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Lebanon vs Palestine

96 shared metrics.

LebanonLeads in 59

vs96 shared

PalestineLeads in 37

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Country briefing

What matters for both sides

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Lebanon

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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.

UNESCO

Palestine

Quick notes before you compare the numbers.

Identity

Name origin: name refers to the location of the British Mandate of Palestine that was occupied and administered by Jordan in 1948, on the west bank of the Jordan River.

CIA 2026

Geography

Size snapshot: slightly smaller than Delaware.

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Analysis

Lebanon leads in 59 of 96 shared metrics, while Palestine leads in 37.

Lebanon's Firms Asked for Bribes is 19.4x that of Palestine (21.79% of firms vs 1.1% of firms).

Lebanon's Electric Generating Capacity is 13.7x that of Palestine (5.16M kW vs 352.0K kW).

Lebanon's Forest Area is 13.3x that of Palestine (1.5K km² vs 101.4 km²).

Lebanon's Forest Coverage (%) is 7.4x that of Palestine (14.19% vs 1.7%).

Lebanon's Government Debt (% GDP) is 5.2x that of Palestine (146.8% of GDP vs 23.8% of GDP).

Key Comparisons

Firms Asked for BribesLebanon leads

Lebanon

21.79% of firms

Palestine

1.1% of firms

Electric Generating CapacityLebanon leads

Lebanon

5.16M kW

Palestine

352.0K kW

Forest AreaLebanon leads

Lebanon

1.5K km²

Palestine

101.4 km²

Forest Coverage (%)Lebanon leads

Lebanon

14.19%

Palestine

1.7%

Government Debt (% GDP)Lebanon leads

Lebanon

146.8% of GDP

Palestine

23.8% of GDP

Water WithdrawalLebanon leads

Lebanon

1.8 B m³

Palestine

0.33 B m³

All Metrics

Firms Asked for Bribes

Lebanon

21.79% of firms

Palestine

1.1% of firms

1940% higher

Electric Generating Capacity

Lebanon

5.16M kW

Palestine

352.0K kW

1366% higher

Forest Area

Lebanon

1.5K km²

Palestine

101.4 km²

1331% higher

Forest Coverage (%)

Lebanon

14.19%

Palestine

1.7%

743% higher

Government Debt (% GDP)

Lebanon

146.8% of GDP

Palestine

23.8% of GDP

517% higher

Water Withdrawal

Lebanon

1.8 B m³

Palestine

0.33 B m³

441% higher

Irrigated Land

Lebanon

1.0K km²

Palestine

201 km²

417% higher

Vehicles per 1,000 People

Lebanon

295.18 per 1k people

Palestine

62.85 per 1k people

370% higher

Electricity Generation

Lebanon

4.5 TWh

Palestine

1.0 TWh

343% higher

Homicide Rate

Lebanon

2.2 per 100k

Palestine

0.62 per 100k

261% higher

Food Waste per Person

Lebanon

183.25 kg/person/yr

Palestine

53.56 kg/person/yr

242% higher

CO2 Per Capita

Lebanon

2.7 t/person/yr

Palestine

0.87 t/person/yr

210% higher

Highest Elevation

Lebanon

3.1K m

Palestine

1.0K m

203% higher

Scientific Publications

Lebanon

2.1K

Palestine

714.58

193% higher

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

Lebanon

$12,574.83

Palestine

$4,371.11

188% higher

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

Lebanon

3.3% of GDP

Palestine

1.2% of GDP

176% higher

Elderly Population (%)

Lebanon

10.14%

Palestine

3.8%

164% higher

Liberal Democracy Index

Lebanon

0.27

Palestine

0.11

134% higher

Firms with Female Top Manager

Lebanon

5.9% of firms

Palestine

2.7% of firms

115% higher

Freedom of Expression Index

Lebanon

0.74

Palestine

0.35

111% higher

Comparison of Lebanon and Palestine across 96 metrics
				Winner
Firms Asked for Bribes	21.79% of firms	1.1% of firms	1940% higher	Lebanon
Electric Generating Capacity	5.16M kW	352.0K kW	1366% higher	Lebanon
Forest Area	1.5K km²	101.4 km²	1331% higher	Lebanon
Forest Coverage (%)	14.19%	1.7%	743% higher	Lebanon
Government Debt (% GDP)	146.8% of GDP	23.8% of GDP	517% higher	Lebanon
Water Withdrawal	1.8 B m³	0.33 B m³	441% higher	Lebanon
Irrigated Land	1.0K km²	201 km²	417% higher	Lebanon
Vehicles per 1,000 People	295.18 per 1k people	62.85 per 1k people	370% higher	Lebanon
Electricity Generation	4.5 TWh	1.0 TWh	343% higher	Lebanon
Homicide Rate	2.2 per 100k	0.62 per 100k	261% higher	Lebanon
Food Waste per Person	183.25 kg/person/yr	53.56 kg/person/yr	242% higher	Lebanon
CO2 Per Capita	2.7 t/person/yr	0.87 t/person/yr	210% higher	Lebanon
Highest Elevation	3.1K m	1.0K m	203% higher	Lebanon
Scientific Publications	2.1K	714.58	193% higher	Lebanon
GDP Per Capita (PPP)	$12,574.83	$4,371.11	188% higher	Lebanon
FDI Inflows (% GDP)	3.3% of GDP	1.2% of GDP	176% higher	Lebanon
Elderly Population (%)	10.14%	3.8%	164% higher	Lebanon
Liberal Democracy Index	0.27	0.11	134% higher	Lebanon
Firms with Female Top Manager	5.9% of firms	2.7% of firms	115% higher	Lebanon
Freedom of Expression Index	0.74	0.35	111% higher	Lebanon
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)	2.7 per 1k	1.3 per 1k	108% higher	Lebanon
Road Traffic Death Rate	9.7 per 100k	4.7 per 100k	106% higher	Lebanon
Electoral Democracy Index	0.42	0.21	96% higher	Lebanon
Death Rate	6.2 per 1k	3.2 per 1k	95% higher	Lebanon
Firms Hit by Power Outages	4.4% of firms	42.22% of firms	90% lower	Palestine
Political Corruption Index	0.83	0.46	79% higher	Lebanon
Education Spending (% GDP)	1.2% of GDP	5.4% of GDP	77% lower	Palestine
Insufficient Physical Activity	54.63% of adults	30.85% of adults	77% higher	Lebanon
Land Area	10.2K km²	6.0K km²	70% higher	Lebanon
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People	0.19 per 1M people	0.60 per 1M people	69% lower	Palestine
Time Zones Count	5.0 time zones	3.0 time zones	67% higher	Lebanon
Population	5.36M	3.31M	62% higher	Lebanon
High-Tech Exports (%)	2.9%	1.8%	57% higher	Lebanon
Renewable Energy (%)	6.8%	15.4%	56% lower	Palestine
Mobile Money Accounts	2.7% of adults	6.2% of adults	56% lower	Palestine
Unemployment Rate	11.54%	24.42%	53% lower	Palestine
GDP (Nominal)	$20,078,620,356.99	$13,711,100,000	46% higher	Lebanon
Exports (% GDP)	30.55% of GDP	21.04% of GDP	45% higher	Lebanon
Median Age	28.3 years	19.8 years	43% higher	Lebanon
Teen Birth Rate	20.83 per 1k	36.04 per 1k	42% lower	Palestine
Credit Card Ownership	4.5% of adults	7.8% of adults	42% lower	Palestine
Safe Drinking Water (%)	47.7%	80.64%	41% lower	Palestine
Health Spending (% GDP)	5.7% of GDP	9.7% of GDP	41% lower	Palestine
Birth Rate	16.73 per 1k	27.24 per 1k	39% lower	Palestine
ATMs per 100,000 Adults	31.95 per 100k	23.18 per 100k	38% higher	Lebanon
GNI Per Capita	$3,700	$2,710	37% higher	Lebanon
Youth Unemployment Rate	22.74% of youth labor force	36.09% of youth labor force	37% lower	Palestine
Fertility Rate	2.2 children/woman	3.4 children/woman	36% lower	Palestine
Population Density	564.37 /km²	857.39 /km²	34% lower	Palestine
Tobacco Use Prevalence	46.3% of adults	34.8% of adults	33% higher	Lebanon
Border Neighbors	2.0	3.0	33% lower	Palestine
Youth Population (%)	26.19%	38.05%	31% lower	Palestine
Child Mortality	18.3 per 1k births	26.3 per 1k births	30% lower	Palestine
Women's Political Empowerment	0.61	0.47	29% higher	Lebanon
Air Pollution (PM2.5)	19.23 µg/m³	26.36 µg/m³	27% lower	Palestine
Solar Electricity Share	29.96%	39.39%	24% lower	Palestine
Women in Senior Management	28.87% of managers	23.53% of managers	23% higher	Lebanon
University Enrollment Rate	54.4%	44.49%	22% higher	Lebanon
Imports (% GDP)	73.66% of GDP	60.27% of GDP	22% higher	Lebanon
Firms Making Informal Payments	11.28% of firms	14.48% of firms	22% lower	Palestine
Dependency Ratio	57.05% of working-age pop.	72.07% of working-age pop.	21% lower	Palestine
Protected Land (%)	7.9%	10%	21% lower	Palestine
Life Evaluation Score	3.7 pts	4.7 pts	21% lower	Palestine
UNESCO World Heritage Sites	6.0 sites	5.0 sites	20% higher	Lebanon
Life Expectancy	77.8 years	65.2 years	19% higher	Lebanon
Doctors (per 1,000)	2.7 per 1k	3.3 per 1k	18% lower	Palestine
Inflation Rate	45.2%	53.7%	16% lower	Palestine
Can Raise Emergency Money	82.94% of adults	97.68% of adults	15% lower	Palestine
Average Weekly Work Hours	47.57 hrs/week	41.9 hrs/week	14% higher	Lebanon
Informal Employment Share	55.45% of employed people	48.8% of employed people	14% higher	Lebanon
Human Development Index	0.75	0.67	12% higher	Lebanon
Broadband Access (%)	7.0 per 100 people	8.0 per 100 people	12% lower	Palestine
Infant Mortality	16 per 1k births	14.3 per 1k births	12% higher	Lebanon
Health Spending Per Capita	$392.38	$350.64	12% higher	Lebanon
Water Stress (%)	37.75%	41.23%	8% lower	Palestine
Suicide Rate	0.70 per 100k	0.65 per 100k	8% higher	Lebanon
Electricity Carbon Intensity	389.51 gCO2/kWh	414.14 gCO2/kWh	6% lower	Palestine
Obesity Rate	31.07%	32.82%	5% lower	Palestine
Hypertension Prevalence	38.1% of adults	39.5% of adults	4% lower	Palestine
Mobile Subscriptions (%)	74.01 per 100 people	77 per 100 people	4% lower	Palestine
Urban Population (%)	90.7%	87.12%	4% higher	Lebanon
Inequality (Gini)	35.3	36.4	3% lower	Palestine
Internet Users (%)	84%	87%	3% lower	Palestine
Digital Payments Used	20.25% of adults	20.83% of adults	3% lower	Palestine
Agricultural Land (%)	65.91%	64.93%	2% higher	Lebanon
Land Border Length	484 km	478 km	1% higher	Lebanon
Coastline Length	225 km	0 km	ranked higher	Lebanon
Coal Electricity Share	0%	0%	ranked higher	Lebanon
Wind Electricity Share	0.19%	0%	ranked higher	Lebanon
Electricity Access (%)	100%	100%	equal	Lebanon
Armed Forces Personnel	80.0K	0	ranked higher	Lebanon
Sanitation Access (%)	99.2%	99.39%	equal	Palestine
GDP Growth Rate	-0.76%	-26.56%	ranked higher	Lebanon
Capital Elevation	0 m	847 m	ranked lower	Palestine
Lowest Elevation	0 m	-431 m	ranked higher	Lebanon
Official Languages Count	1.0	1.0	equal	Lebanon

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Analysis

Lebanon leads in 59 of 96 shared metrics, while Palestine leads in 37.

Lebanon's Firms Asked for Bribes is 19.4x that of Palestine (21.79% of firms vs 1.1% of firms).

Lebanon's Electric Generating Capacity is 13.7x that of Palestine (5.16M kW vs 352.0K kW).

Lebanon's Forest Area is 13.3x that of Palestine (1.5K km² vs 101.4 km²).

Lebanon's Forest Coverage (%) is 7.4x that of Palestine (14.19% vs 1.7%).

Lebanon's Government Debt (% GDP) is 5.2x that of Palestine (146.8% of GDP vs 23.8% of GDP).

Key Comparisons

Firms Asked for BribesLebanon leads

Lebanon

21.79% of firms

Palestine

1.1% of firms

Electric Generating CapacityLebanon leads

Lebanon

5.16M kW

Palestine

352.0K kW

Forest AreaLebanon leads

Lebanon

1.5K km²

Palestine

101.4 km²

Forest Coverage (%)Lebanon leads

Lebanon

14.19%

Palestine

1.7%

Government Debt (% GDP)Lebanon leads

Lebanon

146.8% of GDP

Palestine

23.8% of GDP

Water WithdrawalLebanon leads

Lebanon

1.8 B m³

Palestine

0.33 B m³

Firms Asked for Bribes

21.79% of firms

1.1% of firms

Electric Generating Capacity

5.16M kW

352.0K kW

Forest Area

1.5K km²

101.4 km²

Forest Coverage (%)

14.19%

1.7%

Government Debt (% GDP)

146.8% of GDP

23.8% of GDP

Water Withdrawal

1.8 B m³

0.33 B m³

Irrigated Land

1.0K km²

201 km²

Vehicles per 1,000 People

295.18 per 1k people

62.85 per 1k people

Electricity Generation

4.5 TWh

1.0 TWh

Homicide Rate

2.2 per 100k

0.62 per 100k

Food Waste per Person

183.25 kg/person/yr

53.56 kg/person/yr

CO2 Per Capita

2.7 t/person/yr

0.87 t/person/yr

Highest Elevation

3.1K m

1.0K m

Scientific Publications

2.1K

714.58

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

$12,574.83

$4,371.11

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

3.3% of GDP

1.2% of GDP

Elderly Population (%)

10.14%

3.8%

Liberal Democracy Index

0.27

0.11

Firms with Female Top Manager

5.9% of firms

2.7% of firms

Freedom of Expression Index

0.74

0.35

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Analysis

Key Comparisons

All Metrics

Firms Asked for Bribes

Electric Generating Capacity

Forest Area

Forest Coverage (%)

Government Debt (% GDP)

Water Withdrawal

Irrigated Land

Vehicles per 1,000 People

Electricity Generation

Homicide Rate

Food Waste per Person

CO2 Per Capita

Highest Elevation

Scientific Publications

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

Elderly Population (%)

Liberal Democracy Index

Firms with Female Top Manager

Freedom of Expression Index

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)

Road Traffic Death Rate

Electoral Democracy Index

Death Rate

Firms Hit by Power Outages

Political Corruption Index

Education Spending (% GDP)

Insufficient Physical Activity

Land Area

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

Time Zones Count

Population

High-Tech Exports (%)

Renewable Energy (%)

Mobile Money Accounts

Unemployment Rate

GDP (Nominal)

Exports (% GDP)

Median Age

Teen Birth Rate

Credit Card Ownership

Safe Drinking Water (%)

Health Spending (% GDP)

Birth Rate

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

GNI Per Capita

Youth Unemployment Rate

Fertility Rate

Population Density

Tobacco Use Prevalence

Border Neighbors

Youth Population (%)

Child Mortality

Women's Political Empowerment

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

Solar Electricity Share

Women in Senior Management

University Enrollment Rate

Imports (% GDP)

Firms Making Informal Payments

Dependency Ratio

Protected Land (%)

Life Evaluation Score

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Life Expectancy

Doctors (per 1,000)

Inflation Rate

Can Raise Emergency Money

Average Weekly Work Hours

Informal Employment Share

Human Development Index

Broadband Access (%)