What is the difference in surface area between IDA total and Libya?

24.10 million sq. km, with IDA total ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Libya?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

IDA total vs Libya: Surface area

IDA total

25.86 million sq. km

in 2023

Libya

1.76 million sq. km

in 2023

IDA total rank

13th

Libya rank

16th

Surface area over time

IDA total
Libya

How they compare

IDA total currently reports 25.86 million sq. km against 1.76 million sq. km in Libya, a difference of 24.10 million sq. km.

That makes IDA total's figure about 14.7 times Libya's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, IDA total has been ahead every year.

IDA total ranks 13th and Libya ranks 16th of 48 groups.

IDA total has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	IDA total	Libya	Difference	Ahead
1960s	25.80 million sq. km	1.76 million sq. km	24.04 million sq. km	IDA total
1970s	25.80 million sq. km	1.76 million sq. km	24.04 million sq. km	IDA total
1980s	25.80 million sq. km	1.76 million sq. km	24.04 million sq. km	IDA total
1990s	25.79 million sq. km	1.76 million sq. km	24.03 million sq. km	IDA total
2000s	25.81 million sq. km	1.76 million sq. km	24.05 million sq. km	IDA total
2010s	25.84 million sq. km	1.76 million sq. km	24.08 million sq. km	IDA total
2020s	25.86 million sq. km	1.76 million sq. km	24.10 million sq. km	IDA total

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area, IDA total or Libya?: IDA total, at 25.86 million sq. km against 1.76 million sq. km in Libya as of 2023.
What is the difference in surface area between IDA total and Libya?: 24.10 million sq. km, with IDA total ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Libya?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do IDA total and Libya rank globally for surface area?: IDA total ranks 13th and Libya ranks 16th of 48 groups.
Where does this data come from?: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Surface area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 16,395 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.