What is the difference in urban population, per capita between IDA only and Libya?

0.5105 units per person, with Libya ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for IDA only and Libya?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

IDA only vs Libya: Urban population, per capita

IDA only

0.3686 units per person

in 2025

Libya

0.8791 units per person

in 2025

IDA only rank

43rd

Libya rank

40th

Urban population, per capita over time

IDA only
Libya

How they compare

Libya currently reports 0.8791 units per person against 0.3686 units per person in IDA only, a difference of 0.5105 units per person.

That makes Libya's figure about 2.4 times IDA only's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Libya has been ahead every year.

IDA only ranks 43rd and Libya ranks 40th of 47 groups.

Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	IDA only	Libya	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.1269 units per person	0.2824 units per person	0.1555 units per person	Libya
1970s	0.1655 units per person	0.5949 units per person	0.4294 units per person	Libya
1980s	0.2076 units per person	0.7554 units per person	0.5478 units per person	Libya
1990s	0.2428 units per person	0.8379 units per person	0.5951 units per person	Libya
2000s	0.2796 units per person	0.8785 units per person	0.599 units per person	Libya
2010s	0.3249 units per person	0.8794 units per person	0.5546 units per person	Libya
2020s	0.3578 units per person	0.8786 units per person	0.5209 units per person	Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, per capita, IDA only or Libya?: Libya, at 0.8791 units per person against 0.3686 units per person in IDA only as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population, per capita between IDA only and Libya?: 0.5105 units per person, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA only and Libya?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do IDA only and Libya rank globally for urban population, per capita?: IDA only ranks 43rd and Libya ranks 40th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Urban population, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 14 September 2026

Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.