Lebanon vs Palestine

Lebanon (Asia) and Palestine (Asia) side by side. Each value is the latest available for that country, so the year may differ; the rank is among all countries of the world.

Over time

with the world for reference

GDP per capita

US$ · 1994-2024

Lebanon Palestine World

0 5,000 10k 15k 1994 Lebanon: 2,467.77 Palestine: 1,201.58 World: 4,967.01 1995 Lebanon: 2,958.74 Palestine: 1,326.56 World: 5,463.2 1996 Lebanon: 3,393.05 Palestine: 1,317.47 World: 5,507.22 1997 Lebanon: 3,834.06 Palestine: 1,389.17 World: 5,408.57 1998 Lebanon: 4,124.86 Palestine: 1,465.05 World: 5,302.34 1999 Lebanon: 4,086.94 Palestine: 1,499.49 World: 5,401.23 2000 Lebanon: 3,986.84 Palestine: 1,476.17 World: 5,512.56 2001 Lebanon: 4,009.56 Palestine: 1,335.55 World: 5,404.2 2002 Lebanon: 4,290.85 Palestine: 1,156.22 World: 5,539.32 2003 Lebanon: 4,437.72 Palestine: 1,257.7 World: 6,129.87 2004 Lebanon: 4,600.68 Palestine: 1,422.19 World: 6,818 2005 Lebanon: 4,602.2 Palestine: 1,543.7 World: 7,290.57 2006 Lebanon: 4,635.25 Palestine: 1,570.1 World: 7,803.19 2007 Lebanon: 5,125.26 Palestine: 1,664.25 World: 8,685.33 2008 Lebanon: 5,912.05 Palestine: 2,035.2 World: 9,425.74 2009 Lebanon: 7,090.85 Palestine: 2,191.78 World: 8,827.04 2010 Lebanon: 7,625.81 Palestine: 2,557.08 World: 9,555.07 2011 Lebanon: 7,834.96 Palestine: 2,880.8 World: 10,496.93 2012 Lebanon: 8,406.98 Palestine: 3,067.44 World: 10,597.85 2013 Lebanon: 8,162.38 Palestine: 3,315.3 World: 10,759.35 2014 Lebanon: 7,577.64 Palestine: 3,352.11 World: 10,912.24 2015 Lebanon: 7,714.11 Palestine: 3,272.15 World: 10,191.98 2016 Lebanon: 8,089.01 Palestine: 3,527.61 World: 10,239.47 2017 Lebanon: 8,608.21 Palestine: 3,620.36 World: 10,784.4 2018 Lebanon: 9,174.54 Palestine: 3,562.33 World: 11,344.73 2019 Lebanon: 8,905.88 Palestine: 3,656.86 World: 11,417.6 2020 Lebanon: 5,561.19 Palestine: 3,233.57 World: 10,999.49 2021 Lebanon: 4,045.37 Palestine: 3,678.64 World: 12,472.91 2022 Lebanon: 3,654.36 Palestine: 3,799.96 World: 12,876.24 2023 Lebanon: 3,477.72 Palestine: 3,607.42 World: 13,313.86 2024 Lebanon: 4,473.27 Palestine: 3,028.25 World: 13,717.09 1994 2004 2009 2014 2024

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1990-2024

Lebanon Palestine World

65 70 75 80 1990 Lebanon: 65.48 Palestine: 67.8 World: 65.11 1991 Lebanon: 70.87 Palestine: 68.22 World: 65.3 1992 Lebanon: 71.17 Palestine: 68.48 World: 65.55 1993 Lebanon: 71.56 Palestine: 68.76 World: 65.74 1994 Lebanon: 72.03 Palestine: 69.33 World: 65.96 1995 Lebanon: 72.38 Palestine: 69.58 World: 66.2 1996 Lebanon: 72.61 Palestine: 69.98 World: 66.52 1997 Lebanon: 72.94 Palestine: 70.33 World: 66.83 1998 Lebanon: 73.2 Palestine: 70.56 World: 67.07 1999 Lebanon: 73.51 Palestine: 70.79 World: 67.31 2000 Lebanon: 73.9 Palestine: 70.3 World: 67.65 2001 Lebanon: 74.35 Palestine: 69.75 World: 67.95 2002 Lebanon: 74.84 Palestine: 70.88 World: 68.23 2003 Lebanon: 75.28 Palestine: 70.97 World: 68.52 2004 Lebanon: 75.69 Palestine: 71.09 World: 68.77 2005 Lebanon: 76.07 Palestine: 72 World: 69.11 2006 Lebanon: 75.68 Palestine: 71.83 World: 69.47 2007 Lebanon: 76.73 Palestine: 72.06 World: 69.81 2008 Lebanon: 76.96 Palestine: 72.2 World: 70 2009 Lebanon: 77.26 Palestine: 72.31 World: 70.38 2010 Lebanon: 77.53 Palestine: 73.3 World: 70.68 2011 Lebanon: 77.77 Palestine: 73.56 World: 70.97 2012 Lebanon: 77.94 Palestine: 73.72 World: 71.26 2013 Lebanon: 78.04 Palestine: 74.14 World: 71.53 2014 Lebanon: 78.15 Palestine: 72.78 World: 71.78 2015 Lebanon: 78.28 Palestine: 74.58 World: 71.97 2016 Lebanon: 78.31 Palestine: 74.92 World: 72.19 2017 Lebanon: 78.19 Palestine: 75.22 World: 72.37 2018 Lebanon: 78.26 Palestine: 75.38 World: 72.64 2019 Lebanon: 78.21 Palestine: 75.81 World: 72.87 2020 Lebanon: 76.3 Palestine: 75 World: 72.18 2021 Lebanon: 73.65 Palestine: 73.89 World: 71.22 2022 Lebanon: 78 Palestine: 76.66 World: 72.97 2023 Lebanon: 77.82 Palestine: 65.17 World: 73.33 2024 Lebanon: 77.95 Palestine: 69.21 World: 73.48 1990 2000 2005 2010 2015 2024

Fertility rate

1990-2024

Lebanon Palestine World

2 3 4 5 6 7 1990 Lebanon: 3.27 Palestine: 6.81 World: 3.31 1991 Lebanon: 3.16 Palestine: 6.75 World: 3.13 1992 Lebanon: 3.05 Palestine: 6.65 World: 3.04 1993 Lebanon: 2.94 Palestine: 6.5 World: 2.97 1994 Lebanon: 2.82 Palestine: 6.33 World: 2.92 1995 Lebanon: 2.73 Palestine: 6.16 World: 2.87 1996 Lebanon: 2.7 Palestine: 5.99 World: 2.82 1997 Lebanon: 2.67 Palestine: 5.82 World: 2.78 1998 Lebanon: 2.65 Palestine: 5.69 World: 2.75 1999 Lebanon: 2.63 Palestine: 5.58 World: 2.72 2000 Lebanon: 2.6 Palestine: 5.46 World: 2.73 2001 Lebanon: 2.58 Palestine: 5.34 World: 2.69 2002 Lebanon: 2.52 Palestine: 5.22 World: 2.66 2003 Lebanon: 2.46 Palestine: 5.06 World: 2.64 2004 Lebanon: 2.38 Palestine: 4.97 World: 2.63 2005 Lebanon: 2.29 Palestine: 4.87 World: 2.61 2006 Lebanon: 2.24 Palestine: 4.74 World: 2.61 2007 Lebanon: 2.2 Palestine: 4.63 World: 2.6 2008 Lebanon: 2.17 Palestine: 4.51 World: 2.6 2009 Lebanon: 2.19 Palestine: 4.44 World: 2.59 2010 Lebanon: 2.26 Palestine: 4.43 World: 2.57 2011 Lebanon: 2.32 Palestine: 4.31 World: 2.55 2012 Lebanon: 2.35 Palestine: 4.15 World: 2.56 2013 Lebanon: 2.36 Palestine: 4.05 World: 2.53 2014 Lebanon: 2.38 Palestine: 4 World: 2.52 2015 Lebanon: 2.38 Palestine: 3.98 World: 2.49 2016 Lebanon: 2.39 Palestine: 3.89 World: 2.49 2017 Lebanon: 2.37 Palestine: 3.77 World: 2.46 2018 Lebanon: 2.35 Palestine: 3.67 World: 2.39 2019 Lebanon: 2.33 Palestine: 3.59 World: 2.35 2020 Lebanon: 2.31 Palestine: 3.51 World: 2.28 2021 Lebanon: 2.28 Palestine: 3.44 World: 2.25 2022 Lebanon: 2.26 Palestine: 3.38 World: 2.22 2023 Lebanon: 2.24 Palestine: 3.31 World: 2.2 2024 Lebanon: 2.23 Palestine: 3.25 World: 2.19 1990 2000 2005 2010 2015 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2022

Lebanon Palestine World

5 10 15 20 25 30 1991 Lebanon: 8.59 Palestine: 10.67 World: 5.12 1992 Lebanon: 8.23 Palestine: 10.69 World: 5.28 1993 Lebanon: 8.23 Palestine: 10.71 World: 5.54 1994 Lebanon: 8.32 Palestine: 10.78 World: 5.79 1995 Lebanon: 8.42 Palestine: 10.71 World: 5.92 1996 Lebanon: 8.41 Palestine: 10.73 World: 5.98 1997 Lebanon: 8.62 Palestine: 10.52 World: 6.01 1998 Lebanon: 8.57 Palestine: 10.45 World: 6.16 1999 Lebanon: 8.79 Palestine: 10.38 World: 6.28 2000 Lebanon: 8.64 Palestine: 10.63 World: 6.11 2001 Lebanon: 8.5 Palestine: 21.49 World: 6.19 2002 Lebanon: 8.25 Palestine: 27.47 World: 6.41 2003 Lebanon: 8.06 Palestine: 23 World: 6.48 2004 Lebanon: 7.85 Palestine: 23.22 World: 6.33 2005 Lebanon: 8.25 Palestine: 20.02 World: 6.22 2006 Lebanon: 8.68 Palestine: 19.01 World: 5.97 2007 Lebanon: 8.98 Palestine: 18.28 World: 5.77 2008 Lebanon: 7.67 Palestine: 22.91 World: 5.82 2009 Lebanon: 6.36 Palestine: 20.45 World: 6.41 2010 Lebanon: 6.77 Palestine: 21.42 World: 6.28 2011 Lebanon: 7.35 Palestine: 17.6 World: 6.15 2012 Lebanon: 7.95 Palestine: 19.2 World: 6.15 2013 Lebanon: 8.48 Palestine: 19.89 World: 6.1 2014 Lebanon: 8.84 Palestine: 20.53 World: 5.96 2015 Lebanon: 9.31 Palestine: 23.01 World: 6 2016 Lebanon: 9.79 Palestine: 23.94 World: 5.97 2017 Lebanon: 10.26 Palestine: 25.68 World: 5.9 2018 Lebanon: 10.76 Palestine: 26.26 World: 5.76 2019 Lebanon: 11.3 Palestine: 25.34 World: 5.59 2020 Lebanon: 13.25 Palestine: 25.9 World: 6.59 2021 Lebanon: 12.72 Palestine: 26.39 World: 6.05 2022 Lebanon: 11.11 Palestine: 24.42 World: 5.23 1991 2001 2006 2011 2022

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2023

Lebanon Palestine World

0 20 40 60 80 100 2005 Lebanon: 10.14 Palestine: 16.01 World: 15.6 2006 Lebanon: 15 Palestine: 18.41 World: 17.2 2007 Lebanon: 18.74 Palestine: 21.18 World: 20.2 2008 Lebanon: 22.53 Palestine: 24.36 World: 22.8 2009 Lebanon: 30.14 Palestine: 32.23 World: 25.3 2010 Lebanon: 43.68 Palestine: 37.4 World: 28.4 2011 Lebanon: 52 Palestine: 41.08 World: 30.9 2012 Lebanon: 61.25 Palestine: 43.4 World: 33.3 2013 Lebanon: 70.5 Palestine: 46.6 World: 35.3 2014 Lebanon: 73 Palestine: 53.67 World: 37.4 2015 Lebanon: 74 Palestine: 56.7 World: 39.9 2016 Lebanon: 76.11 Palestine: 59.9 World: 43.6 2017 Lebanon: 78.18 Palestine: 63.3 World: 46.3 2018 Lebanon: 80.9 Palestine: 64.4 World: 49.4 2019 Lebanon: 81.48 Palestine: 70.62 World: 53.9 2020 Lebanon: 82.07 Palestine: 76.18 World: 60.1 2022 Lebanon: 81.46 Palestine: 88.65 World: 67 2023 Lebanon: 81.71 Palestine: 86.64 World: 69.2 2005 2011 2014 2017 2023

Population

Indicator Lebanon Palestine
Population 5.8 mn 2025
115th of 215		 5.4 mn 2025
123rd of 215
Population density 564.4 /km² 2023
17th of 214		 857.4 /km² 2023
11th of 214
Population growth 0.75 % 2025
116th of 215		 2.33 % 2025
33rd of 215
Life expectancy 77.9 years 2024
70th of 215		 69.2 years 2024
158th of 215
Fertility rate 2.23 2024
90th of 215		 3.25 2024
48th of 215
Birth rate 16.0 ‰ 2024
96th of 215		 26.5 ‰ 2024
45th of 215
Infant mortality 15.3 ‰ 2024
115th of 196		 17.0 ‰ 2024
122nd of 196
Urban population 91.0 % 2025
30th of 215		 87.4 % 2025
42nd of 215
Aged 65+ 10.4 % 2025
94th of 215		 3.9 % 2025
168th of 215
Living in cities 50.8 % 2025
52nd of 215		 73.7 % 2025
13th of 215
Living in towns 39.3 % 2025
69th of 215		 21.2 % 2025
178th of 215
Living in rural areas 9.9 % 2025
189th of 215		 5.2 % 2025
203rd of 215

Human development

Indicator Lebanon Palestine
Human Development Index 0.752 2023
102nd of 193		 0.674 2023
134th of 193
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.691 2023
70th of 156		 0.653 2023
90th of 156
Gender Inequality Index 0.360 2023
91st of 172		 -
Inequality-adjusted HDI - 0.538 2023
103rd of 169

Economy

Indicator Lebanon Palestine
GDP 26 bn US$ 2024 17.2 bn US$ 2025
136th of 186
GDP per capita 4,473 US$ 2024 3,171 US$ 2025
136th of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 11,917 int. $ 2024 5,000 int. $ 2025
153rd of 185
GNI per capita 3,560 US$ 2024 3,250 US$ 2025
132nd of 182
GDP growth -7.1 % 2024 4.3 % 2025
64th of 186
Inflation 14.6 % 2025
9th of 165		 9.8 % 2025
17th of 165
Trade 82.2 % 2024 74.8 % 2025
77th of 138
Exports 23.3 % 2024 21.2 % 2025
109th of 138
FDI inflows 7.1 % 2024
32nd of 192		 1.9 % 2025
143rd of 192
Manufacturing 1.4 % 2021 11.3 % 2024
Agriculture 1.0 % 2024 5.5 % 2024
Tax revenue 11.1 % 2024
74th of 89		 -
Military spending 2.6 % 2024
33rd of 147		 -

Labour

Indicator Lebanon Palestine
Unemployment 11.0 % 2023 24.4 % 2022
Youth unemployment 22.7 % 2023 36.1 % 2022
Women in the labour force 22.2 % 2023 18.9 % 2022
Jobs in agriculture 3.5 % 2023 6.3 % 2022
Weekly hours worked 46.8 h 2023 39.7 h 2022
Youth NEET rate 23.8 % 2023 25.4 % 2022
Labour income share 44.0 % 2023 42.7 % 2022
Output per hour 17.6 $ 2023 12.7 $ 2022

Health

Indicator Lebanon Palestine
Health spending 5.6 % 2023
114th of 192		 10.7 % 2023
21st of 192
Health spending per person 261 US$ 2023
117th of 191		 346 US$ 2023
105th of 191
Physicians 2.68 /1,000 2020 2.17 /1,000 2018
Under-5 mortality 17.6 ‰ 2024
114th of 196		 37.9 ‰ 2024
152nd of 196
Maternal mortality 15 /100k 2023
57th of 194		 16 /100k 2023
64th of 194
Tobacco use 46.9 % 2024
165th of 166		 35.5 % 2024
155th of 166
Safe drinking water 47.7 % 2024
109th of 147		 80.6 % 2024
74th of 147

Food

Indicator Lebanon Palestine
Calories per person 2,828 kcal 2023
96th of 155		 -
Protein supply 79.6 g 2022
116th of 174		 -
Animal protein supply 29.6 g 2022
118th of 174		 -
Fat supply 90.5 g 2022
95th of 174		 -
Food insecurity 44.3 % 2024
103rd of 134		 27.4 % 2022
Severe food insecurity 10.2 % 2024
87th of 124		 4.5 % 2022
Cereal import dependency 86.6 % 2022
40th of 160		 -

Education

Indicator Lebanon Palestine
Literacy 92.0 % 2019 97.9 % 2024
5th of 29
Secondary enrolment 63.8 % 2024
95th of 108		 89.1 % 2023
Tertiary enrolment 54.4 % 2023
63rd of 128		 44.5 % 2023
76th of 128
Education spending 1.2 % 2024
114th of 121		 5.4 % 2021
Expected schooling 11.7 yrs 2023
142nd of 195		 13.0 yrs 2023
113th of 195
Mean schooling 10.4 yrs 2023
85th of 193		 10.1 yrs 2023
91st of 193

Society

Indicator Lebanon Palestine
Income inequality 35.5 2022 36.4 2023
Extreme poverty 5.8 % 2022 2.1 % 2023
Internet use 80.6 % 2024
98th of 182		 86.6 % 2023
Mobile subscriptions 74.0 /100 2022 76.7 /100 2023
Electricity access 100.0 % 2024
60th of 213		 100.0 % 2024
89th of 213
Women in parliament 6.3 % 2025
170th of 184		 -

Refugees

Indicator Lebanon Palestine
Refugees hosted 535,168 2025
16th of 177		 -
Refugees hosted per 1,000 91.5 ‰ 2025
1st of 177		 -
Asylum-seekers hosted 7,617 2025
63rd of 177		 -
Refugees from the country 9,568 2025
63rd of 199		 48,323 2025
33rd of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 1.6 ‰ 2025
50th of 199		 8.6 ‰ 2025
20th of 199

Governance

Indicator Lebanon Palestine
Control of corruption 21.5 /100 2024
188th of 207		 36.3 /100 2024
139th of 207
Government effectiveness 29.4 /100 2024
186th of 205		 30.0 /100 2024
182nd of 205
Rule of law 38.3 /100 2024
170th of 207		 39.9 /100 2024
164th of 207
Regulatory quality 39.7 /100 2024
176th of 205		 47.5 /100 2024
133rd of 205
Voice and accountability 43.3 /100 2024
141st of 205		 33.3 /100 2024
179th of 205
Political stability 42.2 /100 2024
183rd of 207		 33.8 /100 2024
193rd of 207

Environment

Indicator Lebanon Palestine
CO₂ per capita 1.90 t 2024
87th of 202		 -
Fossil CO₂ emissions 15.7 Mt 2024
95th of 204		 4.8 Mt 2024
137th of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.04 % 2024
95th of 204		 0.01 % 2024
137th of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 0.8 Gt 2024
88th of 204		 0.1 Gt 2024
150th of 204
GHG per capita 3.24 t 2024
86th of 202		 -
Renewable energy 6.8 % 2021
160th of 211		 15.4 % 2022
120th of 211
Forest area 14.2 % 2023
145th of 212		 1.7 % 2023
189th of 212
PM2.5 exposure 26.7 µg/m³ 2023
144th of 200		 22.4 µg/m³ 2023
131st of 200
Water stress 58.8 % 2022
147th of 176		 47.8 % 2021
Land area 10,230 km² 2023
161st of 214		 6,025 km² 2023
166th of 214

Energy

Indicator Lebanon Palestine
Renewable electricity 43.8 % 2024
73rd of 190		 39.4 % 2024
81st of 190
Wind and solar 30.2 % 2024
18th of 190		 39.4 % 2024
11th of 190
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2024
104th of 180		 0.0 % 2024
145th of 180
Low-carbon electricity 43.8 % 2024
82nd of 190		 39.4 % 2024
91st of 190
Fossil electricity 56.2 % 2024
82nd of 190		 60.6 % 2024
91st of 190
Coal power 0.0 % 2024
57th of 188		 0.0 % 2024
82nd of 188
Carbon intensity of power 388 g/kWh 2024
82nd of 190		 417 g/kWh 2024
87th of 190
Electricity per capita 0.92 MWh 2024
138th of 191		 1.45 MWh 2024
123rd of 191

Sources: World Bank (World Development Indicators, Worldwide Governance Indicators), ILO modelled estimates, FAO (FAOSTAT), UNDP (Human Development Report), UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, Ember (electricity), the Global Carbon Project (CO₂) and the UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, under CC BY 4.0 and CC BY 3.0 IGO. Ranks are computed by StatsNode in the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value. Sources and licences.