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Lebanon vs Malaysia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Lebanon has a population of 5.81M (ranked 115/197), compared with 35.6M in Malaysia (ranked 44/197). Lebanon's land area is 3,950 sq mi versus 126,854 sq mi for Malaysia (ranked 160th vs. 65th).

By GDP, Lebanon ranks 128/197 ($20.1B) and Malaysia ranks 39/197 ($422B). By GDP per capita, Lebanon ranks 135/197 ($3,478), while Malaysia ranks 81/197 ($11,867).

Main facts and rankings

Lebanon Malaysia
Population
5888008
36304998
Population rank 115/197 45/197
GDP
$20.1B
2023
$422B
2024
GDP rank 128/197 39/197
GDP per capita
$3,478
2023
$11,867
2024
GDP per capita rank 135/197 81/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$12,575
2023
$38,729
2024
Government debt
$38.6B
2023
$297B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
149.1%
2025
70.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$6,680
2023
$8,353
2024
Government debt per person rank 70/185 63/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,779
2025
$9,650
2025
Land area
3,950 sq mi
2025
126,854 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,470 ppl/mi²
2024
280.3 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.24
2023
1.55
2023
Median age
29.6 years
2024
31.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
77 years
2025

Lebanon and Malaysia: Comparison Charts

Lebanon and Malaysia economies compared

GDP
Lebanon

Malaysia
Year GDP
Lebanon Malaysia
1960 - $1,916,229,477
1961 - $1,901,856,123
1962 - $2,001,489,602
1963 - $2,510,110,348
1964 - $2,674,423,922
1965 - $2,956,337,669
1966 - $3,143,517,944
1967 - $3,188,924,677
1968 - $3,330,371,551
1969 - $3,664,552,041
1970 - $3,864,145,667
1971 - $4,244,395,956
1972 - $5,043,347,250
1973 - $7,662,902,678
1974 - $9,496,204,302
1975 - $9,298,800,799
1976 - $11,050,234,599
1977 - $13,139,488,633
1978 - $16,358,079,862
1979 - $21,213,264,962
1980 - $24,488,224,677
1981 - $25,004,285,792
1982 - $26,804,493,635
1983 - $30,347,442,111
1984 - $33,942,897,422
1985 - $31,199,633,353
1986 - $27,734,111,400
1987 - $32,181,210,158
1988 $3,313,540,068 $35,272,109,220
1989 $2,717,998,688 $38,847,965,293
1990 $2,838,485,354 $44,024,585,240
1991 $4,690,415,093 $49,143,148,094
1992 $5,843,579,161 $59,167,550,163
1993 $7,941,744,492 $66,894,966,969
1994 $9,599,127,050 $74,478,356,958
1995 $11,718,795,529 $88,705,342,903
1996 $13,690,217,334 $100,855,393,910
1997 $15,751,867,489 $100,005,323,302
1998 $17,247,179,006 $72,167,498,981
1999 $17,391,056,369 $79,148,421,053
2000 $17,260,364,842 $93,789,736,842
2001 $17,649,751,244 $92,783,947,368
2002 $19,152,238,806 $100,845,526,316
2003 $20,082,918,740 $110,202,368,421
2004 $21,159,827,992 $124,749,473,684
2005 $21,497,336,499 $143,534,405,819
2006 $22,022,709,851 $162,692,258,307
2007 $24,827,355,015 $193,549,569,478
2008 $29,118,916,105 $230,811,614,370
2009 $35,399,582,929 $202,257,453,037
2010 $38,443,907,042 $255,017,638,456
2011 $39,927,125,962 $297,951,668,675
2012 $44,016,799,516 $314,443,047,642
2013 $46,880,103,081 $323,276,235,524
2014 $48,095,213,747 $338,066,095,097
2015 $49,929,337,837 $301,355,266,965
2016 $51,147,308,774 $301,256,033,870
2017 $53,027,680,686 $319,109,094,160
2018 $54,901,519,156 $358,788,845,713
2019 $51,605,959,131 $365,177,721,022
2020 $31,712,128,254 $337,456,163,961
2021 $23,131,941,557 $373,784,823,673
2022 $20,992,421,949 $407,605,841,348
2023 $20,078,620,357 $399,705,137,434
2024 - $421,972,102,254

Lebanon and Malaysia economies compared

GDP per capita
Lebanon

Malaysia
Year GDP per capita
Lebanon Malaysia
1960 - $240.8
1961 - $232.9
1962 - $238.8
1963 - $291.8
1964 - $303
1965 - $326
1966 - $339
1967 - $335
1968 - $342
1969 - $368
1970 - $380
1971 - $407
1972 - $472
1973 - $701
1974 - $848
1975 - $811
1976 - $940
1977 - $1,092
1978 - $1,327
1979 - $1,680
1980 - $1,886
1981 - $1,866
1982 - $1,938
1983 - $2,124
1984 - $2,300
1985 - $2,046
1986 - $1,760
1987 - $1,977
1988 $959 $2,100
1989 $771 $2,244
1990 $790 $2,469
1991 $1,278 $2,679
1992 $1,559 $3,141
1993 $2,079 $3,462
1994 $2,468 $3,758
1995 $2,959 $4,363
1996 $3,393 $4,837
1997 $3,834 $4,679
1998 $4,125 $3,294
1999 $4,087 $3,528
2000 $3,987 $4,084
2001 $4,010 $3,944
2002 $4,291 $4,184
2003 $4,438 $4,465
2004 $4,601 $4,939
2005 $4,602 $5,556
2006 $4,635 $6,158
2007 $5,125 $7,169
2008 $5,912 $8,372
2009 $7,091 $7,191
2010 $7,626 $8,899
2011 $7,835 $10,217
2012 $8,407 $10,601
2013 $8,162 $10,714
2014 $7,578 $11,013
2015 $7,714 $9,649
2016 $8,089 $9,477
2017 $8,608 $9,863
2018 $9,175 $10,902
2019 $8,906 $10,920
2020 $5,561 $9,958
2021 $4,045 $10,903
2022 $3,654 $11,748
2023 $3,478 $11,379
2024 - $11,867

Lebanon vs. Malaysia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Lebanon

Malaysia
Year Life expectancy, years
Lebanon Malaysia
1950 59.9 48.5
1951 60.3 49.2
1952 60.8 50.1
1953 61.2 51.1
1954 61.6 52
1955 61.5 52.8
1956 62.2 53.7
1957 62.8 54.5
1958 61.2 55.4
1959 63.6 56.3
1960 63.9 57.2
1961 64.3 58
1962 64.6 58.9
1963 64.9 59.7
1964 65.1 60.4
1965 65.3 61.1
1966 65.5 61.7
1967 65.7 62
1968 65.8 62.4
1969 65.9 62.9
1970 66 63.3
1971 66.1 63.8
1972 66.2 64.2
1973 66.3 64.7
1974 66.4 65.2
1975 57.7 65.7
1976 36.4 66.2
1977 60.3 66.7
1978 60 67.2
1979 59.6 67.6
1980 59.9 68.1
1981 60.3 68.5
1982 47.2 68.9
1983 60.8 69.2
1984 61.2 69.6
1985 61.6 69.9
1986 62 70.1
1987 62.5 70.4
1988 62.9 70.6
1989 65.1 70.8
1990 65.5 71
1991 70.9 71.2
1992 71.2 71.5
1993 71.6 71.7
1994 72 71.9
1995 72.4 72
1996 72.6 72.1
1997 72.9 72.3
1998 73.2 72.4
1999 73.5 72.4
2000 73.9 72.7
2001 74.4 73.1
2002 74.8 73.5
2003 75.3 73.7
2004 75.7 74
2005 76.1 74.4
2006 75.7 74.7
2007 76.7 75
2008 77 75.2
2009 77.3 75.3
2010 77.5 75.4
2011 77.8 75.5
2012 77.9 75.6
2013 78 75.5
2014 78.1 75.3
2015 78.3 75.3
2016 78.3 75.4
2017 78.2 75.5
2018 78.3 75.7
2019 78.2 75.9
2020 76.3 76.1
2021 73.6 73.9
2022 78 75.4
2023 77.8 76.7
2024 77.9 76.8
2025 78.1 77

Lebanon and Malaysia population clocks and comparison

Population
Lebanon

Malaysia
Year Population
Lebanon Malaysia
1960 1,794,406 7,956,197
1961 1,850,084 8,164,443
1962 1,909,578 8,380,172
1963 1,970,316 8,602,160
1964 2,030,543 8,828,406
1965 2,088,831 9,056,408
1966 2,148,260 9,284,688
1967 2,206,731 9,507,099
1968 2,266,368 9,725,281
1969 2,328,159 9,947,597
1970 2,386,114 10,178,802
1971 2,446,314 10,423,453
1972 2,509,729 10,676,835
1973 2,572,935 10,935,621
1974 2,635,185 11,200,906
1975 2,693,191 11,471,914
1976 2,726,469 11,750,097
1977 2,762,155 12,035,713
1978 2,822,682 12,328,157
1979 2,882,635 12,627,862
1980 2,944,763 12,983,363
1981 3,008,981 13,399,203
1982 3,054,931 13,832,798
1983 3,094,996 14,285,907
1984 3,152,744 14,759,009
1985 3,217,376 15,252,258
1986 3,300,365 15,760,419
1987 3,385,555 16,276,737
1988 3,454,649 16,796,605
1989 3,525,285 17,314,997
1990 3,595,175 17,833,171
1991 3,668,912 18,342,464
1992 3,747,371 18,834,572
1993 3,820,647 19,322,664
1994 3,889,799 19,820,446
1995 3,960,735 20,330,599
1996 4,034,781 20,850,087
1997 4,108,405 21,375,218
1998 4,181,281 21,906,713
1999 4,255,277 22,435,531
2000 4,329,340 22,967,816
2001 4,401,918 23,526,538
2002 4,463,504 24,102,477
2003 4,525,508 24,679,602
2004 4,599,279 25,256,772
2005 4,671,102 25,836,071
2006 4,751,136 26,417,909
2007 4,844,118 26,998,389
2008 4,925,354 27,570,059
2009 4,992,287 28,124,778
2010 5,041,288 28,655,776
2011 5,096,020 29,162,039
2012 5,235,742 29,662,831
2013 5,743,436 30,174,265
2014 6,346,990 30,696,137
2015 6,472,469 31,232,798
2016 6,323,060 31,789,685
2017 6,160,128 32,355,644
2018 5,984,119 32,910,967
2019 5,794,594 33,440,596
2020 5,702,398 33,889,558
2021 5,718,122 34,282,399
2022 5,744,489 34,695,493
2023 5,773,493 35,126,298
2024 5,805,962 35,557,673

Fertility rates in Lebanon and Malaysia

Fertility rate
Lebanon

Malaysia
Year Fertility rate
Lebanon Malaysia
1960 5.88 6.41
1961 5.89 6.37
1962 5.9 6.3
1963 5.91 6.19
1964 5.85 6.03
1965 5.77 5.84
1966 5.68 5.64
1967 5.57 5.43
1968 5.45 5.29
1969 5.32 5.16
1970 5.19 5.04
1971 5.05 4.92
1972 4.91 4.82
1973 4.79 4.73
1974 4.65 4.62
1975 4.52 4.5
1976 4.39 4.4
1977 4.28 4.28
1978 4.18 4.18
1979 4.08 4.09
1980 4.01 4.04
1981 3.95 4
1982 3.86 3.97
1983 3.73 3.93
1984 3.66 3.89
1985 3.53 3.8
1986 3.47 3.7
1987 3.42 3.57
1988 3.39 3.5
1989 3.36 3.31
1990 3.27 3.3
1991 3.16 3.34
1992 3.05 3.37
1993 2.94 3.36
1994 2.82 3.35
1995 2.73 3.32
1996 2.7 3.3
1997 2.67 3.23
1998 2.65 3.12
1999 2.63 3.07
2000 2.6 2.94
2001 2.58 2.81
2002 2.52 2.66
2003 2.46 2.6
2004 2.38 2.49
2005 2.29 2.39
2006 2.24 2.31
2007 2.2 2.25
2008 2.17 2.26
2009 2.19 2.22
2010 2.26 2.14
2011 2.32 2.15
2012 2.35 2.12
2013 2.36 2.07
2014 2.38 2.06
2015 2.38 2.01
2016 2.39 1.94
2017 2.37 1.89
2018 2.35 1.84
2019 2.33 1.78
2020 2.31 1.68
2021 2.28 1.56
2022 2.26 1.55
2023 2.24 1.55

Lebanon and Malaysia demographics compared

Median age
Lebanon

Malaysia
Year Median age, years
Lebanon Malaysia
1960 19.9 17.5
1961 19.5 17.3
1962 19.1 17.1
1963 18.7 17
1964 18.4 16.9
1965 18.2 16.8
1966 18.1 16.9
1967 18 17
1968 18 17.1
1969 18.1 17.3
1970 18.2 17.4
1971 18.3 17.6
1972 18.5 17.9
1973 18.7 18.1
1974 18.9 18.3
1975 19 18.6
1976 19.1 18.8
1977 19.2 19
1978 19.4 19.3
1979 19.6 19.5
1980 19.8 19.7
1981 19.9 19.9
1982 20.1 20.1
1983 20.3 20.4
1984 20.5 20.5
1985 20.7 20.7
1986 20.8 20.9
1987 21 21
1988 21.2 21.1
1989 21.4 21.3
1990 21.6 21.5
1991 21.8 21.7
1992 22 21.9
1993 22.3 22.1
1994 22.5 22.3
1995 22.8 22.5
1996 23.1 22.7
1997 23.4 22.9
1998 23.7 23.1
1999 24 23.4
2000 24.3 23.5
2001 24.6 23.6
2002 24.9 23.7
2003 25.2 23.9
2004 25.6 24
2005 26 24.2
2006 26.3 24.5
2007 26.7 24.8
2008 27.1 25.1
2009 27.5 25.6
2010 27.9 26
2011 28.2 26.4
2012 28.6 26.8
2013 28.9 27.1
2014 29.2 27.5
2015 29.4 27.8
2016 29.5 28.1
2017 29.4 28.5
2018 29.3 28.8
2019 29 29.2
2020 28.9 29.6
2021 29 30.1
2022 29.2 30.6
2023 29.4 31.1
2024 29.6 31.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Lebanon Malaysia
GNI, Atlas method
$21.6B
2023
$415B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.3%
2025
23.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.22%
2024
3.51%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
8.91%
2023
0.93%
2023
Armed forces personnel
80,000
2020
136,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.01%
2025
-3.36%
2025
Unemployment rate
11.3%
2019
3.93%
2022
Services, % of GDP
42.4%
2023
53.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
2.09%
2023
37.1%
2024
Economic freedom index
44.1
2025
67.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.1%
2022
30.9%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
2.8%
2022
2.3%
2021
Number of billionaires
6
2025
19
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.0002%
2025
0.00008%
2025
Listed domestic companies
10
2021
1,031
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$10.6B
2021
$449B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$33.3B
2024
$116B
2024
Personal remittances received
$5.8B
2024
$1.61B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,936,000
2019
4,333,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
27%
2020
1.63%
2020
Banked people share
23%
2024
88.7%
2024

Energy

Lebanon Malaysia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
617 kg
2022
2,867 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$19.9
2022
$12
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
17.3 megatons
2023
283.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3 tons
2023
8.07 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
89.2%
2022
96%
2022
Renewable energy use share
6.8%
2021
7.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
6.6%
2022
2.88%
2022
Net energy imports use share
96.9%
2022
-0.58%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
681 kWh
2022
4,986 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
5.07%
2021
17%
2021
Hydroelectric share
16%
2022
16.6%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Lebanon Malaysia
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.44%
2024
Annual migration change
-17,267
2024
+174,770
2024
Urban population
89.6%
2024
79.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.87 ft
2025
5.55 ft
2025
Average female height
5.37 ft
2025
5.15 ft
2025
Quality of life index
49.8
2025
62.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
22
2024
50
2024
Higher education index
74
2025
76
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.26
2020
0.72
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16.4
2019
22.5
2019
Visa free countries
58
2025
170
2025
Adult literacy rate
92%
2019
95.8%
2022
English speaking
40%
2023
57.3%
2023
People using the Internet
83.5%
2023
98%
2024

Health

Lebanon Malaysia
Government health expenditure per capita
$392
2022
$458
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$131.1
2022
$173.5
2022
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
77 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
7.3%
2022
0.004%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.62
2019
2.32
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
15
2023
26
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
18.3
2023
8.1
2023
Obesity rate
30.7%
2022
22.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12.3%
2024
21.1%
2024
Air quality index
47
2025
41
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
34.3%
2022
22%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.26 liters
2020
0.74 liters
2020

Territory

Lebanon Malaysia
% of world land
0.007%
2025
0.22%
2025
Land area per capita
680 sq mi
2024
3,568 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,603 sq mi
2025
33,093 sq mi
2025
Forest area
560 sq mi
2025
73,219 sq mi
2025
Roads length
13,487 mi
2017
173,898 mi
2022

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