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Ethiopia vs Lebanon statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Ethiopia has a population of 132M (ranked 10/197), compared with 5.81M in Lebanon (ranked 115/197). Ethiopia's land area is 435,716 sq mi versus 3,950 sq mi for Lebanon (ranked 25th vs. 160th).

By GDP, Ethiopia ranks 62/197 ($127B) and Lebanon ranks 128/197 ($20.1B). By GDP per capita, Ethiopia ranks 176/197 ($1,011), while Lebanon ranks 135/197 ($3,478).

Main facts and rankings

Ethiopia Lebanon
Population
138227398
5888008
Population rank 10/197 115/197
GDP
$127B
2022
$20.1B
2023
GDP rank 62/197 128/197
GDP per capita
$1,011
2022
$3,478
2023
GDP per capita rank 176/197 135/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,278
2024
$12,575
2023
Government debt
$59.5B
2022
$38.6B
2023
Debt-to-GDP ratio
41.8%
2025
149.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$474
2022
$6,680
2023
Government debt per person rank 168/185 70/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,273
2025
$3,779
2025
Land area
435,716 sq mi
2025
3,950 sq mi
2025
Population density
303 ppl/mi²
2024
1,470 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.99
2023
2.24
2023
Median age
19.9 years
2024
29.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
67.9 years
2025
78.1 years
2025

Ethiopia and Lebanon: Comparison Charts

Ethiopia and Lebanon economies compared

GDP
Ethiopia

Lebanon
Year GDP
Ethiopia Lebanon
1960 $1,610,511,694 -
1961 $1,680,859,514 -
1962 $1,747,566,307 -
1963 $1,825,058,828 -
1964 $1,984,129,186 -
1965 $2,159,998,591 -
1966 $2,324,466,416 -
1967 $2,461,762,003 -
1968 $2,619,948,865 -
1969 $2,768,987,372 -
1970 $3,045,354,455 -
1971 $3,224,280,835 -
1972 $3,520,252,938 -
1973 $4,070,570,550 -
1974 $4,577,209,966 -
1975 $4,577,047,854 -
1976 $4,943,806,093 -
1977 $5,651,840,585 -
1978 $6,014,961,435 -
1979 $6,586,048,398 -
1980 $7,012,585,454 -
1981 $7,507,663,567 -
1982 $7,899,988,841 -
1983 $8,781,664,427 -
1984 $8,298,309,581 -
1985 $9,717,392,687 -
1986 $10,094,328,898 -
1987 $10,790,001,558 -
1988 $11,181,119,718 $3,313,540,068
1989 $11,762,932,007 $2,717,998,688
1990 $12,478,943,895 $2,838,485,354
1991 $13,799,799,324 $4,690,415,093
1992 $10,754,799,037 $5,843,579,161
1993 $9,051,043,870 $7,941,744,492
1994 $7,100,806,754 $9,599,127,050
1995 $7,855,205,207 $11,718,795,529
1996 $8,761,215,548 $13,690,217,334
1997 $8,803,539,988 $15,751,867,489
1998 $8,013,274,132 $17,247,179,006
1999 $7,892,973,532 $17,391,056,369
2000 $8,242,349,618 $17,260,364,842
2001 $8,231,326,016 $17,649,751,244
2002 $7,850,809,498 $19,152,238,806
2003 $8,623,691,300 $20,082,918,740
2004 $10,131,187,261 $21,159,827,992
2005 $12,401,139,454 $21,497,336,499
2006 $15,280,861,835 $22,022,709,851
2007 $19,707,616,773 $24,827,355,015
2008 $27,066,912,635 $29,118,916,105
2009 $32,437,389,116 $35,399,582,929
2010 $29,933,790,334 $38,443,907,042
2011 $31,952,763,089 $39,927,125,962
2012 $43,310,721,414 $44,016,799,516
2013 $47,648,276,605 $46,880,103,081
2014 $55,612,228,234 $48,095,213,747
2015 $64,589,328,551 $49,929,337,837
2016 $74,296,766,562 $51,147,308,774
2017 $81,770,885,148 $53,027,680,686
2018 $84,269,180,857 $54,901,519,156
2019 $95,912,620,248 $51,605,959,131
2020 $107,657,732,424 $31,712,128,254
2021 $111,261,888,669 $23,131,941,557
2022 $126,772,707,851 $20,992,421,949
2023 - $20,078,620,357

Ethiopia and Lebanon economies compared

GDP per capita
Ethiopia

Lebanon
Year GDP per capita
Ethiopia Lebanon
1960 $75.3 -
1961 $76.7 -
1962 $77.8 -
1963 $79.2 -
1964 $83.8 -
1965 $88.9 -
1966 $93.2 -
1967 $96.1 -
1968 $99.5 -
1969 $102.3 -
1970 $109.4 -
1971 $112.7 -
1972 $119.8 -
1973 $134.9 -
1974 $147.9 -
1975 $144.3 -
1976 $152 -
1977 $170.4 -
1978 $178.3 -
1979 $192.4 -
1980 $203.7 -
1981 $212.7 -
1982 $215.3 -
1983 $232.7 -
1984 $214.2 -
1985 $243.9 -
1986 $246 -
1987 $254.1 -
1988 $253.2 $959
1989 $256.4 $771
1990 $262.1 $790
1991 $277.6 $1,278
1992 $207.4 $1,559
1993 $168.5 $2,079
1994 $127.7 $2,468
1995 $136.5 $2,959
1996 $147.3 $3,393
1997 $143.4 $3,834
1998 $126.5 $4,125
1999 $120.7 $4,087
2000 $122.3 $3,987
2001 $118.5 $4,010
2002 $109.6 $4,291
2003 $116.8 $4,438
2004 $133.2 $4,601
2005 $158.2 $4,602
2006 $189.3 $4,635
2007 $237.1 $5,125
2008 $316 $5,912
2009 $369 $7,091
2010 $331 $7,626
2011 $343 $7,835
2012 $452 $8,407
2013 $484 $8,162
2014 $550 $7,578
2015 $622 $7,714
2016 $696 $8,089
2017 $746 $8,608
2018 $748 $9,175
2019 $829 $8,906
2020 $905 $5,561
2021 $911 $4,045
2022 $1,011 $3,654
2023 - $3,478

Ethiopia vs. Lebanon life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Ethiopia

Lebanon
Year Life expectancy, years
Ethiopia Lebanon
1950 35.5 59.9
1951 35.9 60.3
1952 36.2 60.8
1953 36.6 61.2
1954 37 61.6
1955 37.3 61.5
1956 37.8 62.2
1957 32.2 62.8
1958 32.6 61.2
1959 39.2 63.6
1960 39.6 63.9
1961 40.2 64.3
1962 40.5 64.6
1963 41 64.9
1964 41.3 65.1
1965 41.4 65.3
1966 39.3 65.5
1967 41.9 65.7
1968 42.1 65.8
1969 42.1 65.9
1970 42.1 66
1971 42.2 66.1
1972 41 66.2
1973 41.1 66.3
1974 39.1 66.4
1975 38.9 57.7
1976 41.3 36.4
1977 41.4 60.3
1978 41.5 60
1979 42.4 59.6
1980 42.8 59.9
1981 43.1 60.3
1982 43.4 47.2
1983 36.3 60.8
1984 36.7 61.2
1985 37.7 61.6
1986 38.4 62
1987 45.9 62.5
1988 45.7 62.9
1989 45.6 65.1
1990 45.1 65.5
1991 46.7 70.9
1992 47.3 71.2
1993 47.7 71.6
1994 47.9 72
1995 48.2 72.4
1996 48.7 72.6
1997 49.2 72.9
1998 49.8 73.2
1999 49.5 73.5
2000 50.9 73.9
2001 51.4 74.4
2002 52.1 74.8
2003 52.9 75.3
2004 53.7 75.7
2005 54.4 76.1
2006 55.4 75.7
2007 56.6 76.7
2008 57.7 77
2009 58.7 77.3
2010 59.7 77.5
2011 60.6 77.8
2012 61.4 77.9
2013 62.2 78
2014 62.9 78.1
2015 63.6 78.3
2016 64.2 78.3
2017 64.8 78.2
2018 65.3 78.3
2019 65.7 78.2
2020 66 76.3
2021 65.3 73.6
2022 66.9 78
2023 67.3 77.8
2024 67.6 77.9
2025 67.9 78.1

Ethiopia and Lebanon population clocks and comparison

Population
Ethiopia

Lebanon
Year Population
Ethiopia Lebanon
1960 21,376,693 1,794,406
1961 21,906,102 1,850,084
1962 22,465,126 1,909,578
1963 23,051,637 1,970,316
1964 23,666,548 2,030,543
1965 24,310,612 2,088,831
1966 24,952,689 2,148,260
1967 25,620,276 2,206,731
1968 26,337,930 2,266,368
1969 27,072,571 2,328,159
1970 27,829,128 2,386,114
1971 28,600,106 2,446,314
1972 29,374,608 2,509,729
1973 30,166,785 2,572,935
1974 30,957,273 2,635,185
1975 31,723,252 2,693,191
1976 32,534,418 2,726,469
1977 33,167,272 2,762,155
1978 33,734,592 2,822,682
1979 34,238,652 2,882,635
1980 34,428,514 2,944,763
1981 35,304,012 3,008,981
1982 36,701,290 3,054,931
1983 37,740,817 3,094,996
1984 38,735,722 3,152,744
1985 39,842,136 3,217,376
1986 41,037,656 3,300,365
1987 42,460,039 3,385,555
1988 44,150,825 3,454,649
1989 45,879,690 3,525,285
1990 47,609,755 3,595,175
1991 49,717,198 3,668,912
1992 51,853,747 3,747,371
1993 53,708,891 3,820,647
1994 55,611,508 3,889,799
1995 57,537,335 3,960,735
1996 59,467,635 4,034,781
1997 61,404,539 4,108,405
1998 63,363,524 4,181,281
1999 65,374,561 4,255,277
2000 67,411,494 4,329,340
2001 69,487,762 4,401,918
2002 71,635,517 4,463,504
2003 73,832,663 4,525,508
2004 76,077,206 4,599,279
2005 78,367,470 4,671,102
2006 80,703,490 4,751,136
2007 83,103,217 4,844,118
2008 85,543,668 4,925,354
2009 88,007,636 4,992,287
2010 90,538,514 5,041,288
2011 93,149,970 5,096,020
2012 95,798,767 5,235,742
2013 98,438,751 5,743,436
2014 101,115,610 6,346,990
2015 103,867,135 6,472,469
2016 106,718,162 6,323,060
2017 109,666,481 6,160,128
2018 112,664,152 5,984,119
2019 115,737,383 5,794,594
2020 118,917,671 5,702,398
2021 122,138,588 5,718,122
2022 125,384,287 5,744,489
2023 128,691,692 5,773,493
2024 132,059,767 5,805,962

Fertility rates in Ethiopia and Lebanon

Fertility rate
Ethiopia

Lebanon
Year Fertility rate
Ethiopia Lebanon
1960 6.51 5.88
1961 6.53 5.89
1962 6.56 5.9
1963 6.59 5.91
1964 6.61 5.85
1965 6.63 5.77
1966 6.66 5.68
1967 6.68 5.57
1968 6.7 5.45
1969 6.72 5.32
1970 6.78 5.19
1971 6.84 5.05
1972 6.9 4.91
1973 6.96 4.79
1974 7.02 4.65
1975 7.08 4.52
1976 7.13 4.39
1977 7.19 4.28
1978 7.23 4.18
1979 7.25 4.08
1980 7.29 4.01
1981 7.31 3.95
1982 7.34 3.86
1983 7.35 3.73
1984 7.36 3.66
1985 7.34 3.53
1986 7.32 3.47
1987 7.29 3.42
1988 7.26 3.39
1989 7.23 3.36
1990 7.2 3.27
1991 7.16 3.16
1992 7.13 3.05
1993 7.09 2.94
1994 7.05 2.82
1995 7 2.73
1996 6.93 2.7
1997 6.87 2.67
1998 6.79 2.65
1999 6.72 2.63
2000 6.65 2.6
2001 6.58 2.58
2002 6.5 2.52
2003 6.4 2.46
2004 6.3 2.38
2005 6.19 2.29
2006 6.05 2.24
2007 5.89 2.2
2008 5.7 2.17
2009 5.49 2.19
2010 5.28 2.26
2011 5.08 2.32
2012 4.89 2.35
2013 4.71 2.36
2014 4.61 2.38
2015 4.53 2.38
2016 4.47 2.39
2017 4.4 2.37
2018 4.37 2.35
2019 4.35 2.33
2020 4.27 2.31
2021 4.18 2.28
2022 4.08 2.26
2023 3.99 2.24

Ethiopia and Lebanon demographics compared

Median age
Ethiopia

Lebanon
Year Median age, years
Ethiopia Lebanon
1960 18.6 19.9
1961 18.6 19.5
1962 18.6 19.1
1963 18.6 18.7
1964 18.6 18.4
1965 18.6 18.2
1966 18.5 18.1
1967 18.5 18
1968 18.4 18
1969 18.3 18.1
1970 18.1 18.2
1971 17.9 18.3
1972 17.7 18.5
1973 17.6 18.7
1974 17.5 18.9
1975 17.3 19
1976 17.2 19.1
1977 17.1 19.2
1978 17 19.4
1979 16.9 19.6
1980 16.8 19.8
1981 16.8 19.9
1982 16.7 20.1
1983 16.7 20.3
1984 16.8 20.5
1985 16.9 20.7
1986 16.9 20.8
1987 16.9 21
1988 16.9 21.2
1989 16.9 21.4
1990 16.9 21.6
1991 16.9 21.8
1992 16.9 22
1993 16.8 22.3
1994 16.7 22.5
1995 16.6 22.8
1996 16.5 23.1
1997 16.4 23.4
1998 16.3 23.7
1999 16.2 24
2000 16.2 24.3
2001 16.1 24.6
2002 16.1 24.9
2003 16.1 25.2
2004 16.2 25.6
2005 16.2 26
2006 16.3 26.3
2007 16.4 26.7
2008 16.5 27.1
2009 16.7 27.5
2010 16.9 27.9
2011 17.1 28.2
2012 17.4 28.6
2013 17.6 28.9
2014 17.9 29.2
2015 18.1 29.4
2016 18.3 29.5
2017 18.6 29.4
2018 18.8 29.3
2019 19 29
2020 19.2 28.9
2021 19.4 29
2022 19.6 29.2
2023 19.7 29.4
2024 19.9 29.6

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Finance

Ethiopia Lebanon
GNI, Atlas method
$126B
2022
$21.6B
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
11.6%
2025
18.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.3%
2024
1.22%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.79%
2023
8.91%
2023
Armed forces personnel
138,000
2020
80,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.7%
2025
+0.01%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.94%
2021
11.3%
2019
Services, % of GDP
37.6%
2024
42.4%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
25.4%
2024
2.09%
2023
Economic freedom index
48.1
2025
44.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.8%
2021
25.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
3.5%
2021
2.8%
2022
Number of billionaires n/a
6
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0002%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
10
2021
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$10.6B
2021
Total reserves including gold
$3.78B
2024
$33.3B
2024
Personal remittances received
$490M
2024
$5.8B
2024
International tourist arrivals
518,000
2020
1,936,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
29.6%
2020
27%
2020
Banked people share
48.8%
2024
23%
2024

Energy

Ethiopia Lebanon
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
378 kg
2022
617 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$7.53
2022
$19.9
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
16.7 megatons
2023
17.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.13 tons
2023
3 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
9.69%
2022
89.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
90.6%
2021
6.8%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
3.15%
2022
6.6%
2022
Net energy imports use share
10.8%
2022
96.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
92.4 kWh
2022
681 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
95.4%
2020
5.07%
2021
Hydroelectric share
96.7%
2022
16%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
55.4%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Ethiopia Lebanon
% of world population
1.62%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
+30,069
2024
-17,267
2024
Urban population
23.7%
2024
89.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.54 ft
2025
5.87 ft
2025
Average female height
5.16 ft
2025
5.37 ft
2025
Quality of life index
23.4
2025
49.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
37
2024
22
2024
Higher education index
56
2025
74
2025
Homicides per 100K people
8.63
2012
2.26
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
28.2
2019
16.4
2019
Visa free countries
56
2025
58
2025
Adult literacy rate
60.5%
2022
92%
2019
English speaking
0.22%
2025
40%
2023
People using the Internet
16.7%
2021
83.5%
2023

Health

Ethiopia Lebanon
Government health expenditure per capita
$27.1
2022
$392
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$12.1
2022
$131.1
2022
Life expectancy
67.9 years
2025
78.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
25.3%
2022
7.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.11
2022
2.62
2019
Age at first childbirth
19.3 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
195
2023
15
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
46.5
2023
18.3
2023
Obesity rate
2.9%
2022
30.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.4%
2024
12.3%
2024
Air quality index
31
2025
47
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
5.2%
2022
34.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.06 liters
2020
1.26 liters
2020

Territory

Ethiopia Lebanon
% of world land
0.76%
2025
0.007%
2025
Land area per capita
3,299 sq mi
2024
680 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
148,483 sq mi
2025
2,603 sq mi
2025
Forest area
65,056 sq mi
2025
560 sq mi
2025
Roads length
74,671 mi
2018
13,487 mi
2017

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