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Egypt vs Lebanon statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Egypt has a population of 117M (ranked 13/197), compared with 5.81M in Lebanon (ranked 115/197). Egypt's land area is 384,345 sq mi versus 3,950 sq mi for Lebanon (ranked 29th vs. 160th).

By GDP, Egypt ranks 42/197 ($389B) and Lebanon ranks 128/197 ($20.1B). By GDP per capita, Egypt ranks 137/197 ($3,338), while Lebanon ranks 135/197 ($3,478).

Main facts and rankings

Egypt Lebanon
Population
119759833
5888008
Population rank 13/197 115/197
GDP
$389B
2024
$20.1B
2023
GDP rank 42/197 128/197
GDP per capita
$3,338
2024
$3,478
2023
GDP per capita rank 137/197 135/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$19,094
2024
$12,575
2023
Government debt
$354B
2024
$38.6B
2023
Debt-to-GDP ratio
86.6%
2025
149.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$3,036
2024
$6,680
2023
Government debt per person rank 99/185 70/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,826
2025
$3,779
2025
Land area
384,345 sq mi
2025
3,950 sq mi
2025
Population density
303 ppl/mi²
2024
1,470 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.75
2023
2.24
2023
Median age
25.3 years
2024
29.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
72 years
2025
78.1 years
2025

Egypt and Lebanon: Comparison Charts

Egypt and Lebanon economies compared

GDP
Egypt

Lebanon
Year GDP
Egypt Lebanon
1960 $4,206,270,352 -
1961 $4,494,575,611 -
1962 $4,035,462,027 -
1963 $4,187,146,232 -
1964 $4,709,245,762 -
1965 $4,948,667,540 -
1966 $5,278,005,612 -
1967 $5,605,484,299 -
1968 $5,932,242,991 -
1969 $6,524,455,206 -
1970 $8,042,200,452 -
1971 $8,609,283,346 -
1972 $9,299,638,056 -
1973 $10,098,534,613 -
1974 $9,228,963,225 -
1975 $11,632,178,869 -
1976 $13,315,988,083 -
1977 $14,400,806,876 -
1978 $14,811,704,063 -
1979 $18,020,571,429 -
1980 $21,669,908,176 -
1981 $22,136,081,081 -
1982 $27,655,172,414 -
1983 $30,966,239,814 -
1984 $33,971,188,992 -
1985 $39,053,502,251 -
1986 $41,253,507,951 -
1987 $40,455,616,654 -
1988 $34,980,124,929 $3,313,540,068
1989 $39,756,299,050 $2,717,998,688
1990 $42,978,914,311 $2,838,485,354
1991 $37,387,836,491 $4,690,415,093
1992 $41,855,986,519 $5,843,579,161
1993 $46,578,631,453 $7,941,744,492
1994 $51,897,983,393 $9,599,127,050
1995 $60,159,245,060 $11,718,795,529
1996 $67,629,716,981 $13,690,217,334
1997 $78,436,578,171 $15,751,867,489
1998 $84,828,807,556 $17,247,179,006
1999 $90,710,704,807 $17,391,056,369
2000 $99,838,543,960 $17,260,364,842
2001 $96,684,636,119 $17,649,751,244
2002 $85,146,067,416 $19,152,238,806
2003 $80,288,461,538 $20,082,918,740
2004 $78,782,467,532 $21,159,827,992
2005 $89,660,339,660 $21,497,336,499
2006 $107,426,086,957 $22,022,709,851
2007 $130,437,828,371 $24,827,355,015
2008 $162,818,181,818 $29,118,916,105
2009 $189,147,005,445 $35,399,582,929
2010 $218,983,666,062 $38,443,907,042
2011 $235,989,672,978 $39,927,125,962
2012 $279,116,666,667 $44,016,799,516
2013 $288,434,108,527 $46,880,103,081
2014 $305,595,408,895 $48,095,213,747
2015 $329,366,576,819 $49,929,337,837
2016 $332,441,717,791 $51,147,308,774
2017 $248,362,771,739 $53,027,680,686
2018 $262,588,632,527 $54,901,519,156
2019 $318,678,815,490 $51,605,959,131
2020 $383,817,841,547 $31,712,128,254
2021 $424,671,765,456 $23,131,941,557
2022 $476,747,720,365 $20,992,421,949
2023 $395,926,075,163 $20,078,620,357
2024 $389,059,911,004 -

Egypt and Lebanon economies compared

GDP per capita
Egypt

Lebanon
Year GDP per capita
Egypt Lebanon
1960 $156.4 -
1961 $162.8 -
1962 $142.4 -
1963 $143.9 -
1964 $157.7 -
1965 $161.6 -
1966 $168.1 -
1967 $174.1 -
1968 $179.8 -
1969 $193 -
1970 $232.3 -
1971 $243 -
1972 $256.5 -
1973 $272.2 -
1974 $243.1 -
1975 $299.2 -
1976 $335 -
1977 $353 -
1978 $355 -
1979 $421 -
1980 $493 -
1981 $490 -
1982 $596 -
1983 $648 -
1984 $690 -
1985 $770 -
1986 $790 -
1987 $754 -
1988 $634 $959
1989 $701 $771
1990 $736 $790
1991 $623 $1,278
1992 $681 $1,559
1993 $740 $2,079
1994 $807 $2,468
1995 $916 $2,959
1996 $1,009 $3,393
1997 $1,146 $3,834
1998 $1,213 $4,125
1999 $1,268 $4,087
2000 $1,366 $3,987
2001 $1,295 $4,010
2002 $1,117 $4,291
2003 $1,031 $4,438
2004 $991 $4,601
2005 $1,106 $4,602
2006 $1,299 $4,635
2007 $1,548 $5,125
2008 $1,896 $5,912
2009 $2,162 $7,091
2010 $2,455 $7,626
2011 $2,591 $7,835
2012 $2,996 $8,407
2013 $3,026 $8,162
2014 $3,133 $7,578
2015 $3,307 $7,714
2016 $3,271 $8,089
2017 $2,395 $8,608
2018 $2,485 $9,175
2019 $2,963 $8,906
2020 $3,511 $5,561
2021 $3,827 $4,045
2022 $4,233 $3,654
2023 $3,457 $3,478
2024 $3,338 -

Egypt vs. Lebanon life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Egypt

Lebanon
Year Life expectancy, years
Egypt Lebanon
1950 34 59.9
1951 35.3 60.3
1952 36.6 60.8
1953 37.9 61.2
1954 39.1 61.6
1955 40.2 61.5
1956 41 62.2
1957 42.1 62.8
1958 42.9 61.2
1959 43.7 63.6
1960 44.4 63.9
1961 45.1 64.3
1962 45.8 64.6
1963 46.5 64.9
1964 47.1 65.1
1965 47.6 65.3
1966 48 65.5
1967 48.1 65.7
1968 48.6 65.8
1969 48.7 65.9
1970 49 66
1971 49.5 66.1
1972 49.9 66.2
1973 50.1 66.3
1974 51 66.4
1975 51.7 57.7
1976 52.5 36.4
1977 53.3 60.3
1978 54.1 60
1979 54.9 59.6
1980 55.7 59.9
1981 56.5 60.3
1982 57.2 47.2
1983 58 60.8
1984 58.7 61.2
1985 59.4 61.6
1986 60.1 62
1987 60.7 62.5
1988 61.4 62.9
1989 61.9 65.1
1990 62.5 65.5
1991 63.1 70.9
1992 63.6 71.2
1993 64.1 71.6
1994 64.7 72
1995 65.2 72.4
1996 65.7 72.6
1997 66.2 72.9
1998 66.6 73.2
1999 67 73.5
2000 67.3 73.9
2001 67.6 74.4
2002 67.8 74.8
2003 68 75.3
2004 68.2 75.7
2005 68.4 76.1
2006 68.5 75.7
2007 68.6 76.7
2008 68.8 77
2009 68.9 77.3
2010 69.1 77.5
2011 69.2 77.8
2012 69.5 77.9
2013 69.6 78
2014 69.9 78.1
2015 70.1 78.3
2016 70.4 78.3
2017 70.7 78.2
2018 71 78.3
2019 71.2 78.2
2020 69.8 76.3
2021 69 73.6
2022 71 78
2023 71.6 77.8
2024 71.8 77.9
2025 72 78.1

Egypt and Lebanon population clocks and comparison

Population
Egypt

Lebanon
Year Population
Egypt Lebanon
1960 26,896,479 1,794,406
1961 27,600,898 1,850,084
1962 28,337,013 1,909,578
1963 29,091,869 1,970,316
1964 29,858,922 2,030,543
1965 30,629,174 2,088,831
1966 31,406,541 2,148,260
1967 32,196,360 2,206,731
1968 32,998,319 2,266,368
1969 33,811,615 2,328,159
1970 34,623,990 2,386,114
1971 35,433,368 2,446,314
1972 36,258,328 2,509,729
1973 37,102,043 2,572,935
1974 37,969,667 2,635,185
1975 38,875,327 2,693,191
1976 39,795,557 2,726,469
1977 40,748,870 2,762,155
1978 41,761,431 2,822,682
1979 42,818,628 2,882,635
1980 43,950,413 2,944,763
1981 45,147,224 3,008,981
1982 46,407,611 3,054,931
1983 47,786,402 3,094,996
1984 49,247,334 3,152,744
1985 50,734,968 3,217,376
1986 52,206,295 3,300,365
1987 53,674,435 3,385,555
1988 55,187,681 3,454,649
1989 56,710,642 3,525,285
1990 58,396,618 3,595,175
1991 60,028,997 3,668,912
1992 61,480,660 3,747,371
1993 62,915,681 3,820,647
1994 64,285,589 3,889,799
1995 65,652,622 3,960,735
1996 67,028,048 4,034,781
1997 68,431,740 4,108,405
1998 69,943,294 4,181,281
1999 71,520,954 4,255,277
2000 73,083,284 4,329,340
2001 74,652,029 4,401,918
2002 76,239,137 4,463,504
2003 77,853,548 4,525,508
2004 79,477,443 4,599,279
2005 81,101,004 4,671,102
2006 82,700,403 4,751,136
2007 84,276,225 4,844,118
2008 85,864,789 4,925,354
2009 87,501,636 4,992,287
2010 89,196,072 5,041,288
2011 91,093,059 5,096,020
2012 93,161,001 5,235,742
2013 95,333,553 5,743,436
2014 97,528,654 6,346,990
2015 99,597,342 6,472,469
2016 101,644,589 6,323,060
2017 103,696,057 6,160,128
2018 105,682,094 5,984,119
2019 107,553,158 5,794,594
2020 109,315,124 5,702,398
2021 110,957,008 5,718,122
2022 112,618,250 5,744,489
2023 114,535,772 5,773,493
2024 116,538,258 5,805,962

Fertility rates in Egypt and Lebanon

Fertility rate
Egypt

Lebanon
Year Fertility rate
Egypt Lebanon
1960 6.79 5.88
1961 6.76 5.89
1962 6.71 5.9
1963 6.65 5.91
1964 6.54 5.85
1965 6.39 5.77
1966 6.31 5.68
1967 6.25 5.57
1968 6.19 5.45
1969 6.12 5.32
1970 6.06 5.19
1971 5.99 5.05
1972 5.93 4.91
1973 5.84 4.79
1974 5.78 4.65
1975 5.75 4.52
1976 5.73 4.39
1977 5.68 4.28
1978 5.63 4.18
1979 5.57 4.08
1980 5.49 4.01
1981 5.37 3.95
1982 5.33 3.86
1983 5.31 3.73
1984 5.21 3.66
1985 5.12 3.53
1986 5 3.47
1987 4.91 3.42
1988 4.83 3.39
1989 4.68 3.36
1990 4.51 3.27
1991 4.32 3.16
1992 4.15 3.05
1993 3.99 2.94
1994 3.87 2.82
1995 3.76 2.73
1996 3.7 2.7
1997 3.68 2.67
1998 3.68 2.65
1999 3.6 2.63
2000 3.51 2.6
2001 3.46 2.58
2002 3.41 2.52
2003 3.35 2.46
2004 3.28 2.38
2005 3.25 2.29
2006 3.22 2.24
2007 3.24 2.2
2008 3.24 2.17
2009 3.26 2.19
2010 3.3 2.26
2011 3.31 2.32
2012 3.4 2.35
2013 3.49 2.36
2014 3.49 2.38
2015 3.5 2.38
2016 3.35 2.39
2017 3.31 2.37
2018 3.02 2.35
2019 2.87 2.33
2020 2.85 2.31
2021 2.75 2.28
2022 2.75 2.26
2023 2.75 2.24

Egypt and Lebanon demographics compared

Median age
Egypt

Lebanon
Year Median age, years
Egypt Lebanon
1960 19.7 19.9
1961 19.5 19.5
1962 19.3 19.1
1963 19.2 18.7
1964 19.1 18.4
1965 19 18.2
1966 19 18.1
1967 19.1 18
1968 19.1 18
1969 19.1 18.1
1970 19.2 18.2
1971 19.2 18.3
1972 19.2 18.5
1973 19.2 18.7
1974 19.3 18.9
1975 19.3 19
1976 19.3 19.1
1977 19.3 19.2
1978 19.3 19.4
1979 19.3 19.6
1980 19.3 19.8
1981 19.3 19.9
1982 19.3 20.1
1983 19.3 20.3
1984 19.3 20.5
1985 19.4 20.7
1986 19.4 20.8
1987 19.4 21
1988 19.4 21.2
1989 19.4 21.4
1990 19.5 21.6
1991 19.6 21.8
1992 19.7 22
1993 19.9 22.3
1994 20 22.5
1995 20.1 22.8
1996 20.3 23.1
1997 20.5 23.4
1998 20.7 23.7
1999 20.9 24
2000 21.2 24.3
2001 21.4 24.6
2002 21.6 24.9
2003 21.8 25.2
2004 22.1 25.6
2005 22.3 26
2006 22.5 26.3
2007 22.7 26.7
2008 22.9 27.1
2009 23.1 27.5
2010 23.3 27.9
2011 23.4 28.2
2012 23.6 28.6
2013 23.7 28.9
2014 23.8 29.2
2015 23.9 29.4
2016 24 29.5
2017 24.1 29.4
2018 24.2 29.3
2019 24.4 29
2020 24.5 28.9
2021 24.7 29
2022 24.8 29.2
2023 25 29.4
2024 25.3 29.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Egypt Lebanon
GNI, Atlas method
$409B
2024
$21.6B
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
28.9%
2025
18.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.93%
2015
1.22%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.87%
2023
8.91%
2023
Armed forces personnel
836,000
2020
80,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-12.1%
2025
+0.01%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.75%
2023
11.3%
2019
Services, % of GDP
48.9%
2024
42.4%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
32.6%
2024
2.09%
2023
Economic freedom index
50.9
2025
44.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.6%
2021
25.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
4.2%
2021
2.8%
2022
Number of billionaires
5
2025
6
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.000007%
2025
0.0002%
2025
Listed domestic companies
246
2024
10
2021
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$42.6B
2024
$10.6B
2021
Total reserves including gold
$44.9B
2024
$33.3B
2024
Personal remittances received
$29.6B
2024
$5.8B
2024
International tourist arrivals
13,026,000
2019
1,936,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
12.2%
2020
27%
2020
Banked people share
43.1%
2024
23%
2024

Energy

Egypt Lebanon
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
928 kg
2023
617 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$20
2023
$19.9
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
249.3 megatons
2023
17.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.18 tons
2023
3 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
94.7%
2022
89.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
6.1%
2021
6.8%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.23%
2023
6.6%
2022
Net energy imports use share
20.3%
2023
96.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
1,493 kWh
2023
681 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
12.2%
2021
5.07%
2021
Hydroelectric share
7.19%
2023
16%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Egypt Lebanon
% of world population
1.43%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
+123,884
2024
-17,267
2024
Urban population
43.3%
2024
89.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.73 ft
2025
5.87 ft
2025
Average female height
5.28 ft
2025
5.37 ft
2025
Quality of life index
40
2025
49.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
30
2024
22
2024
Higher education index
72
2025
74
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.34
2017
2.26
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
10.1
2019
16.4
2019
Visa free countries
65
2025
58
2025
Adult literacy rate
79.5%
2022
92%
2019
English speaking
40%
2023
40%
2023
People using the Internet
72.7%
2023
83.5%
2023

Health

Egypt Lebanon
Government health expenditure per capita
$171
2022
$392
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$92
2022
$131.1
2022
Life expectancy
72 years
2025
78.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.52%
2022
7.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.68
2020
2.62
2019
Age at first childbirth
22.6 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
17
2023
15
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
17.5
2023
18.3
2023
Obesity rate
45.6%
2022
30.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
22.4%
2024
12.3%
2024
Air quality index
13
2025
47
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
24.7%
2022
34.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.13 liters
2020
1.26 liters
2020

Territory

Egypt Lebanon
% of world land
0.67%
2025
0.007%
2025
Land area per capita
3,298 sq mi
2024
680 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
15,668 sq mi
2025
2,603 sq mi
2025
Forest area
173.7 sq mi
2025
560 sq mi
2025
Roads length
202,101 mi
2024
13,487 mi
2017

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