHealth52.3%2024
Basic SanitationHealth66.8%15.7%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth15.8%3%2024
Hospital Beds per 1,000Health3.50.52022/2004 ⚠
Contraceptive PrevalenceHealth27.7%21.6%2014/2021 ⚠
Skilled Birth AttendanceHealth99.9%50.7%2013/2022 ⚠
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health6.381.652017/2022 ⚠
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth5.83842024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$470$672023
NCD Share of DeathsHealth62.7%27.7%2021
Smoking PrevalenceHealth24.2%3.1%2024
Antenatal Care CoverageHealth93%67%2007/2018 ⚠
Child StuntingChild Welfare9.2%33.8%2024
Child WastingChild Welfare3.5%11.6%2022/2021
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare99.6%39.7%2025/2024
Child MarriageChild Welfare4.1%33.4%2025/2024
Overweight ChildrenChild Welfare4.6%1.5%2022/2021
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education2.3%0.3%1999/2023 ⚠
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation58.5%9.7%2003/2011 ⚠
Adult Literacy RateEducation70.4%2024
Youth Literacy RateEducation81.4%2024
Primary Completion RateEducation77.4%2024
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation74.1%2024
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation75.7%2023
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation68.5%2024
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation62.2%2018
Secondary EnrollmentEducation97.6%46.9%2006/2023 ⚠
UndernourishmentFood Security16.5%19.9%2023
Acute Food InsecurityFood Security16.5M2026-06
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture8.7%76.2%2023
Food Production IndexAgriculture105.8119.92022
Cassava ProductionAgriculture62.62M t2024
Coffee ProductionAgriculture1.81K t2024
Cocoa ProductionAgriculture350K t2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture6.5M t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture6K t1.55M t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture3.8K t11.16M t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture9.13M t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture90K t43.93K t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture2,219 kg/ha2,030 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture1,997 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture768 kg/ha1,574 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture208.9K head20.9M head2024
Homicide RateGovernance15.72023
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance13262024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.1930.5052025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.0980.3112025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.8110.8342025
Control of CorruptionGovernance-1.53-1.112024
Government EffectivenessGovernance-1.42-1.012024
Rule of LawGovernance-1.7-1.012024
Political StabilityGovernance-1.9-22024
Regulatory QualityGovernance-1.74-0.632024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance-1.34-0.732024
Refugees HostedHumanitarian552.52K123.85K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian32.79K3.54M2025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian105.95K18.19K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian002025
Internet UsersTechnology82%41.2%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology19370.82022/2024
4G CoverageTechnology90%84.6%2024
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology4.50.12022/2024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology0.4%1.6%2025
3G CoverageTechnology98%89.4%2024
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology0.8%15.5%2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology0.6%2.7%2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology0.3%2019
Electricity AccessInfrastructure77.4%62.5%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure1.09M5.27M2023
Slum PopulationInfrastructure16.6%48.5%2022
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy9.5 MW3.2K MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy9.5 MW284.5 MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy2.9K MW2025
Renewable Energy ShareEnergy3.1%80.3%2021
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy26.2%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy3,796 kWh144 kWh2023
Power Transmission LossesEnergy20.2%14.2%2023
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy6.3 MW118.1 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy0.8%23.5%2012/2024 ⚠
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy0%0.3%2024/2025
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy0%0%2024/2025
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy0%30.9%2024/2025
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy100%68.7%2024/2025
Electricity DemandEnergy35 TWh39 TWh2024/2025
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy827 gCO₂/kWh456 gCO₂/kWh2024/2025
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy29,554 kWh2,343 kWh2023
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate8.66 t0.57 t2024
Renewable Electricity OutputClimate0%22.2%2021
Forest AreaClimate0.1%23.2%2023
Protected AreasClimate0.2%11.6%2025
Freshwater WithdrawalsClimate817.1%5.6%2022
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate20 µg/m³65.7 µg/m³2023

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  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AFRICA_API_KEY"

Frequently asked questions

Does Libya or Nigeria have the larger economy?

Nigeria has the larger economy: $52.45B for Libya versus $377.37B for Nigeria (GDP, current US$).

How do Libya and Nigeria compare across indicators?

This page compares Libya and Nigeria on 199 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=LY,NG with a free Africa API key to get both countries' latest values as JSON.

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