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Lebanon vs Romania statistics compared

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Lebanon has a population of 5.81M (ranked 115/197), compared with 19.1M in Romania (ranked 67/197). Lebanon's land area is 3,950 sq mi versus 88,834 sq mi for Romania (ranked 160th vs. 80th).

By GDP, Lebanon ranks 128/197 ($20.1B) and Romania ranks 43/197 ($383B). By GDP per capita, Lebanon ranks 135/197 ($3,478), while Romania ranks 58/197 ($20,072).

Main facts and rankings

Lebanon Romania
Population
5888008
18962595
Population rank 115/197 69/197
GDP
$20.1B
2023
$383B
2024
GDP rank 128/197 43/197
GDP per capita
$3,478
2023
$20,072
2024
GDP per capita rank 135/197 58/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$12,575
2023
$48,712
2024
Government debt
$38.6B
2023
$219B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
149.1%
2025
61.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$6,680
2023
$11,490
2024
Government debt per person rank 70/185 49/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,779
2025
$13,200
2025
Land area
3,950 sq mi
2025
88,834 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,470 ppl/mi²
2024
214.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.24
2023
1.71
2023
Median age
29.6 years
2024
43.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
76.2 years
2025

Lebanon and Romania: Comparison Charts

Lebanon and Romania economies compared

GDP
Lebanon

Romania
Year GDP
Lebanon Romania
1987 - $38,067,567,568
1988 $3,313,540,068 $40,424,528,302
1989 $2,717,998,688 $41,450,777,202
1990 $2,838,485,354 $38,247,882,300
1991 $4,690,415,093 $28,850,634,900
1992 $5,843,579,161 $25,121,666,667
1993 $7,941,744,492 $26,361,160,450
1994 $9,599,127,050 $30,072,805,104
1995 $11,718,795,529 $37,430,162,103
1996 $13,690,217,334 $36,937,074,278
1997 $15,751,867,489 $35,575,214,078
1998 $17,247,179,006 $41,696,091,974
1999 $17,391,056,369 $35,953,156,754
2000 $17,260,364,842 $37,253,739,511
2001 $17,649,751,244 $40,395,116,581
2002 $19,152,238,806 $46,065,502,703
2003 $20,082,918,740 $57,806,384,143
2004 $21,159,827,992 $74,973,656,852
2005 $21,497,336,499 $98,454,380,120
2006 $22,022,709,851 $122,023,735,993
2007 $24,827,355,015 $174,588,782,939
2008 $29,118,916,105 $214,315,932,061
2009 $35,399,582,929 $174,110,532,659
2010 $38,443,907,042 $170,064,350,672
2011 $39,927,125,962 $192,623,977,894
2012 $44,016,799,516 $179,117,323,107
2013 $46,880,103,081 $189,798,603,751
2014 $48,095,213,747 $199,722,319,676
2015 $49,929,337,837 $177,885,131,240
2016 $51,147,308,774 $185,290,759,249
2017 $53,027,680,686 $210,147,385,855
2018 $54,901,519,156 $243,468,683,030
2019 $51,605,959,131 $251,677,082,534
2020 $31,712,128,254 $252,033,792,712
2021 $23,131,941,557 $286,578,196,368
2022 $20,992,421,949 $296,354,358,293
2023 $20,078,620,357 $350,775,856,415
2024 - $382,767,571,329

Lebanon and Romania economies compared

GDP per capita
Lebanon

Romania
Year GDP per capita
Lebanon Romania
1987 - $1,659
1988 $959 $1,753
1989 $771 $1,790
1990 $790 $1,648
1991 $1,278 $1,254
1992 $1,559 $1,102
1993 $2,079 $1,158
1994 $2,468 $1,323
1995 $2,959 $1,650
1996 $3,393 $1,633
1997 $3,834 $1,577
1998 $4,125 $1,853
1999 $4,087 $1,600
2000 $3,987 $1,660
2001 $4,010 $1,825
2002 $4,291 $2,120
2003 $4,438 $2,679
2004 $4,601 $3,495
2005 $4,602 $4,618
2006 $4,635 $5,758
2007 $5,125 $8,360
2008 $5,912 $10,435
2009 $7,091 $8,548
2010 $7,626 $8,400
2011 $7,835 $9,561
2012 $8,407 $8,930
2013 $8,162 $9,498
2014 $7,578 $10,032
2015 $7,714 $8,977
2016 $8,089 $9,405
2017 $8,608 $10,728
2018 $9,175 $12,502
2019 $8,906 $12,992
2020 $5,561 $13,082
2021 $4,045 $14,987
2022 $3,654 $15,558
2023 $3,478 $18,404
2024 - $20,072

Lebanon vs. Romania life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Lebanon

Romania
Year Life expectancy, years
Lebanon Romania
1950 59.9 60.5
1951 60.3 61.2
1952 60.8 61.8
1953 61.2 62.5
1954 61.6 63
1955 61.5 63.3
1956 62.2 63.6
1957 62.8 64
1958 61.2 64.4
1959 63.6 64.9
1960 63.9 65.6
1961 64.3 66.4
1962 64.6 67.2
1963 64.9 67.8
1964 65.1 68.4
1965 65.3 68.4
1966 65.5 68.2
1967 65.7 68.1
1968 65.8 67.9
1969 65.9 67.2
1970 66 67.9
1971 66.1 68.4
1972 66.2 69
1973 66.3 68.7
1974 66.4 69.5
1975 57.7 69.6
1976 36.4 69.9
1977 60.3 69.5
1978 60 69.8
1979 59.6 69.5
1980 59.9 69.2
1981 60.3 69.5
1982 47.2 69.8
1983 60.8 69.8
1984 61.2 69.9
1985 61.6 69.4
1986 62 69.7
1987 62.5 69.1
1988 62.9 69.4
1989 65.1 69.5
1990 65.5 69.8
1991 70.9 70
1992 71.2 69.5
1993 71.6 69.5
1994 72 69.3
1995 72.4 69.3
1996 72.6 68.8
1997 72.9 69.1
1998 73.2 69.9
1999 73.5 70.6
2000 73.9 71.2
2001 74.4 71.1
2002 74.8 70.8
2003 75.3 70.8
2004 75.7 71.1
2005 76.1 71.6
2006 75.7 72.2
2007 76.7 72.8
2008 77 73.2
2009 77.3 73.5
2010 77.5 73.6
2011 77.8 74.3
2012 77.9 74.3
2013 78 74.9
2014 78.1 74.8
2015 78.3 74.7
2016 78.3 75
2017 78.2 75
2018 78.3 75.1
2019 78.2 75.3
2020 76.3 74
2021 73.6 72.7
2022 78 75.3
2023 77.8 75.9
2024 77.9 76.1
2025 78.1 76.2

Lebanon and Romania population clocks and comparison

Population
Lebanon

Romania
Year Population
Lebanon Romania
1960 1,794,406 18,406,905
1961 1,850,084 18,555,250
1962 1,909,578 18,676,550
1963 1,970,316 18,797,850
1964 2,030,543 18,919,126
1965 2,088,831 19,031,576
1966 2,148,260 19,215,450
1967 2,206,731 19,534,242
1968 2,266,368 19,799,831
1969 2,328,159 20,009,141
1970 2,386,114 20,250,398
1971 2,446,314 20,461,567
1972 2,509,729 20,657,957
1973 2,572,935 20,835,681
1974 2,635,185 21,029,429
1975 2,693,191 21,293,583
1976 2,726,469 21,551,634
1977 2,762,155 21,756,096
1978 2,822,682 21,951,464
1979 2,882,635 22,090,488
1980 2,944,763 22,207,282
1981 3,008,981 22,353,070
1982 3,054,931 22,475,741
1983 3,094,996 22,560,478
1984 3,152,744 22,640,547
1985 3,217,376 22,732,999
1986 3,300,365 22,836,841
1987 3,385,555 22,949,430
1988 3,454,649 23,057,662
1989 3,525,285 23,161,458
1990 3,595,175 23,201,835
1991 3,668,912 23,001,155
1992 3,747,371 22,794,284
1993 3,820,647 22,763,280
1994 3,889,799 22,730,211
1995 3,960,735 22,684,270
1996 4,034,781 22,619,004
1997 4,108,405 22,553,978
1998 4,181,281 22,507,344
1999 4,255,277 22,472,040
2000 4,329,340 22,442,971
2001 4,401,918 22,131,970
2002 4,463,504 21,730,496
2003 4,525,508 21,574,326
2004 4,599,279 21,451,748
2005 4,671,102 21,319,685
2006 4,751,136 21,193,760
2007 4,844,118 20,882,982
2008 4,925,354 20,537,875
2009 4,992,287 20,367,487
2010 5,041,288 20,246,871
2011 5,096,020 20,147,528
2012 5,235,742 20,058,035
2013 5,743,436 19,983,693
2014 6,346,990 19,908,979
2015 6,472,469 19,815,616
2016 6,323,060 19,702,267
2017 6,160,128 19,588,715
2018 5,984,119 19,473,970
2019 5,794,594 19,371,648
2020 5,702,398 19,265,250
2021 5,718,122 19,122,059
2022 5,744,489 19,048,502
2023 5,773,493 19,059,479
2024 5,805,962 19,069,340

Fertility rates in Lebanon and Romania

Fertility rate
Lebanon

Romania
Year Fertility rate
Lebanon Romania
1960 5.88 2.34
1961 5.89 2.17
1962 5.9 2.04
1963 5.91 2.01
1964 5.85 1.96
1965 5.77 1.91
1966 5.68 1.9
1967 5.57 3.66
1968 5.45 3.63
1969 5.32 3.19
1970 5.19 2.89
1971 5.05 2.67
1972 4.91 2.55
1973 4.79 2.44
1974 4.65 2.71
1975 4.52 2.59
1976 4.39 2.54
1977 4.28 2.57
1978 4.18 2.52
1979 4.08 2.49
1980 4.01 2.43
1981 3.95 2.36
1982 3.86 2.17
1983 3.73 2.06
1984 3.66 2.26
1985 3.53 2.31
1986 3.47 2.39
1987 3.42 2.38
1988 3.39 2.3
1989 3.36 2.22
1990 3.27 1.83
1991 3.16 1.59
1992 3.05 1.51
1993 2.94 1.43
1994 2.82 1.4
1995 2.73 1.33
1996 2.7 1.3
1997 2.67 1.32
1998 2.65 1.32
1999 2.63 1.3
2000 2.6 1.31
2001 2.58 1.27
2002 2.52 1.27
2003 2.46 1.3
2004 2.38 1.33
2005 2.29 1.4
2006 2.24 1.42
2007 2.2 1.45
2008 2.17 1.6
2009 2.19 1.66
2010 2.26 1.59
2011 2.32 1.47
2012 2.35 1.52
2013 2.36 1.46
2014 2.38 1.56
2015 2.38 1.62
2016 2.39 1.69
2017 2.37 1.78
2018 2.35 1.76
2019 2.33 1.77
2020 2.31 1.8
2021 2.28 1.81
2022 2.26 1.71
2023 2.24 1.71

Lebanon and Romania demographics compared

Median age
Lebanon

Romania
Year Median age, years
Lebanon Romania
1960 19.9 28.5
1961 19.5 28.9
1962 19.1 29.3
1963 18.7 29.7
1964 18.4 30.2
1965 18.2 30.6
1966 18.1 31
1967 18 31.3
1968 18 31.3
1969 18.1 31.3
1970 18.2 31.4
1971 18.3 31.4
1972 18.5 31.5
1973 18.7 31.5
1974 18.9 31.6
1975 19 31.7
1976 19.1 31.8
1977 19.2 31.8
1978 19.4 31.7
1979 19.6 31.7
1980 19.8 31.8
1981 19.9 31.9
1982 20.1 32
1983 20.3 32.1
1984 20.5 32.3
1985 20.7 32.5
1986 20.8 32.7
1987 21 32.8
1988 21.2 32.8
1989 21.4 32.9
1990 21.6 33
1991 21.8 33.1
1992 22 33.3
1993 22.3 33.6
1994 22.5 33.8
1995 22.8 34
1996 23.1 34.2
1997 23.4 34.4
1998 23.7 34.6
1999 24 34.7
2000 24.3 34.8
2001 24.6 34.8
2002 24.9 35.3
2003 25.2 36
2004 25.6 36.6
2005 26 37
2006 26.3 37.3
2007 26.7 37.7
2008 27.1 38.2
2009 27.5 38.8
2010 27.9 39.3
2011 28.2 39.8
2012 28.6 40.2
2013 28.9 40.5
2014 29.2 40.9
2015 29.4 41.3
2016 29.5 41.7
2017 29.4 42
2018 29.3 42.3
2019 29 42.6
2020 28.9 42.9
2021 29 43.2
2022 29.2 43.3
2023 29.4 43.5
2024 29.6 43.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Lebanon Romania
GNI, Atlas method
$21.6B
2023
$336B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.3%
2025
39.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.22%
2024
3.28%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
8.91%
2023
1.61%
2023
Armed forces personnel
80,000
2020
128,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.01%
2025
-7.83%
2025
Unemployment rate
11.3%
2019
5.43%
2024
Services, % of GDP
42.4%
2023
62.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
2.09%
2023
25%
2024
Economic freedom index
44.1
2025
66.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.1%
2022
21.8%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.8%
2022
2.4%
2023
Number of billionaires
6
2025
6
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.0002%
2025
0.00004%
2025
Listed domestic companies
10
2021
83
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$10.6B
2021
$47.4B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$33.3B
2024
$73.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$5.8B
2024
$9.52B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,936,000
2019
5,023,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
27%
2020
1.73%
2020
Banked people share
23%
2024
71.3%
2024

Energy

Lebanon Romania
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
617 kg
2022
1,601 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$19.9
2022
$28.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
17.3 megatons
2023
70.8 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3 tons
2023
3.71 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
89.2%
2022
70.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
6.8%
2021
23.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
6.6%
2022
17.5%
2023
Net energy imports use share
96.9%
2022
28.1%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
681 kWh
2022
2,585 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
5.07%
2021
44.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
16%
2022
32.2%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
19.3%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Lebanon Romania
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.23%
2024
Annual migration change
-17,267
2024
-28,466
2024
Urban population
89.6%
2024
54.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.87 ft
2025
5.83 ft
2025
Average female height
5.37 ft
2025
5.4 ft
2025
Quality of life index
49.8
2025
67.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
22
2024
46
2024
Higher education index
74
2025
69
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.26
2020
1.11
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16.4
2019
10.3
2019
Visa free countries
58
2025
171
2025
Adult literacy rate
92%
2019
99.2%
2021
English speaking
40%
2023
31%
2023
People using the Internet
83.5%
2023
91.3%
2024

Health

Lebanon Romania
Government health expenditure per capita
$392
2022
$902
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$131.1
2022
$193.3
2022
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
76.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
7.3%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.62
2019
3.47
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
27.1 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
15
2023
12
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
18.3
2023
6.6
2023
Obesity rate
30.7%
2022
35%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12.3%
2024
7.5%
2024
Air quality index
47
2025
50
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
34.3%
2022
30%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.26 liters
2020
16.8 liters
2020

Territory

Lebanon Romania
% of world land
0.007%
2025
0.15%
2025
Land area per capita
680 sq mi
2024
4,658 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,603 sq mi
2025
49,093 sq mi
2025
Forest area
560 sq mi
2025
26,753 sq mi
2025
Roads length
13,487 mi
2017
53,679 mi
2023

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