Matchup file

Lebanon vs Syria

100 shared metrics.

LebanonLeads in 62

vs100 shared

SyriaLeads in 38

Lebanon leads by 24 metrics. Use the same instinct in a quick real-data brawl.

Play this matchup Biggest Gaps

Country briefing

What matters for both sides

Short real-world notes so the comparison reads like more than a stat strip.

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.

UNESCO

Syria

Quick notes before you compare the numbers.

Identity

Formal name: Syrian Arab Republic.

CIA 2026

Identity

Name origin: the source of the name is uncertain.

CIA 2026

Analysis

Lebanon leads in 62 of 100 shared metrics, while Syria leads in 38.

Lebanon's Solar Electricity Share is 73.9x that of Syria (29.96% vs 0.40%).

Lebanon's Beer Consumption is 55.4x that of Syria (0.34 L/person/yr vs 0.01 L/person/yr).

Lebanon's Alcohol Consumption is 12.7x that of Syria (1.3 L/adult/yr vs 0.09 L/adult/yr).

Lebanon's Health Spending Per Capita is 10.4x that of Syria ($392.38 vs $34.36).

Lebanon's Protected Land (%) is 10.3x that of Syria (7.9% vs 0.70%).

Key Comparisons

Solar Electricity ShareLebanon leads

Lebanon

29.96%

Syria

0.40%

Beer ConsumptionLebanon leads

Lebanon

0.34 L/person/yr

Syria

0.01 L/person/yr

Alcohol ConsumptionLebanon leads

Lebanon

1.3 L/adult/yr

Syria

0.09 L/adult/yr

Health Spending Per CapitaLebanon leads

Lebanon

$392.38

Syria

$34.36

Protected Land (%)Lebanon leads

Lebanon

7.9%

Syria

0.70%

Spirits ConsumptionLebanon leads

Lebanon

0.43 L/person/yr

Syria

0.06 L/person/yr

All Metrics

Solar Electricity Share

Lebanon

29.96%

Syria

0.40%

7390% higher

Beer Consumption

Lebanon

0.34 L/person/yr

Syria

0.01 L/person/yr

5539% higher

Alcohol Consumption

Lebanon

1.3 L/adult/yr

Syria

0.09 L/adult/yr

1270% higher

Health Spending Per Capita

Lebanon

$392.38

Syria

$34.36

1042% higher

Protected Land (%)

Lebanon

7.9%

Syria

0.70%

1029% higher

Spirits Consumption

Lebanon

0.43 L/person/yr

Syria

0.06 L/person/yr

660% higher

Renewable Energy (%)

Lebanon

6.8%

Syria

1.1%

518% higher

Seafood Consumption per Person

Lebanon

10.51 kg/person/yr

Syria

1.8 kg/person/yr

471% higher

GNI Per Capita

Lebanon

$3,700

Syria

$710

421% higher

Forest Coverage (%)

Lebanon

14.19%

Syria

2.8%

399% higher

Liberal Democracy Index

Lebanon

0.27

Syria

0.05

394% higher

Exports (% GDP)

Lebanon

30.55% of GDP

Syria

6.8% of GDP

349% higher

Air Passengers

Lebanon

2.69M

Syria

610.7K

341% higher

Population Density

Lebanon

564.37 /km²

Syria

128.49 /km²

339% higher

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

Lebanon

31.95 per 100k

Syria

8.2 per 100k

289% higher

Scientific Publications

Lebanon

2.1K

Syria

584.3

258% higher

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

Lebanon

0.06 per 100k people

Syria

0.02 per 100k people

250% higher

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)

Electoral Democracy Index

Lebanon

0.42

Syria

0.13

227% higher

Shipping Traffic

Lebanon

675.1K

Syria

243.3K

177% higher

Imports (% GDP)

Lebanon

73.66% of GDP

Syria

28.8% of GDP

156% higher

Comparison of Lebanon and Syria across 100 metrics
				Winner
Solar Electricity Share	29.96%	0.40%	7390% higher	Lebanon
Beer Consumption	0.34 L/person/yr	0.01 L/person/yr	5539% higher	Lebanon
Alcohol Consumption	1.3 L/adult/yr	0.09 L/adult/yr	1270% higher	Lebanon
Health Spending Per Capita	$392.38	$34.36	1042% higher	Lebanon
Protected Land (%)	7.9%	0.70%	1029% higher	Lebanon
Spirits Consumption	0.43 L/person/yr	0.06 L/person/yr	660% higher	Lebanon
Renewable Energy (%)	6.8%	1.1%	518% higher	Lebanon
Seafood Consumption per Person	10.51 kg/person/yr	1.8 kg/person/yr	471% higher	Lebanon
GNI Per Capita	$3,700	$710	421% higher	Lebanon
Forest Coverage (%)	14.19%	2.8%	399% higher	Lebanon
Liberal Democracy Index	0.27	0.05	394% higher	Lebanon
Exports (% GDP)	30.55% of GDP	6.8% of GDP	349% higher	Lebanon
Air Passengers	2.69M	610.7K	341% higher	Lebanon
Population Density	564.37 /km²	128.49 /km²	339% higher	Lebanon
ATMs per 100,000 Adults	31.95 per 100k	8.2 per 100k	289% higher	Lebanon
Scientific Publications	2.1K	584.3	258% higher	Lebanon
EV Chargers per 100,000 PeopleSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)	0.06 per 100k people	0.02 per 100k people	250% higher	Lebanon
Electoral Democracy Index	0.42	0.13	227% higher	Lebanon
Shipping Traffic	675.1K	243.3K	177% higher	Lebanon
Imports (% GDP)	73.66% of GDP	28.8% of GDP	156% higher	Lebanon
Time Zones Count	5.0 time zones	2.0 time zones	150% higher	Lebanon
GDP Per Capita (PPP)	int. $11,917.45	int. $4,905.15	143% higher	Lebanon
Internet Users (%)	84%	35%	140% higher	Lebanon
Vehicles per 1,000 People	295.18 per 1k people	124.86 per 1k people	136% higher	Lebanon
Elderly Population (%)	10.14%	4.7%	114% higher	Lebanon
Merchant Fleet Size	51	24	113% higher	Lebanon
Women's Political Empowerment	0.61	0.29	110% higher	Lebanon
CO2 Per Capita	2.7 t/person/yr	1.3 t/person/yr	109% higher	Lebanon
Freedom of Expression Index	0.74	0.36	108% higher	Lebanon
Land Area	10.2K km²	183.6K km²	94% lower	Syria
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)	2.7 per 1k	1.4 per 1k	93% higher	Lebanon
Irrigated Land	1.0K km²	9.8K km²	89% lower	Syria
Water Withdrawal	1.8 B m³	13.96 B m³	87% lower	Syria
Airports	7.0	43	84% lower	Syria
Water Stress (%)	37.75%	195.8%	81% lower	Syria
Railway Length	401 km	2.1K km	80% lower	Syria
Land Border Length	484 km	2.4K km	80% lower	Syria
Population	5.36M	24.26M	78% lower	Syria
Electricity Generation	4.5 TWh	20.08 TWh	77% lower	Syria
Doctors (per 1,000)	2.7 per 1k	1.5 per 1k	76% higher	Lebanon
Forest Area	1.5K km²	5.2K km²	72% lower	Syria
Armed Forces Personnel	80.0K	269.0K	70% lower	Syria
Road Traffic Death Rate	9.7 per 100k	29.9 per 100k	68% lower	Syria
Total CO2 Emissions	11 Mt CO2e	31.45 Mt CO2e	65% lower	Syria
Credit Card Ownership	4.5% of adults	2.8% of adults	62% higher	Lebanon
Government Debt (% GDP)	146.8% of GDP	91.3% of GDP	61% higher	Lebanon
Border Neighbors	2.0	5.0	60% lower	Syria
Death Rate	6.2 per 1k	4.0 per 1k	57% higher	Lebanon
Corruption Perceptions Index	23 pts	15 pts	53% higher	Lebanon
Inflation Rate	45.2%	94.1%	52% lower	Syria
Teen Birth Rate	20.83 per 1k	38.91 per 1k	46% lower	Syria
Insufficient Physical Activity	54.63% of adults	37.51% of adults	46% higher	Lebanon
Electric Generating Capacity	5.16M kW	9.64M kW	46% lower	Syria
Electricity Carbon Intensity	389.51 gCO2/kWh	706.19 gCO2/kWh	45% lower	Syria
Health Spending (% GDP)	5.7% of GDP	4.2% of GDP	38% higher	Lebanon
Minimum Paid Vacation Days	15 days/yr	24 days/yr	37% lower	Syria
Energy Use (Per Capita)	617.48 kg oil eq/person	454.53 kg oil eq/person	36% higher	Lebanon
Women in Parliament (%)	6.3%	9.6%	35% lower	Syria
Political Corruption Index	0.83	0.62	34% higher	Lebanon
Human Development Index	0.75	0.56	33% higher	Lebanon
Inequality (Gini)	35.3	26.6	33% higher	Lebanon
Youth Unemployment Rate	22.74% of youth labor force	33.1% of youth labor force	31% lower	Syria
Median Age	28.3 years	22.2 years	27% higher	Lebanon
Urban Population (%)	90.7%	72.08%	26% higher	Lebanon
Air Pollution (PM2.5)	19.23 µg/m³	24.71 µg/m³	22% lower	Syria
Birth Rate	16.73 per 1k	21.26 per 1k	21% lower	Syria
Suicide Rate	0.70 per 100k	0.59 per 100k	19% higher	Lebanon
Food Waste per Person	183.25 kg/person/yr	227.07 kg/person/yr	19% lower	Syria
Coastline Length	225 km	193 km	17% higher	Lebanon
Fertility Rate	2.2 children/woman	2.6 children/woman	17% lower	Syria
Infant Mortality	16 per 1k births	19 per 1k births	16% lower	Syria
GDP (Nominal)	$20,078,620,356.99	$23,622,827,079.5	15% lower	Syria
Electricity Access (%)	100%	88.4%	13% higher	Lebanon
Child Mortality	18.3 per 1k births	20.6 per 1k births	11% lower	Syria
Dependency Ratio	57.05% of working-age pop.	51.3% of working-age pop.	11% higher	Lebanon
Agricultural Land (%)	65.91%	74.09%	11% lower	Syria
Unemployment Rate	11.54%	12.96%	11% lower	Syria
Youth Population (%)	26.19%	29.16%	10% lower	Syria
Highest Elevation	3.1K m	2.8K m	10% higher	Lebanon
Life Expectancy	77.8 years	72.1 years	8% higher	Lebanon
Hypertension Prevalence	38.1% of adults	41.1% of adults	7% lower	Syria
Mobile Subscriptions (%)	74.01 per 100 people	71 per 100 people	4% higher	Lebanon
Sanitation Access (%)	99.2%	95.65%	4% higher	Lebanon
Milk Consumption per Person	114.52 kg/person/yr	111.43 kg/person/yr	3% higher	Lebanon
Electricity Use (Per Capita)	680.65 kWh/person	689.51 kWh/person	1% lower	Syria
Obesity Rate	31.07%	31.18%	equal	Syria
Coal Electricity Share	0%	0%	ranked higher	Lebanon
Wind Electricity Share	0.19%	0%	ranked higher	Lebanon
Broadband Access (%)	7.0 per 100 people	7.0 per 100 people	equal	Lebanon
GDP Growth Rate	-0.76%	0.73%	ranked lower	Syria
Capital Elevation	0 m	680 m	ranked lower	Syria
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People	0.19 per 1M people	0 per 1M people	ranked higher	Lebanon
Lowest Elevation	0 m	-66 m	ranked higher	Lebanon
Official Languages Count	1.0	1.0	equal	Lebanon
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)	-22.5% of GDP	-2.8% of GDP	ranked lower	Syria
FDI Inflows (% GDP)	3.3% of GDP	0% of GDP	ranked higher	Lebanon
UNESCO World Heritage Sites	6.0 sites	6.0 sites	equal	Lebanon
All-Time Olympic Gold Medals	0 gold medals	1.0 gold medals	ranked lower	Syria
McDonald's Outlets per Million PeopleSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)	3.0 per 1M people	0 per 1M people	ranked higher	Lebanon
All-Time Olympic Medals	4.0 medals	4.0 medals	equal	Lebanon

Build a Matchup

Country A

Country B

Next move

Pick the next country or jump back in.

Play this matchup

Lebanon Syria

Analysis

Lebanon leads in 62 of 100 shared metrics, while Syria leads in 38.

Lebanon's Solar Electricity Share is 73.9x that of Syria (29.96% vs 0.40%).

Lebanon's Beer Consumption is 55.4x that of Syria (0.34 L/person/yr vs 0.01 L/person/yr).

Lebanon's Alcohol Consumption is 12.7x that of Syria (1.3 L/adult/yr vs 0.09 L/adult/yr).

Lebanon's Health Spending Per Capita is 10.4x that of Syria ($392.38 vs $34.36).

Lebanon's Protected Land (%) is 10.3x that of Syria (7.9% vs 0.70%).

Key Comparisons

Solar Electricity ShareLebanon leads

Lebanon

29.96%

Syria

0.40%

Beer ConsumptionLebanon leads

Lebanon

0.34 L/person/yr

Syria

0.01 L/person/yr

Alcohol ConsumptionLebanon leads

Lebanon

1.3 L/adult/yr

Syria

0.09 L/adult/yr

Health Spending Per CapitaLebanon leads

Lebanon

$392.38

Syria

$34.36

Protected Land (%)Lebanon leads

Lebanon

7.9%

Syria

0.70%

Spirits ConsumptionLebanon leads

Lebanon

0.43 L/person/yr

Syria

0.06 L/person/yr

Solar Electricity Share

29.96%

0.40%

Beer Consumption

0.34 L/person/yr

0.01 L/person/yr

Alcohol Consumption

1.3 L/adult/yr

0.09 L/adult/yr

Health Spending Per Capita

$392.38

$34.36

Protected Land (%)

7.9%

0.70%

Spirits Consumption

0.43 L/person/yr

0.06 L/person/yr

Renewable Energy (%)

6.8%

1.1%

Seafood Consumption per Person

10.51 kg/person/yr

1.8 kg/person/yr

GNI Per Capita

$3,700

$710

Forest Coverage (%)

14.19%

2.8%

Liberal Democracy Index

0.27

0.05

Exports (% GDP)

30.55% of GDP

6.8% of GDP

Air Passengers

2.69M

610.7K

Population Density

564.37 /km²

128.49 /km²

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

31.95 per 100k

8.2 per 100k

Scientific Publications

2.1K

584.3

0.06 per 100k people

0.02 per 100k people

Electoral Democracy Index

0.42

0.13

Shipping Traffic

675.1K

243.3K

Imports (% GDP)

73.66% of GDP

28.8% of GDP

Lebanon vs Syria

What matters for both sides

Lebanon

Syria

Analysis

Key Comparisons

All Metrics

Solar Electricity Share

Beer Consumption

Alcohol Consumption

Health Spending Per Capita

Protected Land (%)

Spirits Consumption

Renewable Energy (%)

Seafood Consumption per Person

GNI Per Capita

Forest Coverage (%)

Liberal Democracy Index

Exports (% GDP)

Air Passengers

Population Density

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

Scientific Publications

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

Electoral Democracy Index

Shipping Traffic

Imports (% GDP)

Time Zones Count

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

Internet Users (%)

Vehicles per 1,000 People

Elderly Population (%)

Merchant Fleet Size

Women's Political Empowerment

CO2 Per Capita

Freedom of Expression Index

Land Area

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)

Irrigated Land

Water Withdrawal

Airports

Water Stress (%)

Railway Length

Land Border Length

Population

Electricity Generation

Doctors (per 1,000)

Forest Area

Armed Forces Personnel

Road Traffic Death Rate

Total CO2 Emissions

Credit Card Ownership

Government Debt (% GDP)

Border Neighbors

Death Rate

Corruption Perceptions Index

Inflation Rate

Teen Birth Rate

Insufficient Physical Activity

Electric Generating Capacity

Electricity Carbon Intensity

Health Spending (% GDP)

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

Energy Use (Per Capita)

Women in Parliament (%)

Political Corruption Index

Human Development Index

Inequality (Gini)

Youth Unemployment Rate

Median Age

Urban Population (%)

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

Birth Rate

Suicide Rate

Food Waste per Person

Coastline Length

Fertility Rate

Infant Mortality

GDP (Nominal)

Electricity Access (%)