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Development & Human Capital

101st

of 196 countries placed

Placed from 3 of 3 key statistics

01The evidence

The 3 key statistics that decide it

Only these place Libya on development & human capital — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.

Why these keys
  1. Key 1 of 3

    Social Protection Coverage

    International Labour Organization (ILO)

    Why it is a key

    Latest reading per country, 2015–2025 · Libya’s is from 2021 · CC BY 4.0

    66.1

    Population covered by at least one social protection benefit (%)

    Higher is better

    Libya: 66.1. Across the 209 countries at their latest reading, values run from 0 (Somalia) to 100 (Switzerland); the world median is 52.1.

    World median
    52.1
    Best in Northern Africa
    66.1 Libya
    Land neighbours
    Algeria 60.2 · Egypt 36.6 · Niger 20.6 · Sudan 10.4 · Chad 2.5 · Tunisia 53.8
  2. Key 2 of 3

    Maternal Mortality Ratio

    UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG)

    Why it is a key

    2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY 3.0 IGO

    59.5

    Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births

    Lower is better

    Libya: 59.5. Across the 195 countries in this edition, values run from 0.11 (Cook Islands) to 992.83 (Nigeria); the world median is 46.65.

    World median
    46.65
    Best in Northern Africa
    16.95 Egypt
    Land neighbours
    Algeria 62.49 · Egypt 16.95 · Niger 350.27 · Sudan 255.71 · Chad 747.54 · Tunisia 35.71
  3. Key 3 of 3

    Human Development Index

    UNDP Human Development Report Office

    Why it is a key

    2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY 3.0 IGO

    0.721

    HDI score (0–1)

    Higher is better

    Ranked 115th of 193 by UNDP Human Development Report Office

    Libya: 0.721. Across the 193 countries in this edition, values run from 0.388 (South Sudan) to 0.972 (Iceland); the world median is 0.762.

    World median
    0.762
    Best in Northern Africa
    0.763 Algeria
    Land neighbours
    Algeria 0.763 · Egypt 0.754 · Niger 0.419 · Sudan 0.511 · Chad 0.416 · Tunisia 0.746

03In context

Libya beside its neighbours

A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 196 countries on development & human capital, never a place within the region.

Northern Africa
1st196thNot placed · 28 countries with too few key statisticsNo data

The whole world on development & human capital

Libya and the countries it borders

Standing among all 196; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.

CountryStandingSocial Protection CoveragePopulation covered by at least one social protection benefit (%)Maternal Mortality RatioMaternal deaths per 100,000 live birthsHuman Development IndexHDI score (0–1)
Egypt97th36.616.950.754
Tunisia98th53.835.710.746
Algeria100th60.262.490.763
Libya101st66.159.50.721
Niger175th20.6350.270.419
Sudan176th10.4255.710.511
Chad=194th2.5747.540.416

“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is

Across Northern Africa

Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 196.

Placed either side on development & human capital

The countries immediately above and below Libya in the topic’s list.

04Context, no vote

Where Libya is ahead of the world, and behind

33 more statistics filed under development & human capital, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.

Every country

Ahead of the world median15

Statistics on which Libya does better than the middle country measured.

  • Child MarriageUNICEF · 2025 · world median 17.14.1No earlier reading

    Libya: 4.1 · world median 17.1 · Women 20–24 married before 18 (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 76.3; lower is better.

    Position 121st of 143 · derived, 1st = worst.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Global Multidimensional Poverty IndexOPHI · 2025 · world median 0.0390.007▼ Worsened since 2018

    Libya: 0.007 · world median 0.039 · MPI (0–1). Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 0.517; lower is better.

    Position 84th of 109 · derived, 1st = worst.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Stunting Prevalence in Children Under FiveUNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates) · 2024 · world median 13.87.948No earlier reading

    Libya: 7.948 · world median 13.8 · Children under 5 who are stunted (%). UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.518 to 52.8; lower is better.

    Position 113th of 162 · derived, 1st = worst.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Child and Family Benefit CoverageILO · 2024 · world median 23.7555.3No earlier reading

    Libya: 55.3 · world median 23.75 · Children or households with children receiving child or family cash benefits (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Disability Benefit CoverageILO · 2025 · world median 43.984.3No earlier reading

    Libya: 84.3 · world median 43.9 · People with severe disabilities receiving disability benefits (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Infant Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 12.267.89▲ Improved since 2014

    Libya: 7.89 · world median 12.26 · Deaths before age one (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 1.214 to 71.87; lower is better.

    Position 130th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Neonatal Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 8.1345.205No real change since 2014

    Libya: 5.205 · world median 8.134 · Deaths in the first 28 days (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.544 to 39.47; lower is better.

    Position 126th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Gender Inequality IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.3510.253▼ Worsened since 2013

    Libya: 0.253 · world median 0.351 · GII (0 = full equality, 1 = maximum inequality). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.003 to 0.838; lower is better.

    Ranked 65th of 172 by UNDP Human Development Report Office.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Under-Five Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 14.549.765No real change since 2014

    Libya: 9.765 · world median 14.54 · Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 1.26 to 115.65; lower is better.

    Position 124th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Completeness of Birth RegistrationUNICEF · 2025 · world median 98.499.6No earlier reading

    Libya: 99.6 · world median 98.4 · Children under 5 whose birth is registered (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 2.7 to 100; higher is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Immunisation Coverage, Measles First Dose (MCV1)WUENIC · 2025 · world median 9093▼ Worsened since 2015

    Libya: 93 · world median 90 · Infants given a first dose of measles vaccine (%). WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 13 to 99; higher is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Mortality Rate, Ages 5–14UN IGME · 2024 · world median 2.8582.31▲ Improved since 2014

    Libya: 2.31 · world median 2.858 · Deaths between ages 5 and 14 (per 1,000 children aged 5). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.392 to 59.04; lower is better.

    Position 114th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Stillbirth RateUN IGME · 2023 · world median 8.1636.955No real change since 2013

    Libya: 6.955 · world median 8.163 · Stillbirths (per 1,000 total births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 1.18 to 34.9; lower is better.

    Position 114th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Wasting Prevalence in Children Under FiveUNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates) · 2024 · world median 3.5463.5No earlier reading

    Libya: 3.5 · world median 3.546 · Children under 5 who are wasted (%). UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.1 to 22.74; lower is better.

    Position 86th of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Foundational ID OwnershipWorld Bank Group (ID4D) · 2024 · world median 94.494.4No earlier reading

    Libya: 94.4 · world median 94.4 · Adults who own a foundational ID (% of population aged 15+). World Bank Group (ID4D), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 42.62 to 100; higher is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

Behind the world median16

Statistics on which Libya does worse than the middle country measured.

  • Old-Age Pension CoverageILO · 2025 · world median 80.879.4No earlier reading

    Libya: 79.4 · world median 80.8 · People above statutory pensionable age receiving an old-age pension (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison)GGDC · 2022 · world median 12,89012,755▼ Worsened since 2012

    Libya: 12,755 · world median 12,890 · GDP per capita (2011 international $). Maddison Project, Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2022 edition, data for 2022.

    Published values in that edition run from 596.39 to 149,171; higher is better.

    Position 86th of 166 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2022 dataset

  • Immunisation Coverage, DTP3WUENIC · 2025 · world median 9190▼ Worsened since 2015

    Libya: 90 · world median 91 · Infants given a third dose of DTP vaccine (%). WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 39 to 99; higher is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Violent Discipline of ChildrenUNICEF · 2025 · world median 75.878.2No earlier reading

    Libya: 78.2 · world median 75.8 · Children aged 1-14 experiencing violent discipline (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 37.6 to 94; lower is better.

    Position 42nd of 90 · derived, 1st = worst.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • GNI per Capita (PPP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 14,27312,668No real change since 2015

    Libya: 12,668 · world median 14,273 · GNI per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 1,181 to 116,633; higher is better.

    Position 56th of 102 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • GDP per Capita (PPP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 17,26514,118▲ Improved since 2015

    Libya: 14,118 · world median 17,265 · GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 1,067 to 139,593; higher is better.

    Position 106th of 185 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Expected Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 13.3412.92▼ Worsened since 2013

    Libya: 12.92 · world median 13.34 · Expected years of schooling. UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 5.635 to 21.69; higher is better.

    Position 116th of 195 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Gender Development IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.9710.955▼ Worsened since 2013

    Libya: 0.955 · world median 0.971 · Gender Development Index (1.000 = parity). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.407 to 1.038; higher is better.

    Position 113th of 184 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Planetary pressures-adjusted HDIUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.6780.629▼ Worsened since 2013

    Libya: 0.629 · world median 0.678 · PHDI (0–1). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.276 to 0.827; higher is better.

    Position 99th of 156 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Mean Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 9.9337.779▼ Worsened since 2013

    Libya: 7.779 · world median 9.933 · Mean years of schooling (adults 25+). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 1.412 to 14.3; higher is better.

    Position 128th of 193 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Life Expectancy at BirthUN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 74.6369.34▼ Worsened since 2013

    Libya: 69.34 · world median 74.63 · Years a newborn would live at current death rates. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 54.46 to 86.37; higher is better.

    Position 160th of 222 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Productive Capacities IndexUNCTAD · 2022 · world median 46.6737.88▼ Worsened since 2012

    Libya: 37.88 · world median 46.67 · Productive Capacities Index (1–100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2022 edition, data for 2022.

    Published values in that edition run from 17.8 to 71.02; higher is better.

    Position 143rd of 195 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2022 dataset

  • Access to ElectricityWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 10077.4▼ Worsened since 2014

    Libya: 77.4 · world median 100 · Population with electricity access (%). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 5.4 to 100; higher is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Account Ownership at a Financial InstitutionWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 72.8333.12▼ Worsened since 2017

    Libya: 33.12 · world median 72.83 · Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 14.83 to 99.85; higher is better.

    Position 131st of 139 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Cereal YieldFAO · 2023 · world median 3,072672.2No real change since 2013

    Libya: 672.2 · world median 3,072 · Cereal yield (kg per hectare). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 23 to 29,147; higher is better.

    Position 172nd of 179 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Statistical Performance IndicatorsWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 69.334.75No real change since 2016

    Libya: 34.75 · world median 69.3 · SPI overall score (0–100). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 27.12 to 94.14; higher is better.

    Position 184th of 188 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

Level with the median, or no median to compare1

  • Unemployment Benefit CoverageILO · 2024 · world median 00No earlier reading

    Libya: 0 · world median 0 · Unemployed people receiving unemployment benefits (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

No better end1

These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.

  • Net Official Development Assistance ReceivedOECD Development Assistance Committee · 2023 · world median 2.5790.778Moved since 2013

    Libya: 0.778 · world median 2.579 · Net ODA received (% of GNI). OECD Development Assistance Committee, 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from -0.001 to 101.78.

    Position 93rd of 130 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing

06The top of the list

Who leads on development & human capital

The three countries placed highest of 196, and the leaders Libya can most readily be measured against.

All 196 countries
  1. 1

    Cook Islands

    Polynesia

    1st of 196 · 2 of 3 keys

    Photo: Benedict Adam · CC BY 2.0, greyscale

  2. 2

    Norway

    Northern Europe

    2nd of 196 · 3 of 3 keys

    Photo: Ximonic , Simo Räsänen · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale

  3. 3

    Denmark

    Northern Europe

    3rd of 196 · 3 of 3 keys

    Photo: User:Aconcagua · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale

Placed highest nearby

  1. Highest in Africa

    Seychelles74th3/3 keys
  2. Highest in Northern Africa

    Egypt97th3/3 keys
  3. This page

    Libya101st3/3 keys

Positions out of 196 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.

08Questions

Libya on development & human capital: questions answered

Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.

How does Libya rank on development & human capital?

Libya is placed 101st of 196 countries on Development & Human Capital in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 3 key statistics (Social Protection Coverage, Maternal Mortality Ratio and Human Development Index). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.

What is the latest Social Protection Coverage figure for Libya?

66.1 in 2025 (population covered by at least one social protection benefit (%)), according to International Labour Organization (ILO). The world median in the same edition was 52.1.

What is the latest Maternal Mortality Ratio figure for Libya?

59.5 in 2023 (maternal deaths per 100,000 live births), according to UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG). The world median in the same edition was 46.65.

How does Libya compare with Egypt on development & human capital?

Egypt is placed 97th of 196, and Libya 101st. Social Protection Coverage: Egypt 36.6, Libya 66.1; Maternal Mortality Ratio: Egypt 16.95, Libya 59.5; Human Development Index: Egypt 0.754, Libya 0.721.

How have Libya’s development & human capital figures changed?

Maternal Mortality Ratio fell from 70.99 in 2000 to 59.5 in 2023; Human Development Index fell from 0.727 in 2000 to 0.721 in 2023.

Which development & human capital statistics are missing for Libya?

No current reading is published for Libya on Access to Electricity, Rural, Adequacy of Social Protection and Labour Benefits, Children with Functional Difficulties, Coefficient of Human Inequality, Comprehensive Wealth per Capita, Country Policy and Institutional Assessment, Employment Injury Protection Coverage, Exclusive Breastfeeding Under Six Months, Human Capital Index, Human Capital Wealth per Capita, Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index, Low Birthweight Prevalence, Malaria Incidence (P. falciparum), Malaria Incidence (P. vivax), Malaria Mortality (P. falciparum), Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP), Multidimensional Poverty Measure, Official Development Assistance Given (% of GNI), Poverty Gap at $3.00 a Day, Poverty Headcount at $3.00 a Day, Line-up Estimates, Poverty Headcount Ratio at $3.00 a Day, Poverty Headcount Ratio at $4.20 a Day, Poverty Headcount Ratio at $8.30 a Day, Poverty Severity (Squared Poverty Gap) at $3.00 a Day and Prosperity Gap. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.

09Method

Method, sources and how to cite

What this topic does not measure

Poverty lines, inequality and aid received are published here as context rather than as keys, often because they cover fewer countries or are measured too rarely. Development is also not the same as economic size or growth, which belong to Economy & Innovation.

About development & human capital, in full

How the Development & Human Capital standing is decided

A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 3 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 3 keys to be placed.

The development & human capital method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built

The key statistics and their licences

The other 33 statistics on this page come from 14 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.

The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photographs

Libya’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.

Cite this page

Nations Inquiry (2026). Libya: Development & Human Capital — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/libya/development

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