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.
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Lebanon vs Syria
98 shared metrics.
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Lebanon leads by 24 metrics. Use the same instinct in a quick real-data brawl.
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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 61 of 98 shared metrics, while Syria leads in 37.
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
LebanonLebanon
29.96%
Syria
0.40%
7390% higher
Beer Consumption
LebanonLebanon
0.34 L/person/yr
Syria
0.01 L/person/yr
5539% higher
Alcohol Consumption
LebanonLebanon
1.3 L/adult/yr
Syria
0.09 L/adult/yr
1270% higher
Health Spending Per Capita
LebanonLebanon
$392.38
Syria
$34.36
1042% higher
Protected Land (%)
LebanonLebanon
7.9%
Syria
0.70%
1029% higher
Spirits Consumption
LebanonLebanon
0.43 L/person/yr
Syria
0.06 L/person/yr
660% higher
Renewable Energy (%)
LebanonLebanon
6.8%
Syria
1.1%
518% higher
Seafood Consumption per Person
LebanonLebanon
10.51 kg/person/yr
Syria
1.8 kg/person/yr
471% higher
GNI Per Capita
LebanonLebanon
$3,700
Syria
$710
421% higher
Forest Coverage (%)
LebanonLebanon
14.19%
Syria
2.8%
399% higher
Liberal Democracy Index
LebanonLebanon
0.27
Syria
0.05
394% higher
Exports (% GDP)
LebanonLebanon
30.55% of GDP
Syria
6.8% of GDP
349% higher
Air Passengers
LebanonLebanon
2.69M
Syria
610.7K
341% higher
Population Density
LebanonLebanon
564.37 /km²
Syria
128.49 /km²
339% higher
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
LebanonLebanon
31.95 per 100k
Syria
8.2 per 100k
289% higher
Scientific Publications
LebanonLebanon
2.1K
Syria
584.3
258% higher
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
LebanonLebanon
0.06 per 100k people
Syria
0.02 per 100k people
250% higher
Electoral Democracy Index
LebanonLebanon
0.42
Syria
0.13
227% higher
Shipping Traffic
LebanonLebanon
675.1K
Syria
243.3K
177% higher
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
LebanonLebanon
$12,574.83
Syria
$4,772.46
163% higher
Imports (% GDP)
LebanonLebanon
73.66% of GDP
Syria
28.8% of GDP
156% higher
Time Zones Count
LebanonLebanon
5.0 time zones
Syria
2.0 time zones
150% higher
Internet Users (%)
LebanonLebanon
84%
Syria
35%
140% higher
Vehicles per 1,000 People
LebanonLebanon
295.18 per 1k people
Syria
124.86 per 1k people
136% higher
Elderly Population (%)
LebanonLebanon
10.14%
Syria
4.7%
114% higher
Merchant Fleet Size
LebanonLebanon
51
Syria
24
113% higher
Women's Political Empowerment
LebanonLebanon
0.61
Syria
0.29
110% higher
CO2 Per Capita
LebanonLebanon
2.7 t/person/yr
Syria
1.3 t/person/yr
109% higher
Freedom of Expression Index
LebanonLebanon
0.74
Syria
0.36
108% higher
Land Area
SyriaLebanon
10.2K km²
Syria
183.6K km²
94% lower
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
LebanonLebanon
2.7 per 1k
Syria
1.4 per 1k
93% higher
Irrigated Land
SyriaLebanon
1.0K km²
Syria
9.8K km²
89% lower
Water Withdrawal
SyriaLebanon
1.8 B m³
Syria
13.96 B m³
87% lower
Airports
SyriaLebanon
7.0
Syria
43
84% lower
Water Stress (%)
SyriaLebanon
37.75%
Syria
195.8%
81% lower
Railway Length
SyriaLebanon
401 km
Syria
2.1K km
80% lower
Land Border Length
SyriaLebanon
484 km
Syria
2.4K km
80% lower
Population
SyriaLebanon
5.36M
Syria
24.26M
78% lower
Electricity Generation
SyriaLebanon
4.5 TWh
Syria
20.08 TWh
77% lower
Doctors (per 1,000)
LebanonLebanon
2.7 per 1k
Syria
1.5 per 1k
76% higher
Forest Area
SyriaLebanon
1.5K km²
Syria
5.2K km²
72% lower
Armed Forces Personnel
SyriaLebanon
80.0K
Syria
269.0K
70% lower
Road Traffic Death Rate
SyriaLebanon
9.7 per 100k
Syria
29.9 per 100k
68% lower
Total CO2 Emissions
SyriaLebanon
11 Mt CO2e
Syria
31.45 Mt CO2e
65% lower
Credit Card Ownership
LebanonLebanon
4.5% of adults
Syria
2.8% of adults
62% higher
Government Debt (% GDP)
LebanonLebanon
146.8% of GDP
Syria
91.3% of GDP
61% higher
Border Neighbors
SyriaLebanon
2.0
Syria
5.0
60% lower
Death Rate
LebanonLebanon
6.2 per 1k
Syria
4.0 per 1k
57% higher
Corruption Perceptions Index
LebanonLebanon
23 pts
Syria
15 pts
53% higher
Inflation Rate
SyriaLebanon
45.2%
Syria
94.1%
52% lower
Teen Birth Rate
SyriaLebanon
20.83 per 1k
Syria
38.91 per 1k
46% lower
Insufficient Physical Activity
LebanonLebanon
54.63% of adults
Syria
37.51% of adults
46% higher
Electric Generating Capacity
SyriaLebanon
5.16M kW
Syria
9.64M kW
46% lower
Electricity Carbon Intensity
SyriaLebanon
389.51 gCO2/kWh
Syria
706.19 gCO2/kWh
45% lower
Health Spending (% GDP)
LebanonLebanon
5.7% of GDP
Syria
4.2% of GDP
38% higher
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
SyriaLebanon
15 days/yr
Syria
24 days/yr
37% lower
Energy Use (Per Capita)
LebanonLebanon
617.48 kg oil eq/person
Syria
454.53 kg oil eq/person
36% higher
Women in Parliament (%)
SyriaLebanon
6.3%
Syria
9.6%
35% lower
Political Corruption Index
LebanonLebanon
0.83
Syria
0.62
34% higher
Human Development Index
LebanonLebanon
0.75
Syria
0.56
33% higher
Inequality (Gini)
LebanonLebanon
35.3
Syria
26.6
33% higher
Youth Unemployment Rate
SyriaLebanon
22.74% of youth labor force
Syria
33.1% of youth labor force
31% lower
Median Age
LebanonLebanon
28.3 years
Syria
22.2 years
27% higher
Urban Population (%)
LebanonLebanon
90.7%
Syria
72.08%
26% higher
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
SyriaLebanon
19.23 µg/m³
Syria
24.71 µg/m³
22% lower
Birth Rate
SyriaLebanon
16.73 per 1k
Syria
21.26 per 1k
21% lower
Suicide Rate
LebanonLebanon
0.70 per 100k
Syria
0.59 per 100k
19% higher
Food Waste per Person
SyriaLebanon
183.25 kg/person/yr
Syria
227.07 kg/person/yr
19% lower
Coastline Length
LebanonLebanon
225 km
Syria
193 km
17% higher
Fertility Rate
SyriaLebanon
2.2 children/woman
Syria
2.6 children/woman
17% lower
Infant Mortality
SyriaLebanon
16 per 1k births
Syria
19 per 1k births
16% lower
GDP (Nominal)
SyriaLebanon
$20,078,620,356.99
Syria
$23,622,827,079.5
15% lower
Electricity Access (%)
LebanonLebanon
100%
Syria
88.4%
13% higher
Child Mortality
SyriaLebanon
18.3 per 1k births
Syria
20.6 per 1k births
11% lower
Dependency Ratio
LebanonLebanon
57.05% of working-age pop.
Syria
51.3% of working-age pop.
11% higher
Agricultural Land (%)
SyriaLebanon
65.91%
Syria
74.09%
11% lower
Unemployment Rate
SyriaLebanon
11.54%
Syria
12.96%
11% lower
Youth Population (%)
SyriaLebanon
26.19%
Syria
29.16%
10% lower
Highest Elevation
LebanonLebanon
3.1K m
Syria
2.8K m
10% higher
Life Expectancy
LebanonLebanon
77.8 years
Syria
72.1 years
8% higher
Hypertension Prevalence
SyriaLebanon
38.1% of adults
Syria
41.1% of adults
7% lower
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
LebanonLebanon
74.01 per 100 people
Syria
71 per 100 people
4% higher
Sanitation Access (%)
LebanonLebanon
99.2%
Syria
95.65%
4% higher
Milk Consumption per Person
LebanonLebanon
114.52 kg/person/yr
Syria
111.43 kg/person/yr
3% higher
Electricity Use (Per Capita)
SyriaLebanon
680.65 kWh/person
Syria
689.51 kWh/person
1% lower
Obesity Rate
SyriaLebanon
31.07%
Syria
31.18%
equal
Coal Electricity Share
LebanonLebanon
0%
Syria
0%
ranked higher
Wind Electricity Share
LebanonLebanon
0.19%
Syria
0%
ranked higher
Broadband Access (%)
LebanonLebanon
7.0 per 100 people
Syria
7.0 per 100 people
equal
GDP Growth Rate
SyriaLebanon
-0.76%
Syria
0.73%
ranked lower
Capital Elevation
SyriaLebanon
0 m
Syria
680 m
ranked lower
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
LebanonLebanon
0.19 per 1M people
Syria
0 per 1M people
ranked higher
Lowest Elevation
LebanonLebanon
0 m
Syria
-66 m
ranked higher
Official Languages Count
LebanonLebanon
1.0
Syria
1.0
equal
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
SyriaLebanon
-22.5% of GDP
Syria
-2.8% of GDP
ranked lower
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
LebanonLebanon
3.3% of GDP
Syria
0% of GDP
ranked higher
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
LebanonLebanon
6.0 sites
Syria
6.0 sites
equal
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
LebanonLebanon
3.0 per 1M people
Syria
0 per 1M people
ranked higher
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