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Jordan vs Lebanon statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Jordan has a population of 11.6M (ranked 84/197), compared with 5.81M in Lebanon (ranked 115/197). Jordan's land area is 34,284 sq mi versus 3,950 sq mi for Lebanon (ranked 110th vs. 160th).

By GDP, Jordan ranks 91/197 ($53.4B) and Lebanon ranks 128/197 ($20.1B). By GDP per capita, Jordan ranks 124/197 ($4,618), while Lebanon ranks 135/197 ($3,478).

Main facts and rankings

Jordan Lebanon
Population
11575983
5888008
Population rank 85/197 115/197
GDP
$53.4B
2024
$20.1B
2023
GDP rank 91/197 128/197
GDP per capita
$4,618
2024
$3,478
2023
GDP per capita rank 124/197 135/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$10,821
2024
$12,575
2023
Government debt
$51.2B
2024
$38.6B
2023
Debt-to-GDP ratio
92.6%
2025
149.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,429
2024
$6,680
2023
Government debt per person rank 88/185 70/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,420
2025
$3,779
2025
Land area
34,284 sq mi
2025
3,950 sq mi
2025
Population density
337 ppl/mi²
2024
1,470 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.64
2023
2.24
2023
Median age
25.5 years
2024
29.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
78.1 years
2025

Jordan and Lebanon: Comparison Charts

Jordan and Lebanon economies compared

GDP
Jordan

Lebanon
Year GDP
Jordan Lebanon
1965 $599,759,760 -
1966 $657,999,737 -
1967 $631,679,747 -
1968 $561,119,776 -
1969 $698,879,720 -
1970 $639,519,744 -
1971 $678,159,729 -
1972 $788,479,685 -
1973 $943,783,840 -
1974 $1,197,483,949 -
1975 $1,363,073,498 -
1976 $1,708,521,219 -
1977 $2,096,778,602 -
1978 $2,602,208,589 -
1979 $3,271,368,781 -
1980 $3,910,044,474 -
1981 $4,383,944,703 -
1982 $4,681,240,993 -
1983 $4,920,692,191 -
1984 $4,967,162,160 -
1985 $4,993,601,520 -
1986 $6,402,050,485 -
1987 $6,756,209,762 -
1988 $6,277,451,829 $3,313,540,068
1989 $4,221,373,674 $2,717,998,688
1990 $4,160,087,508 $2,838,485,354
1991 $4,344,467,193 $4,690,415,093
1992 $5,310,833,194 $5,843,579,161
1993 $5,606,400,222 $7,941,744,492
1994 $6,236,295,978 $9,599,127,050
1995 $6,727,597,032 $11,718,795,529
1996 $6,927,503,526 $13,690,217,334
1997 $7,245,839,210 $15,751,867,489
1998 $7,912,270,804 $17,247,179,006
1999 $8,149,929,478 $17,391,056,369
2000 $8,460,789,845 $17,260,364,842
2001 $8,975,814,653 $17,649,751,244
2002 $9,582,510,578 $19,152,238,806
2003 $10,195,627,645 $20,082,918,740
2004 $11,411,706,629 $21,159,827,992
2005 $12,588,998,590 $21,497,336,499
2006 $15,056,981,664 $22,022,709,851
2007 $17,110,437,236 $24,827,355,015
2008 $22,658,715,989 $29,118,916,105
2009 $24,537,876,056 $35,399,582,929
2010 $27,133,804,225 $38,443,907,042
2011 $29,524,149,155 $39,927,125,962
2012 $31,634,561,690 $44,016,799,516
2013 $34,454,440,141 $46,880,103,081
2014 $36,847,643,521 $48,095,213,747
2015 $38,587,017,887 $49,929,337,837
2016 $39,892,551,127 $51,147,308,774
2017 $41,608,435,915 $53,027,680,686
2018 $43,370,860,704 $54,901,519,156
2019 $44,503,006,338 $51,605,959,131
2020 $43,700,383,099 $31,712,128,254
2021 $46,296,100,141 $23,131,941,557
2022 $48,764,963,380 $20,992,421,949
2023 $51,088,476,338 $20,078,620,357
2024 $53,352,289,577 -

Jordan and Lebanon economies compared

GDP per capita
Jordan

Lebanon
Year GDP per capita
Jordan Lebanon
1965 $546 -
1966 $558 -
1967 $497 -
1968 $409 -
1969 $474 -
1970 $409 -
1971 $412 -
1972 $460 -
1973 $531 -
1974 $651 -
1975 $718 -
1976 $873 -
1977 $1,039 -
1978 $1,249 -
1979 $1,519 -
1980 $1,750 -
1981 $1,885 -
1982 $1,929 -
1983 $1,939 -
1984 $1,871 -
1985 $1,797 -
1986 $2,200 -
1987 $2,217 -
1988 $1,966 $959
1989 $1,260 $771
1990 $1,149 $790
1991 $1,110 $1,278
1992 $1,287 $1,559
1993 $1,289 $2,079
1994 $1,367 $2,468
1995 $1,416 $2,959
1996 $1,410 $3,393
1997 $1,436 $3,834
1998 $1,532 $4,125
1999 $1,545 $4,087
2000 $1,571 $3,987
2001 $1,632 $4,010
2002 $1,706 $4,291
2003 $1,776 $4,438
2004 $1,940 $4,601
2005 $2,088 $4,602
2006 $2,343 $4,635
2007 $2,506 $5,125
2008 $3,242 $5,912
2009 $3,436 $7,091
2010 $3,718 $7,626
2011 $3,947 $7,835
2012 $4,170 $8,407
2013 $4,311 $8,162
2014 $4,191 $7,578
2015 $4,043 $7,714
2016 $3,987 $8,089
2017 $4,066 $8,608
2018 $4,145 $9,175
2019 $4,170 $8,906
2020 $4,022 $5,561
2021 $4,183 $4,045
2022 $4,332 $3,654
2023 $4,466 $3,478
2024 $4,618 -

Jordan vs. Lebanon life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Jordan

Lebanon
Year Life expectancy, years
Jordan Lebanon
1950 40.9 59.9
1951 42 60.3
1952 43.2 60.8
1953 44.4 61.2
1954 45.6 61.6
1955 46.8 61.5
1956 48 62.2
1957 49.2 62.8
1958 50.4 61.2
1959 51.6 63.6
1960 52.7 63.9
1961 53.7 64.3
1962 54.6 64.6
1963 55.5 64.9
1964 56.5 65.1
1965 57.3 65.3
1966 57.8 65.5
1967 59 65.7
1968 59.8 65.8
1969 60.5 65.9
1970 59.8 66
1971 61.8 66.1
1972 62.5 66.2
1973 63.1 66.3
1974 63.6 66.4
1975 64.1 57.7
1976 64.7 36.4
1977 65.1 60.3
1978 65.6 60
1979 66 59.6
1980 66.5 59.9
1981 66.9 60.3
1982 67.4 47.2
1983 67.8 60.8
1984 68.2 61.2
1985 68.6 61.6
1986 69 62
1987 69.3 62.5
1988 69.6 62.9
1989 69.9 65.1
1990 70.1 65.5
1991 70.2 70.9
1992 70.4 71.2
1993 70.6 71.6
1994 70.7 72
1995 70.9 72.4
1996 71.1 72.6
1997 71.3 72.9
1998 71.5 73.2
1999 71.7 73.5
2000 71.9 73.9
2001 72.1 74.4
2002 72.4 74.8
2003 72.6 75.3
2004 72.8 75.7
2005 73 76.1
2006 73.2 75.7
2007 73.4 76.7
2008 73.6 77
2009 73.7 77.3
2010 73.8 77.5
2011 73.9 77.8
2012 74.1 77.9
2013 74.3 78
2014 74.6 78.1
2015 75.1 78.3
2016 75.6 78.3
2017 76.1 78.2
2018 76.5 78.3
2019 76.9 78.2
2020 75.6 76.3
2021 74.2 73.6
2022 77.1 78
2023 77.8 77.8
2024 78 77.9
2025 78.1 78.1

Jordan and Lebanon population clocks and comparison

Population
Jordan

Lebanon
Year Population
Jordan Lebanon
1960 853,471 1,794,406
1961 897,591 1,850,084
1962 940,554 1,909,578
1963 984,714 1,970,316
1964 1,035,640 2,030,543
1965 1,099,440 2,088,831
1966 1,178,360 2,148,260
1967 1,271,183 2,206,731
1968 1,372,460 2,266,368
1969 1,473,100 2,328,159
1970 1,565,163 2,386,114
1971 1,645,145 2,446,314
1972 1,714,555 2,509,729
1973 1,778,094 2,572,935
1974 1,839,182 2,635,185
1975 1,899,055 2,693,191
1976 1,958,177 2,726,469
1977 2,019,002 2,762,155
1978 2,083,595 2,822,682
1979 2,153,882 2,882,635
1980 2,234,186 2,944,763
1981 2,325,517 3,008,981
1982 2,426,927 3,054,931
1983 2,537,307 3,094,996
1984 2,654,688 3,152,744
1985 2,778,810 3,217,376
1986 2,909,887 3,300,365
1987 3,047,634 3,385,555
1988 3,193,039 3,454,649
1989 3,349,627 3,525,285
1990 3,621,908 3,595,175
1991 3,915,149 3,668,912
1992 4,127,693 3,747,371
1993 4,348,020 3,820,647
1994 4,561,406 3,889,799
1995 4,752,096 3,960,735
1996 4,912,516 4,034,781
1997 5,046,285 4,108,405
1998 5,164,284 4,181,281
1999 5,276,444 4,255,277
2000 5,386,945 4,329,340
2001 5,498,894 4,401,918
2002 5,616,066 4,463,504
2003 5,741,828 4,525,508
2004 5,882,061 4,599,279
2005 6,029,587 4,671,102
2006 6,427,371 4,751,136
2007 6,827,227 4,844,118
2008 6,989,866 4,925,354
2009 7,141,753 4,992,287
2010 7,297,043 5,041,288
2011 7,480,424 5,096,020
2012 7,587,127 5,235,742
2013 7,991,809 5,743,436
2014 8,791,710 6,346,990
2015 9,544,729 6,472,469
2016 10,006,367 6,323,060
2017 10,234,226 6,160,128
2018 10,462,306 5,984,119
2019 10,671,891 5,794,594
2020 10,865,228 5,702,398
2021 11,066,356 5,718,122
2022 11,256,263 5,744,489
2023 11,439,213 5,773,493
2024 11,552,876 5,805,962

Fertility rates in Jordan and Lebanon

Fertility rate
Jordan

Lebanon
Year Fertility rate
Jordan Lebanon
1960 7.6 5.88
1961 7.7 5.89
1962 7.79 5.9
1963 7.85 5.91
1964 7.91 5.85
1965 7.93 5.77
1966 7.99 5.68
1967 8.06 5.57
1968 8.14 5.45
1969 8.19 5.32
1970 8.18 5.19
1971 8.15 5.05
1972 8.12 4.91
1973 8.06 4.79
1974 8 4.65
1975 7.93 4.52
1976 7.83 4.39
1977 7.72 4.28
1978 7.59 4.18
1979 7.45 4.08
1980 7.29 4.01
1981 7.12 3.95
1982 6.96 3.86
1983 6.81 3.73
1984 6.67 3.66
1985 6.53 3.53
1986 6.39 3.47
1987 6.2 3.42
1988 6.01 3.39
1989 5.8 3.36
1990 5.54 3.27
1991 5.33 3.16
1992 5.14 3.05
1993 4.97 2.94
1994 4.82 2.82
1995 4.68 2.73
1996 4.51 2.7
1997 4.32 2.67
1998 4.11 2.65
1999 3.97 2.63
2000 3.86 2.6
2001 3.8 2.58
2002 3.81 2.52
2003 3.82 2.46
2004 3.73 2.38
2005 3.65 2.29
2006 3.71 2.24
2007 3.8 2.2
2008 3.88 2.17
2009 3.84 2.19
2010 3.78 2.26
2011 3.69 2.32
2012 3.57 2.35
2013 3.45 2.36
2014 3.3 2.38
2015 3.14 2.38
2016 3.07 2.39
2017 2.99 2.37
2018 2.92 2.35
2019 2.86 2.33
2020 2.79 2.31
2021 2.74 2.28
2022 2.68 2.26
2023 2.64 2.24

Jordan and Lebanon demographics compared

Median age
Jordan

Lebanon
Year Median age, years
Jordan Lebanon
1960 17 19.9
1961 16.8 19.5
1962 16.5 19.1
1963 16.2 18.7
1964 16 18.4
1965 15.7 18.2
1966 15.5 18.1
1967 15.3 18
1968 15.1 18
1969 15 18.1
1970 14.9 18.2
1971 14.8 18.3
1972 14.8 18.5
1973 14.8 18.7
1974 14.8 18.9
1975 14.8 19
1976 14.8 19.1
1977 14.9 19.2
1978 14.9 19.4
1979 15 19.6
1980 15.1 19.8
1981 15.2 19.9
1982 15.4 20.1
1983 15.5 20.3
1984 15.6 20.5
1985 15.8 20.7
1986 15.9 20.8
1987 16.1 21
1988 16.2 21.2
1989 16.4 21.4
1990 17.2 21.6
1991 18.1 21.8
1992 18.5 22
1993 18.9 22.3
1994 19.3 22.5
1995 19.5 22.8
1996 19.7 23.1
1997 19.8 23.4
1998 19.8 23.7
1999 19.9 24
2000 20 24.3
2001 20.1 24.6
2002 20.2 24.9
2003 20.3 25.2
2004 20.5 25.6
2005 20.8 26
2006 21 26.3
2007 21.2 26.7
2008 21.4 27.1
2009 21.5 27.5
2010 21.7 27.9
2011 21.9 28.2
2012 22.1 28.6
2013 22.3 28.9
2014 22.4 29.2
2015 22.6 29.4
2016 22.9 29.5
2017 23.2 29.4
2018 23.5 29.3
2019 23.9 29
2020 24.2 28.9
2021 24.6 29
2022 24.9 29.2
2023 25.3 29.4
2024 25.5 29.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Jordan Lebanon
GNI, Atlas method
$51.2B
2024
$21.6B
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
31.3%
2025
18.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.51%
2023
1.22%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
4.91%
2023
8.91%
2023
Armed forces personnel
116,000
2020
80,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.32%
2025
+0.01%
2025
Unemployment rate
16.6%
2023
11.3%
2019
Services, % of GDP
60.4%
2024
42.4%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
25.1%
2024
2.09%
2023
Economic freedom index
59.4
2025
44.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.4%
2010
25.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
3.5%
2010
2.8%
2022
Number of billionaires n/a
6
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0002%
2025
Listed domestic companies
162
2024
10
2021
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$24.9B
2024
$10.6B
2021
Total reserves including gold
$21.9B
2024
$33.3B
2024
Personal remittances received
$4.43B
2024
$5.8B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,240,000
2020
1,936,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
16.7%
2020
27%
2020
Banked people share
46.5%
2024
23%
2024

Energy

Jordan Lebanon
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
754 kg
2022
617 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.2
2022
$19.9
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
23.6 megatons
2023
17.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.06 tons
2023
3 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
91.1%
2022
89.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
11.5%
2021
6.8%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
7.69%
2022
6.6%
2022
Net energy imports use share
96.4%
2022
96.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
1,791 kWh
2022
681 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
24.9%
2021
5.07%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.08%
2022
16%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Jordan Lebanon
% of world population
0.14%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
-156,369
2024
-17,267
2024
Urban population
92.2%
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
5.23 ft
2025
5.37 ft
2025
Quality of life index
57.8
2025
49.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
49
2024
22
2024
Higher education index
66
2025
74
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.99
2023
2.26
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
17
2019
16.4
2019
Visa free countries
65
2025
58
2025
Adult literacy rate
94.8%
2023
92%
2019
English speaking
45%
2023
40%
2023
People using the Internet
92.5%
2023
83.5%
2023

Health

Jordan Lebanon
Government health expenditure per capita
$295.1
2022
$392
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$118.7
2022
$131.1
2022
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
78.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
6.91%
2022
7.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.51
2019
2.62
2019
Age at first childbirth
24.6 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
31
2023
15
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
13.2
2023
18.3
2023
Obesity rate
39.9%
2022
30.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
20.5%
2024
12.3%
2024
Air quality index
43
2025
47
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
35.6%
2022
34.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.23 liters
2020
1.26 liters
2020

Territory

Jordan Lebanon
% of world land
0.06%
2025
0.007%
2025
Land area per capita
2,968 sq mi
2024
680 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
3,954 sq mi
2025
2,603 sq mi
2025
Forest area
376 sq mi
2025
560 sq mi
2025
Roads length
4,476 mi
2011
13,487 mi
2017

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