Libya vs Paraguay

Libya and Paraguay 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.

• Libya and Paraguay have about the same number of people: 7.5 million and 7 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Paraguay ($7,027) is 9% higher than in Libya ($6,449) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Libya (13.4%) than in Paraguay (6.6%), a difference of 6.8 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Paraguay (4%) than in Libya (1.8%), a difference of 2.2 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Libya (18.8%) than in Paraguay (4.8%), a difference of 14 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Paraguay can expect to live 2.9 years longer than one born in Libya: 74 years against 71.1 years in 2024.
• The population of Libya is older: half of its people are over 27.2 years, against 26.3 years in Paraguay in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Libya (82%) than in Paraguay (81.6%), a difference of 0.4 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Libya (8.7 tonnes) are about 7.3 times as high as in Paraguay (1.2 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Paraguay (36.5%) than in Libya (0.1%), a difference of 36.4 percentage points in 2024.