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Lebanon vs Libya statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Lebanon has a population of 5.81M (ranked 115/197), compared with 7.38M in Libya (ranked 105/197). Lebanon's land area is 3,950 sq mi versus 679,362 sq mi for Libya (ranked 160th vs. 16th).

By GDP, Lebanon ranks 128/197 ($20.1B) and Libya ranks 96/197 ($46.6B). By GDP per capita, Lebanon ranks 135/197 ($3,478), while Libya ranks 110/197 ($6,318).

Main facts and rankings

Lebanon Libya
Population
5888008
7523849
Population rank 115/197 105/197
GDP
$20.1B
2023
$46.6B
2024
GDP rank 128/197 96/197
GDP per capita
$3,478
2023
$6,318
2024
GDP per capita rank 135/197 110/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$12,575
2023
$13,954
2024
Government debt
$38.6B
2023
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
149.1%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$6,680
2023
n/a
Government debt per person rank 70/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,779
2025
$3,735
2025
Land area
3,950 sq mi
2025
679,362 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,470 ppl/mi²
2024
10.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.24
2023
2.36
2023
Median age
29.6 years
2024
28.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
73.2 years
2025

Lebanon and Libya: Comparison Charts

Lebanon and Libya economies compared

GDP
Lebanon

Libya
Year GDP
Lebanon Libya
1960 - $401,644,249
1961 - $443,905,612
1962 - $619,725,785
1963 - $892,327,911
1964 - $1,341,395,421
1965 - $1,804,979,680
1966 - $2,312,438,536
1967 - $2,726,986,913
1968 - $3,850,623,095
1969 - $4,380,987,481
1970 - $4,601,649,451
1971 - $5,260,185,125
1972 - $6,299,395,544
1973 - $8,625,889,430
1974 - $15,112,543,717
1975 - $14,710,912,458
1976 - $19,096,943,017
1977 - $22,428,297,108
1978 - $22,136,422,643
1979 - $30,536,429,497
1980 - $40,953,924,949
1981 - $36,374,353,880
1982 - $33,760,146,991
1983 - $33,200,520,140
1984 - $29,476,109,153
1985 - $31,530,566,324
1986 - $24,180,400,959
1987 - $26,697,659,335
1988 $3,313,540,068 $24,308,959,591
1989 $2,717,998,688 $25,156,707,899
1990 $2,838,485,354 $28,904,183,602
1991 $4,690,415,093 $31,991,821,265
1992 $5,843,579,161 $33,887,047,909
1993 $7,941,744,492 $30,660,051,911
1994 $9,599,127,050 $28,610,549,763
1995 $11,718,795,529 $25,541,379,187
1996 $13,690,217,334 $27,884,615,385
1997 $15,751,867,489 $30,700,897,875
1998 $17,247,179,006 $27,251,301,398
1999 $17,391,056,369 $35,975,860,857
2000 $17,260,364,842 $38,270,954,138
2001 $17,649,751,244 $34,112,093,927
2002 $19,152,238,806 $20,481,889,764
2003 $20,082,918,740 $26,265,625,000
2004 $21,159,827,992 $33,122,307,692
2005 $21,497,336,499 $47,334,691,241
2006 $22,022,709,851 $60,094,231,607
2007 $24,827,355,015 $68,032,978,391
2008 $29,118,916,105 $86,710,767,415
2009 $35,399,582,929 $60,808,562,033
2010 $38,443,907,042 $75,380,825,062
2011 $39,927,125,962 $48,169,263,294
2012 $44,016,799,516 $92,540,938,129
2013 $46,880,103,081 $75,351,107,029
2014 $48,095,213,747 $57,372,355,592
2015 $49,929,337,837 $48,717,501,321
2016 $51,147,308,774 $49,912,073,701
2017 $53,027,680,686 $67,157,452,182
2018 $54,901,519,156 $76,686,029,772
2019 $51,605,959,131 $69,254,496,472
2020 $31,712,128,254 $46,854,285,441
2021 $23,131,941,557 $35,217,995,647
2022 $20,992,421,949 $43,246,297,922
2023 $20,078,620,357 $45,096,462,972
2024 - $46,636,278,902

Lebanon and Libya economies compared

GDP per capita
Lebanon

Libya
Year GDP per capita
Lebanon Libya
1960 - $269
1961 - $285.3
1962 - $382
1963 - $528
1964 - $765
1965 - $1,001
1966 - $1,251
1967 - $1,437
1968 - $1,972
1969 - $2,175
1970 - $2,210
1971 - $2,443
1972 - $2,830
1973 - $3,727
1974 - $6,214
1975 - $5,721
1976 - $7,018
1977 - $7,783
1978 - $7,252
1979 - $9,443
1980 - $11,960
1981 - $10,044
1982 - $9,064
1983 - $8,927
1984 - $7,811
1985 - $8,087
1986 - $6,019
1987 - $6,465
1988 $959 $5,736
1989 $771 $5,793
1990 $790 $6,502
1991 $1,278 $7,040
1992 $1,559 $7,303
1993 $2,079 $6,478
1994 $2,468 $5,933
1995 $2,959 $5,205
1996 $3,393 $5,591
1997 $3,834 $6,062
1998 $4,125 $5,301
1999 $4,087 $6,895
2000 $3,987 $7,214
2001 $4,010 $6,313
2002 $4,291 $3,718
2003 $4,438 $4,674
2004 $4,601 $5,774
2005 $4,602 $8,079
2006 $4,635 $10,049
2007 $5,125 $11,145
2008 $5,912 $13,906
2009 $7,091 $9,551
2010 $7,626 $11,601
2011 $7,835 $7,594
2012 $8,407 $14,976
2013 $8,162 $11,952
2014 $7,578 $8,926
2015 $7,714 $7,458
2016 $8,089 $7,526
2017 $8,608 $9,966
2018 $9,175 $11,197
2019 $8,906 $9,963
2020 $5,561 $6,650
2021 $4,045 $4,936
2022 $3,654 $5,987
2023 $3,478 $6,173
2024 - $6,318

Lebanon vs. Libya life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Lebanon

Libya
Year Life expectancy, years
Lebanon Libya
1950 59.9 33.1
1951 60.3 33.5
1952 60.8 33.8
1953 61.2 34.2
1954 61.6 34.7
1955 61.5 35.2
1956 62.2 36
1957 62.8 36.9
1958 61.2 38
1959 63.6 39.3
1960 63.9 40.8
1961 64.3 42.4
1962 64.6 44.1
1963 64.9 45.6
1964 65.1 47.7
1965 65.3 49.3
1966 65.5 50.9
1967 65.7 52.5
1968 65.8 53.8
1969 65.9 55.2
1970 66 56.4
1971 66.1 57.6
1972 66.2 58.7
1973 66.3 59.7
1974 66.4 60.7
1975 57.7 61.6
1976 36.4 62.4
1977 60.3 63.1
1978 60 63.8
1979 59.6 64.3
1980 59.9 64.8
1981 60.3 65.3
1982 47.2 65.8
1983 60.8 66.3
1984 61.2 66.7
1985 61.6 67.3
1986 62 67.8
1987 62.5 68.3
1988 62.9 68.6
1989 65.1 69
1990 65.5 69.3
1991 70.9 69.6
1992 71.2 70
1993 71.6 70.2
1994 72 70.5
1995 72.4 70.6
1996 72.6 70.7
1997 72.9 70.7
1998 73.2 70.7
1999 73.5 70.6
2000 73.9 70.5
2001 74.4 70.7
2002 74.8 70.8
2003 75.3 71
2004 75.7 71.2
2005 76.1 71.4
2006 75.7 71.6
2007 76.7 71.8
2008 77 71.9
2009 77.3 72.1
2010 77.5 72.2
2011 77.8 69.9
2012 77.9 72.2
2013 78 72.3
2014 78.1 71.3
2015 78.3 71.6
2016 78.3 71.8
2017 78.2 72.7
2018 78.3 73.2
2019 78.2 72.9
2020 76.3 72.4
2021 73.6 72.1
2022 78 74.5
2023 77.8 69.3
2024 77.9 71.1
2025 78.1 73.2

Lebanon and Libya population clocks and comparison

Population
Lebanon

Libya
Year Population
Lebanon Libya
1960 1,794,406 1,492,890
1961 1,850,084 1,555,699
1962 1,909,578 1,621,960
1963 1,970,316 1,690,457
1964 2,030,543 1,753,691
1965 2,088,831 1,804,015
1966 2,148,260 1,849,063
1967 2,206,731 1,898,199
1968 2,266,368 1,952,781
1969 2,328,159 2,014,293
1970 2,386,114 2,082,589
1971 2,446,314 2,153,534
1972 2,509,729 2,226,091
1973 2,572,935 2,314,193
1974 2,635,185 2,432,211
1975 2,693,191 2,571,556
1976 2,726,469 2,721,237
1977 2,762,155 2,881,533
1978 2,822,682 3,052,526
1979 2,882,635 3,233,846
1980 2,944,763 3,424,378
1981 3,008,981 3,621,486
1982 3,054,931 3,724,765
1983 3,094,996 3,718,961
1984 3,152,744 3,773,633
1985 3,217,376 3,898,745
1986 3,300,365 4,017,403
1987 3,385,555 4,129,739
1988 3,454,649 4,237,755
1989 3,525,285 4,342,920
1990 3,595,175 4,445,239
1991 3,668,912 4,544,400
1992 3,747,371 4,640,352
1993 3,820,647 4,733,045
1994 3,889,799 4,822,037
1995 3,960,735 4,906,843
1996 4,034,781 4,987,393
1997 4,108,405 5,064,639
1998 4,181,281 5,140,704
1999 4,255,277 5,218,038
2000 4,329,340 5,305,021
2001 4,401,918 5,403,639
2002 4,463,504 5,508,410
2003 4,525,508 5,619,398
2004 4,599,279 5,736,693
2005 4,671,102 5,858,798
2006 4,751,136 5,980,211
2007 4,844,118 6,104,380
2008 4,925,354 6,235,430
2009 4,992,287 6,366,686
2010 5,041,288 6,497,839
2011 5,096,020 6,343,203
2012 5,235,742 6,179,328
2013 5,743,436 6,304,628
2014 6,346,990 6,427,252
2015 6,472,469 6,531,819
2016 6,323,060 6,632,126
2017 6,160,128 6,738,770
2018 5,984,119 6,849,055
2019 5,794,594 6,951,033
2020 5,702,398 7,045,399
2021 5,718,122 7,135,175
2022 5,744,489 7,223,805
2023 5,773,493 7,305,659
2024 5,805,962 7,381,023

Fertility rates in Lebanon and Libya

Fertility rate
Lebanon

Libya
Year Fertility rate
Lebanon Libya
1960 5.88 7.51
1961 5.89 7.56
1962 5.9 7.61
1963 5.91 7.69
1964 5.85 7.75
1965 5.77 7.82
1966 5.68 7.89
1967 5.57 7.93
1968 5.45 7.97
1969 5.32 8.01
1970 5.19 8.05
1971 5.05 8.1
1972 4.91 8.07
1973 4.79 8.05
1974 4.65 8.02
1975 4.52 7.98
1976 4.39 7.93
1977 4.28 7.87
1978 4.18 7.79
1979 4.08 7.68
1980 4.01 7.54
1981 3.95 7.37
1982 3.86 7.16
1983 3.73 6.91
1984 3.66 6.62
1985 3.53 6.33
1986 3.47 6.02
1987 3.42 5.72
1988 3.39 5.41
1989 3.36 5.09
1990 3.27 4.78
1991 3.16 4.46
1992 3.05 4.16
1993 2.94 3.88
1994 2.82 3.65
1995 2.73 3.44
1996 2.7 3.26
1997 2.67 3.13
1998 2.65 3.04
1999 2.63 2.97
2000 2.6 2.91
2001 2.58 2.87
2002 2.52 2.83
2003 2.46 2.8
2004 2.38 2.77
2005 2.29 2.77
2006 2.24 2.7
2007 2.2 2.65
2008 2.17 2.6
2009 2.19 2.56
2010 2.26 2.6
2011 2.32 2.65
2012 2.35 2.68
2013 2.36 2.72
2014 2.38 2.75
2015 2.38 2.71
2016 2.39 2.67
2017 2.37 2.63
2018 2.35 2.58
2019 2.33 2.54
2020 2.31 2.51
2021 2.28 2.46
2022 2.26 2.4
2023 2.24 2.36

Lebanon and Libya demographics compared

Median age
Lebanon

Libya
Year Median age, years
Lebanon Libya
1960 19.9 18.5
1961 19.5 18.2
1962 19.1 17.9
1963 18.7 17.5
1964 18.4 17.2
1965 18.2 16.7
1966 18.1 15.9
1967 18 15.3
1968 18 14.9
1969 18.1 14.7
1970 18.2 14.7
1971 18.3 14.7
1972 18.5 14.7
1973 18.7 14.9
1974 18.9 15.3
1975 19 15.5
1976 19.1 15.6
1977 19.2 15.8
1978 19.4 15.9
1979 19.6 15.9
1980 19.8 16
1981 19.9 16.1
1982 20.1 16.3
1983 20.3 16.5
1984 20.5 16.8
1985 20.7 17.1
1986 20.8 17.3
1987 21 17.6
1988 21.2 17.9
1989 21.4 18.2
1990 21.6 18.6
1991 21.8 18.9
1992 22 19.3
1993 22.3 19.7
1994 22.5 20.1
1995 22.8 20.6
1996 23.1 21.1
1997 23.4 21.5
1998 23.7 22
1999 24 22.4
2000 24.3 22.7
2001 24.6 22.9
2002 24.9 23.1
2003 25.2 23.2
2004 25.6 23.4
2005 26 23.6
2006 26.3 23.8
2007 26.7 24.2
2008 27.1 24.6
2009 27.5 25
2010 27.9 25.3
2011 28.2 25.5
2012 28.6 25.7
2013 28.9 25.9
2014 29.2 26.2
2015 29.4 26.4
2016 29.5 26.6
2017 29.4 26.8
2018 29.3 27
2019 29 27.2
2020 28.9 27.5
2021 29 27.7
2022 29.2 28
2023 29.4 28.2
2024 29.6 28.5

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Finance

Lebanon Libya
GNI, Atlas method
$21.6B
2023
$46.6B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.3%
2025
65.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.22%
2024
2.26%
1999
Military expenditure, % of GDP
8.91%
2023
15.5%
2014
Armed forces personnel
80,000
2020
0
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.01%
2025
+0.21%
2025
Unemployment rate
11.3%
2019
30%
2004
Services, % of GDP
42.4%
2023
34.3%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
2.09%
2023
68.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
44.1
2025
35.9
2012
Income share by richest 10%
25.1%
2022
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
2.8%
2022
n/a
Number of billionaires
6
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0002%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
10
2021
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$10.6B
2021
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$33.3B
2024
$92.9B
2024
Personal remittances received
$5.8B
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
1,936,000
2019
760,000
2008
International tourism as share of exports
27%
2020
0.34%
2010
Banked people share
23%
2024
33.1%
2024

Energy

Lebanon Libya
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
617 kg
2022
2,539 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$19.9
2022
$4.83
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
17.3 megatons
2023
61.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3 tons
2023
8.39 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
89.2%
2022
96.3%
2022
Renewable energy use share
6.8%
2021
3.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
6.6%
2022
0%
2022
Net energy imports use share
96.9%
2022
-249.7%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
681 kWh
2022
3,979 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
5.07%
2021
0.02%
2021
Hydroelectric share
16%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
73.2%
2023

Society

Lebanon Libya
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.09%
2024
Annual migration change
-17,267
2024
+3,448
2024
Urban population
89.6%
2024
81.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.87 ft
2025
5.79 ft
2025
Average female height
5.37 ft
2025
5.33 ft
2025
Quality of life index
49.8
2025
30.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
22
2024
13
2024
Higher education index
74
2025
27
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.26
2020
2.5
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16.4
2019
21.3
2019
Visa free countries
58
2025
52
2025
Adult literacy rate
92%
2019
76.5%
1994
English speaking
40%
2023
2%
2025
People using the Internet
83.5%
2023
88.5%
2023

Health

Lebanon Libya
Government health expenditure per capita
$392
2022
$278.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$131.1
2022
$84.8
2022
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
73.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
7.3%
2022
1.82%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.62
2019
2.16
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
15
2023
59
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
18.3
2023
30.8
2023
Obesity rate
30.7%
2022
37.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12.3%
2024
15.8%
2024
Air quality index
47
2025
70
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
34.3%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.26 liters
2020
0.01 liters
2020

Territory

Lebanon Libya
% of world land
0.007%
2025
1.18%
2025
Land area per capita
680 sq mi
2024
92,042 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,603 sq mi
2025
59,267 sq mi
2025
Forest area
560 sq mi
2025
838 sq mi
2025
Roads length
13,487 mi
2017
22,991 mi
2010

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