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Last European coloniser: France · Largest religious group: Muslims. These are labels that describe the country, not numbers, so they are never compared with other measures. The numbers behind them, such as population shares, are.

Lebanon

Against lower middle income countries, Lebanon ranks 9th of 47 on labour and 43rd of 46 on gender. Each ranking counts only the countries that report that score, so the totals differ and the two ranks can’t be compared directly. Both compare Lebanon with countries of similar wealth. That is the only kind of ranking that tells you something a ranking by income does not already show.

How it has changed

Every measure Lebanon reports, over all the years it has been published. Pick one. Hover or use the arrow keys to read a year. Gaps in a line are years with no data. They are left open, not filled in.

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Scores by area

Each score averages the measures in one area, such as health. Each measure is first put on a common scale and turned so that higher is always better. Zero is the average country in an average year. One point is a typical gap between countries (a standard deviation), so +1 means about one typical gap above average. These are summaries, not measurements. See how the country scores are built and how the topic scores compare with each other.

ScoreValueRank, all countriesRank, similar incomeMostly income?
Governance score 2025-0.11107 of 17919 of 45moderate +0.53
Health score 2024-0.49167 of 19342 of 47moderate +0.32
Education score 2023+0.09148 of 19925 of 46proxy +0.81
Wellbeing score 2022-1.54108 of 11019 of 21high +0.80
Equality score 2022+0.2582 of 16516 of 44high +0.64
Infrastructure score 2022+0.73129 of 21010 of 47proxy +0.90
Gender score 2024-0.69170 of 18643 of 46moderate +0.37
Environment score 2024-0.45157 of 21340 of 47moderate -0.33
Labour score 2023+0.11103 of 1959 of 47high +0.79

The last column shows how closely each score just tracks national income. The number is its link with GDP per person (the value of everything a country produces, divided by its people), from −1 to +1. A score marked proxy is mostly a measure of how rich the country is. Its rank among all countries says little that GDP per person does not. That is why the rank among similar-income countries sits beside it.

The measures behind them

Every measure reported for Lebanon, grouped by area. Some measures have no agreed better direction, such as population growth, inflation and military spending. They are listed here but left out of every score, since there is no fair way to say which way is better. Some names use technical terms: PPP means adjusted for what money buys in each country, HDI is a United Nations score combining life expectancy, schooling and income, and a Gini indexmeasures how unequally income is shared. Each measure’s own page explains it.

crime

Conflict deaths5.93per 100,000 people2025higher is worse
Armed conflict present11 if any conflict, else 02025higher is worse
Homicide rate2.24per 100,000 population2020higher is worse

culture

Religious attendance53.3%% of respondents2022no agreed direction
Religion very important64.1%% of respondents2022no agreed direction
Frequent prayer80.9%% of respondents2022no agreed direction
Confidence in religious institutions47.1%% of respondents2022no agreed direction
Religiously unaffiliated0.0188%% of population2020no agreed direction
Christian share27.9%% of population2020no agreed direction
Muslim share67.8%% of population2020no agreed direction
Women in a union52.4%% of women aged 15-492019no agreed direction

demography

Median age28.3years2023no agreed direction
Age at childbearing29.2years2023no agreed direction
Population5,849,421people2025no agreed direction
Population growth0.746%% per year2025no agreed direction
Urbanization91%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 65+10.4%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 0-1425.6%% of population2025no agreed direction
Fertility rate2.23births per woman2024no agreed direction
Birth rate16per 1,000 people2024no agreed direction
Net migration-10,230people2025no agreed direction
Migrant share of population24.5%% of population2024no agreed direction

economy

HDI0.752index, 0 to 12023higher is better
GDP per capita (PPP)$10,469international $2024higher is better
GNI per capita (PPP)$10,332international $2024higher is better
GDP per capita (market)$5,391US$2024higher is better
GDP growth-7.08%% per year2024no agreed direction
Inflation14.6%% per year2025no agreed direction
Trade openness82.2%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
FDI inflows7.09%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Tax revenue11.1%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Government consumption4.9%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Government expense6.3%% of GDP2021no agreed direction
Military spending2.59%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Employment in agriculture3.51%% of employment2023no agreed direction

education

PISA maths393PISA points2018higher is better
PISA reading353PISA points2018higher is better
PISA science384PISA points2018higher is better
Expected schooling11.7years2023higher is better
Mean years of schooling10.4years2023higher is better
Education spending1.22%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Primary enrollment81.8%% gross2024higher is better
Secondary enrollment63.8%% gross2024higher is better
Tertiary enrollment54.4%% gross2023higher is better
Adult literacy92%% of adults2019higher is better
Compulsory schooling10years2025no agreed direction
Out of school, primary22.5%% of primary-age children2024higher is worse
Pupil-teacher ratio12.5pupils per teacher2017higher is worse

environment

CO2 per capita1.9t CO2e per capita2024higher is worse
Forest area14.2%% of land area2023higher is better
Agricultural land65.9%% of land area2023no agreed direction
Protected land13%% of land area2025higher is better

gender

Gender Inequality Index0.36index, 0 to 12023higher is worse
Gender Development Index0.992ratio of women's HDI to men's2023no agreed direction
Women's political empowerment0.608index (0-1)2025higher is better
Women ministers4.55%% of ministers2024higher is better
Women in parliament6.25%% of seats2025higher is better
Women in management28.9%% of managers2019higher is better
Married by 186%% of women aged 20-242016higher is worse

governance

Corruption Perceptions Index22index (0-100, higher = cleaner)2024higher is better
Political rights (FH)5rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Civil liberties (FH)4rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Pre-trial detainee share43.4%% of prisoners2023higher is worse
Refugees originating164per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Electoral democracy0.419index (0-1)2025higher is better
Liberal democracy0.267index (0-1)2025higher is better
Participatory democracy0.222index (0-1)2025higher is better
Free and fair elections0.307index (0-1)2025higher is better
Regime type1regime category (0-3)2025higher is better
Political corruption0.83index (0-1)2025higher is worse
Freedom of expression0.744index (0-1)2025higher is better
Freedom of association0.715index (0-1)2025higher is better
Political civil liberties0.729index (0-1)2025higher is better
Civil society participation0.811index (0-1)2025higher is better
Birth registration98.9%% of children under 52016higher is better
Control of corruption-1.3index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Rule of law-1.09index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Government effectiveness-1.13index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Regulatory quality-0.959index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Voice and accountability-0.773index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Political stability-1.39index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better

health

Life expectancy77.9years2024higher is better
Infant mortality15.3per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Under-5 mortality17.6per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Health spending5.57%% of GDP2023no agreed direction
Suicide rate0.7per 100,0002021higher is worse
Hospital beds2.73per 1,000 people2021no agreed direction
Basic water access92.6%% of population2024higher is better
Basic sanitation99.2%% of population2024higher is better
Child stunting10.1%% of children under 52024higher is worse
Adolescent fertility20.7births per 1,000 women aged 15-192024higher is worse
Maternal mortality15per 100,000 live births2023higher is worse
Alcohol consumption1.26litres per adult per year2020no agreed direction
Tobacco use46.9%% of adults2024higher is worse
Road traffic deaths16.4per 100,000 population2019higher is worse
Physicians2.68per 1,000 people2020higher is better
DTP3 immunisation49%% of children aged 12-23 months2024higher is better
HIV prevalence0.1%% of adults aged 15-492024higher is worse
Tuberculosis incidence13per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Premature NCD mortality11.9%% probability, ages 30-702021higher is worse
Anaemia in women34%% of women aged 15-492023higher is worse
Out-of-pocket health spending29.7%% of health spending2023higher is worse
Undernourishment8.7%% of population2023higher is worse
Food insecurity42.4%% of population2023higher is worse
Adult obesity30.7%% of adults2024higher is worse
Health coverage index67index, 0 to 1002023higher is better

inequality

Gini index35.5index (0-100)2022higher is worse
Extreme poverty rate5.8%% of population2022higher is worse

infrastructure

Internet users80.6%% of population2024higher is better
Mobile subscriptions74per 100 people2022higher is better
Electricity access100%% of population2024higher is better
Slum share of urban population4.53%% of urban population2022higher is worse
Fixed broadband7.29per 100 people2022higher is better

labor

Informal employment55.5%% of employment2019higher is worse
Unemployment11%% of labor force2023higher is worse
Female labor participation22.2%% of women 15+2023no agreed direction
Male labor participation66.7%% of men 15+2023no agreed direction
Youth not in work or study23.5%% of 15 to 24 year olds2019higher is worse
Vulnerable employment19.4%% of employment2023higher is worse

wellbeing

Interpersonal trust9.92%% of respondents2022higher is better
Self-reported happiness86.1%% of respondents2022higher is better
Life satisfaction3.72score (0-10)2025higher is better

Values are the most recent in 2010–2025, and different measures can come from different years. The year is shown beside each. Nothing here ranks countries by merit. An area score averages whatever measures its publishers happen to collect, and the choice of what to collect is itself a judgement made by someone else. All countries · How the country data works

Countries to compare with Lebanon

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