Democratic Republic of Congo vs Libya: Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre (Bolt)
Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre (Bolt) over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 51,971 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre against 40,279 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 11,692 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.3 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 156th and Libya ranks 154th of 164 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 3 and Libya in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9,998 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | 3,710 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | 6,287 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1970s | 12,713 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | 10,466 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | 2,247 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1980s | 13,356 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | 11,948 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | 1,409 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1990s | 11,328 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | 18,432 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | 7,104 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | Libya |
| 2000s | 13,216 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | 54,462 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | 41,246 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | Libya |
| 2010s | 28,511 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | 67,089 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | 38,578 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | Libya |
| 2020s | 37,872 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | 52,675 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | 14,803 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre, Democratic Republic of Congo or Libya?
- Libya, at 51,971 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre against 40,279 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2022.
- What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre between Democratic Republic of Congo and Libya?
- 11,692 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Libya?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Libya rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 156th and Libya ranks 154th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross domestic product (GDP) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.