Israel
Quick notes before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Formal name: State of Israel.
CIA 2026
Identity
Name origin: named after the ancient Kingdom of Israel.
CIA 2026
Matchup file
Israel vs Lebanon
119 shared metrics.
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Lebanon
Quick notes before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Formal name: Lebanese Republic.
CIA 2026
Curated stat
Lebanon's Byblos has been inhabited since Neolithic times and is tied to the Phoenician alphabet.
Analysis
Israel leads in 85 of 119 shared metrics, while Lebanon leads in 34.
Israel's EV Chargers per 100,000 People is 30.1x that of Lebanon (1.7 per 100k people vs 0.06 per 100k people).
Israel's GDP (Nominal) is 25.9x that of Lebanon ($540,379,921,261.68 vs $20,078,620,356.99).
Israel's Electricity Generation is 16.8x that of Lebanon (80.57 TWh vs 4.5 TWh).
Israel's Credit Card Ownership is 16.5x that of Lebanon (79.05% of adults vs 4.5% of adults).
Israel's GNI Per Capita is 13.3x that of Lebanon ($52,910 vs $3,700).
Key Comparisons
EV Chargers per 100,000 PeopleIsrael leads
Israel
1.7 per 100k people
Lebanon
0.06 per 100k people
GDP (Nominal)Israel leads
Israel
$540,379,921,261.68
Lebanon
$20,078,620,356.99
Electricity GenerationIsrael leads
Israel
80.57 TWh
Lebanon
4.5 TWh
Credit Card OwnershipIsrael leads
Israel
79.05% of adults
Lebanon
4.5% of adults
GNI Per CapitaIsrael leads
Israel
$52,910
Lebanon
$3,700
High-Tech Exports (%)Israel leads
Israel
37.23%
Lebanon
2.9%
All Metrics
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
IsraelIsrael
1.7 per 100k people
Lebanon
0.06 per 100k people
3014% higher
GDP (Nominal)
IsraelIsrael
$540,379,921,261.68
Lebanon
$20,078,620,356.99
2591% higher
Electricity Generation
IsraelIsrael
80.57 TWh
Lebanon
4.5 TWh
1682% higher
Credit Card Ownership
IsraelIsrael
79.05% of adults
Lebanon
4.5% of adults
1650% higher
GNI Per Capita
IsraelIsrael
$52,910
Lebanon
$3,700
1330% higher
High-Tech Exports (%)
IsraelIsrael
37.23%
Lebanon
2.9%
1186% higher
Health Spending Per Capita
IsraelIsrael
$4,223.87
Lebanon
$392.38
976% higher
Electricity Use (Per Capita)
IsraelIsrael
6.8K kWh/person
Lebanon
680.65 kWh/person
895% higher
Scientific Publications
IsraelIsrael
15.4K
Lebanon
2.1K
637% higher
Suicide Rate
IsraelIsrael
4.4 per 100k
Lebanon
0.70 per 100k
524% higher
Airports
IsraelIsrael
39
Lebanon
7.0
457% higher
Water Stress (%)
IsraelIsrael
204%
Lebanon
37.75%
440% higher
Total CO2 Emissions
IsraelIsrael
57.67 Mt CO2e
Lebanon
11 Mt CO2e
424% higher
Education Spending (% GDP)
IsraelIsrael
5.9% of GDP
Lebanon
1.2% of GDP
385% higher
Digital Payments Used
IsraelIsrael
91.16% of adults
Lebanon
20.25% of adults
350% higher
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
IsraelIsrael
$55,690.74
Lebanon
$12,574.83
343% higher
Electric Generating Capacity
IsraelIsrael
22.61M kW
Lebanon
5.16M kW
338% higher
Shipping Traffic
IsraelIsrael
2.95M
Lebanon
675.1K
337% higher
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
IsraelIsrael
138.25 per 100k
Lebanon
31.95 per 100k
333% higher
Broadband Access (%)
IsraelIsrael
30 per 100 people
Lebanon
7.0 per 100 people
329% higher
Meat Consumption per Person
IsraelIsrael
97.02 kg/person/yr
Lebanon
23.97 kg/person/yr
305% higher
Women in Parliament (%)
IsraelIsrael
25%
Lebanon
6.3%
300% higher
Energy Use (Per Capita)
IsraelIsrael
2.5K kg oil eq/person
Lebanon
617.48 kg oil eq/person
298% higher
Tax Revenue (% GDP)
IsraelIsrael
22.14% of GDP
Lebanon
5.7% of GDP
289% higher
Railway Length
IsraelIsrael
1.5K km
Lebanon
401 km
273% higher
Protected Land (%)
IsraelIsrael
27.6%
Lebanon
7.9%
249% higher
Beer Consumption
IsraelIsrael
1.2 L/person/yr
Lebanon
0.34 L/person/yr
248% higher
Military Spending
IsraelIsrael
8.8% of GDP
Lebanon
2.6% of GDP
239% higher
Wind Electricity Share
IsraelIsrael
0.56%
Lebanon
0.19%
195% higher
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
IsraelIsrael
0.53 per 1M people
Lebanon
0.19 per 1M people
186% higher
Air Passengers
IsraelIsrael
7.38M
Lebanon
2.69M
174% higher
Corruption Perceptions Index
IsraelIsrael
62 pts
Lebanon
23 pts
170% higher
Spirits Consumption
IsraelIsrael
1.1 L/person/yr
Lebanon
0.43 L/person/yr
151% higher
Border Neighbors
IsraelIsrael
5.0
Lebanon
2.0
150% higher
Seafood Consumption per Person
IsraelIsrael
24.43 kg/person/yr
Lebanon
10.51 kg/person/yr
132% higher
Alcohol Consumption
IsraelIsrael
2.8 L/adult/yr
Lebanon
1.3 L/adult/yr
125% higher
Armed Forces Personnel
IsraelIsrael
178.0K
Lebanon
80.0K
123% higher
Land Border Length
IsraelIsrael
1.1K km
Lebanon
484 km
121% higher
Liberal Democracy Index
IsraelIsrael
0.59
Lebanon
0.27
120% higher
Land Area
IsraelIsrael
21.6K km²
Lebanon
10.2K km²
112% higher
Safe Drinking Water (%)
IsraelIsrael
99.46%
Lebanon
47.7%
109% higher
CO2 Per Capita
IsraelIsrael
5.6 t/person/yr
Lebanon
2.7 t/person/yr
108% higher
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
IsraelIsrael
153.34 per 100 people
Lebanon
74.01 per 100 people
107% higher
Inflation Rate
LebanonIsrael
3.1%
Lebanon
45.2%
93% lower
Life Evaluation Score
IsraelIsrael
7.2 pts
Lebanon
3.7 pts
93% higher
Firms Hit by Power Outages
IsraelIsrael
8.3% of firms
Lebanon
4.4% of firms
89% higher
Political Corruption Index
LebanonIsrael
0.11
Lebanon
0.83
87% lower
Irrigated Land
IsraelIsrael
1.9K km²
Lebanon
1.0K km²
85% higher
Infant Mortality
LebanonIsrael
2.7 per 1k births
Lebanon
16 per 1k births
83% lower
Child Mortality
LebanonIsrael
3.4 per 1k births
Lebanon
18.3 per 1k births
81% lower
Population
IsraelIsrael
9.40M
Lebanon
5.36M
75% higher
Youth Unemployment Rate
LebanonIsrael
6.0% of youth labor force
Lebanon
22.74% of youth labor force
73% lower
Unemployment Rate
LebanonIsrael
3.1%
Lebanon
11.54%
73% lower
Teen Birth Rate
LebanonIsrael
6.2 per 1k
Lebanon
20.83 per 1k
70% lower
Milk Consumption per Person
IsraelIsrael
193.6 kg/person/yr
Lebanon
114.52 kg/person/yr
69% higher
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
IsraelIsrael
10 sites
Lebanon
6.0 sites
67% higher
Electoral Democracy Index
IsraelIsrael
0.69
Lebanon
0.42
66% higher
Imports (% GDP)
LebanonIsrael
26.02% of GDP
Lebanon
73.66% of GDP
65% lower
Agricultural Land (%)
LebanonIsrael
24.8%
Lebanon
65.91%
62% lower
Government Debt (% GDP)
LebanonIsrael
59.6% of GDP
Lebanon
146.8% of GDP
59% lower
Road Traffic Death Rate
LebanonIsrael
4.2 per 100k
Lebanon
9.7 per 100k
57% lower
Firms with Female Top Manager
IsraelIsrael
9.3% of firms
Lebanon
5.9% of firms
57% higher
Forest Coverage (%)
LebanonIsrael
6.5%
Lebanon
14.19%
54% lower
Tobacco Use Prevalence
LebanonIsrael
22.4% of adults
Lebanon
46.3% of adults
52% lower
Insufficient Physical Activity
LebanonIsrael
27.46% of adults
Lebanon
54.63% of adults
50% lower
Solar Electricity Share
LebanonIsrael
16.18%
Lebanon
29.96%
46% lower
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
IsraelIsrael
4.4 per 1M people
Lebanon
3.0 per 1M people
46% higher
Women's Political Empowerment
IsraelIsrael
0.86
Lebanon
0.61
42% higher
Doctors (per 1,000)
IsraelIsrael
3.8 per 1k
Lebanon
2.7 per 1k
42% higher
Smoking Rate
LebanonIsrael
20.4%
Lebanon
34.3%
41% lower
Fertility Rate
IsraelIsrael
2.9 children/woman
Lebanon
2.2 children/woman
31% higher
Firms Asked for Bribes
IsraelIsrael
28.5% of firms
Lebanon
21.79% of firms
31% higher
Homicide Rate
LebanonIsrael
1.6 per 100k
Lebanon
2.2 per 100k
28% lower
Health Spending (% GDP)
IsraelIsrael
7.3% of GDP
Lebanon
5.7% of GDP
28% higher
Vehicles per 1,000 People
IsraelIsrael
379.04 per 1k people
Lebanon
295.18 per 1k people
28% higher
Highest Elevation
LebanonIsrael
2.2K m
Lebanon
3.1K m
28% lower
Electricity Carbon Intensity
IsraelIsrael
492.69 gCO2/kWh
Lebanon
389.51 gCO2/kWh
26% higher
Obesity Rate
LebanonIsrael
23.39%
Lebanon
31.07%
25% lower
Elderly Population (%)
IsraelIsrael
12.55%
Lebanon
10.14%
24% higher
Hypertension Prevalence
LebanonIsrael
29.4% of adults
Lebanon
38.1% of adults
23% lower
Human Development Index
IsraelIsrael
0.92
Lebanon
0.75
22% higher
Death Rate
LebanonIsrael
4.9 per 1k
Lebanon
6.2 per 1k
22% lower
Coastline Length
IsraelIsrael
273 km
Lebanon
225 km
21% higher
Average Weekly Work Hours
LebanonIsrael
37.74 hrs/week
Lebanon
47.57 hrs/week
21% lower
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
LebanonIsrael
12 days/yr
Lebanon
15 days/yr
20% lower
Merchant Fleet Size
LebanonIsrael
41
Lebanon
51
20% lower
Population Density
LebanonIsrael
455.13 /km²
Lebanon
564.37 /km²
19% lower
Big Mac Price
IsraelIsrael
$6.36
Lebanon
$5.36
19% higher
Dependency Ratio
IsraelIsrael
66.56% of working-age pop.
Lebanon
57.05% of working-age pop.
17% higher
Water Withdrawal
LebanonIsrael
1.5 B m³
Lebanon
1.8 B m³
16% lower
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
LebanonIsrael
2.7% of GDP
Lebanon
3.3% of GDP
16% lower
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
IsraelIsrael
3.1 per 1k
Lebanon
2.7 per 1k
15% higher
Birth Rate
IsraelIsrael
18.89 per 1k
Lebanon
16.73 per 1k
13% higher
Women in Senior Management
IsraelIsrael
32.76% of managers
Lebanon
28.87% of managers
13% higher
Tourism Revenue
IsraelIsrael
$2,661,000,000
Lebanon
$2,369,000,000
12% higher
Freedom of Expression Index
IsraelIsrael
0.82
Lebanon
0.74
10% higher
Renewable Energy (%)
LebanonIsrael
6.2%
Lebanon
6.8%
9% lower
Firms Making Informal Payments
LebanonIsrael
10.3% of firms
Lebanon
11.28% of firms
9% lower
Can Raise Emergency Money
IsraelIsrael
89.66% of adults
Lebanon
82.94% of adults
8% higher
Inequality (Gini)
IsraelIsrael
37.9
Lebanon
35.3
7% higher
Exports (% GDP)
LebanonIsrael
28.43% of GDP
Lebanon
30.55% of GDP
7% lower
Life Expectancy
IsraelIsrael
83.2 years
Lebanon
77.8 years
7% higher
Food Waste per Person
LebanonIsrael
170.92 kg/person/yr
Lebanon
183.25 kg/person/yr
7% lower
Internet Users (%)
IsraelIsrael
88.18%
Lebanon
84%
5% higher
Youth Population (%)
IsraelIsrael
27.41%
Lebanon
26.19%
5% higher
Forest Area
LebanonIsrael
1.4K km²
Lebanon
1.5K km²
4% lower
University Enrollment Rate
IsraelIsrael
55.84%
Lebanon
54.4%
3% higher
Median Age
IsraelIsrael
29.1 years
Lebanon
28.3 years
3% higher
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
LebanonIsrael
18.6 µg/m³
Lebanon
19.23 µg/m³
3% lower
Sanitation Access (%)
IsraelIsrael
99.92%
Lebanon
99.2%
1% higher
Urban Population (%)
IsraelIsrael
91.54%
Lebanon
90.7%
1% higher
Time Zones Count
IsraelIsrael
5.0 time zones
Lebanon
5.0 time zones
equal
Coal Electricity Share
IsraelIsrael
3.4%
Lebanon
0%
ranked higher
Electricity Access (%)
IsraelIsrael
100%
Lebanon
100%
equal
GDP Growth Rate
IsraelIsrael
0.87%
Lebanon
-0.76%
ranked higher
Capital Elevation
IsraelIsrael
754 m
Lebanon
0 m
ranked higher
Lowest Elevation
LebanonIsrael
-431 m
Lebanon
0 m
ranked lower
Official Languages Count
IsraelIsrael
1.0
Lebanon
1.0
equal
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
IsraelIsrael
1.5% of GDP
Lebanon
-22.5% of GDP
ranked higher
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