Libya vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Urban population, per capita
Libya
0.8791 units per person
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.4466 units per person
in 2025
Libya rank
40th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
37th
Urban population, per capita over time
- Libya
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Libya currently reports 0.8791 units per person against 0.4466 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.4325 units per person.
That makes Libya's figure about 2.0 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Libya has been ahead every year.
Libya ranks 40th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 37th of 218 countries.
Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2824 units per person | 0.1611 units per person | 0.1213 units per person | Libya |
| 1970s | 0.5949 units per person | 0.207 units per person | 0.3879 units per person | Libya |
| 1980s | 0.7554 units per person | 0.2554 units per person | 0.5 units per person | Libya |
| 1990s | 0.8379 units per person | 0.3037 units per person | 0.5342 units per person | Libya |
| 2000s | 0.8785 units per person | 0.3487 units per person | 0.5299 units per person | Libya |
| 2010s | 0.8794 units per person | 0.396 units per person | 0.4834 units per person | Libya |
| 2020s | 0.8786 units per person | 0.434 units per person | 0.4446 units per person | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, per capita, Libya or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Libya, at 0.8791 units per person against 0.4466 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Libya and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 0.4325 units per person, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Libya and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for urban population, per capita?
- Libya ranks 40th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 37th of 218 countries.
- 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.