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Lebanon vs Sweden statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Lebanon has a population of 5.81M (ranked 115/197), compared with 10.6M in Sweden (ranked 93/197). Lebanon's land area is 3,950 sq mi versus 157,248 sq mi for Sweden (ranked 160th vs. 58th).

By GDP, Lebanon ranks 128/197 ($20.1B) and Sweden ranks 25/197 ($610B). By GDP per capita, Lebanon ranks 135/197 ($3,478), while Sweden ranks 15/197 ($57,723).

Main facts and rankings

Lebanon Sweden
Population
5888008
10654722
Population rank 115/197 93/197
GDP
$20.1B
2023
$610B
2024
GDP rank 128/197 25/197
GDP per capita
$3,478
2023
$57,723
2024
GDP per capita rank 135/197 15/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$12,575
2023
$71,030
2024
Government debt
$38.6B
2023
$199B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
149.1%
2025
33.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$6,680
2023
$18,842
2024
Government debt per person rank 70/185 32/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,779
2025
$40,075
2025
Land area
3,950 sq mi
2025
157,248 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,470 ppl/mi²
2024
67.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.24
2023
1.45
2023
Median age
29.6 years
2024
41.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
83.6 years
2025

Lebanon and Sweden: Comparison Charts

Lebanon and Sweden economies compared

GDP
Lebanon

Sweden
Year GDP
Lebanon Sweden
1960 - $15,930,258,332
1961 - $17,329,819,494
1962 - $18,794,282,717
1963 - $20,342,365,392
1964 - $22,685,750,575
1965 - $24,964,233,891
1966 - $27,155,028,520
1967 - $29,475,219,787
1968 - $31,278,230,634
1969 - $33,967,691,454
1970 - $38,037,663,342
1971 - $41,506,627,519
1972 - $48,883,734,672
1973 - $59,319,523,962
1974 - $65,918,391,224
1975 - $82,766,182,746
1976 - $89,233,541,404
1977 - $94,332,865,494
1978 - $104,292,130,796
1979 - $123,208,942,175
1980 - $141,887,695,763
1981 - $129,500,408,224
1982 - $114,216,043,040
1983 - $104,863,313,508
1984 - $109,044,297,251
1985 - $113,959,392,485
1986 - $150,281,594,980
1987 - $182,746,413,791
1988 $3,313,540,068 $206,688,963,474
1989 $2,717,998,688 $217,634,838,449
1990 $2,838,485,354 $261,469,578,631
1991 $4,690,415,093 $273,834,608,020
1992 $5,843,579,161 $283,912,173,667
1993 $7,941,744,492 $212,647,043,708
1994 $9,599,127,050 $228,701,658,891
1995 $11,718,795,529 $267,052,836,695
1996 $13,690,217,334 $291,952,430,659
1997 $15,751,867,489 $268,251,974,486
1998 $17,247,179,006 $270,889,570,938
1999 $17,391,056,369 $274,320,415,376
2000 $17,260,364,842 $262,905,197,442
2001 $17,649,751,244 $242,499,249,693
2002 $19,152,238,806 $267,373,345,247
2003 $20,082,918,740 $334,074,051,173
2004 $21,159,827,992 $384,547,211,147
2005 $21,497,336,499 $391,690,329,314
2006 $22,022,709,851 $422,530,427,476
2007 $24,827,355,015 $490,050,156,833
2008 $29,118,916,105 $514,616,528,349
2009 $35,399,582,929 $434,313,804,907
2010 $38,443,907,042 $492,753,255,886
2011 $39,927,125,962 $570,541,353,129
2012 $44,016,799,516 $549,742,183,874
2013 $46,880,103,081 $584,128,116,410
2014 $48,095,213,747 $577,730,245,154
2015 $49,929,337,837 $501,698,263,621
2016 $51,147,308,774 $514,218,206,628
2017 $53,027,680,686 $536,083,940,229
2018 $54,901,519,156 $551,312,498,430
2019 $51,605,959,131 $532,169,294,166
2020 $31,712,128,254 $545,147,614,972
2021 $23,131,941,557 $637,186,904,844
2022 $20,992,421,949 $579,895,717,344
2023 $20,078,620,357 $585,489,968,189
2024 - $610,117,791,237

Lebanon and Sweden economies compared

GDP per capita
Lebanon

Sweden
Year GDP per capita
Lebanon Sweden
1960 - $2,128
1961 - $2,304
1962 - $2,485
1963 - $2,675
1964 - $2,961
1965 - $3,228
1966 - $3,478
1967 - $3,746
1968 - $3,953
1969 - $4,263
1970 - $4,729
1971 - $5,125
1972 - $6,018
1973 - $7,291
1974 - $8,078
1975 - $10,103
1976 - $10,853
1977 - $11,432
1978 - $12,602
1979 - $14,856
1980 - $17,073
1981 - $15,564
1982 - $13,719
1983 - $12,590
1984 - $13,080
1985 - $13,647
1986 - $17,955
1987 - $21,761
1988 $959 $24,499
1989 $771 $25,625
1990 $790 $30,550
1991 $1,278 $31,777
1992 $1,559 $32,754
1993 $2,079 $24,390
1994 $2,468 $26,046
1995 $2,959 $30,254
1996 $3,393 $33,023
1997 $3,834 $30,324
1998 $4,125 $30,606
1999 $4,087 $30,969
2000 $3,987 $29,633
2001 $4,010 $27,259
2002 $4,291 $29,958
2003 $4,438 $37,292
2004 $4,601 $42,758
2005 $4,602 $43,379
2006 $4,635 $46,532
2007 $5,125 $53,569
2008 $5,912 $55,817
2009 $7,091 $46,708
2010 $7,626 $52,543
2011 $7,835 $60,380
2012 $8,407 $57,750
2013 $8,162 $60,844
2014 $7,578 $59,584
2015 $7,714 $51,198
2016 $8,089 $51,820
2017 $8,608 $53,301
2018 $9,175 $54,182
2019 $8,906 $51,773
2020 $5,561 $52,654
2021 $4,045 $61,175
2022 $3,654 $55,297
2023 $3,478 $55,567
2024 - $57,723

Lebanon vs. Sweden life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Lebanon

Sweden
Year Life expectancy, years
Lebanon Sweden
1950 59.9 71.1
1951 60.3 71.4
1952 60.8 71.8
1953 61.2 71.9
1954 61.6 72.4
1955 61.5 72.6
1956 62.2 72.7
1957 62.8 72.5
1958 61.2 73.2
1959 63.6 73.4
1960 63.9 73
1961 64.3 73.5
1962 64.6 73.4
1963 64.9 73.5
1964 65.1 73.7
1965 65.3 73.9
1966 65.5 74.1
1967 65.7 74.1
1968 65.8 74
1969 65.9 74.1
1970 66 74.7
1971 66.1 74.6
1972 66.2 74.7
1973 66.3 74.9
1974 66.4 75
1975 57.7 75
1976 36.4 75
1977 60.3 75.4
1978 60 75.5
1979 59.6 75.5
1980 59.9 75.7
1981 60.3 76
1982 47.2 76.3
1983 60.8 76.6
1984 61.2 76.8
1985 61.6 76.7
1986 62 77
1987 62.5 77.1
1988 62.9 77
1989 65.1 77.7
1990 65.5 77.6
1991 70.9 77.7
1992 71.2 78.1
1993 71.6 78.1
1994 72 78.7
1995 72.4 78.8
1996 72.6 79
1997 72.9 79.3
1998 73.2 79.4
1999 73.5 79.5
2000 73.9 79.7
2001 74.4 79.8
2002 74.8 79.9
2003 75.3 80.2
2004 75.7 80.5
2005 76.1 80.6
2006 75.7 80.8
2007 76.7 81
2008 77 81.1
2009 77.3 81.4
2010 77.5 81.5
2011 77.8 81.8
2012 77.9 81.7
2013 78 81.9
2014 78.1 82.2
2015 78.3 82.2
2016 78.3 82.3
2017 78.2 82.4
2018 78.3 82.5
2019 78.2 83.1
2020 76.3 82.4
2021 73.6 83
2022 78 83
2023 77.8 83.3
2024 77.9 83.4
2025 78.1 83.6

Lebanon and Sweden population clocks and comparison

Population
Lebanon

Sweden
Year Population
Lebanon Sweden
1960 1,794,406 7,484,656
1961 1,850,084 7,519,998
1962 1,909,578 7,561,588
1963 1,970,316 7,604,328
1964 2,030,543 7,661,354
1965 2,088,831 7,733,853
1966 2,148,260 7,807,797
1967 2,206,731 7,867,931
1968 2,266,368 7,912,273
1969 2,328,159 7,968,072
1970 2,386,114 8,042,801
1971 2,446,314 8,098,334
1972 2,509,729 8,122,300
1973 2,572,935 8,136,312
1974 2,635,185 8,159,955
1975 2,693,191 8,192,437
1976 2,726,469 8,222,286
1977 2,762,155 8,251,540
1978 2,822,682 8,275,599
1979 2,882,635 8,293,678
1980 2,944,763 8,310,531
1981 3,008,981 8,320,503
1982 3,054,931 8,325,263
1983 3,094,996 8,329,033
1984 3,152,744 8,336,605
1985 3,217,376 8,350,386
1986 3,300,365 8,369,829
1987 3,385,555 8,397,804
1988 3,454,649 8,436,489
1989 3,525,285 8,492,964
1990 3,595,175 8,558,835
1991 3,668,912 8,617,375
1992 3,747,371 8,668,067
1993 3,820,647 8,718,561
1994 3,889,799 8,780,745
1995 3,960,735 8,826,939
1996 4,034,781 8,840,998
1997 4,108,405 8,846,062
1998 4,181,281 8,850,974
1999 4,255,277 8,857,874
2000 4,329,340 8,872,109
2001 4,401,918 8,895,960
2002 4,463,504 8,924,958
2003 4,525,508 8,958,229
2004 4,599,279 8,993,531
2005 4,671,102 9,029,572
2006 4,751,136 9,080,505
2007 4,844,118 9,148,092
2008 4,925,354 9,219,637
2009 4,992,287 9,298,515
2010 5,041,288 9,378,126
2011 5,096,020 9,449,213
2012 5,235,742 9,519,374
2013 5,743,436 9,600,379
2014 6,346,990 9,696,110
2015 6,472,469 9,799,186
2016 6,323,060 9,923,085
2017 6,160,128 10,057,698
2018 5,984,119 10,175,214
2019 5,794,594 10,278,887
2020 5,702,398 10,353,442
2021 5,718,122 10,415,811
2022 5,744,489 10,486,941
2023 5,773,493 10,536,632
2024 5,805,962 10,569,709

Fertility rates in Lebanon and Sweden

Fertility rate
Lebanon

Sweden
Year Fertility rate
Lebanon Sweden
1960 5.88 2.17
1961 5.89 2.21
1962 5.9 2.25
1963 5.91 2.33
1964 5.85 2.47
1965 5.77 2.39
1966 5.68 2.37
1967 5.57 2.28
1968 5.45 2.07
1969 5.32 1.93
1970 5.19 1.92
1971 5.05 1.96
1972 4.91 1.91
1973 4.79 1.87
1974 4.65 1.87
1975 4.52 1.77
1976 4.39 1.68
1977 4.28 1.64
1978 4.18 1.6
1979 4.08 1.66
1980 4.01 1.68
1981 3.95 1.63
1982 3.86 1.62
1983 3.73 1.61
1984 3.66 1.66
1985 3.53 1.74
1986 3.47 1.8
1987 3.42 1.84
1988 3.39 1.96
1989 3.36 2.01
1990 3.27 2.13
1991 3.16 2.11
1992 3.05 2.09
1993 2.94 1.99
1994 2.82 1.88
1995 2.73 1.73
1996 2.7 1.6
1997 2.67 1.52
1998 2.65 1.5
1999 2.63 1.5
2000 2.6 1.54
2001 2.58 1.57
2002 2.52 1.65
2003 2.46 1.71
2004 2.38 1.75
2005 2.29 1.77
2006 2.24 1.85
2007 2.2 1.88
2008 2.17 1.91
2009 2.19 1.94
2010 2.26 1.98
2011 2.32 1.9
2012 2.35 1.91
2013 2.36 1.89
2014 2.38 1.88
2015 2.38 1.85
2016 2.39 1.85
2017 2.37 1.78
2018 2.35 1.76
2019 2.33 1.71
2020 2.31 1.67
2021 2.28 1.67
2022 2.26 1.53
2023 2.24 1.45

Lebanon and Sweden demographics compared

Median age
Lebanon

Sweden
Year Median age, years
Lebanon Sweden
1960 19.9 36
1961 19.5 36.2
1962 19.1 36.3
1963 18.7 36.3
1964 18.4 36.3
1965 18.2 36.2
1966 18.1 36
1967 18 35.9
1968 18 35.8
1969 18.1 35.6
1970 18.2 35.4
1971 18.3 35.3
1972 18.5 35.3
1973 18.7 35.3
1974 18.9 35.3
1975 19 35.3
1976 19.1 35.4
1977 19.2 35.5
1978 19.4 35.7
1979 19.6 36
1980 19.8 36.2
1981 19.9 36.5
1982 20.1 36.8
1983 20.3 37.1
1984 20.5 37.4
1985 20.7 37.6
1986 20.8 37.9
1987 21 38.1
1988 21.2 38.2
1989 21.4 38.3
1990 21.6 38.3
1991 21.8 38.3
1992 22 38.4
1993 22.3 38.4
1994 22.5 38.4
1995 22.8 38.5
1996 23.1 38.6
1997 23.4 38.8
1998 23.7 39
1999 24 39.2
2000 24.3 39.4
2001 24.6 39.5
2002 24.9 39.7
2003 25.2 39.8
2004 25.6 40
2005 26 40.2
2006 26.3 40.4
2007 26.7 40.5
2008 27.1 40.6
2009 27.5 40.7
2010 27.9 40.7
2011 28.2 40.8
2012 28.6 40.9
2013 28.9 40.9
2014 29.2 40.9
2015 29.4 40.9
2016 29.5 40.8
2017 29.4 40.7
2018 29.3 40.6
2019 29 40.5
2020 28.9 40.6
2021 29 40.7
2022 29.2 40.7
2023 29.4 40.9
2024 29.6 41.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Lebanon Sweden
GNI, Atlas method
$21.6B
2023
$622B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.3%
2025
49.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.22%
2024
7.32%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
8.91%
2023
1.47%
2023
Armed forces personnel
80,000
2020
15,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.01%
2025
-1.45%
2025
Unemployment rate
11.3%
2019
8.31%
2024
Services, % of GDP
42.4%
2023
65.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
2.09%
2023
22.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
44.1
2025
77.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.1%
2022
22.3%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.8%
2022
2.8%
2023
Number of millionaires n/a
575,426
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
7.06%
2024
Number of billionaires
6
2025
45
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.0002%
2025
0.0006%
2025
Listed domestic companies
10
2021
278
2002
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$10.6B
2021
$290B
2003
Total reserves including gold
$33.3B
2024
$62.6B
2024
Personal remittances received
$5.8B
2024
$4.47B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,936,000
2019
1,957,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
27%
2020
4.85%
2010
Banked people share
23%
2024
98.6%
2024

Energy

Lebanon Sweden
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
617 kg
2022
4,289 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$19.9
2022
$15.7
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
17.3 megatons
2023
35.4 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3 tons
2023
3.36 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
89.2%
2022
24.9%
2023
Renewable energy use share
6.8%
2021
57.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
6.6%
2022
49.9%
2023
Net energy imports use share
96.9%
2022
27.8%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
681 kWh
2022
12,150 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
5.07%
2021
67.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
16%
2022
39.9%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
29.2%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Lebanon Sweden
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
-17,267
2024
+50,115
2024
Urban population
89.6%
2024
89%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.87 ft
2025
5.92 ft
2025
Average female height
5.37 ft
2025
5.47 ft
2025
Quality of life index
49.8
2025
92
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
22
2024
80
2024
Higher education index
74
2025
94
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.26
2020
1.15
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16.4
2019
3.1
2019
Visa free countries
58
2025
174
2025
Adult literacy rate
92%
2019
99%
2003
English speaking
40%
2023
89%
2023
People using the Internet
83.5%
2023
95.5%
2024

Health

Lebanon Sweden
Government health expenditure per capita
$392
2022
$6,152
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$131.1
2022
$780
2023
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
83.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
7.3%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.62
2019
4.31
2020
Age at first childbirth n/a
30 years
2023
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
2.5
2023
Obesity rate
30.7%
2022
15.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12.3%
2024
5.8%
2024
Air quality index
47
2025
89
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
34.3%
2022
22.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.26 liters
2020
9.57 liters
2020

Territory

Lebanon Sweden
% of world land
0.007%
2025
0.27%
2025
Land area per capita
680 sq mi
2024
14,877 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,603 sq mi
2025
11,514 sq mi
2025
Forest area
560 sq mi
2025
108,031 sq mi
2025
Roads length
13,487 mi
2017
356,129 mi
2016

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