Libya vs Maldives: Share of employment in agriculture
Libya
10.0%
in 2025
Maldives
11.3%
in 2025
Libya rank
109th
Maldives rank
106th
Share of employment in agriculture over time
- Libya
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 11.3% against 10.0% in Libya, a difference of 1.3%.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times Libya's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Maldives ahead.
Libya ranks 109th and Maldives ranks 106th of 186 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.6% | 24.7% | 10.0% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 12.9% | 16.8% | 3.9% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 11.4% | 0.2% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 10.7% | 12.3% | 1.6% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of employment in agriculture, Libya or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 11.3% against 10.0% in Libya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of employment in agriculture between Libya and Maldives?
- 1.3%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Maldives?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Libya and Maldives rank globally for share of employment in agriculture?
- Libya ranks 109th and Maldives ranks 106th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of employment in agriculture. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of working people employed in agriculture, including hunting, forestry and fishing.