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Northern Africa · sovereign state

Libya

State of Libya

Capital
Tripoli
Languages
Arabic
Currency
Libyan dinar
People
7.46 million (2025)
Neighbours
6
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Libya

  • 2nd highest road deaths 34 per 100k · #2 of 193 · 2021
  • 2nd lowest rainfall 19 mm · #2 of 187 · 2016–2025 avg
  • 3rd lowest alcohol consumption 0.0023 litres · #3 of 195 · 2023

Surprising facts about Libya

The comparisons that stand out most against its neighbours, its region and the world median.

Picked for surprise among Libya’s neighbours, its region and the world median.

Libya among 213 countries & territories

Each dot shows where Libya sits between the lowest and the highest value in the world; “See it” opens the full visual against the world median. Higher is not automatically better.

World twins

The countries most like Libya across 12 indicators (GDP/person, Life exp., Median age, Fertility, Urban, Internet, Schooling, CO₂/person, Density, Temperature, Happiness, Obesity). Each indicator is standardised and compared by average distance; a resemblance, not a score.

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Natural rivals

About the same size

About as many people