Libya vs Tunisia
Libya vs Tunisia: Armed forces, share of workers
Armed forces, share of workers in 2020: 0% of the labour force in Libya and 1.18% of the labour force in Tunisia, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Tunisia, by 1.18 percentage points.
% of the labour force · IISS
What the numbers say
- Tunisia has been higher since 2012, when it overtook Libya.
- The world as a whole: 0.79% of the labour force in 2020.
Every year
% of the labour force · IISS
| Year | Libya | Tunisia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 1.18 | 0.79 |
| 2019 | – | 1.09 | 0.79 |
| 2018 | – | 1.12 | 0.8 |
| 2017 | – | 1.16 | 0.8 |
| 2016 | – | 1.16 | 0.81 |
| 2015 | – | 1.17 | 0.82 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1.18 | 0.82 |
| 2013 | 0.33 | 1.19 | 0.83 |
| 2012 | 0.34 | 1.19 | 0.87 |
| 2011 | – | 1.22 | 0.88 |
| 2010 | – | 1.24 | 0.89 |
| 2009 | 3.53 | 1.26 | 0.89 |
| 2008 | 3.65 | 1.29 | 0.89 |
| 2007 | 3.78 | 1.31 | 0.89 |
| 2006 | 3.92 | 1.34 | 0.95 |
| 2005 | 4.04 | 1.34 | 0.96 |
| 2004 | 4.14 | 1.36 | 0.94 |
| 2003 | 4.27 | 1.38 | 0.98 |
| 2002 | 4.37 | 1.4 | 1 |
| 2001 | 4.46 | 1.42 | 1.01 |
| 2000 | 4.55 | 1.44 | 1.07 |
| 1999 | 4 | 1.46 | 1.09 |
| 1998 | 4.13 | 1.48 | 1.13 |
| 1997 | 4.26 | 1.51 | 1.15 |
| 1996 | 4.41 | 1.91 | 1.18 |
| 1995 | 5.63 | 1.98 | 1.2 |
| 1994 | 5.8 | 1.22 | 0.94 |
| 1993 | 6.41 | 1.25 | 0.98 |
| 1992 | 6.66 | 1.29 | 1.03 |
| 1991 | 7.01 | 1.33 | 1.03 |
| 1990 | 7.28 | 1.37 | 1.11 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Active-duty military personnel as a share of everyone working or looking for work, by the IISS Military Balance.
- Source: IISS, The Military Balance, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 168 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Libya vs Tunisia
Health
- Life expectancyLibya: 69.3 years in 2023Tunisia: 76.5 years in 2023
- Child mortalityLibya: 1 per 100 live births in 2024Tunisia: 1.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityLibya: 16 per 1,000 live births in 2023Tunisia: 9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionLibya: 3.81% in 2017Tunisia: 3.92% in 2017
- Suicide rateLibya: 8.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Tunisia: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationLibya: 7.31 million people in 2023Tunisia: 12.2 million people in 2023
- Population growthLibya: 1.01% a year in 2023Tunisia: 0.65% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateLibya: 2.36 births per woman in 2023Tunisia: 1.83 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationLibya: 87.9% in 2025Tunisia: 70.7% in 2025
- Median ageLibya: 27.2 years in 2023Tunisia: 32.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overLibya: 4.9% in 2023Tunisia: 9.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateLibya: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Tunisia: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingLibya: 3.57% of GDP in 2023Tunisia: 2.5% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsLibya: $1.6B in 2023Tunisia: $1.35B in 2025
- Military spending per personLibya: $216 in 2023Tunisia: $121 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingLibya: 5.5% of government spending in 2023Tunisia: 7.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelLibya: 0 people in 2020Tunisia: 48,000 people in 2020
- National powerLibya: 0.08% of world capability in 2022Tunisia: 0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Arms importsLibya: 5 million TIV in 2024Tunisia: 7 million TIV in 2025