Libya vs Saudi Arabia: Population census recently completed
Libya
1
in 2015
Saudi Arabia
1
in 2015
Libya rank
1st
Saudi Arabia rank
1st
Population census recently completed over time
- Libya
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Libya currently reports 1 against 1 in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 266 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Libya ranks 1st and Saudi Arabia ranks 1st of 67 countries.
Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 27 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1760s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1770s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | Libya |
| 1940s | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | Libya |
| 1950s | 0.6 | 0 | 0.6 | Libya |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Libya |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Libya |
| 1980s | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.5 | Libya |
| 1990s | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.1 | Libya |
| 2000s | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.1 | Libya |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population census recently completed, Libya or Saudi Arabia?
- Libya, at 1 against 1 in Saudi Arabia as of 2015.
- What is the difference in population census recently completed between Libya and Saudi Arabia?
- 0, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Saudi Arabia?
- 266 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2015.
- How do Libya and Saudi Arabia rank globally for population census recently completed?
- Libya ranks 1st and Saudi Arabia ranks 1st of 67 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Thomas Brambor et al. (2019) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population census recently completed. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
A census is defined as a population count that meets three requirements: universality, well-defined territory, and simultaneity.