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Australia vs Lebanon: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 107 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Australia
aus
Leads on 70 of 107 metrics
Lebanon
lbn
Leads on 25 of 107 metrics

Summary

Comparing Australia and Lebanon: Lebanon leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (154,000) against Australia (1.18); Australia leads on Agricultural land (3.67 million sq. km) against Lebanon (6,871 sq. km); Lebanon leads on Remittances (33.30) against Australia (0.10). Across 107 compared metrics, Australia wins on 70 and Lebanon wins on 25.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 44 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 28 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇱🇧 LebanonShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)97.06 %★83.49 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 97% (2023 est.)percent of population: 84% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score75.15 points★42.62 points
Radios25.5★2.85
Televisions10.15★1.18
Waterways8,368none

Economy

44 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇱🇧 LebanonShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country61.53B $★2.02B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.02T $★-7.38B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3 %10 %★
Coal Revenue0.78★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)5.24 %8.29 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.3 % of GDP★8.4 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index79★78.2
Electricity Consumption229.4★15.71
Electricity Exports00
Electricity from Fossil Fuels7288★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants1111
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables17★1
Electricity Imports069★
Electricity Installed Capacity65.56★2.35
Electricity Production243★17.59
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)223.16 USD per capita★43.11 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient34.3★31.8
Gross Fixed Investment28.234★
Gross National Saving21★-0.7
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.5 %★0.1 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)3.2 %★45.2 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP2.9 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption45.25★0
Natural Gas Exports67.96★0
Natural Gas Imports5.78★0
Natural Gas Production105.2★0
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.99★0
Oil Consumption960,800★106,000
Oil Exports312,600★0
Oil Imports731,400★78,760
Oil Production549,200★0
Oil Proved Reserves3.32★0
Population Below Poverty LineNA28.6 people
Public Debt58★146.8
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.4 USD★-0.8 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1.18154,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports64,120★0
Refined Petroleum Products Imports619,600★151,100
Refined Petroleum Products Production462,500★0
Remittances0.133.3★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.13★0
Taxes and Other Revenues23.6★5.7
Unemployment Rate4.1 %★11.6 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇱🇧 LebanonShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)2.42M91,168★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions394.6517.48★
Population Distributionpopulation is primarily located on the periphery, with the highest concentration of people residing in the east and southeast; a secondary population center is located in and around Perth in the west; of the states and territories, New South Wales has, bythe majority of people live on or near the Mediterranean coast, particularly in and around the capital of Beirut
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country72 Cubic meters per year★3.2 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources492★4.5

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇱🇧 LebanonShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.18 %25.39 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)83.98★61.27
Agricultural land3.67M sq. km★6,871.28 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)25,760 km★225 km
Dam capacity per capita2,840.49 cubic meters per inhabitant★41.62 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land19,450★1,040

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇱🇧 LebanonShare
Rule of Law Index by Country90.34 %★5.14 %
Administrative Divisions68★
Independence122★
Suffrage Participation Rate1821★

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇱🇧 LebanonShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)15.077.77★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.412.3★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.5 % of GDP★10.1 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.1 %(2021 est.) <0.1%
Hospital Bed Density3.8 people/sq km★2.7 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)2 %★15 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)29 %★32 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS30,0002,700★
Underweight Children Under 5NA3.4

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇱🇧 LebanonShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)60,00080,000★

People and Society

28 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇱🇧 LebanonShare
Currently married (Percent)53.27 %★50.06 %
Human Capital Index0.79★0.49
Life expectancy at birth86.17 years★81.34 years
Median age of population38.51 years★28.98 years
Population Change266,623.9 persons★51,281.2 persons
Population density3.54 per sq. km★574.34 per sq. km
Total population27.23M persons★5.89M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.86★0.62
Birth Rate (%)10.75 %16.73 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate66.9 %NA
Death Rate (%)6.81 %6.23 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.1 % of GDP★1.2 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age6.26M persons★1.45M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate14.91★1.94
Learning-adjusted years of school11.59 years★5.36 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population5.24 people★2.42 people
Mean Male Height (cm)179.2★174.39
Military Service Age and Obligation1718★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization81.69 %90.14 %★
Physician Density4.09 people/sq km★2.68 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate1.59 %★-0.77 %
Population living in slums0.03 %4.53 %★
Total deaths184,381.4 persons30,414.6 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)65.29 %★38.77 %
Total fertility rate1.63 per woman2.19 per woman★
Total net-migration146,184.2 persons★-9,989.4 persons
Under-five mortality rate2.81 per live births★18.24 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇱🇧 LebanonShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)3.09★0.88
Airports2,257★8
Civil Air Travelabout 150 major transport aircraft19
Heliports392★27

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