Iran vs Libya: Country position on nuclear weapons
Iran
2
in 2023
Libya
0
in 2023
Iran rank
10th
Libya rank
12th
Country position on nuclear weapons over time
- Iran
- Libya
How they compare
Iran currently reports 2 against 0 in Libya, a difference of 2.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 86 shared years of data; in 1938 it was Libya ahead.
Iran ranks 10th and Libya ranks 12th of 246 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 3 and Libya in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0.6 | 2 | 1.4 | Libya |
| 1980s | 0.7 | 2 | 1.3 | Libya |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 2 | 0.8 | 1.2 | Iran |
| 2010s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Iran |
| 2020s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher country position on nuclear weapons, Iran or Libya?
- Iran, at 2 against 0 in Libya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in country position on nuclear weapons between Iran and Libya?
- 2, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Libya?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1938 to 2023.
- How do Iran and Libya rank globally for country position on nuclear weapons?
- Iran ranks 10th and Libya ranks 12th of 246 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Bleek (2017); Nuclear Threat Initiative (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Country position on nuclear weapons. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Whether a country does not consider (0), considers (1), pursues (2), or possesses (3) nuclear weapons.