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Lebanon vs Qatar statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Lebanon has a population of 5.81M (ranked 115/197), compared with 2.86M in Qatar (ranked 138/197). Lebanon's land area is 3,950 sq mi versus 4,436 sq mi for Qatar (ranked 160th vs. 158th).

By GDP, Lebanon ranks 128/197 ($20.1B) and Qatar ranks 56/197 ($218B). By GDP per capita, Lebanon ranks 135/197 ($3,478), while Qatar ranks 11/197 ($76,276).

Main facts and rankings

Lebanon Qatar
Population
5888008
2964497
Population rank 115/197 137/197
GDP
$20.1B
2023
$218B
2024
GDP rank 128/197 56/197
GDP per capita
$3,478
2023
$76,276
2024
GDP per capita rank 135/197 11/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$12,575
2023
$126,110
2024
Government debt
$38.6B
2023
$89B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
149.1%
2025
40.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$6,680
2023
$31,151
2024
Government debt per person rank 70/185 23/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,779
2025
$36,023
2025
Land area
3,950 sq mi
2025
4,436 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,470 ppl/mi²
2024
644 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.24
2023
1.73
2023
Median age
29.6 years
2024
34.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
82.7 years
2025

Lebanon and Qatar: Comparison Charts

Lebanon and Qatar economies compared

GDP
Lebanon

Qatar
Year GDP
Lebanon Qatar
1970 - $301,791,302
1971 - $387,703,106
1972 - $510,262,500
1973 - $793,885,560
1974 - $2,401,403,227
1975 - $2,512,773,166
1976 - $3,284,273,987
1977 - $3,617,564,638
1978 - $4,052,000,413
1979 - $5,632,962,997
1980 - $7,829,165,262
1981 - $8,661,263,764
1982 - $7,596,703,214
1983 - $6,467,582,308
1984 - $6,704,395,824
1985 - $6,153,296,456
1986 - $5,053,021,951
1987 - $5,446,428,681
1988 $3,313,540,068 $6,038,187,033
1989 $2,717,998,688 $6,487,912,088
1990 $2,838,485,354 $7,360,439,423
1991 $4,690,415,093 $6,883,516,484
1992 $5,843,579,161 $7,646,153,984
1993 $7,941,744,492 $7,156,593,654
1994 $9,599,127,050 $7,374,450,769
1995 $11,718,795,529 $8,137,911,978
1996 $13,690,217,334 $9,059,340,385
1997 $15,751,867,489 $11,297,802,115
1998 $17,247,179,006 $10,255,495,027
1999 $17,391,056,369 $12,393,131,868
2000 $17,260,364,842 $17,759,890,110
2001 $17,649,751,244 $17,538,461,538
2002 $19,152,238,806 $19,363,736,264
2003 $20,082,918,740 $23,533,791,209
2004 $21,159,827,992 $31,734,065,934
2005 $21,497,336,499 $44,530,494,505
2006 $22,022,709,851 $60,882,142,857
2007 $24,827,355,015 $79,712,087,912
2008 $29,118,916,105 $115,270,054,945
2009 $35,399,582,929 $97,798,351,648
2010 $38,443,907,042 $125,122,306,346
2011 $39,927,125,962 $167,775,268,626
2012 $44,016,799,516 $186,833,502,363
2013 $46,880,103,081 $198,727,642,967
2014 $48,095,213,747 $206,224,598,571
2015 $49,929,337,837 $161,739,955,577
2016 $51,147,308,774 $151,732,181,868
2017 $53,027,680,686 $161,099,122,225
2018 $54,901,519,156 $183,334,953,819
2019 $51,605,959,131 $176,371,267,692
2020 $31,712,128,254 $144,411,363,352
2021 $23,131,941,557 $179,732,009,560
2022 $20,992,421,949 $235,709,325,714
2023 $20,078,620,357 $213,002,809,341
2024 - $217,982,967,033

Lebanon and Qatar economies compared

GDP per capita
Lebanon

Qatar
Year GDP per capita
Lebanon Qatar
1970 - $2,594
1971 - $2,952
1972 - $3,483
1973 - $4,905
1974 - $13,540
1975 - $13,014
1976 - $15,710
1977 - $16,058
1978 - $16,757
1979 - $21,777
1980 - $28,375
1981 - $29,505
1982 - $24,385
1983 - $19,616
1984 - $19,272
1985 - $16,815
1986 - $13,213
1987 - $13,719
1988 $959 $14,682
1989 $771 $15,243
1990 $790 $16,722
1991 $1,278 $15,133
1992 $1,559 $16,280
1993 $2,079 $14,770
1994 $2,468 $14,765
1995 $2,959 $15,823
1996 $3,393 $17,125
1997 $3,834 $20,523
1998 $4,125 $17,665
1999 $4,087 $20,234
2000 $3,987 $27,535
2001 $4,010 $25,871
2002 $4,291 $27,227
2003 $4,438 $31,602
2004 $4,601 $41,036
2005 $4,602 $53,950
2006 $4,635 $62,582
2007 $5,125 $65,954
2008 $5,912 $80,781
2009 $7,091 $60,786
2010 $7,626 $77,387
2011 $7,835 $103,262
2012 $8,407 $108,470
2013 $8,162 $103,697
2014 $7,578 $95,841
2015 $7,714 $68,985
2016 $8,089 $61,254
2017 $8,608 $63,280
2018 $9,175 $71,040
2019 $8,906 $66,841
2020 $5,561 $51,684
2021 $4,045 $71,752
2022 $3,654 $88,701
2023 $3,478 $80,196
2024 - $76,276

Lebanon vs. Qatar life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Lebanon

Qatar
Year Life expectancy, years
Lebanon Qatar
1950 59.9 50.8
1951 60.3 51.5
1952 60.8 52.1
1953 61.2 52.8
1954 61.6 53.5
1955 61.5 54.2
1956 62.2 54.9
1957 62.8 55.6
1958 61.2 56.3
1959 63.6 57
1960 63.9 57.8
1961 64.3 58.5
1962 64.6 59.2
1963 64.9 60
1964 65.1 60.7
1965 65.3 61.4
1966 65.5 62.2
1967 65.7 62.9
1968 65.8 63.6
1969 65.9 64.2
1970 66 64.9
1971 66.1 65.5
1972 66.2 66.1
1973 66.3 66.6
1974 66.4 67.2
1975 57.7 67.7
1976 36.4 68.2
1977 60.3 68.6
1978 60 69.1
1979 59.6 69.5
1980 59.9 69.9
1981 60.3 70.3
1982 47.2 70.7
1983 60.8 71.1
1984 61.2 71.5
1985 61.6 71.8
1986 62 72.2
1987 62.5 72.5
1988 62.9 72.8
1989 65.1 73.1
1990 65.5 73.4
1991 70.9 73.7
1992 71.2 73.9
1993 71.6 74.1
1994 72 74.2
1995 72.4 74.4
1996 72.6 74.6
1997 72.9 74.7
1998 73.2 74.9
1999 73.5 75
2000 73.9 75.3
2001 74.4 75.5
2002 74.8 75.8
2003 75.3 76.1
2004 75.7 76.5
2005 76.1 76.9
2006 75.7 77.3
2007 76.7 77.7
2008 77 78.3
2009 77.3 78.8
2010 77.5 79.4
2011 77.8 80
2012 77.9 80.5
2013 78 81
2014 78.1 81.4
2015 78.3 81.8
2016 78.3 82.1
2017 78.2 82.5
2018 78.3 82.7
2019 78.2 82.9
2020 76.3 80.4
2021 73.6 81.1
2022 78 81.9
2023 77.8 82.4
2024 77.9 82.5
2025 78.1 82.7

Lebanon and Qatar population clocks and comparison

Population
Lebanon

Qatar
Year Population
Lebanon Qatar
1960 1,794,406 36,010
1961 1,850,084 39,680
1962 1,909,578 44,630
1963 1,970,316 50,380
1964 2,030,543 56,867
1965 2,088,831 64,065
1966 2,148,260 72,192
1967 2,206,731 81,439
1968 2,266,368 91,749
1969 2,328,159 103,025
1970 2,386,114 116,350
1971 2,446,314 131,346
1972 2,509,729 146,506
1973 2,572,935 161,841
1974 2,635,185 177,362
1975 2,693,191 193,087
1976 2,726,469 209,052
1977 2,762,155 225,285
1978 2,822,682 241,808
1979 2,882,635 258,670
1980 2,944,763 275,913
1981 3,008,981 293,553
1982 3,054,931 311,537
1983 3,094,996 329,709
1984 3,152,744 347,878
1985 3,217,376 365,940
1986 3,300,365 382,422
1987 3,385,555 397,005
1988 3,454,649 411,264
1989 3,525,285 425,646
1990 3,595,175 440,175
1991 3,668,912 454,853
1992 3,747,371 469,657
1993 3,820,647 484,545
1994 3,889,799 499,459
1995 3,960,735 514,325
1996 4,034,781 529,019
1997 4,108,405 550,500
1998 4,181,281 580,540
1999 4,255,277 612,500
2000 4,329,340 644,989
2001 4,401,918 677,925
2002 4,463,504 711,205
2003 4,525,508 744,682
2004 4,599,279 773,332
2005 4,671,102 825,408
2006 4,751,136 972,831
2007 4,844,118 1,208,595
2008 4,925,354 1,426,938
2009 4,992,287 1,608,903
2010 5,041,288 1,616,832
2011 5,096,020 1,624,761
2012 5,235,742 1,722,438
2013 5,743,436 1,916,426
2014 6,346,990 2,151,745
2015 6,472,469 2,344,557
2016 6,323,060 2,477,113
2017 6,160,128 2,545,820
2018 5,984,119 2,580,734
2019 5,794,594 2,638,657
2020 5,702,398 2,794,148
2021 5,718,122 2,504,910
2022 5,744,489 2,657,333
2023 5,773,493 2,656,032
2024 5,805,962 2,857,822

Fertility rates in Lebanon and Qatar

Fertility rate
Lebanon

Qatar
Year Fertility rate
Lebanon Qatar
1960 5.88 6.53
1961 5.89 6.53
1962 5.9 6.53
1963 5.91 6.53
1964 5.85 6.53
1965 5.77 6.53
1966 5.68 6.52
1967 5.57 6.46
1968 5.45 6.39
1969 5.32 6.31
1970 5.19 6.23
1971 5.05 6.15
1972 4.91 6.07
1973 4.79 6.01
1974 4.65 5.94
1975 4.52 5.86
1976 4.39 5.78
1977 4.28 5.69
1978 4.18 5.58
1979 4.08 5.46
1980 4.01 5.33
1981 3.95 5.2
1982 3.86 5.04
1983 3.73 4.9
1984 3.66 4.76
1985 3.53 4.64
1986 3.47 4.57
1987 3.42 4.54
1988 3.39 4.51
1989 3.36 4.41
1990 3.27 4.23
1991 3.16 3.99
1992 3.05 3.85
1993 2.94 3.77
1994 2.82 3.67
1995 2.73 3.56
1996 2.7 3.44
1997 2.67 3.33
1998 2.65 3.21
1999 2.63 3.12
2000 2.6 3.07
2001 2.58 3.08
2002 2.52 3.01
2003 2.46 2.93
2004 2.38 2.79
2005 2.29 2.64
2006 2.24 2.51
2007 2.2 2.44
2008 2.17 2.37
2009 2.19 2.25
2010 2.26 2.14
2011 2.32 2.07
2012 2.35 2.04
2013 2.36 2.03
2014 2.38 2.03
2015 2.38 1.98
2016 2.39 1.86
2017 2.37 1.83
2018 2.35 1.76
2019 2.33 1.73
2020 2.31 1.68
2021 2.28 1.61
2022 2.26 1.74
2023 2.24 1.73

Lebanon and Qatar demographics compared

Median age
Lebanon

Qatar
Year Median age, years
Lebanon Qatar
1960 19.9 18
1961 19.5 19
1962 19.1 20.1
1963 18.7 21.1
1964 18.4 21.8
1965 18.2 22.5
1966 18.1 23
1967 18 23.5
1968 18 24
1969 18.1 24.4
1970 18.2 23.7
1971 18.3 22.2
1972 18.5 21.3
1973 18.7 20.9
1974 18.9 20.8
1975 19 21
1976 19.1 21.3
1977 19.2 21.8
1978 19.4 22.3
1979 19.6 22.9
1980 19.8 23.5
1981 19.9 24.1
1982 20.1 24.8
1983 20.3 25.6
1984 20.5 26.3
1985 20.7 27
1986 20.8 27.4
1987 21 27.5
1988 21.2 27.5
1989 21.4 27.6
1990 21.6 27.7
1991 21.8 27.9
1992 22 28.1
1993 22.3 28.4
1994 22.5 28.7
1995 22.8 29.1
1996 23.1 29.6
1997 23.4 29.9
1998 23.7 29.8
1999 24 29.8
2000 24.3 29.9
2001 24.6 30.1
2002 24.9 30.5
2003 25.2 30.9
2004 25.6 31
2005 26 30.9
2006 26.3 30.6
2007 26.7 30.1
2008 27.1 30.1
2009 27.5 30.8
2010 27.9 31.3
2011 28.2 31.2
2012 28.6 31
2013 28.9 30.9
2014 29.2 31.1
2015 29.4 31.2
2016 29.5 31.4
2017 29.4 31.6
2018 29.3 31.9
2019 29 32.3
2020 28.9 32.6
2021 29 32.9
2022 29.2 33.4
2023 29.4 34.1
2024 29.6 34.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Lebanon Qatar
GNI, Atlas method
$21.6B
2023
$219B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.3%
2025
26.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.22%
2024
3.23%
2020
Military expenditure, % of GDP
8.91%
2023
6.96%
2022
Armed forces personnel
80,000
2020
22,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.01%
2025
+0.04%
2025
Unemployment rate
11.3%
2019
0.13%
2022
Services, % of GDP
42.4%
2023
45.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
2.09%
2023
58.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
44.1
2025
70.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.1%
2022
25.8%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
2.8%
2022
2.6%
2017
Number of millionaires n/a
26,163
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
1.13%
2024
Number of billionaires
6
2025
2
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.0002%
2025
0.00009%
2025
Listed domestic companies
10
2021
52
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$10.6B
2021
$170M
2024
Total reserves including gold
$33.3B
2024
$54B
2024
Personal remittances received
$5.8B
2024
$1.44B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,936,000
2019
582,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
27%
2020
20.2%
2020
Banked people share
23%
2024
65.9%
2011

Energy

Lebanon Qatar
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
617 kg
2022
16,684 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$19.9
2022
$7.37
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
17.3 megatons
2023
127.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3 tons
2023
48.2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
89.2%
2022
99.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
6.8%
2021
0%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
6.6%
2022
0.12%
2022
Net energy imports use share
96.9%
2022
-396%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
681 kWh
2022
19,381 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
5.07%
2021
0.28%
2021
Hydroelectric share
16%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Lebanon Qatar
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.04%
2024
Annual migration change
-17,267
2024
+46,105
2024
Urban population
89.6%
2024
99.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.87 ft
2025
5.69 ft
2025
Average female height
5.37 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
49.8
2025
77.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
22
2024
59
2024
Higher education index
74
2025
68
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.26
2020
0.07
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16.4
2019
7.3
2019
Visa free countries
58
2025
119
2025
Adult literacy rate
92%
2019
97.8%
2014
English speaking
40%
2023
30%
2025
People using the Internet
83.5%
2023
99.7%
2023

Health

Lebanon Qatar
Government health expenditure per capita
$392
2022
$1,782
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$131.1
2022
$137.8
2022
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
82.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
7.3%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.62
2019
2.5
2018
Maternal mortality per 100K births
15
2023
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
18.3
2023
6
2023
Obesity rate
30.7%
2022
44%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12.3%
2024
24.6%
2024
Air quality index
47
2025
15
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
34.3%
2022
12.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.26 liters
2020
1.05 liters
2020

Territory

Lebanon Qatar
% of world land
0.007%
2025
0.008%
2025
Land area per capita
680 sq mi
2024
1,552 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,603 sq mi
2025
285.7 sq mi
2025
Forest area
560 sq mi
2025
0 sq mi
2025
Roads length
13,487 mi
2017
4,374 mi
2016

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