Japan vs Libya: Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita
Japan
11,116 includes gold, current US$ per person
in 2025
Libya
14,032 includes gold, current US$ per person
in 2025
Japan rank
17th
Libya rank
14th
Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita over time
- Japan
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 14,032 includes gold, current US$ per person against 11,116 includes gold, current US$ per person in Japan, a difference of 2,916 includes gold, current US$ per person.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.3 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Libya ahead.
Japan ranks 17th and Libya ranks 14th of 182 countries.
Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.13 includes gold, current US$ per person | 160.38 includes gold, current US$ per person | 137.25 includes gold, current US$ per person | Libya |
| 1970s | 177.73 includes gold, current US$ per person | 1,387 includes gold, current US$ per person | 1,209 includes gold, current US$ per person | Libya |
| 1980s | 461.44 includes gold, current US$ per person | 2,078 includes gold, current US$ per person | 1,616 includes gold, current US$ per person | Libya |
| 1990s | 1,316 includes gold, current US$ per person | 1,418 includes gold, current US$ per person | 101.97 includes gold, current US$ per person | Libya |
| 2000s | 5,908 includes gold, current US$ per person | 8,005 includes gold, current US$ per person | 2,097 includes gold, current US$ per person | Libya |
| 2010s | 9,823 includes gold, current US$ per person | 14,638 includes gold, current US$ per person | 4,815 includes gold, current US$ per person | Libya |
| 2020s | 10,575 includes gold, current US$ per person | 12,351 includes gold, current US$ per person | 1,775 includes gold, current US$ per person | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves (includes gold, current us$), per capita, Japan or Libya?
- Libya, at 14,032 includes gold, current US$ per person against 11,116 includes gold, current US$ per person in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total reserves (includes gold, current us$), per capita between Japan and Libya?
- 2,916 includes gold, current US$ per person, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Libya?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Libya rank globally for total reserves (includes gold, current us$), per capita?
- Japan ranks 17th and Libya ranks 14th of 182 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total reserves (includes gold, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.