Egypt vs Libya: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP

Egypt
0.0001 people per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Libya
0.0001 people per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Egypt rank
60th
Libya rank
63rd

Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP over time

  • Egypt
  • Libya
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How they compare

Egypt currently reports 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP against 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP in Libya, a difference of 0 people per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 60th and Libya ranks 63rd of 211 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 6 and Libya in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Libya Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0025 people per US$ of GDP 0.0004 people per US$ of GDP 0.0021 people per US$ of GDP Egypt
1970s 0.0015 people per US$ of GDP 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP 0.0014 people per US$ of GDP Egypt
1980s 0.0007 people per US$ of GDP 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP 0.0006 people per US$ of GDP Egypt
1990s 0.0005 people per US$ of GDP 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP 0.0004 people per US$ of GDP Egypt
2000s 0.0003 people per US$ of GDP 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP Egypt
2010s 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP Egypt
2020s 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP 0 people per US$ of GDP Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp, Egypt or Libya?
Egypt, at 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP against 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP in Libya as of 2025.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp between Egypt and Libya?
0 people per US$ of GDP, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Libya?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Egypt and Libya rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp?
Egypt ranks 60th and Libya ranks 63rd of 211 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP
Unit
people per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
211 places, 11,717 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.