Belgium vs Libya: Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita

Belgium

87.7%

in 2025

Libya

87.9%

in 2025

Belgium rank

50th

Libya rank

48th

Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita over time

Libya currently reports 87.9% against 87.7% in Belgium, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 50th and Libya ranks 48th of 236 countries.

Indicator: Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita
Unit: %
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 237 places, 18,012 data points, 1950–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Share of the population living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.