States involved in wars in Libya
Libya: States involved in wars was 1 in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2011)
1
World rank
1st
of 193 countries
All-time high
1
in 1978
All-time low
0
in 1816
Years of data
81
1816–2011
States involved in wars in Libya, 1816–2011
Source: Jason Lyall, Project Mars (2020) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Libya recorded 1 for states involved in wars in 2011. That is the highest value across all 81 years on record.
Over the whole period, states involved in wars in Libya peaked at 1 in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1816.
Libya ranks 1st of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
States involved in wars in Libya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1816 | 0 | — |
| 1817 | 0 | — |
| 1818 | 0 | — |
| 1819 | 0 | — |
| 1820 | 0 | — |
| 1821 | 0 | — |
| 1822 | 0 | — |
| 1823 | 0 | — |
| 1824 | 0 | — |
| 1825 | 0 | — |
| 1826 | 0 | — |
| 1827 | 0 | — |
| 1828 | 0 | — |
| 1829 | 0 | — |
| 1830 | 0 | — |
| 1831 | 0 | — |
| 1832 | 0 | — |
| 1833 | 0 | — |
| 1834 | 0 | — |
| 1835 | 0 | — |
| 1951 | 0 | — |
| 1952 | 0 | — |
| 1953 | 0 | — |
| 1954 | 0 | — |
| 1955 | 0 | — |
| 1956 | 0 | — |
| 1957 | 0 | — |
| 1958 | 0 | — |
| 1959 | 0 | — |
| 1960 | 0 | — |
| 1961 | 0 | — |
| 1962 | 0 | — |
| 1963 | 0 | — |
| 1964 | 0 | — |
| 1965 | 0 | — |
| 1966 | 0 | — |
| 1967 | 0 | — |
| 1968 | 0 | — |
| 1969 | 0 | — |
| 1970 | 0 | — |
| 1971 | 0 | — |
| 1972 | 0 | — |
| 1973 | 0 | — |
| 1974 | 0 | — |
| 1975 | 0 | — |
| 1976 | 0 | — |
| 1977 | 0 | — |
| 1978 | 1 | — |
| 1979 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1981 | 0 | — |
| 1982 | 0 | — |
| 1983 | 0 | — |
| 1984 | 0 | — |
| 1985 | 0 | — |
| 1986 | 0 | — |
| 1987 | 1 | — |
| 1988 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1989 | 0 | — |
| 1990 | 0 | — |
| 1991 | 0 | — |
| 1992 | 0 | — |
| 1993 | 0 | — |
| 1994 | 0 | — |
| 1995 | 0 | — |
| 1996 | 0 | — |
| 1997 | 0 | — |
| 1998 | 0 | — |
| 1999 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 1 | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 1 France 1 compare
- 1 United Kingdom 1 compare
- 1 United States 1 compare
More social development data for Libya
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 552,523 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 17,161 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0023 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 17,161 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0741 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is states involved in wars in Libya?
- States involved in wars in Libya was 1 in 2011, according to Jason Lyall, Project Mars (2020) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest states involved in wars recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1978.
- What is the lowest states involved in wars recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1816.
- How does Libya rank for states involved in wars?
- Libya ranks 1st out of 193 countries with data for 2011.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Jason Lyall, Project Mars (2020) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of States involved in wars. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
State was a major participant in at least one conventional war that year.