Libya
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Identity
Formal name: State of Libya.
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Identity
Name origin: the name probably derives from the Libu, a North African tribe first mentioned in texts from the 13th century B.C.
CIA 2026
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Libya vs Tunisia
100 shared metrics.
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Tunisia
Quick notes before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Formal name: Republic of Tunisia.
CIA 2026
Identity
Name origin: the country name derives from the capital city of Tunis.
CIA 2026
Analysis
Libya leads in 55 of 100 shared metrics, while Tunisia leads in 45.
Libya's Capital Elevation is 19.3x that of Tunisia (81 m vs 4.0 m).
Libya's EV Chargers per 100,000 People is 11.0x that of Tunisia (0.30 per 100k people vs 0.03 per 100k people).
Libya's Land Area is 10.3x that of Tunisia (1.76M km² vs 155.4K km²).
Libya's Water Stress (%) is 7.9x that of Tunisia (817.14% vs 92.11%).
Libya's Airports is 4.4x that of Tunisia (75 vs 14).
Key Comparisons
Capital ElevationLibya leads
Libya
81 m
Tunisia
4.0 m
EV Chargers per 100,000 PeopleLibya leads
Libya
0.30 per 100k people
Tunisia
0.03 per 100k people
Land AreaLibya leads
Libya
1.76M km²
Tunisia
155.4K km²
Water Stress (%)Libya leads
Libya
817.14%
Tunisia
92.11%
AirportsLibya leads
Libya
75
Tunisia
14
Credit Card OwnershipLibya leads
Libya
9.9% of adults
Tunisia
2.6% of adults
All Metrics
Capital Elevation
LibyaLibya
81 m
Tunisia
4.0 m
1925% higher
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
LibyaLibya
0.30 per 100k people
Tunisia
0.03 per 100k people
1096% higher
Land Area
LibyaLibya
1.76M km²
Tunisia
155.4K km²
1033% higher
Water Stress (%)
LibyaLibya
817.14%
Tunisia
92.11%
787% higher
Airports
LibyaLibya
75
Tunisia
14
436% higher
Credit Card Ownership
LibyaLibya
9.9% of adults
Tunisia
2.6% of adults
279% higher
CO2 Per Capita
LibyaLibya
8.8 t/person/yr
Tunisia
2.7 t/person/yr
232% higher
Vehicles per 1,000 People
LibyaLibya
563.63 per 1k people
Tunisia
174.83 per 1k people
222% higher
Border Neighbors
LibyaLibya
6.0
Tunisia
2.0
200% higher
Land Border Length
LibyaLibya
4.3K km
Tunisia
1.5K km
190% higher
Suicide Rate
LibyaLibya
5.0 per 100k
Tunisia
1.8 per 100k
172% higher
Energy Use (Per Capita)
LibyaLibya
2.5K kg oil eq/person
Tunisia
956.04 kg oil eq/person
166% higher
Electricity Use (Per Capita)
LibyaLibya
4.0K kWh/person
Tunisia
1.6K kWh/person
149% higher
Child Mortality
LibyaLibya
30.8 per 1k births
Tunisia
12.9 per 1k births
139% higher
Military Spending
LibyaLibya
5.3% of GDP
Tunisia
2.5% of GDP
111% higher
Road Traffic Death Rate
LibyaLibya
34 per 100k
Tunisia
16.3 per 100k
109% higher
Beer Consumption
TunisiaLibya
0.00 L/person/yr
Tunisia
0.83 L/person/yr
100% lower
Solar Electricity Share
TunisiaLibya
0.03%
Tunisia
2.5%
99% lower
Protected Land (%)
TunisiaLibya
0.10%
Tunisia
7.9%
99% lower
Alcohol Consumption
TunisiaLibya
0.01 L/adult/yr
Tunisia
1.7 L/adult/yr
99% lower
Total CO2 Emissions
LibyaLibya
63.95 Mt CO2e
Tunisia
32.18 Mt CO2e
99% higher
Political Corruption Index
LibyaLibya
0.81
Tunisia
0.41
98% higher
Forest Coverage (%)
TunisiaLibya
0.12%
Tunisia
4.6%
97% lower
Spirits Consumption
TunisiaLibya
0.00 L/person/yr
Tunisia
0.07 L/person/yr
96% lower
Population Density
TunisiaLibya
4.2 /km²
Tunisia
78.53 /km²
95% lower
Scientific Publications
TunisiaLibya
407.95
Tunisia
5.7K
93% lower
Government Debt (% GDP)
TunisiaLibya
7.5% of GDP
Tunisia
62.3% of GDP
88% lower
Agricultural Land (%)
TunisiaLibya
8.7%
Tunisia
62.44%
86% lower
Fertility Rate
LibyaLibya
3.0 children/woman
Tunisia
1.6 children/woman
86% higher
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
LibyaLibya
22 days/yr
Tunisia
12 days/yr
83% higher
GNI Per Capita
LibyaLibya
$6,890
Tunisia
$3,880
78% higher
Birth Rate
LibyaLibya
19.83 per 1k
Tunisia
11.35 per 1k
75% higher
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
LibyaLibya
205 per 100 people
Tunisia
118 per 100 people
74% higher
Air Passengers
TunisiaLibya
1.09M
Tunisia
4.11M
73% lower
Renewable Energy (%)
TunisiaLibya
3.1%
Tunisia
11.6%
73% lower
Inflation Rate
TunisiaLibya
2.1%
Tunisia
7.2%
71% lower
Forest Area
TunisiaLibya
2.2K km²
Tunisia
7.1K km²
69% lower
Electricity Generation
LibyaLibya
35.11 TWh
Tunisia
20.83 TWh
69% higher
Corruption Perceptions Index
TunisiaLibya
13 pts
Tunisia
39 pts
67% lower
Broadband Access (%)
TunisiaLibya
5.0 per 100 people
Tunisia
14 per 100 people
64% lower
Liberal Democracy Index
TunisiaLibya
0.10
Tunisia
0.27
63% lower
Electric Generating Capacity
LibyaLibya
10.52M kW
Tunisia
6.64M kW
58% higher
Insufficient Physical Activity
LibyaLibya
45.56% of adults
Tunisia
29.2% of adults
56% higher
Doctors (per 1,000)
LibyaLibya
2.0 per 1k
Tunisia
1.3 per 1k
55% higher
Coastline Length
LibyaLibya
1.8K km
Tunisia
1.1K km
54% higher
Electoral Democracy Index
TunisiaLibya
0.19
Tunisia
0.40
51% lower
Infant Mortality
LibyaLibya
15.9 per 1k births
Tunisia
10.6 per 1k births
50% higher
Water Withdrawal
LibyaLibya
5.7 B m³
Tunisia
3.9 B m³
48% higher
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
TunisiaLibya
17.03 per 100k
Tunisia
32.72 per 100k
48% lower
Electricity Carbon Intensity
LibyaLibya
826.83 gCO2/kWh
Tunisia
560.29 gCO2/kWh
48% higher
Elderly Population (%)
TunisiaLibya
5.0%
Tunisia
9.5%
47% lower
Highest Elevation
LibyaLibya
2.3K m
Tunisia
1.5K m
47% higher
Women's Political Empowerment
TunisiaLibya
0.41
Tunisia
0.77
46% lower
Death Rate
TunisiaLibya
3.5 per 1k
Tunisia
6.4 per 1k
46% lower
Exports (% GDP)
LibyaLibya
71.97% of GDP
Tunisia
50% of GDP
44% higher
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
TunisiaLibya
5.0 sites
Tunisia
9.0 sites
44% lower
Population
TunisiaLibya
7.36M
Tunisia
11.96M
38% lower
Teen Birth Rate
LibyaLibya
5.9 per 1k
Tunisia
4.3 per 1k
37% higher
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
LibyaLibya
32.97 µg/m³
Tunisia
24.18 µg/m³
36% higher
Food Waste per Person
TunisiaLibya
135.83 kg/person/yr
Tunisia
212.55 kg/person/yr
36% lower
Milk Consumption per Person
TunisiaLibya
75 kg/person/yr
Tunisia
114.47 kg/person/yr
34% lower
Merchant Fleet Size
LibyaLibya
96
Tunisia
72
33% higher
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
LibyaLibya
3.2 per 1k
Tunisia
2.4 per 1k
33% higher
Health Spending (% GDP)
TunisiaLibya
4.7% of GDP
Tunisia
7.0% of GDP
33% lower
Youth Unemployment Rate
LibyaLibya
50.06% of youth labor force
Tunisia
38.08% of youth labor force
31% higher
Hypertension Prevalence
LibyaLibya
44.5% of adults
Tunisia
34.6% of adults
29% higher
Obesity Rate
LibyaLibya
36.15%
Tunisia
28.26%
28% higher
Electricity Access (%)
TunisiaLibya
73.2%
Tunisia
100%
27% lower
Time Zones Count
TunisiaLibya
3.0 time zones
Tunisia
4.0 time zones
25% lower
Urban Population (%)
LibyaLibya
87.89%
Tunisia
70.36%
25% higher
Internet Users (%)
LibyaLibya
89%
Tunisia
72%
24% higher
Freedom of Expression Index
TunisiaLibya
0.54
Tunisia
0.69
22% lower
Irrigated Land
LibyaLibya
4.7K km²
Tunisia
3.9K km²
20% higher
Life Evaluation Score
LibyaLibya
5.7 pts
Tunisia
4.8 pts
19% higher
GDP Growth Rate
LibyaLibya
1.9%
Tunisia
1.6%
18% higher
Median Age
TunisiaLibya
27.2 years
Tunisia
32.1 years
15% lower
Unemployment Rate
LibyaLibya
18.61%
Tunisia
16.2%
15% higher
Youth Population (%)
LibyaLibya
27.41%
Tunisia
24.04%
14% higher
Can Raise Emergency Money
LibyaLibya
99.4% of adults
Tunisia
88.39% of adults
12% higher
Sanitation Access (%)
TunisiaLibya
88.5%
Tunisia
98.54%
10% lower
Life Expectancy
TunisiaLibya
69.3 years
Tunisia
76.5 years
9% lower
Seafood Consumption per Person
LibyaLibya
14.73 kg/person/yr
Tunisia
13.65 kg/person/yr
8% higher
GDP (Nominal)
TunisiaLibya
$48,487,151,215.35
Tunisia
$51,332,285,656.54
6% lower
Dependency Ratio
TunisiaLibya
48% of working-age pop.
Tunisia
50.53% of working-age pop.
5% lower
Women in Parliament (%)
LibyaLibya
16.47%
Tunisia
15.69%
5% higher
Health Spending Per Capita
LibyaLibya
$278.38
Tunisia
$265.85
5% higher
Human Development Index
TunisiaLibya
0.72
Tunisia
0.75
3% lower
Tobacco Use Prevalence
TunisiaLibya
23.8% of adults
Tunisia
24.3% of adults
2% lower
Imports (% GDP)
LibyaLibya
56.85% of GDP
Tunisia
56.3% of GDP
1% higher
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
TunisiaLibya
$14,303.81
Tunisia
$14,521.01
1% lower
Digital Payments Used
TunisiaLibya
23.47% of adults
Tunisia
23.68% of adults
1% lower
Coal Electricity Share
LibyaLibya
0%
Tunisia
0%
ranked higher
Wind Electricity Share
TunisiaLibya
0%
Tunisia
1.5%
ranked lower
Armed Forces Personnel
TunisiaLibya
0
Tunisia
48.0K
ranked lower
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
TunisiaLibya
0 per 1M people
Tunisia
0.08 per 1M people
ranked lower
Lowest Elevation
TunisiaLibya
-47 m
Tunisia
-17 m
ranked lower
Official Languages Count
LibyaLibya
1.0
Tunisia
1.0
equal
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
TunisiaLibya
-3.8% of GDP
Tunisia
-2.8% of GDP
ranked lower
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
TunisiaLibya
0% of GDP
Tunisia
1.5% of GDP
ranked lower
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
LibyaLibya
0 per 1M people
Tunisia
0 per 1M people
ranked higher
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