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Lebanon vs Malawi statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Lebanon has a population of 5.81M (ranked 115/197), compared with 21.7M in Malawi (ranked 62/197). Lebanon's land area is 3,950 sq mi versus 36,402 sq mi for Malawi (ranked 160th vs. 107th).

By GDP, Lebanon ranks 128/197 ($20.1B) and Malawi ranks 151/197 ($11B). By GDP per capita, Lebanon ranks 135/197 ($3,478), while Malawi ranks 195/197 ($508).

Main facts and rankings

Lebanon Malawi
Population
5888008
22673513
Population rank 115/197 61/197
GDP
$20.1B
2023
$11B
2024
GDP rank 128/197 151/197
GDP per capita
$3,478
2023
$508
2024
GDP per capita rank 135/197 195/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$12,575
2023
$1,859
2024
Government debt
$38.6B
2023
$8.19B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
149.1%
2025
73%
2025
Government debt per person
$6,680
2023
$378
2024
Government debt per person rank 70/185 173/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,779
2025
$2,610
2025
Land area
3,950 sq mi
2025
36,402 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,470 ppl/mi²
2024
595 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.24
2023
3.65
2023
Median age
29.6 years
2024
18.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
67.7 years
2025

Lebanon and Malawi: Comparison Charts

Lebanon and Malawi economies compared

GDP
Lebanon

Malawi
Year GDP
Lebanon Malawi
1980 - $1,801,156,775
1981 - $1,801,193,910
1982 - $1,717,379,495
1983 - $1,780,148,049
1984 - $1,758,028,656
1985 - $1,646,442,273
1986 - $1,722,586,299
1987 - $1,721,711,808
1988 $3,313,540,068 $2,008,189,508
1989 $2,717,998,688 $2,314,205,130
1990 $2,838,485,354 $2,737,087,862
1991 $4,690,415,093 $3,206,783,830
1992 $5,843,579,161 $2,618,837,835
1993 $7,941,744,492 $3,013,392,658
1994 $9,599,127,050 $1,719,864,761
1995 $11,718,795,529 $2,033,701,498
1996 $13,690,217,334 $3,319,573,750
1997 $15,751,867,489 $3,875,785,863
1998 $17,247,179,006 $2,547,609,590
1999 $17,391,056,369 $2,584,478,924
2000 $17,260,364,842 $2,537,307,580
2001 $17,649,751,244 $2,498,008,665
2002 $19,152,238,806 $5,087,328,438
2003 $20,082,918,740 $4,669,789,300
2004 $21,159,827,992 $5,058,726,350
2005 $21,497,336,499 $5,320,409,651
2006 $22,022,709,851 $5,818,279,739
2007 $24,827,355,015 $6,451,210,219
2008 $29,118,916,105 $7,743,617,352
2009 $35,399,582,929 $9,009,887,947
2010 $38,443,907,042 $10,128,323,011
2011 $39,927,125,962 $11,648,142,958
2012 $44,016,799,516 $8,773,203,178
2013 $46,880,103,081 $8,031,571,928
2014 $48,095,213,747 $8,801,326,169
2015 $49,929,337,837 $9,219,474,379
2016 $51,147,308,774 $7,909,868,618
2017 $53,027,680,686 $8,943,543,794
2018 $54,901,519,156 $9,879,231,592
2019 $51,605,959,131 $11,051,865,580
2020 $31,712,128,254 $11,769,313,598
2021 $23,131,941,557 $12,378,129,751
2022 $20,992,421,949 $12,429,060,151
2023 $20,078,620,357 $12,712,150,082
2024 - $11,008,925,323

Lebanon and Malawi economies compared

GDP per capita
Lebanon

Malawi
Year GDP per capita
Lebanon Malawi
1980 - $287.5
1981 - $276.4
1982 - $253.3
1983 - $252.4
1984 - $239.7
1985 - $216.1
1986 - $217.9
1987 - $207.6
1988 $959 $229.4
1989 $771 $252.2
1990 $790 $286.7
1991 $1,278 $326
1992 $1,559 $258.4
1993 $2,079 $293
1994 $2,468 $169.2
1995 $2,959 $200.4
1996 $3,393 $321
1997 $3,834 $367
1998 $4,125 $236
1999 $4,087 $233.9
2000 $3,987 $224.2
2001 $4,010 $215.5
2002 $4,291 $428
2003 $4,438 $383
2004 $4,601 $405
2005 $4,602 $414
2006 $4,635 $441
2007 $5,125 $475
2008 $5,912 $554
2009 $7,091 $626
2010 $7,626 $683
2011 $7,835 $763
2012 $8,407 $558
2013 $8,162 $497
2014 $7,578 $530
2015 $7,714 $540
2016 $8,089 $451
2017 $8,608 $496
2018 $9,175 $533
2019 $8,906 $581
2020 $5,561 $603
2021 $4,045 $617
2022 $3,654 $604
2023 $3,478 $602
2024 - $508

Lebanon vs. Malawi life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Lebanon

Malawi
Year Life expectancy, years
Lebanon Malawi
1950 59.9 32.7
1951 60.3 32.8
1952 60.8 33
1953 61.2 33.2
1954 61.6 33.3
1955 61.5 33.6
1956 62.2 33.8
1957 62.8 34.1
1958 61.2 34.4
1959 63.6 34.8
1960 63.9 35
1961 64.3 35.2
1962 64.6 35.4
1963 64.9 35.6
1964 65.1 35.7
1965 65.3 35.7
1966 65.5 35.8
1967 65.7 35.9
1968 65.8 36.1
1969 65.9 36.3
1970 66 36.6
1971 66.1 37.1
1972 66.2 37.6
1973 66.3 38.4
1974 66.4 39.2
1975 57.7 40.1
1976 36.4 41
1977 60.3 42
1978 60 43
1979 59.6 43.7
1980 59.9 44.3
1981 60.3 44.7
1982 47.2 44.8
1983 60.8 45
1984 61.2 44.8
1985 61.6 44.6
1986 62 44.3
1987 62.5 43.9
1988 62.9 43.6
1989 65.1 43.5
1990 65.5 43.6
1991 70.9 43.5
1992 71.2 43.6
1993 71.6 43.6
1994 72 43.8
1995 72.4 43.8
1996 72.6 44
1997 72.9 44.2
1998 73.2 44.3
1999 73.5 45.1
2000 73.9 46.2
2001 74.4 47.2
2002 74.8 48.2
2003 75.3 49.6
2004 75.7 51.1
2005 76.1 52.5
2006 75.7 53.7
2007 76.7 54.7
2008 77 55.7
2009 77.3 56.7
2010 77.5 57.8
2011 77.8 58.9
2012 77.9 59.9
2013 78 60.8
2014 78.1 61.7
2015 78.3 62.3
2016 78.3 63.2
2017 78.2 63.9
2018 78.3 64.5
2019 78.2 65
2020 76.3 65.2
2021 73.6 64.8
2022 78 66
2023 77.8 67.4
2024 77.9 67.6
2025 78.1 67.7

Lebanon and Malawi population clocks and comparison

Population
Lebanon

Malawi
Year Population
Lebanon Malawi
1960 1,794,406 3,628,134
1961 1,850,084 3,715,534
1962 1,909,578 3,806,307
1963 1,970,316 3,900,506
1964 2,030,543 3,997,305
1965 2,088,831 4,096,157
1966 2,148,260 4,197,926
1967 2,206,731 4,303,012
1968 2,266,368 4,411,054
1969 2,328,159 4,521,184
1970 2,386,114 4,633,944
1971 2,446,314 4,751,434
1972 2,509,729 4,874,475
1973 2,572,935 5,003,938
1974 2,635,185 5,141,337
1975 2,693,191 5,287,367
1976 2,726,469 5,443,384
1977 2,762,155 5,614,983
1978 2,822,682 5,810,132
1979 2,882,635 6,028,749
1980 2,944,763 6,265,529
1981 3,008,981 6,516,454
1982 3,054,931 6,778,879
1983 3,094,996 7,051,709
1984 3,152,744 7,332,810
1985 3,217,376 7,620,508
1986 3,300,365 7,906,480
1987 3,385,555 8,293,174
1988 3,454,649 8,753,262
1989 3,525,285 9,176,220
1990 3,595,175 9,545,852
1991 3,668,912 9,844,227
1992 3,747,371 10,135,079
1993 3,820,647 10,284,024
1994 3,889,799 10,164,894
1995 3,960,735 10,150,117
1996 4,034,781 10,352,228
1997 4,108,405 10,562,035
1998 4,181,281 10,792,876
1999 4,255,277 11,047,804
2000 4,329,340 11,315,942
2001 4,401,918 11,593,058
2002 4,463,504 11,880,440
2003 4,525,508 12,181,574
2004 4,599,279 12,500,737
2005 4,671,102 12,840,031
2006 4,751,136 13,198,701
2007 4,844,118 13,576,343
2008 4,925,354 13,976,417
2009 4,992,287 14,395,788
2010 5,041,288 14,826,463
2011 5,096,020 15,265,022
2012 5,235,742 15,709,577
2013 5,743,436 16,161,816
2014 6,346,990 16,621,538
2015 6,472,469 17,085,587
2016 6,323,060 17,557,739
2017 6,160,128 18,039,715
2018 5,984,119 18,528,081
2019 5,794,594 19,025,752
2020 5,702,398 19,533,888
2021 5,718,122 20,047,258
2022 5,744,489 20,568,728
2023 5,773,493 21,104,482
2024 5,805,962 21,655,286

Fertility rates in Lebanon and Malawi

Fertility rate
Lebanon

Malawi
Year Fertility rate
Lebanon Malawi
1960 5.88 7.04
1961 5.89 7.07
1962 5.9 7.1
1963 5.91 7.13
1964 5.85 7.11
1965 5.77 7.13
1966 5.68 7.17
1967 5.57 7.21
1968 5.45 7.26
1969 5.32 7.27
1970 5.19 7.3
1971 5.05 7.31
1972 4.91 7.33
1973 4.79 7.34
1974 4.65 7.34
1975 4.52 7.36
1976 4.39 7.39
1977 4.28 7.41
1978 4.18 7.43
1979 4.08 7.47
1980 4.01 7.52
1981 3.95 7.49
1982 3.86 7.45
1983 3.73 7.36
1984 3.66 7.27
1985 3.53 7.17
1986 3.47 7.07
1987 3.42 6.97
1988 3.39 6.88
1989 3.36 6.8
1990 3.27 6.74
1991 3.16 6.68
1992 3.05 6.63
1993 2.94 6.57
1994 2.82 6.49
1995 2.73 6.39
1996 2.7 6.29
1997 2.67 6.23
1998 2.65 6.21
1999 2.63 6.12
2000 2.6 6
2001 2.58 5.94
2002 2.52 5.9
2003 2.46 5.88
2004 2.38 5.86
2005 2.29 5.85
2006 2.24 5.8
2007 2.2 5.72
2008 2.17 5.61
2009 2.19 5.45
2010 2.26 5.26
2011 2.32 5.08
2012 2.35 4.9
2013 2.36 4.76
2014 2.38 4.57
2015 2.38 4.38
2016 2.39 4.22
2017 2.37 4.11
2018 2.35 4.02
2019 2.33 3.95
2020 2.31 3.88
2021 2.28 3.79
2022 2.26 3.72
2023 2.24 3.65

Lebanon and Malawi demographics compared

Median age
Lebanon

Malawi
Year Median age, years
Lebanon Malawi
1960 19.9 18.2
1961 19.5 18.3
1962 19.1 18.3
1963 18.7 18.3
1964 18.4 18.3
1965 18.2 18.4
1966 18.1 18.3
1967 18 18.3
1968 18 18.3
1969 18.1 18.2
1970 18.2 18
1971 18.3 17.9
1972 18.5 17.8
1973 18.7 17.7
1974 18.9 17.6
1975 19 17.5
1976 19.1 17.5
1977 19.2 17.4
1978 19.4 17.4
1979 19.6 17.4
1980 19.8 17.3
1981 19.9 17.3
1982 20.1 17.3
1983 20.3 17.3
1984 20.5 17.3
1985 20.7 17.3
1986 20.8 17.3
1987 21 17.4
1988 21.2 17.5
1989 21.4 17.4
1990 21.6 17.3
1991 21.8 17.2
1992 22 17.1
1993 22.3 17
1994 22.5 16.9
1995 22.8 16.9
1996 23.1 16.8
1997 23.4 16.8
1998 23.7 16.8
1999 24 16.7
2000 24.3 16.8
2001 24.6 16.8
2002 24.9 16.8
2003 25.2 16.8
2004 25.6 16.8
2005 26 16.8
2006 26.3 16.8
2007 26.7 16.8
2008 27.1 16.8
2009 27.5 16.7
2010 27.9 16.7
2011 28.2 16.8
2012 28.6 16.8
2013 28.9 16.9
2014 29.2 17
2015 29.4 17.1
2016 29.5 17.2
2017 29.4 17.4
2018 29.3 17.6
2019 29 17.8
2020 28.9 18
2021 29 18.2
2022 29.2 18.4
2023 29.4 18.7
2024 29.6 18.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Lebanon Malawi
GNI, Atlas method
$21.6B
2023
$11.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.3%
2025
28%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.22%
2024
2.75%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
8.91%
2023
1.01%
2023
Armed forces personnel
80,000
2020
15,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.01%
2025
-8.94%
2025
Unemployment rate
11.3%
2019
0.91%
2020
Services, % of GDP
42.4%
2023
44.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
2.09%
2023
16%
2024
Economic freedom index
44.1
2025
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.1%
2022
31%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2.8%
2022
2.9%
2019
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
$594M
2020
Personal remittances received
$5.8B
2024
$264M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,936,000
2019
871,000
2018
International tourism as share of exports
27%
2020
2.68%
2020
Banked people share
23%
2024
50.4%
2024

Energy

Lebanon Malawi
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
617 kg
2022
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$19.9
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
17.3 megatons
2023
6.45 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3 tons
2023
0.31 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
89.2%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
6.8%
2021
62.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
6.6%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
96.9%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
681 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
5.07%
2021
80.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
16%
2022
72.5%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
15.6%
2023

Society

Lebanon Malawi
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.27%
2024
Annual migration change
-17,267
2024
-1,507
2024
Urban population
89.6%
2024
18.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.87 ft
2025
5.44 ft
2025
Average female height
5.37 ft
2025
5.12 ft
2025
Quality of life index
49.8
2025
27.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
22
2024
34
2024
Higher education index
74
2025
35
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.26
2020
1.79
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16.4
2019
33.4
2019
Visa free countries
58
2025
80
2025
Adult literacy rate
92%
2019
68.1%
2022
English speaking
40%
2023
3.88%
2023
People using the Internet
83.5%
2023
18%
2023

Health

Lebanon Malawi
Government health expenditure per capita
$392
2022
$39.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$131.1
2022
$4.8
2022
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
67.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
7.3%
2022
64.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.62
2019
0.05
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
19.1 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
15
2023
225
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
18.3
2023
38.3
2023
Obesity rate
30.7%
2022
7.87%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12.3%
2024
5.7%
2024
Air quality index
47
2025
34
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
34.3%
2022
9.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.26 liters
2020
3.61 liters
2020

Territory

Lebanon Malawi
% of world land
0.007%
2025
0.06%
2025
Land area per capita
680 sq mi
2024
1,681 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,603 sq mi
2025
23,359 sq mi
2025
Forest area
560 sq mi
2025
8,169 sq mi
2025
Roads length
13,487 mi
2017
9,601 mi
2015

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