Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Libya is 37% bigger than Chad.
Chad: 1,284,000 km² (2023) · Libya: 1,759,540 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Chad: 0 km (2026 edition) · Libya: 1,770 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Chad’s highest peak towers 1,178 m above Libya’s.
Chad: 3,445 m (2026 edition) · Libya: 2,267 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Chad has 2.8 times as many people as Libya.
Chad: 21 million (2025) · Libya: 7.46 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Chad is 3.9 times as densely populated as Libya.
Chad: 17 per km² (2025) · Libya: 4 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Libya are 4.5 cm taller than in Chad.
Chad: 171.8 cm (2019) · Libya: 176.4 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Libya and Chad are practically level.
Chad: 162.1 cm (2019) · Libya: 162.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Libya is 12 years older than in Chad.
Chad: 15.4 years (2023) · Libya: 27.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Chad have 3.7 more children on average than in Libya.
Chad: 6.03 children per woman (2024) · Libya: 2.3 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
5.2% of people in Libya are 65 or older, versus 2.1% in Chad.
Chad: 2.1% (2025) · Libya: 5.2% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Chad and Libya are practically level.
Chad: 0 (2025) · Libya: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Chad has 2 official languages, Libya 1.
Chad: 2 (2026) · Libya: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Libya’s economy is 2.2 times the size of Chad’s.
Chad: $21.5 billion (2025) · Libya: $48.1 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Libya produces 5.7 times as much per person as Chad.
Chad: Int$2,903 (2025) · Libya: Int$16,521 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Chad: 37.4 (2022) · Libya: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 19% in Libya, versus 1.1% in Chad.
Chad: 1.1% (2025) · Libya: 18.8% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Libya spends 5.3% of its GDP on the military, Chad 3.0%.
Chad: 3% (2024) · Libya: 5.3% (2023)
How expensive is it?
Libya’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Chad’s.
Chad: 35% (2025) · Libya: 39% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Libya spends 9.9 times as much on health per person as Chad.
Chad: $47 (2023) · Libya: $470 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Libya live 16 years longer than in Chad.
Chad: 55.2 years (2024) · Libya: 71.1 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Chad is 7.1 times as likely to die before turning one as in Libya.
Chad: 56.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Libya: 7.9 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Libya has 24 times as many doctors per person as Chad.
Chad: 0.1 per 1,000 (2023) · Libya: 2 per 1,000 (2017)
How common is obesity?
34% of adults in Libya are obese, versus 6.3% in Chad.
Chad: 6.3% (2024) · Libya: 33.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
24% of adults in Libya smoke, versus 7.4% in Chad.
Chad: 7.4% (2024) · Libya: 24.2% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Libya rate their lives 1.35 points higher than in Chad.
Chad: 4.39 (2025) · Libya: 5.73 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Chad drink 1,306 times as much alcohol as in Libya.
Chad: 3 litres (2023) · Libya: 0.0023 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Chad has 8% more meat per person than Libya.
Chad: 47 kg (2022) · Libya: 43.7 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Libya has 770 kcal more food per person per day than Chad.
Chad: 2,097 kcal (2022) · Libya: 2,867 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Chad: 1,585 hours (2023) · Libya: no data
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Libya went to school 5.4 years longer than in Chad.
Chad: 2.3 years (2023) · Libya: 7.8 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Chad: 0 (2019) · Libya: no data
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
82% of people in Libya are online, versus 13% in Chad.
Chad: 13% (2024) · Libya: 82% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
77% of people in Libya have electricity, versus 13% in Chad.
Chad: 13.4% (2024) · Libya: 77.4% (2024)
How many live in cities?
88% of people in Libya live in cities, versus 28% in Chad.
Chad: 28% (2025) · Libya: 88% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Libya has 193 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Chad 73.
Chad: 73 (2024) · Libya: 193 (2022)
How much do they fly?
Chad: no data · Libya: 0.15 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 3.2% of Chad, but only 0.1% of Libya.
Chad: 3.2% (2023) · Libya: 0.1% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Libya emits 63 times as much CO₂ as someone in Chad.
Chad: 0.1 t (2024) · Libya: 8.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
5.4% of Chad’s electricity is renewable, versus 0.0% in Libya.
Chad: 5.4% (2024) · Libya: 0% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Chad carries 2.3 times as much fine dust as in Libya.
Chad: 39.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Libya: 17.1 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Libya are 29% deadlier than in Chad.
Chad: 26.4 per 100k (2021) · Libya: 34 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Chad is on average 4.8 °C warmer than Libya.
Chad: 27.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Libya: 23°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Chad gets 14 times as much rain as Libya.
Chad: 276 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Libya: 19 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Chad bigger than Libya?
Libya is larger. Libya is 37% bigger than Chad.
Which has more people, Chad or Libya?
Chad has 2.8 times as many people as Libya (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Chad or Libya?
People in Libya live 16 years longer than in Chad. Life expectancy at birth is 55.2 years in Chad and 71.1 in Libya.
Are people taller in Chad or Libya?
Men in Libya are 4.5 cm taller than in Chad (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
