Lebanon
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Identity
Formal name: Lebanese Republic.
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Curated stat
Lebanon's Byblos has been inhabited since Neolithic times and is tied to the Phoenician alphabet.
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Lebanon vs Palestine
96 shared metrics.
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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.
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Geography
Size snapshot: slightly smaller than Delaware.
CIA 2026
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
LebanonLebanon
21.79% of firms
Palestine
1.1% of firms
1940% higher
Electric Generating Capacity
LebanonLebanon
5.16M kW
Palestine
352.0K kW
1366% higher
Forest Area
LebanonLebanon
1.5K km²
Palestine
101.4 km²
1331% higher
Forest Coverage (%)
LebanonLebanon
14.19%
Palestine
1.7%
743% higher
Government Debt (% GDP)
LebanonLebanon
146.8% of GDP
Palestine
23.8% of GDP
517% higher
Water Withdrawal
LebanonLebanon
1.8 B m³
Palestine
0.33 B m³
441% higher
Irrigated Land
LebanonLebanon
1.0K km²
Palestine
201 km²
417% higher
Vehicles per 1,000 People
LebanonLebanon
295.18 per 1k people
Palestine
62.85 per 1k people
370% higher
Electricity Generation
LebanonLebanon
4.5 TWh
Palestine
1.0 TWh
343% higher
Homicide Rate
LebanonLebanon
2.2 per 100k
Palestine
0.62 per 100k
261% higher
Food Waste per Person
LebanonLebanon
183.25 kg/person/yr
Palestine
53.56 kg/person/yr
242% higher
CO2 Per Capita
LebanonLebanon
2.7 t/person/yr
Palestine
0.87 t/person/yr
210% higher
Highest Elevation
LebanonLebanon
3.1K m
Palestine
1.0K m
203% higher
Scientific Publications
LebanonLebanon
2.1K
Palestine
714.58
193% higher
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
LebanonLebanon
$12,574.83
Palestine
$4,371.11
188% higher
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
LebanonLebanon
3.3% of GDP
Palestine
1.2% of GDP
176% higher
Elderly Population (%)
LebanonLebanon
10.14%
Palestine
3.8%
164% higher
Liberal Democracy Index
LebanonLebanon
0.27
Palestine
0.11
134% higher
Firms with Female Top Manager
LebanonLebanon
5.9% of firms
Palestine
2.7% of firms
115% higher
Freedom of Expression Index
LebanonLebanon
0.74
Palestine
0.35
111% higher
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
LebanonLebanon
2.7 per 1k
Palestine
1.3 per 1k
108% higher
Road Traffic Death Rate
LebanonLebanon
9.7 per 100k
Palestine
4.7 per 100k
106% higher
Electoral Democracy Index
LebanonLebanon
0.42
Palestine
0.21
96% higher
Death Rate
LebanonLebanon
6.2 per 1k
Palestine
3.2 per 1k
95% higher
Firms Hit by Power Outages
PalestineLebanon
4.4% of firms
Palestine
42.22% of firms
90% lower
Political Corruption Index
LebanonLebanon
0.83
Palestine
0.46
79% higher
Education Spending (% GDP)
PalestineLebanon
1.2% of GDP
Palestine
5.4% of GDP
77% lower
Insufficient Physical Activity
LebanonLebanon
54.63% of adults
Palestine
30.85% of adults
77% higher
Land Area
LebanonLebanon
10.2K km²
Palestine
6.0K km²
70% higher
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
PalestineLebanon
0.19 per 1M people
Palestine
0.60 per 1M people
69% lower
Time Zones Count
LebanonLebanon
5.0 time zones
Palestine
3.0 time zones
67% higher
Population
LebanonLebanon
5.36M
Palestine
3.31M
62% higher
High-Tech Exports (%)
LebanonLebanon
2.9%
Palestine
1.8%
57% higher
Renewable Energy (%)
PalestineLebanon
6.8%
Palestine
15.4%
56% lower
Mobile Money Accounts
PalestineLebanon
2.7% of adults
Palestine
6.2% of adults
56% lower
Unemployment Rate
PalestineLebanon
11.54%
Palestine
24.42%
53% lower
GDP (Nominal)
LebanonLebanon
$20,078,620,356.99
Palestine
$13,711,100,000
46% higher
Exports (% GDP)
LebanonLebanon
30.55% of GDP
Palestine
21.04% of GDP
45% higher
Median Age
LebanonLebanon
28.3 years
Palestine
19.8 years
43% higher
Teen Birth Rate
PalestineLebanon
20.83 per 1k
Palestine
36.04 per 1k
42% lower
Credit Card Ownership
PalestineLebanon
4.5% of adults
Palestine
7.8% of adults
42% lower
Safe Drinking Water (%)
PalestineLebanon
47.7%
Palestine
80.64%
41% lower
Health Spending (% GDP)
PalestineLebanon
5.7% of GDP
Palestine
9.7% of GDP
41% lower
Birth Rate
PalestineLebanon
16.73 per 1k
Palestine
27.24 per 1k
39% lower
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
LebanonLebanon
31.95 per 100k
Palestine
23.18 per 100k
38% higher
GNI Per Capita
LebanonLebanon
$3,700
Palestine
$2,710
37% higher
Youth Unemployment Rate
PalestineLebanon
22.74% of youth labor force
Palestine
36.09% of youth labor force
37% lower
Fertility Rate
PalestineLebanon
2.2 children/woman
Palestine
3.4 children/woman
36% lower
Population Density
PalestineLebanon
564.37 /km²
Palestine
857.39 /km²
34% lower
Tobacco Use Prevalence
LebanonLebanon
46.3% of adults
Palestine
34.8% of adults
33% higher
Border Neighbors
PalestineLebanon
2.0
Palestine
3.0
33% lower
Youth Population (%)
PalestineLebanon
26.19%
Palestine
38.05%
31% lower
Child Mortality
PalestineLebanon
18.3 per 1k births
Palestine
26.3 per 1k births
30% lower
Women's Political Empowerment
LebanonLebanon
0.61
Palestine
0.47
29% higher
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
PalestineLebanon
19.23 µg/m³
Palestine
26.36 µg/m³
27% lower
Solar Electricity Share
PalestineLebanon
29.96%
Palestine
39.39%
24% lower
Women in Senior Management
LebanonLebanon
28.87% of managers
Palestine
23.53% of managers
23% higher
University Enrollment Rate
LebanonLebanon
54.4%
Palestine
44.49%
22% higher
Imports (% GDP)
LebanonLebanon
73.66% of GDP
Palestine
60.27% of GDP
22% higher
Firms Making Informal Payments
PalestineLebanon
11.28% of firms
Palestine
14.48% of firms
22% lower
Dependency Ratio
PalestineLebanon
57.05% of working-age pop.
Palestine
72.07% of working-age pop.
21% lower
Protected Land (%)
PalestineLebanon
7.9%
Palestine
10%
21% lower
Life Evaluation Score
PalestineLebanon
3.7 pts
Palestine
4.7 pts
21% lower
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
LebanonLebanon
6.0 sites
Palestine
5.0 sites
20% higher
Life Expectancy
LebanonLebanon
77.8 years
Palestine
65.2 years
19% higher
Doctors (per 1,000)
PalestineLebanon
2.7 per 1k
Palestine
3.3 per 1k
18% lower
Inflation Rate
PalestineLebanon
45.2%
Palestine
53.7%
16% lower
Can Raise Emergency Money
PalestineLebanon
82.94% of adults
Palestine
97.68% of adults
15% lower
Average Weekly Work Hours
LebanonLebanon
47.57 hrs/week
Palestine
41.9 hrs/week
14% higher
Informal Employment Share
LebanonLebanon
55.45% of employed people
Palestine
48.8% of employed people
14% higher
Human Development Index
LebanonLebanon
0.75
Palestine
0.67
12% higher
Broadband Access (%)
PalestineLebanon
7.0 per 100 people
Palestine
8.0 per 100 people
12% lower
Infant Mortality
LebanonLebanon
16 per 1k births
Palestine
14.3 per 1k births
12% higher
Health Spending Per Capita
LebanonLebanon
$392.38
Palestine
$350.64
12% higher
Water Stress (%)
PalestineLebanon
37.75%
Palestine
41.23%
8% lower
Suicide Rate
LebanonLebanon
0.70 per 100k
Palestine
0.65 per 100k
8% higher
Electricity Carbon Intensity
PalestineLebanon
389.51 gCO2/kWh
Palestine
414.14 gCO2/kWh
6% lower
Obesity Rate
PalestineLebanon
31.07%
Palestine
32.82%
5% lower
Hypertension Prevalence
PalestineLebanon
38.1% of adults
Palestine
39.5% of adults
4% lower
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
PalestineLebanon
74.01 per 100 people
Palestine
77 per 100 people
4% lower
Urban Population (%)
LebanonLebanon
90.7%
Palestine
87.12%
4% higher
Inequality (Gini)
PalestineLebanon
35.3
Palestine
36.4
3% lower
Internet Users (%)
PalestineLebanon
84%
Palestine
87%
3% lower
Digital Payments Used
PalestineLebanon
20.25% of adults
Palestine
20.83% of adults
3% lower
Agricultural Land (%)
LebanonLebanon
65.91%
Palestine
64.93%
2% higher
Land Border Length
LebanonLebanon
484 km
Palestine
478 km
1% higher
Coastline Length
LebanonLebanon
225 km
Palestine
0 km
ranked higher
Coal Electricity Share
LebanonLebanon
0%
Palestine
0%
ranked higher
Wind Electricity Share
LebanonLebanon
0.19%
Palestine
0%
ranked higher
Electricity Access (%)
LebanonLebanon
100%
Palestine
100%
equal
Armed Forces Personnel
LebanonLebanon
80.0K
Palestine
0
ranked higher
Sanitation Access (%)
PalestineLebanon
99.2%
Palestine
99.39%
equal
GDP Growth Rate
LebanonLebanon
-0.76%
Palestine
-26.56%
ranked higher
Capital Elevation
PalestineLebanon
0 m
Palestine
847 m
ranked lower
Lowest Elevation
LebanonLebanon
0 m
Palestine
-431 m
ranked higher
Official Languages Count
LebanonLebanon
1.0
Palestine
1.0
equal
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