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Lebanon vs Switzerland statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Lebanon has a population of 5.81M (ranked 115/197), compared with 9.03M in Switzerland (ranked 101/197). Lebanon's land area is 3,950 sq mi versus 15,255 sq mi for Switzerland (ranked 160th vs. 131st).

By GDP, Lebanon ranks 128/197 ($20.1B) and Switzerland ranks 20/197 ($937B). By GDP per capita, Lebanon ranks 135/197 ($3,478), while Switzerland ranks 5/197 ($103,670).

Main facts and rankings

Lebanon Switzerland
Population
5888008
9112950
Population rank 115/197 100/197
GDP
$20.1B
2023
$937B
2024
GDP rank 128/197 20/197
GDP per capita
$3,478
2023
$103,670
2024
GDP per capita rank 135/197 5/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$12,575
2023
$93,819
2024
Government debt
$38.6B
2023
$352B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
149.1%
2025
36.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$6,680
2023
$38,957
2024
Government debt per person rank 70/185 14/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,779
2025
$88,321
2025
Land area
3,950 sq mi
2025
15,255 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,470 ppl/mi²
2024
592 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.24
2023
1.33
2023
Median age
29.6 years
2024
43.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
84.2 years
2025

Lebanon and Switzerland: Comparison Charts

Lebanon and Switzerland economies compared

GDP
Lebanon

Switzerland
Year GDP
Lebanon Switzerland
1960 - $10,412,232,621
1961 - $11,713,348,834
1962 - $12,989,649,694
1963 - $14,283,872,299
1964 - $15,833,133,858
1965 - $16,780,226,225
1966 - $18,019,402,374
1967 - $19,397,044,714
1968 - $20,712,102,794
1969 - $22,442,043,274
1970 - $24,998,066,773
1971 - $30,040,171,751
1972 - $36,844,318,854
1973 - $49,550,006,320
1974 - $57,103,011,446
1975 - $65,466,081,819
1976 - $68,476,524,644
1977 - $73,135,771,167
1978 - $102,280,472,036
1979 - $114,970,094,425
1980 - $122,557,843,886
1981 - $112,244,805,519
1982 - $115,043,365,512
1983 - $114,634,358,535
1984 - $109,455,312,168
1985 - $110,980,314,192
1986 - $159,089,921,063
1987 - $199,236,370,038
1988 $3,313,540,068 $215,540,625,299
1989 $2,717,998,688 $208,105,846,934
1990 $2,838,485,354 $265,763,573,999
1991 $4,690,415,093 $268,901,693,863
1992 $5,843,579,161 $279,921,425,828
1993 $7,941,744,492 $272,237,527,071
1994 $9,599,127,050 $301,375,055,202
1995 $11,718,795,529 $352,835,806,342
1996 $13,690,217,334 $340,103,959,547
1997 $15,751,867,489 $294,788,198,856
1998 $17,247,179,006 $303,459,014,347
1999 $17,391,056,369 $297,873,643,323
2000 $17,260,364,842 $279,216,033,870
2001 $17,649,751,244 $286,582,672,434
2002 $19,152,238,806 $309,301,422,430
2003 $20,082,918,740 $362,075,086,508
2004 $21,159,827,992 $403,912,891,033
2005 $21,497,336,499 $418,284,865,885
2006 $22,022,709,851 $441,634,672,197
2007 $24,827,355,015 $490,740,715,595
2008 $29,118,916,105 $567,267,767,519
2009 $35,399,582,929 $554,212,916,092
2010 $38,443,907,042 $598,851,027,948
2011 $39,927,125,962 $715,888,126,682
2012 $44,016,799,516 $686,420,221,558
2013 $46,880,103,081 $706,234,937,371
2014 $48,095,213,747 $726,537,809,430
2015 $49,929,337,837 $694,118,186,380
2016 $51,147,308,774 $687,895,460,903
2017 $53,027,680,686 $695,200,834,102
2018 $54,901,519,156 $725,568,717,468
2019 $51,605,959,131 $721,369,112,727
2020 $31,712,128,254 $741,999,406,006
2021 $23,131,941,557 $815,309,330,987
2022 $20,992,421,949 $828,508,926,958
2023 $20,078,620,357 $894,424,821,645
2024 - $936,564,198,049

Lebanon and Switzerland economies compared

GDP per capita
Lebanon

Switzerland
Year GDP per capita
Lebanon Switzerland
1960 - $1,954
1961 - $2,155
1962 - $2,330
1963 - $2,508
1964 - $2,735
1965 - $2,865
1966 - $3,045
1967 - $3,237
1968 - $3,413
1969 - $3,657
1970 - $4,044
1971 - $4,835
1972 - $5,885
1973 - $7,856
1974 - $9,005
1975 - $10,328
1976 - $10,865
1977 - $11,644
1978 - $16,282
1979 - $18,266
1980 - $19,394
1981 - $17,665
1982 - $18,000
1983 - $17,859
1984 - $16,991
1985 - $17,152
1986 - $24,460
1987 - $30,441
1988 $959 $32,690
1989 $771 $31,309
1990 $790 $39,575
1991 $1,278 $39,544
1992 $1,559 $40,714
1993 $2,079 $39,237
1994 $2,468 $43,092
1995 $2,959 $50,114
1996 $3,393 $48,093
1997 $3,834 $41,584
1998 $4,125 $42,681
1999 $4,087 $41,696
2000 $3,987 $38,865
2001 $4,010 $39,639
2002 $4,291 $42,459
2003 $4,438 $49,336
2004 $4,601 $54,659
2005 $4,602 $56,243
2006 $4,635 $59,011
2007 $5,125 $64,989
2008 $5,912 $74,175
2009 $7,091 $71,568
2010 $7,626 $76,531
2011 $7,835 $90,477
2012 $8,407 $85,836
2013 $8,162 $87,304
2014 $7,578 $88,725
2015 $7,714 $83,806
2016 $8,089 $82,153
2017 $8,608 $82,254
2018 $9,175 $85,217
2019 $8,906 $84,122
2020 $5,561 $85,898
2021 $4,045 $93,665
2022 $3,654 $94,395
2023 $3,478 $100,632
2024 - $103,670

Lebanon vs. Switzerland life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Lebanon

Switzerland
Year Life expectancy, years
Lebanon Switzerland
1950 59.9 68.9
1951 60.3 68.7
1952 60.8 69.6
1953 61.2 69.5
1954 61.6 70
1955 61.5 70.1
1956 62.2 70.2
1957 62.8 70.5
1958 61.2 71.3
1959 63.6 71.5
1960 63.9 71.4
1961 64.3 71.7
1962 64.6 71.3
1963 64.9 71.3
1964 65.1 72.2
1965 65.3 72.3
1966 65.5 72.4
1967 65.7 72.7
1968 65.8 72.7
1969 65.9 72.7
1970 66 73.1
1971 66.1 73.2
1972 66.2 73.8
1973 66.3 74.1
1974 66.4 74.4
1975 57.7 74.8
1976 36.4 74.9
1977 60.3 75.4
1978 60 75.3
1979 59.6 75.6
1980 59.9 75.6
1981 60.3 75.8
1982 47.2 76.2
1983 60.8 76.2
1984 61.2 76.8
1985 61.6 76.9
1986 62 77
1987 62.5 77.3
1988 62.9 77.4
1989 65.1 77.6
1990 65.5 77.4
1991 70.9 77.6
1992 71.2 77.9
1993 71.6 78.2
1994 72 78.5
1995 72.4 78.6
1996 72.6 79
1997 72.9 79.2
1998 73.2 79.5
1999 73.5 79.7
2000 73.9 79.8
2001 74.4 80.3
2002 74.8 80.4
2003 75.3 80.5
2004 75.7 81.1
2005 76.1 81.2
2006 75.7 81.5
2007 76.7 81.7
2008 77 82
2009 77.3 82
2010 77.5 82.3
2011 77.8 82.6
2012 77.9 82.6
2013 78 82.7
2014 78.1 83.1
2015 78.3 82.8
2016 78.3 83.4
2017 78.2 83.4
2018 78.3 83.6
2019 78.2 83.8
2020 76.3 83.1
2021 73.6 83.6
2022 78 83.2
2023 77.8 84
2024 77.9 84.1
2025 78.1 84.2

Lebanon and Switzerland population clocks and comparison

Population
Lebanon

Switzerland
Year Population
Lebanon Switzerland
1960 1,794,406 5,327,827
1961 1,850,084 5,434,294
1962 1,909,578 5,573,815
1963 1,970,316 5,694,247
1964 2,030,543 5,789,228
1965 2,088,831 5,856,472
1966 2,148,260 5,918,002
1967 2,206,731 5,991,785
1968 2,266,368 6,067,714
1969 2,328,159 6,136,387
1970 2,386,114 6,180,877
1971 2,446,314 6,213,399
1972 2,509,729 6,260,956
1973 2,572,935 6,307,347
1974 2,635,185 6,341,405
1975 2,693,191 6,338,632
1976 2,726,469 6,302,504
1977 2,762,155 6,281,174
1978 2,822,682 6,281,738
1979 2,882,635 6,294,365
1980 2,944,763 6,319,408
1981 3,008,981 6,354,074
1982 3,054,931 6,391,309
1983 3,094,996 6,418,773
1984 3,152,744 6,441,865
1985 3,217,376 6,470,365
1986 3,300,365 6,504,124
1987 3,385,555 6,545,106
1988 3,454,649 6,593,386
1989 3,525,285 6,646,912
1990 3,595,175 6,715,519
1991 3,668,912 6,799,978
1992 3,747,371 6,875,364
1993 3,820,647 6,938,265
1994 3,889,799 6,993,795
1995 3,960,735 7,040,687
1996 4,034,781 7,071,850
1997 4,108,405 7,088,906
1998 4,181,281 7,110,001
1999 4,255,277 7,143,991
2000 4,329,340 7,184,250
2001 4,401,918 7,229,854
2002 4,463,504 7,284,753
2003 4,525,508 7,339,001
2004 4,599,279 7,389,625
2005 4,671,102 7,437,115
2006 4,751,136 7,483,934
2007 4,844,118 7,551,117
2008 4,925,354 7,647,675
2009 4,992,287 7,743,831
2010 5,041,288 7,824,909
2011 5,096,020 7,912,398
2012 5,235,742 7,996,861
2013 5,743,436 8,089,346
2014 6,346,990 8,188,649
2015 6,472,469 8,282,396
2016 6,323,060 8,373,338
2017 6,160,128 8,451,840
2018 5,984,119 8,514,329
2019 5,794,594 8,575,280
2020 5,702,398 8,638,167
2021 5,718,122 8,704,546
2022 5,744,489 8,777,088
2023 5,773,493 8,888,093
2024 5,805,962 9,034,102

Fertility rates in Lebanon and Switzerland

Fertility rate
Lebanon

Switzerland
Year Fertility rate
Lebanon Switzerland
1960 5.88 2.44
1961 5.89 2.52
1962 5.9 2.58
1963 5.91 2.65
1964 5.85 2.66
1965 5.77 2.59
1966 5.68 2.5
1967 5.57 2.39
1968 5.45 2.29
1969 5.32 2.19
1970 5.19 2.1
1971 5.05 2.04
1972 4.91 1.91
1973 4.79 1.81
1974 4.65 1.73
1975 4.52 1.61
1976 4.39 1.55
1977 4.28 1.53
1978 4.18 1.51
1979 4.08 1.52
1980 4.01 1.55
1981 3.95 1.55
1982 3.86 1.56
1983 3.73 1.52
1984 3.66 1.53
1985 3.53 1.52
1986 3.47 1.53
1987 3.42 1.52
1988 3.39 1.57
1989 3.36 1.56
1990 3.27 1.58
1991 3.16 1.58
1992 3.05 1.58
1993 2.94 1.51
1994 2.82 1.49
1995 2.73 1.48
1996 2.7 1.5
1997 2.67 1.48
1998 2.65 1.47
1999 2.63 1.48
2000 2.6 1.5
2001 2.58 1.38
2002 2.52 1.39
2003 2.46 1.39
2004 2.38 1.42
2005 2.29 1.42
2006 2.24 1.44
2007 2.2 1.46
2008 2.17 1.48
2009 2.19 1.5
2010 2.26 1.52
2011 2.32 1.52
2012 2.35 1.52
2013 2.36 1.52
2014 2.38 1.54
2015 2.38 1.54
2016 2.39 1.54
2017 2.37 1.52
2018 2.35 1.52
2019 2.33 1.48
2020 2.31 1.46
2021 2.28 1.52
2022 2.26 1.39
2023 2.24 1.33

Lebanon and Switzerland demographics compared

Median age
Lebanon

Switzerland
Year Median age, years
Lebanon Switzerland
1960 19.9 32.6
1961 19.5 32.4
1962 19.1 32
1963 18.7 31.7
1964 18.4 31.5
1965 18.2 31.6
1966 18.1 31.6
1967 18 31.6
1968 18 31.7
1969 18.1 31.7
1970 18.2 32
1971 18.3 32.2
1972 18.5 32.3
1973 18.7 32.5
1974 18.9 32.7
1975 19 33.1
1976 19.1 33.5
1977 19.2 33.8
1978 19.4 34.2
1979 19.6 34.5
1980 19.8 34.8
1981 19.9 35
1982 20.1 35.3
1983 20.3 35.6
1984 20.5 35.9
1985 20.7 36.1
1986 20.8 36.3
1987 21 36.5
1988 21.2 36.7
1989 21.4 36.8
1990 21.6 36.9
1991 21.8 36.9
1992 22 36.9
1993 22.3 37
1994 22.5 37.1
1995 22.8 37.3
1996 23.1 37.6
1997 23.4 37.9
1998 23.7 38.2
1999 24 38.4
2000 24.3 38.7
2001 24.6 39
2002 24.9 39.3
2003 25.2 39.6
2004 25.6 39.9
2005 26 40.3
2006 26.3 40.6
2007 26.7 40.9
2008 27.1 41.1
2009 27.5 41.3
2010 27.9 41.5
2011 28.2 41.6
2012 28.6 41.8
2013 28.9 42
2014 29.2 42.1
2015 29.4 42.2
2016 29.5 42.3
2017 29.4 42.4
2018 29.3 42.5
2019 29 42.6
2020 28.9 42.7
2021 29 42.8
2022 29.2 43
2023 29.4 43.4
2024 29.6 43.7

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Lebanon Switzerland
GNI, Atlas method
$21.6B
2023
$866B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.3%
2025
32.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.22%
2024
4.92%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
8.91%
2023
0.7%
2023
Armed forces personnel
80,000
2020
20,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.01%
2025
+0.26%
2025
Unemployment rate
11.3%
2019
4.34%
2024
Services, % of GDP
42.4%
2023
72%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
2.09%
2023
24.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
44.1
2025
83.7
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.1%
2022
26.6%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2.8%
2022
2.9%
2022
Number of millionaires n/a
1,054,293
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
14.6%
2024
Number of billionaires
6
2025
42
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.0002%
2025
0.0006%
2025
Listed domestic companies
10
2021
206
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$10.6B
2021
$1.97T
2024
Total reserves including gold
$33.3B
2024
$909B
2024
Personal remittances received
$5.8B
2024
$3.5B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,936,000
2019
11,818,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
27%
2020
2.11%
2020
Banked people share
23%
2024
98.4%
2024

Energy

Lebanon Switzerland
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
617 kg
2022
2,512 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$19.9
2022
$36
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
17.3 megatons
2023
34.2 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3 tons
2023
3.85 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
89.2%
2022
44.5%
2023
Renewable energy use share
6.8%
2021
27.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
6.6%
2022
45.1%
2023
Net energy imports use share
96.9%
2022
51.7%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
681 kWh
2022
7,097 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
5.07%
2021
68.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
16%
2022
55.8%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
33%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Lebanon Switzerland
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.11%
2024
Annual migration change
-17,267
2024
+40,099
2024
Urban population
89.6%
2024
74.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.87 ft
2025
5.86 ft
2025
Average female height
5.37 ft
2025
5.39 ft
2025
Quality of life index
49.8
2025
100
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
22
2024
81
2024
Higher education index
74
2025
99
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.26
2020
0.6
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16.4
2019
2.2
2019
Visa free countries
58
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
92%
2019
99%
2003
English speaking
40%
2023
61.3%
2023
People using the Internet
83.5%
2023
97.3%
2023

Health

Lebanon Switzerland
Government health expenditure per capita
$392
2022
$10,963
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$131.1
2022
$2,366
2022
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
84.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
7.3%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.62
2019
4.44
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
31.3 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
15
2023
5
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
18.3
2023
3.9
2023
Obesity rate
30.7%
2022
12.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12.3%
2024
5.3%
2024
Air quality index
47
2025
83
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
34.3%
2022
25.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.26 liters
2020
10.1 liters
2020

Territory

Lebanon Switzerland
% of world land
0.007%
2025
0.03%
2025
Land area per capita
680 sq mi
2024
1,689 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,603 sq mi
2025
5,765 sq mi
2025
Forest area
560 sq mi
2025
4,940 sq mi
2025
Roads length
13,487 mi
2017
52,266 mi
2021

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