IDA total vs Libya: Urban population, per capita
IDA total
0.4115 units per person
in 2025
Libya
0.8791 units per person
in 2025
IDA total rank
39th
Libya rank
40th
Urban population, per capita over time
- IDA total
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 0.8791 units per person against 0.4115 units per person in IDA total, a difference of 0.4676 units per person.
That makes Libya's figure about 2.1 times IDA total's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Libya has been ahead every year.
IDA total ranks 39th 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 total | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.151 units per person | 0.2824 units per person | 0.1313 units per person | Libya |
| 1970s | 0.1932 units per person | 0.5949 units per person | 0.4017 units per person | Libya |
| 1980s | 0.2395 units per person | 0.7554 units per person | 0.5159 units per person | Libya |
| 1990s | 0.2785 units per person | 0.8379 units per person | 0.5594 units per person | Libya |
| 2000s | 0.32 units per person | 0.8785 units per person | 0.5586 units per person | Libya |
| 2010s | 0.3656 units per person | 0.8794 units per person | 0.5138 units per person | Libya |
| 2020s | 0.4001 units per person | 0.8786 units per person | 0.4786 units per person | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, per capita, IDA total or Libya?
- Libya, at 0.8791 units per person against 0.4115 units per person in IDA total as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population, per capita between IDA total and Libya?
- 0.4676 units per person, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Libya?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do IDA total and Libya rank globally for urban population, per capita?
- IDA total ranks 39th 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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About this data
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.