Jordan vs Libya

Jordan and Libya compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Jordan has about 1.5 times as many people as Libya: 11.5 million against 7.5 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Libya ($6,449) is 21% higher than in Jordan ($5,348) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Libya (13.4%) than in Jordan (2.8%), a difference of 10.6 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer price inflation was the same in Jordan (1.8%) and Libya (1.8%) in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Libya (18.8%) than in Jordan (16.5%), a difference of 2.3 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Jordan can expect to live 6.9 years longer than one born in Libya: 78 years against 71.1 years in 2024.
• The population of Libya is older: half of its people are over 27.2 years, against 24.3 years in Jordan in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Jordan (95.6%) than in Libya (82%), a difference of 13.6 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Libya (8.7 tonnes) are about 4.1 times as high as in Jordan (2.1 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Jordan (0.8%) than in Libya (0.1%), a difference of 0.7 percentage points in 2024.