Libya vs Tunisia

Libya and Tunisia 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.

• Tunisia has about 1.7 times as many people as Libya: 12.3 million against 7.5 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Libya ($6,449) is 38% higher than in Tunisia ($4,657) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Libya (13.4%) than in Tunisia (2.5%), a difference of 10.9 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Tunisia (5.2%) than in Libya (1.8%), a difference of 3.4 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Libya (18.8%) than in Tunisia (15.1%), a difference of 3.7 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Tunisia can expect to live 5.6 years longer than one born in Libya: 76.7 years against 71.1 years in 2024.
• The population of Tunisia is older: half of its people are over 32.1 years, against 27.2 years in Libya in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Libya (82%) than in Tunisia (76.5%), a difference of 5.5 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Libya (8.7 tonnes) are about 3.3 times as high as in Tunisia (2.6 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Tunisia (4.4%) than in Libya (0.1%), a difference of 4.3 percentage points in 2024.