Libya vs Zimbabwe: Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre (Bolt)

Libya
51,971 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre
in 2022
Zimbabwe
66,955 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre
in 2022
Libya rank
154th
Zimbabwe rank
152nd

Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre (Bolt) over time

  • Libya
  • Zimbabwe
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k196119912022

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 66,955 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre against 51,971 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre in Libya, a difference of 14,984 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.3 times Libya's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Libya ranks 154th and Zimbabwe ranks 152nd of 164 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Libya Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1960s 3,710 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 19,049 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 15,339 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Zimbabwe
1970s 10,466 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 34,199 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 23,733 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Zimbabwe
1980s 11,948 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 46,552 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 34,605 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Zimbabwe
1990s 18,432 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 62,988 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 44,556 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Zimbabwe
2000s 54,462 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 52,926 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 1,536 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Libya
2010s 67,089 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 60,355 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 6,734 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Libya
2020s 52,675 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 63,953 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 11,277 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre, Libya or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 66,955 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre against 51,971 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre in Libya as of 2022.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre between Libya and Zimbabwe?
14,984 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Zimbabwe?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Libya and Zimbabwe rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre?
Libya ranks 154th and Zimbabwe ranks 152nd 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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Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre
Unit
international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
164 places, 9,284 data points, 1961–2022
Last refreshed

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.