# Libya — national dossier Libya — economy, society, governance, health, education, technology, geography, resources and military in one sourced dossier: 38 indicators, each with… Canonical: https://terralore.co/country/LBY Updated: 2026-08-14 (latest domain refresh; each figure carries its own observation year) ## Overview - Official name: State of Libya - Capital: Tripoli - Region: Northern Africa, Africa - Population: 6.7 m - Area: 1,759,540 km² - Languages: Arabic - Currency: Libyan dinar (LYD) A "—" is an absence in the source data, never a zero. Each figure shows the year it was observed — vintages differ by indicator and nation. ## Economy | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | GDP | $48 B | 2025 | World Development Indicators | | GDP per capita | $6,449 | 2025 | World Development Indicators | | GDP growth | 13.4% | 2025 | World Development Indicators | | Inflation | 1.8% | 2025 | World Development Indicators | | Trade openness | 137.7% | 2025 | World Development Indicators | ## Society | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | Population | 7.5 m | 2025 | World Development Indicators | | Life expectancy | 71.1 yrs | 2024 | World Development Indicators | | Urban population | 87.9% | 2025 | World Development Indicators | | Fertility rate | 2.3 | 2024 | World Development Indicators | ## Governance | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | Voice & accountability | 33.5 | 2024 | Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) | | Political stability | 33.5 | 2024 | Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) | | Government effectiveness | 23.7 | 2024 | Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) | | Regulatory quality | 27.4 | 2024 | Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) | | Rule of law | 27.7 | 2024 | Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) | | Control of corruption | 16.9 | 2024 | Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) | ## Health | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | Health spending | 7.8% | 2023 | Global Health Observatory (WHO, via World Bank WDI) | | Physicians | 2.04 | 2017 | Global Health Observatory (WHO, via World Bank WDI) | | Under-5 mortality | 9.8 | 2024 | Child mortality & immunisation estimates (UN IGME and WHO/UNICEF, via World Bank WDI) | | Measles immunisation | 89.0% | 2024 | Child mortality & immunisation estimates (UN IGME and WHO/UNICEF, via World Bank WDI) | ## Education | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | Primary enrolment | 107.0% | 2006 | Education statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) | | Secondary enrolment | 97.6% | 2006 | Education statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) | | Tertiary enrolment | 58.5% | 2003 | Education statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) | ## Technology | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | Internet users | 82.0% | 2024 | ICT indicators (ITU, via World Bank WDI) | | Mobile subscriptions | 193 | 2022 | ICT indicators (ITU, via World Bank WDI) | | High-tech exports | 0.6% | 2019 | World Development Indicators | ## Geography | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | Land area | 1,759,540 km² | 2023 | World Development Indicators | | Forest area | 0.1% | 2023 | World Development Indicators | | Agricultural land | 8.7% | 2023 | World Development Indicators | | CO₂ per capita (t) | 8.7 | 2024 | World Development Indicators | | Renewable energy | 3.1% | 2021 | World Development Indicators | ## Resources | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | Resource rents | 61.0% | 2021 | World Development Indicators | | Oil rents | 56.4% | 2021 | World Development Indicators | | Mineral rents | 0.0% | 2021 | World Development Indicators | | Forest rents | 0.1% | 2021 | World Development Indicators | | Electricity access | 77.4% | 2024 | World Development Indicators | ## Military | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | Military burden | 5.3% | 2023 | Military Expenditure Database (via World Development Indicators) | | Defense spending | $1.6 B | 2023 | Military Expenditure Database (via World Development Indicators) | | Armed forces | 0 | 2020 | Military Expenditure Database (via World Development Indicators) | Every metric above is also ranked across all nations: https://terralore.co/rankings (markdown twins at /rankings/.md). Machine-readable claims — every figure above as an addressable claim ID (TL:LBY::) with value, source, license and a ready citation string: https://terralore.co/country/LBY.claims.json History: "From Greek Cyrene and Roman Leptis Magna to the first state born of the United Nations." — the sourced chronicle is at https://terralore.co/country/LBY/chronicle.md (6 eras, 26 events). ## Sources - World Development Indicators — World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://data.worldbank.org - Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) — Worldwide Governance Indicators / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://www.worldbank.org/en/publication/worldwide-governance-indicators - Global Health Observatory (WHO, via World Bank WDI) — WHO / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://www.who.int/data/gho - Child mortality & immunisation estimates (UN IGME and WHO/UNICEF, via World Bank WDI) — UNICEF and WHO / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://childmortality.org - Education statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) — UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://uis.unesco.org - ICT indicators (ITU, via World Bank WDI) — ITU / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Statistics - Military Expenditure Database (via World Development Indicators) — SIPRI / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://www.sipri.org/databases/milex Citation template: Terralore, "Libya — national dossier", terralore.co/country/LBY, retrieved .