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Algeria vs Lebanon statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Algeria has a population of 46.8M (ranked 33/197), compared with 5.81M in Lebanon (ranked 115/197). Algeria's land area is 919,595 sq mi versus 3,950 sq mi for Lebanon (ranked 10th vs. 160th).

By GDP, Algeria ranks 52/197 ($264B) and Lebanon ranks 128/197 ($20.1B). By GDP per capita, Algeria ranks 115/197 ($5,631), while Lebanon ranks 135/197 ($3,478).

Main facts and rankings

Algeria Lebanon
Population
47911682
5888008
Population rank 33/197 115/197
GDP
$264B
2024
$20.1B
2023
GDP rank 52/197 128/197
GDP per capita
$5,631
2024
$3,478
2023
GDP per capita rank 115/197 135/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$17,553
2024
$12,575
2023
Government debt
$122B
2024
$38.6B
2023
Debt-to-GDP ratio
57.8%
2025
149.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,602
2024
$6,680
2023
Government debt per person rank 109/185 70/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,802
2025
$3,779
2025
Land area
919,595 sq mi
2025
3,950 sq mi
2025
Population density
50.9 ppl/mi²
2024
1,470 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.77
2023
2.24
2023
Median age
29.3 years
2024
29.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.7 years
2025
78.1 years
2025

Algeria and Lebanon: Comparison Charts

Algeria and Lebanon economies compared

GDP
Algeria

Lebanon
Year GDP
Algeria Lebanon
1960 $2,723,615,451 -
1961 $2,434,747,056 -
1962 $2,001,444,544 -
1963 $2,702,982,018 -
1964 $2,909,316,435 -
1965 $3,136,284,307 -
1966 $3,039,859,187 -
1967 $3,370,870,376 -
1968 $3,852,147,027 -
1969 $4,257,253,264 -
1970 $4,863,526,897 -
1971 $5,077,183,094 -
1972 $6,766,743,957 -
1973 $8,707,858,912 -
1974 $13,209,871,626 -
1975 $15,557,902,754 -
1976 $17,728,240,932 -
1977 $20,972,113,685 -
1978 $26,364,491,313 -
1979 $33,243,706,860 -
1980 $42,345,829,079 -
1981 $44,348,590,461 -
1982 $45,207,167,470 -
1983 $48,801,369,800 -
1984 $53,698,548,293 -
1985 $57,937,868,670 -
1986 $63,692,007,897 -
1987 $66,745,818,375 -
1988 $59,089,396,860 $3,313,540,068
1989 $55,634,721,573 $2,717,998,688
1990 $62,048,507,531 $2,838,485,354
1991 $45,715,676,428 $4,690,415,093
1992 $48,003,133,347 $5,843,579,161
1993 $49,945,584,453 $7,941,744,492
1994 $42,543,176,829 $9,599,127,050
1995 $41,764,291,672 $11,718,795,529
1996 $46,941,554,225 $13,690,217,334
1997 $48,177,612,042 $15,751,867,489
1998 $48,187,781,984 $17,247,179,006
1999 $48,640,671,735 $17,391,056,369
2000 $54,790,398,570 $17,260,364,842
2001 $59,413,400,924 $17,649,751,244
2002 $61,516,103,406 $19,152,238,806
2003 $73,482,264,191 $20,082,918,740
2004 $91,913,680,985 $21,159,827,992
2005 $107,046,618,670 $21,497,336,499
2006 $123,084,258,693 $22,022,709,851
2007 $142,482,739,810 $24,827,355,015
2008 $180,383,848,331 $29,118,916,105
2009 $150,317,292,079 $35,399,582,929
2010 $177,785,053,940 $38,443,907,042
2011 $218,331,946,925 $39,927,125,962
2012 $227,143,746,076 $44,016,799,516
2013 $229,701,430,292 $46,880,103,081
2014 $238,942,664,193 $48,095,213,747
2015 $187,493,855,609 $49,929,337,837
2016 $180,763,839,522 $51,147,308,774
2017 $189,880,896,903 $53,027,680,686
2018 $194,554,483,656 $54,901,519,156
2019 $193,459,662,091 $51,605,959,131
2020 $164,873,415,325 $31,712,128,254
2021 $186,231,205,262 $23,131,941,557
2022 $225,638,456,572 $20,992,421,949
2023 $247,626,161,016 $20,078,620,357
2024 $263,619,794,507 -

Algeria and Lebanon economies compared

GDP per capita
Algeria

Lebanon
Year GDP per capita
Algeria Lebanon
1960 $238.4 -
1961 $209.4 -
1962 $169.6 -
1963 $225.6 -
1964 $238.9 -
1965 $253.6 -
1966 $241.4 -
1967 $261.8 -
1968 $292.4 -
1969 $316 -
1970 $353 -
1971 $360 -
1972 $469 -
1973 $590 -
1974 $873 -
1975 $992 -
1976 $1,080 -
1977 $1,232 -
1978 $1,506 -
1979 $1,843 -
1980 $2,276 -
1981 $2,307 -
1982 $2,275 -
1983 $2,374 -
1984 $2,524 -
1985 $2,633 -
1986 $2,800 -
1987 $2,847 -
1988 $2,451 $959
1989 $2,247 $771
1990 $2,445 $790
1991 $1,759 $1,278
1992 $1,803 $1,559
1993 $1,831 $2,079
1994 $1,526 $2,468
1995 $1,467 $2,959
1996 $1,617 $3,393
1997 $1,629 $3,834
1998 $1,603 $4,125
1999 $1,596 $4,087
2000 $1,773 $3,987
2001 $1,896 $4,010
2002 $1,937 $4,291
2003 $2,284 $4,438
2004 $2,817 $4,601
2005 $3,233 $4,602
2006 $3,661 $4,635
2007 $4,167 $5,125
2008 $5,181 $5,912
2009 $4,235 $7,091
2010 $4,913 $7,626
2011 $5,916 $7,835
2012 $6,034 $8,407
2013 $5,980 $8,162
2014 $6,095 $7,578
2015 $4,685 $7,714
2016 $4,425 $8,089
2017 $4,555 $8,608
2018 $4,577 $9,175
2019 $4,468 $8,906
2020 $3,744 $5,561
2021 $4,161 $4,045
2022 $4,962 $3,654
2023 $5,364 $3,478
2024 $5,631 -

Algeria vs. Lebanon life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Algeria

Lebanon
Year Life expectancy, years
Algeria Lebanon
1950 42.7 59.9
1951 43.3 60.3
1952 43.5 60.8
1953 43.6 61.2
1954 40.6 61.6
1955 40.9 61.5
1956 40.9 62.2
1957 40.9 62.8
1958 40.9 61.2
1959 40.9 63.6
1960 40.8 63.9
1961 40.8 64.3
1962 39.5 64.6
1963 43.1 64.9
1964 43 65.1
1965 42.8 65.3
1966 42.7 65.5
1967 42.7 65.7
1968 42.8 65.8
1969 43 65.9
1970 43.3 66
1971 43.8 66.1
1972 44.4 66.2
1973 45.1 66.3
1974 46 66.4
1975 46.9 57.7
1976 48 36.4
1977 49.2 60.3
1978 50.6 60
1979 52.4 59.6
1980 54.5 59.9
1981 57.4 60.3
1982 59.6 47.2
1983 61.3 60.8
1984 62.7 61.2
1985 64.2 61.6
1986 65.3 62
1987 66.1 62.5
1988 66.9 62.9
1989 67.5 65.1
1990 67.7 65.5
1991 67.7 70.9
1992 67.7 71.2
1993 67.8 71.6
1994 67.3 72
1995 67.7 72.4
1996 68.2 72.6
1997 68.9 72.9
1998 69.3 73.2
1999 70.1 73.5
2000 70.6 73.9
2001 71 74.4
2002 71.6 74.8
2003 71.9 75.3
2004 72.5 75.7
2005 72.8 76.1
2006 73.1 75.7
2007 73.3 76.7
2008 73.6 77
2009 73.9 77.3
2010 74.1 77.5
2011 74.4 77.8
2012 74.6 77.9
2013 74.8 78
2014 75 78.1
2015 75.2 78.3
2016 75.3 78.3
2017 75.4 78.2
2018 75.6 78.3
2019 75.7 78.2
2020 73.3 76.3
2021 75.2 73.6
2022 76.1 78
2023 76.3 77.8
2024 76.5 77.9
2025 76.7 78.1

Algeria and Lebanon population clocks and comparison

Population
Algeria

Lebanon
Year Population
Algeria Lebanon
1960 11,424,922 1,794,406
1961 11,628,883 1,850,084
1962 11,800,771 1,909,578
1963 11,982,118 1,970,316
1964 12,179,813 2,030,543
1965 12,365,976 2,088,831
1966 12,590,069 2,148,260
1967 12,876,118 2,206,731
1968 13,172,614 2,266,368
1969 13,475,960 2,328,159
1970 13,783,719 2,386,114
1971 14,098,936 2,446,314
1972 14,427,072 2,509,729
1973 14,771,147 2,572,935
1974 15,133,502 2,635,185
1975 15,678,596 2,693,191
1976 16,409,170 2,726,469
1977 17,015,994 2,762,155
1978 17,506,974 2,822,682
1979 18,036,655 2,882,635
1980 18,607,174 2,944,763
1981 19,220,704 3,008,981
1982 19,872,348 3,054,931
1983 20,558,115 3,094,996
1984 21,271,969 3,152,744
1985 22,008,544 3,217,376
1986 22,745,499 3,300,365
1987 23,443,624 3,385,555
1988 24,109,536 3,454,649
1989 24,754,485 3,525,285
1990 25,375,810 3,595,175
1991 25,987,928 3,668,912
1992 26,628,568 3,747,371
1993 27,277,048 3,820,647
1994 27,887,279 3,889,799
1995 28,470,191 3,960,735
1996 29,033,044 4,034,781
1997 29,579,301 4,108,405
1998 30,054,133 4,181,281
1999 30,474,354 4,255,277
2000 30,903,893 4,329,340
2001 31,331,221 4,401,918
2002 31,750,835 4,463,504
2003 32,175,818 4,525,508
2004 32,628,286 4,599,279
2005 33,109,249 4,671,102
2006 33,623,506 4,751,136
2007 34,189,416 4,844,118
2008 34,816,961 4,925,354
2009 35,490,445 4,992,287
2010 36,188,236 5,041,288
2011 36,903,376 5,096,020
2012 37,646,166 5,235,742
2013 38,414,171 5,743,436
2014 39,205,031 6,346,990
2015 40,019,529 6,472,469
2016 40,850,721 6,323,060
2017 41,689,299 6,160,128
2018 42,505,035 5,984,119
2019 43,294,546 5,794,594
2020 44,042,091 5,702,398
2021 44,761,099 5,718,122
2022 45,477,389 5,744,489
2023 46,164,219 5,773,493
2024 46,814,308 5,805,962

Fertility rates in Algeria and Lebanon

Fertility rate
Algeria

Lebanon
Year Fertility rate
Algeria Lebanon
1960 7.5 5.88
1961 7.56 5.89
1962 7.61 5.9
1963 7.65 5.91
1964 7.67 5.85
1965 7.71 5.77
1966 7.71 5.68
1967 7.71 5.57
1968 7.71 5.45
1969 7.71 5.32
1970 7.7 5.19
1971 7.67 5.05
1972 7.63 4.91
1973 7.59 4.79
1974 7.55 4.65
1975 7.49 4.52
1976 7.41 4.39
1977 7.31 4.28
1978 7.21 4.18
1979 7.12 4.08
1980 6.99 4.01
1981 6.85 3.95
1982 6.68 3.86
1983 6.5 3.73
1984 6.28 3.66
1985 6.04 3.53
1986 5.65 3.47
1987 5.3 3.42
1988 5.02 3.39
1989 4.76 3.36
1990 4.51 3.27
1991 4.37 3.16
1992 4.27 3.05
1993 4.08 2.94
1994 3.91 2.82
1995 3.49 2.73
1996 3.14 2.7
1997 2.89 2.67
1998 2.69 2.65
1999 2.62 2.63
2000 2.59 2.6
2001 2.52 2.58
2002 2.43 2.52
2003 2.45 2.46
2004 2.5 2.38
2005 2.56 2.29
2006 2.63 2.24
2007 2.7 2.2
2008 2.79 2.17
2009 2.83 2.19
2010 2.88 2.26
2011 2.9 2.32
2012 3 2.35
2013 3 2.36
2014 3.08 2.38
2015 3.09 2.38
2016 3.09 2.39
2017 3.09 2.37
2018 3.02 2.35
2019 3 2.33
2020 2.94 2.31
2021 2.87 2.28
2022 2.82 2.26
2023 2.77 2.24

Algeria and Lebanon demographics compared

Median age
Algeria

Lebanon
Year Median age, years
Algeria Lebanon
1960 17.4 19.9
1961 17.2 19.5
1962 17 19.1
1963 16.9 18.7
1964 16.7 18.4
1965 16.6 18.2
1966 16.5 18.1
1967 16.4 18
1968 16.4 18
1969 16.4 18.1
1970 16.4 18.2
1971 16.4 18.3
1972 16.4 18.5
1973 16.5 18.7
1974 16.5 18.9
1975 16.5 19
1976 16.3 19.1
1977 16.3 19.2
1978 16.4 19.4
1979 16.5 19.6
1980 16.6 19.8
1981 16.7 19.9
1982 16.9 20.1
1983 17 20.3
1984 17.2 20.5
1985 17.4 20.7
1986 17.6 20.8
1987 17.8 21
1988 18.1 21.2
1989 18.3 21.4
1990 18.6 21.6
1991 18.8 21.8
1992 19 22
1993 19.3 22.3
1994 19.5 22.5
1995 19.8 22.8
1996 20.1 23.1
1997 20.4 23.4
1998 20.9 23.7
1999 21.4 24
2000 21.9 24.3
2001 22.4 24.6
2002 22.9 24.9
2003 23.3 25.2
2004 23.8 25.6
2005 24.2 26
2006 24.6 26.3
2007 25 26.7
2008 25.4 27.1
2009 25.8 27.5
2010 26.2 27.9
2011 26.5 28.2
2012 26.8 28.6
2013 27.1 28.9
2014 27.3 29.2
2015 27.6 29.4
2016 27.8 29.5
2017 28 29.4
2018 28.2 29.3
2019 28.4 29
2020 28.6 28.9
2021 28.7 29
2022 28.9 29.2
2023 29.1 29.4
2024 29.3 29.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Algeria Lebanon
GNI, Atlas method
$249B
2024
$21.6B
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
38.4%
2025
18.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.61%
2023
1.22%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
8.17%
2023
8.91%
2023
Armed forces personnel
326,000
2020
80,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-14.4%
2025
+0.01%
2025
Unemployment rate
12%
2017
11.3%
2019
Services, % of GDP
45.6%
2023
42.4%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
37.8%
2023
2.09%
2023
Economic freedom index
47.5
2025
44.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.9%
2011
25.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
4%
2011
2.8%
2022
Number of billionaires
1
2025
6
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.000003%
2025
0.0002%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
10
2021
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$371M
2018
$10.6B
2021
Total reserves including gold
$83B
2024
$33.3B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.8B
2024
$5.8B
2024
International tourist arrivals
591,000
2020
1,936,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
0.2%
2020
27%
2020
Banked people share
35.3%
2024
23%
2024

Energy

Algeria Lebanon
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,503 kg
2023
617 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$11.2
2023
$19.9
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
180.4 megatons
2023
17.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.91 tons
2023
3 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
89.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0.1%
2021
6.8%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.09%
2023
6.6%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-129.3%
2023
96.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
1,828 kWh
2023
681 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.91%
2021
5.07%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.02%
2023
16%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Algeria Lebanon
% of world population
0.57%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
-31,240
2024
-17,267
2024
Urban population
75.7%
2024
89.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.74 ft
2025
5.87 ft
2025
Average female height
5.32 ft
2025
5.37 ft
2025
Quality of life index
44.1
2025
49.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
34
2024
22
2024
Higher education index
36
2025
74
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.16
2023
2.26
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
20.9
2019
16.4
2019
Visa free countries
68
2025
58
2025
Adult literacy rate
81.4%
2018
92%
2019
English speaking
7%
2023
40%
2023
People using the Internet
76.9%
2023
83.5%
2023

Health

Algeria Lebanon
Government health expenditure per capita
$179.7
2022
$392
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$89.8
2022
$131.1
2022
Life expectancy
76.7 years
2025
78.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.46%
2022
7.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.99
2019
2.62
2019
Maternal mortality per 100K births
62
2023
15
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
22
2023
18.3
2023
Obesity rate
24.6%
2022
30.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
17.5%
2024
12.3%
2024
Air quality index
68
2025
47
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
21.2%
2022
34.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.54 liters
2020
1.26 liters
2020

Territory

Algeria Lebanon
% of world land
1.6%
2025
0.007%
2025
Land area per capita
19,643 sq mi
2024
680 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
159,633 sq mi
2025
2,603 sq mi
2025
Forest area
7,636 sq mi
2025
560 sq mi
2025
Roads length
87,613 mi
2023
13,487 mi
2017

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