Country profile
Lebanon
Lebanon ranks #115 of 215 for population, #150 of 209 for gdp per capita, #71 of 216 for life expectancy, across 24 open-data indicators.
People
Population
5,805,962
people · 2024
Rank #115 of 215
Life expectancy
77.9
years · 2024
Rank #71 of 216
Poverty headcount
5.8%
% of population · 2022
Rank #75 of 186
Under-5 mortality
17.6
per 1,000 live births · 2024
Rank #113 of 244
Tobacco use
34.3%
% of adults · 2022
Rank #15 of 163
Calorie supply
2,828
kcal per person per day · 2023
Rank #114 of 189
Prosperity
Tourism arrivals
1,936,000
arrivals · 2019
Rank #70 of 203
GDP per capita
$3,478
current US$ · 2023
Rank #150 of 209
Inflation, consumer prices
45.2
annual % growth · 2024
Rank #8 of 195
Planet
Consumer Price Indices
7,836
index (2015=100) · 2025
Rank #6 of 210
Forest area
14.2%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #188 of 262
PM2.5 air pollution
19.2
micrograms per cubic meter · 2020
Rank #141 of 248
Protected areas
4.7%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #194 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
2.7
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #114 of 210
Fertilizer use
93
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #66 of 194
Pesticide use
6.62
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #46 of 193
Cereal yield
2.66
tonnes per hectare · 2024
Rank #100 of 182
Digital
Internet users
80.6%
% of population · 2024
Rank #108 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
7.29
per 100 people · 2022
Rank #161 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
74
per 100 people · 2022
Rank #219 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
100%
% of population · 2023
Rank #64 of 215
Renewable electricity output
5.07%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #210 of 257
Energy use per person
12,633
kWh per person · 2023
Rank #112 of 210
Society
Electoral democracy index
0.42
index (0-1) · 2025
Rank #96 of 174
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for Lebanon; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Tourism arrivals
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: GDP per capita
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: PM2.5 air pollution
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Inflation, consumer prices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Poverty headcount
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Under-5 mortality
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- Our World in Data: Electoral democracy index
- Our World in Data: Tobacco use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Fertilizer use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Pesticide use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Calorie supply
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Cereal yield