Skip to content

Lebanon vs Malta statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Lebanon has a population of 5.81M (ranked 115/197), compared with 574K in Malta (ranked 167/197). Lebanon's land area is 3,950 sq mi versus 123.6 sq mi for Malta (ranked 160th vs. 187th).

By GDP, Lebanon ranks 128/197 ($20.1B) and Malta ranks 120/197 ($24.3B). By GDP per capita, Lebanon ranks 135/197 ($3,478), while Malta ranks 28/197 ($42,347).

Main facts and rankings

Lebanon Malta
Population
5888008
583596
Population rank 115/197 167/197
GDP
$20.1B
2023
$24.3B
2024
GDP rank 128/197 120/197
GDP per capita
$3,478
2023
$42,347
2024
GDP per capita rank 135/197 28/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$12,575
2023
$67,364
2024
Government debt
$38.6B
2023
$11.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
149.1%
2025
49.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$6,680
2023
$20,574
2024
Government debt per person rank 70/185 30/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,779
2025
$21,451
2025
Land area
3,950 sq mi
2025
123.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,470 ppl/mi²
2024
4,649 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.24
2023
1.06
2023
Median age
29.6 years
2024
41.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
83.6 years
2025

Lebanon and Malta: Comparison Charts

Lebanon and Malta economies compared

GDP
Lebanon

Malta
Year GDP
Lebanon Malta
1970 - $250,728,796
1971 - $264,578,485
1972 - $295,106,628
1973 - $345,616,106
1974 - $376,081,124
1975 - $474,618,321
1976 - $527,936,989
1977 - $625,563,171
1978 - $793,673,402
1979 - $1,001,288,847
1980 - $1,250,198,601
1981 - $1,243,509,394
1982 - $1,234,474,404
1983 - $1,165,729,707
1984 - $1,101,807,023
1985 - $1,117,797,439
1986 - $1,435,038,441
1987 - $1,751,293,461
1988 $3,313,540,068 $2,019,503,068
1989 $2,717,998,688 $2,118,655,677
1990 $2,838,485,354 $2,547,328,748
1991 $4,690,415,093 $2,750,216,747
1992 $5,843,579,161 $3,021,942,759
1993 $7,941,744,492 $2,709,193,538
1994 $9,599,127,050 $2,998,505,428
1995 $11,718,795,529 $3,709,360,097
1996 $13,690,217,334 $3,822,489,746
1997 $15,751,867,489 $3,787,070,704
1998 $17,247,179,006 $4,010,092,091
1999 $17,391,056,369 $4,111,891,845
2000 $17,260,364,842 $4,036,809,865
2001 $17,649,751,244 $4,070,867,153
2002 $19,152,238,806 $4,455,127,398
2003 $20,082,918,740 $5,418,315,225
2004 $21,159,827,992 $6,104,141,501
2005 $21,497,336,499 $6,393,234,965
2006 $22,022,709,851 $6,749,838,862
2007 $24,827,355,015 $7,908,412,374
2008 $29,118,916,105 $9,135,419,490
2009 $35,399,582,929 $8,734,745,632
2010 $38,443,907,042 $9,097,044,182
2011 $39,927,125,962 $9,789,361,705
2012 $44,016,799,516 $9,609,532,106
2013 $46,880,103,081 $10,796,782,634
2014 $48,095,213,747 $11,888,032,862
2015 $49,929,337,837 $11,340,795,033
2016 $51,147,308,774 $12,025,782,885
2017 $53,027,680,686 $14,161,366,733
2018 $54,901,519,156 $16,153,779,511
2019 $51,605,959,131 $16,337,793,531
2020 $31,712,128,254 $16,409,900,599
2021 $23,131,941,557 $19,723,563,355
2022 $20,992,421,949 $19,239,187,084
2023 $20,078,620,357 $22,210,718,401
2024 - $24,322,006,608

Lebanon and Malta economies compared

GDP per capita
Lebanon

Malta
Year GDP per capita
Lebanon Malta
1970 - $828
1971 - $874
1972 - $976
1973 - $1,144
1974 - $1,245
1975 - $1,560
1976 - $1,727
1977 - $2,038
1978 - $2,559
1979 - $3,196
1980 - $3,948
1981 - $3,898
1982 - $3,788
1983 - $3,527
1984 - $3,333
1985 - $3,322
1986 - $4,195
1987 - $5,084
1988 $959 $5,814
1989 $771 $6,041
1990 $790 $7,192
1991 $1,278 $7,559
1992 $1,559 $8,220
1993 $2,079 $7,296
1994 $2,468 $8,000
1995 $2,959 $9,828
1996 $3,393 $10,062
1997 $3,834 $9,893
1998 $4,125 $10,408
1999 $4,087 $10,609
2000 $3,987 $10,348
2001 $4,010 $10,358
2002 $4,291 $11,251
2003 $4,438 $13,594
2004 $4,601 $15,212
2005 $4,602 $15,831
2006 $4,635 $16,654
2007 $5,125 $19,444
2008 $5,912 $22,315
2009 $7,091 $21,176
2010 $7,626 $21,947
2011 $7,835 $23,517
2012 $8,407 $22,878
2013 $8,162 $25,416
2014 $7,578 $27,425
2015 $7,714 $25,530
2016 $8,089 $26,459
2017 $8,608 $30,317
2018 $9,175 $33,382
2019 $8,906 $32,422
2020 $5,561 $31,834
2021 $4,045 $38,065
2022 $3,654 $36,224
2023 $3,478 $40,182
2024 - $42,347

Lebanon vs. Malta life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Lebanon

Malta
Year Life expectancy, years
Lebanon Malta
1950 59.9 63.5
1951 60.3 63.9
1952 60.8 64.1
1953 61.2 64.3
1954 61.6 65.1
1955 61.5 66.3
1956 62.2 66.8
1957 62.8 67.5
1958 61.2 67.8
1959 63.6 68.4
1960 63.9 68.4
1961 64.3 68.4
1962 64.6 69.2
1963 64.9 69.2
1964 65.1 69.3
1965 65.3 69.5
1966 65.5 69.7
1967 65.7 69.8
1968 65.8 69.9
1969 65.9 70.1
1970 66 70.4
1971 66.1 70.1
1972 66.2 70.7
1973 66.3 71.3
1974 66.4 71.9
1975 57.7 72.1
1976 36.4 72.2
1977 60.3 72.3
1978 60 72.3
1979 59.6 72.5
1980 59.9 72.3
1981 60.3 72.4
1982 47.2 72.8
1983 60.8 73.1
1984 61.2 73.3
1985 61.6 73.9
1986 62 74.5
1987 62.5 75.3
1988 62.9 75.9
1989 65.1 76.2
1990 65.5 76.2
1991 70.9 76.5
1992 71.2 76.7
1993 71.6 76.8
1994 72 76.9
1995 72.4 77
1996 72.6 76.3
1997 72.9 77.3
1998 73.2 77.8
1999 73.5 77.8
2000 73.9 77.9
2001 74.4 78.9
2002 74.8 78.5
2003 75.3 78.7
2004 75.7 79.2
2005 76.1 79.5
2006 75.7 79.6
2007 76.7 79.7
2008 77 79.7
2009 77.3 80.4
2010 77.5 81.4
2011 77.8 80.8
2012 77.9 81.1
2013 78 81.8
2014 78.1 82.3
2015 78.3 82.6
2016 78.3 82.7
2017 78.2 83.1
2018 78.3 82.9
2019 78.2 82.8
2020 76.3 82.3
2021 73.6 82.3
2022 78 82.2
2023 77.8 83.3
2024 77.9 83.5
2025 78.1 83.6

Lebanon and Malta population clocks and comparison

Population
Lebanon

Malta
Year Population
Lebanon Malta
1960 1,794,406 326,550
1961 1,850,084 325,250
1962 1,909,578 323,900
1963 1,970,316 322,550
1964 2,030,543 321,250
1965 2,088,831 318,800
1966 2,148,260 315,200
1967 2,206,731 311,550
1968 2,266,368 307,900
1969 2,328,159 304,300
1970 2,386,114 302,650
1971 2,446,314 302,700
1972 2,509,729 302,450
1973 2,572,935 302,200
1974 2,635,185 301,996
1975 2,693,191 304,222
1976 2,726,469 305,774
1977 2,762,155 306,970
1978 2,822,682 310,182
1979 2,882,635 313,342
1980 2,944,763 316,645
1981 3,008,981 318,982
1982 3,054,931 325,898
1983 3,094,996 330,524
1984 3,152,744 330,593
1985 3,217,376 336,452
1986 3,300,365 342,121
1987 3,385,555 344,485
1988 3,454,649 347,325
1989 3,525,285 350,722
1990 3,595,175 354,170
1991 3,668,912 363,845
1992 3,747,371 367,618
1993 3,820,647 371,308
1994 3,889,799 374,797
1995 3,960,735 377,419
1996 4,034,781 379,905
1997 4,108,405 382,791
1998 4,181,281 385,287
1999 4,255,277 387,578
2000 4,329,340 390,087
2001 4,401,918 393,028
2002 4,463,504 395,969
2003 4,525,508 398,582
2004 4,599,279 401,268
2005 4,671,102 403,834
2006 4,751,136 405,308
2007 4,844,118 406,724
2008 4,925,354 409,379
2009 4,992,287 412,477
2010 5,041,288 414,508
2011 5,096,020 416,268
2012 5,235,742 420,028
2013 5,743,436 424,810
2014 6,346,990 433,481
2015 6,472,469 444,220
2016 6,323,060 454,505
2017 6,160,128 467,106
2018 5,984,119 483,903
2019 5,794,594 503,912
2020 5,702,398 515,490
2021 5,718,122 518,150
2022 5,744,489 531,113
2023 5,773,493 552,747
2024 5,805,962 574,346

Fertility rates in Lebanon and Malta

Fertility rate
Lebanon

Malta
Year Fertility rate
Lebanon Malta
1960 5.88 3.62
1961 5.89 3.27
1962 5.9 3.24
1963 5.91 2.9
1964 5.85 2.79
1965 5.77 2.52
1966 5.68 2.33
1967 5.57 2.24
1968 5.45 2.12
1969 5.32 2.02
1970 5.19 2.03
1971 5.05 2.06
1972 4.91 2.01
1973 4.79 1.65
1974 4.65 1.64
1975 4.52 2.27
1976 4.39 2.21
1977 4.28 2.14
1978 4.18 2.05
1979 4.08 2.1
1980 4.01 1.99
1981 3.95 1.87
1982 3.86 1.9
1983 3.73 1.92
1984 3.66 1.95
1985 3.53 1.95
1986 3.47 1.93
1987 3.42 1.97
1988 3.39 2.06
1989 3.36 2.1
1990 3.27 2.02
1991 3.16 1.99
1992 3.05 2.07
1993 2.94 1.96
1994 2.82 1.84
1995 2.73 1.77
1996 2.7 1.99
1997 2.67 1.93
1998 2.65 1.84
1999 2.63 1.73
2000 2.6 1.68
2001 2.58 1.48
2002 2.52 1.45
2003 2.46 1.48
2004 2.38 1.4
2005 2.29 1.38
2006 2.24 1.36
2007 2.2 1.35
2008 2.17 1.43
2009 2.19 1.42
2010 2.26 1.36
2011 2.32 1.45
2012 2.35 1.42
2013 2.36 1.36
2014 2.38 1.38
2015 2.38 1.37
2016 2.39 1.37
2017 2.37 1.26
2018 2.35 1.23
2019 2.33 1.14
2020 2.31 1.13
2021 2.28 1.13
2022 2.26 1.08
2023 2.24 1.06

Lebanon and Malta demographics compared

Median age
Lebanon

Malta
Year Median age, years
Lebanon Malta
1960 19.9 23.6
1961 19.5 23.8
1962 19.1 24
1963 18.7 24.2
1964 18.4 24.4
1965 18.2 24.5
1966 18.1 24.6
1967 18 24.8
1968 18 25
1969 18.1 25.5
1970 18.2 25.9
1971 18.3 26.3
1972 18.5 26.8
1973 18.7 27.2
1974 18.9 27.6
1975 19 28
1976 19.1 28.4
1977 19.2 28.7
1978 19.4 29.2
1979 19.6 29.6
1980 19.8 30
1981 19.9 30.3
1982 20.1 30.6
1983 20.3 30.9
1984 20.5 31.2
1985 20.7 31.4
1986 20.8 31.7
1987 21 32
1988 21.2 32.4
1989 21.4 32.7
1990 21.6 33
1991 21.8 33.3
1992 22 33.7
1993 22.3 34
1994 22.5 34.3
1995 22.8 34.7
1996 23.1 35.1
1997 23.4 35.5
1998 23.7 35.8
1999 24 36.1
2000 24.3 36.4
2001 24.6 36.7
2002 24.9 37
2003 25.2 37.4
2004 25.6 37.7
2005 26 38.1
2006 26.3 38.4
2007 26.7 38.7
2008 27.1 39
2009 27.5 39.3
2010 27.9 39.6
2011 28.2 39.9
2012 28.6 40.2
2013 28.9 40.4
2014 29.2 40.6
2015 29.4 40.6
2016 29.5 40.6
2017 29.4 40.5
2018 29.3 40.2
2019 29 39.9
2020 28.9 39.9
2021 29 40.2
2022 29.2 40.8
2023 29.4 41.4
2024 29.6 41.8

Interactive Maps

Use the buttons below to switch between world maps comparing statistics for Lebanon and Malta.

GDP per capita

GDP

Life expectancy

Population

Population density

Fertility rate

Median age

Land area

National statistics comparison

Finance

Lebanon Malta
GNI, Atlas method
$21.6B
2023
$19.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.3%
2025
36.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.22%
2024
4.72%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
8.91%
2023
0.56%
2023
Armed forces personnel
80,000
2020
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.01%
2025
-3.35%
2025
Unemployment rate
11.3%
2019
3.12%
2024
Services, % of GDP
42.4%
2023
80.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
2.09%
2023
11.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
44.1
2025
66.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.1%
2022
27.7%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2.8%
2022
2.7%
2022
Number of billionaires
6
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0002%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
10
2021
34
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$10.6B
2021
$4.29B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$33.3B
2024
$1.42B
2024
Personal remittances received
$5.8B
2024
$15.4M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,936,000
2019
718,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
27%
2020
11.5%
2007
Banked people share
23%
2024
96.6%
2024

Energy

Lebanon Malta
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
617 kg
2022
1,398 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$19.9
2022
$45.1
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
17.3 megatons
2023
1.68 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3 tons
2023
3.05 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
89.2%
2022
87.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
6.8%
2021
8.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
6.6%
2022
3.81%
2023
Net energy imports use share
96.9%
2022
404%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
681 kWh
2022
5,042 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
5.07%
2021
11.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
16%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Lebanon Malta
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.007%
2024
Annual migration change
-17,267
2024
+6,323
2024
Urban population
89.6%
2024
95%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.87 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.37 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Quality of life index
49.8
2025
80.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
22
2024
46
2024
Higher education index
74
2025
72
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.26
2020
0.56
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16.4
2019
4.1
2019
Visa free countries
58
2025
172
2025
Adult literacy rate
92%
2019
94.9%
2021
English speaking
40%
2023
88.3%
2023
People using the Internet
83.5%
2023
92.1%
2023

Health

Lebanon Malta
Government health expenditure per capita
$392
2022
$3,353
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$131.1
2022
$1,007
2022
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
83.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
7.3%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.62
2019
4.28
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
29.8 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
15
2023
8
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
18.3
2023
5.5
2023
Obesity rate
30.7%
2022
32.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12.3%
2024
10%
2024
Air quality index
47
2025
66
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
34.3%
2022
24.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.26 liters
2020
7.11 liters
2020

Territory

Lebanon Malta
% of world land
0.007%
2025
0.0002%
2025
Land area per capita
680 sq mi
2024
215.1 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,603 sq mi
2025
32 sq mi
2025
Forest area
560 sq mi
2025
1.78 sq mi
2025
Roads length
13,487 mi
2017
1,401 mi
2001

In-depth comparisons

Facts comparisons

Facts vs Lebanon vs Malta
Afghanistan Compare Compare
Albania Compare Compare
Algeria Compare Compare
Andorra Compare Compare
Angola Compare Compare
Antigua Compare Compare
Argentina Compare Compare
Armenia Compare Compare
Australia Compare Compare
Austria Compare Compare
Azerbaijan Compare Compare
Bahamas Compare Compare
Bahrain Compare Compare
Bangladesh Compare Compare
Barbados Compare Compare
Belarus Compare Compare
Belgium Compare Compare
Belize Compare Compare
Benin Compare Compare
Bhutan Compare Compare
Bolivia Compare Compare
Bosnia Compare Compare
Botswana Compare Compare
Brazil Compare Compare
Brunei Compare Compare
Bulgaria Compare Compare
Burkina Faso Compare Compare
Burundi Compare Compare
Cambodia Compare Compare
Cameroon Compare Compare
Canada Compare Compare
Cape Verde Compare Compare
Cayman Islands Compare Compare
CAR Compare Compare
Chad Compare Compare
Chile Compare Compare
China Compare Compare
Colombia Compare Compare
Comoros Compare Compare
Congo Compare Compare
Costa Rica Compare Compare
Croatia Compare Compare
Cuba Compare Compare
Curacao Compare Compare
Cyprus Compare Compare
Czech Republic Compare Compare
DR Congo Compare Compare
Denmark Compare Compare
Djibouti Compare Compare
Dominica Compare Compare
Dominican Republic Compare Compare
East Timor Compare Compare
Ecuador Compare Compare
Egypt Compare Compare
El Salvador Compare Compare
Equatorial Guinea Compare Compare
Eritrea Compare Compare
Estonia Compare Compare
Eswatini Compare Compare
Ethiopia Compare Compare
Fiji Compare Compare
Finland Compare Compare
France Compare Compare
Gabon Compare Compare
Gambia Compare Compare
Georgia Compare Compare
Germany Compare Compare
Ghana Compare Compare
Greece Compare Compare
Grenada Compare Compare
Guatemala Compare Compare
Guinea Compare Compare
Guinea-Bissau Compare Compare
Guyana Compare Compare
Haiti Compare Compare
Honduras Compare Compare
Hungary Compare Compare
Iceland Compare Compare
India Compare Compare
Indonesia Compare Compare
Iran Compare Compare
Iraq Compare Compare
Ireland Compare Compare
Israel Compare Compare
Italy Compare Compare
Ivory Coast Compare Compare
Jamaica Compare Compare
Japan Compare Compare
Jordan Compare Compare
Kazakhstan Compare Compare
Kenya Compare Compare
Kiribati Compare Compare
Kuwait Compare Compare
Kyrgyzstan Compare Compare
Laos Compare Compare
Latvia Compare Compare
Lesotho Compare Compare
Liberia Compare Compare
Libya Compare Compare
Liechtenstein Compare Compare
Lithuania Compare Compare
Luxembourg Compare Compare
Madagascar Compare Compare
Malawi Compare Compare
Malaysia Compare Compare
Maldives Compare Compare
Mali Compare Compare
Marshall Islands Compare Compare
Mauritania Compare Compare
Mauritius Compare Compare
Mexico Compare Compare
Moldova Compare Compare
Monaco Compare Compare
Mongolia Compare Compare
Montenegro Compare Compare
Morocco Compare Compare
Mozambique Compare Compare
Myanmar Compare Compare
Namibia Compare Compare
Nauru Compare Compare
Nepal Compare Compare
Netherlands Compare Compare
New Zealand Compare Compare
Nicaragua Compare Compare
Niger Compare Compare
Nigeria Compare Compare
North Korea Compare Compare
North Macedonia Compare Compare
Norway Compare Compare
Oman Compare Compare
Pakistan Compare Compare
Palau Compare Compare
Palestine Compare Compare
Panama Compare Compare
Papua New Guinea Compare Compare
Paraguay Compare Compare
Peru Compare Compare
Philippines Compare Compare
Poland Compare Compare
Portugal Compare Compare
Qatar Compare Compare
Romania Compare Compare
Russia Compare Compare
Rwanda Compare Compare
Saint Kitts Compare Compare
Saint Lucia Compare Compare
Saint Vincent Compare Compare
Samoa Compare Compare
San Marino Compare Compare
Sao Tome Compare Compare
Saudi Arabia Compare Compare
Senegal Compare Compare
Serbia Compare Compare
Seychelles Compare Compare
Sierra Leone Compare Compare
Singapore Compare Compare
Slovakia Compare Compare
Slovenia Compare Compare
Solomon Islands Compare Compare
Somalia Compare Compare
South Africa Compare Compare
South Korea Compare Compare
South Sudan Compare Compare
Spain Compare Compare
Sri Lanka Compare Compare
Sudan Compare Compare
Suriname Compare Compare
Sweden Compare Compare
Switzerland Compare Compare
Syria Compare Compare
Taiwan Compare Compare
Tajikistan Compare Compare
Tanzania Compare Compare
Thailand Compare Compare
Togo Compare Compare
Tonga Compare Compare
Trinidad Compare Compare
Tunisia Compare Compare
Turkey Compare Compare
Turkmenistan Compare Compare
Tuvalu Compare Compare
Uganda Compare Compare
Ukraine Compare Compare
UAE Compare Compare
United Kingdom Compare Compare
United States Compare Compare
Uruguay Compare Compare
Uzbekistan Compare Compare
Vanuatu Compare Compare
Vatican Compare Compare
Venezuela Compare Compare
Vietnam Compare Compare
Yemen Compare Compare
Zambia Compare Compare
Zimbabwe Compare Compare