Libya vs Turkmenistan

Libya and Turkmenistan compared on 9 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Libya and Turkmenistan have about the same number of people: 7.5 million and 7.6 million in 2025.
• GDP per person is about the same in Libya ($6,449) and Turkmenistan ($6,540) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Libya (13.4%) than in Turkmenistan (6.3%), a difference of 7.1 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Libya (18.8%) than in Turkmenistan (4.3%), a difference of 14.5 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Libya can expect to live 0.9 years longer than one born in Turkmenistan: 71.1 years against 70.2 years in 2024.
• The population of Libya is older: half of its people are over 27.2 years, against 26.2 years in Turkmenistan in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Libya (82% in 2024) than in Turkmenistan (18% in 2016), a difference of 64 percentage points.
• CO2 emissions per person in Turkmenistan (10.9 tonnes) are 25% higher than in Libya (8.7 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Turkmenistan (5%) than in Libya (0.1%), a difference of 4.9 percentage points in 2024.