India vs Lebanon: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 117 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Summary

Comparing India and Lebanon: Lebanon leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (154,000) against India (4.52); Lebanon leads on Oil Consumption (106,000) against India (3.18); Lebanon leads on Oil Imports (78,760) against India (3.06). Across 117 compared metrics, India wins on 68 and Lebanon wins on 42.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 49 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 7 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 10 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 28 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

7 metrics
MetricšŸ‡®šŸ‡³ IndiašŸ‡±šŸ‡§ LebanonShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)64.94 %80.63 %ā˜…
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)55.9 %82.8 %ā˜…
Internet Userspercent of population: 56% (2022 est.)percent of population: 84% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score32.96 points42.62 pointsā˜…
Radios116ā˜…2.85
Televisions63ā˜…1.18
Waterways16,180none

Economy

49 metrics
MetricšŸ‡®šŸ‡³ IndiašŸ‡±šŸ‡§ LebanonShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country717.60B $ā˜…2.02B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars4.52T $ā˜…-7.38B $
AI Investment (% of GDP)33.36 %ā˜…1.9 %
Apple Import Volume519.65M tonnesā˜…919,107 tonnes
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)6 %10 %ā˜…
Coal Revenue1.15ā˜…0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)9.51 %ā˜…8.29 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.5 % of GDP8.4 % of GDPā˜…
Ease of Doing Business Index7178.2ā˜…
Electricity Consumption1.1415.71ā˜…
Electricity Exports5.15ā˜…0
Electricity from Fossil Fuels7188ā˜…
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants12ā˜…11
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels2ā˜…0
Electricity from Other Renewables16ā˜…1
Electricity Imports5.6269ā˜…
Electricity Installed Capacity367.8ā˜…2.35
Electricity Production1.3917.59ā˜…
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)25.18 USD per capita43.11 USD per capitaā˜…
Gini Index Coefficient35.7ā˜…31.8
Gross Fixed Investment3034ā˜…
Gross National Saving28.8ā˜…-0.7
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)5.6 %ā˜…0.1 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)5 %ā˜…45.2 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP2.9 % of GDPā˜…
Natural Gas Consumption55.43ā˜…0
Natural Gas Exports76.45ā˜…0
Natural Gas Imports23.96ā˜…0
Natural Gas Production31.54ā˜…0
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.29ā˜…0
Oil Consumption3.18106,000ā˜…
Oil Exports825,600ā˜…0
Oil Imports3.0678,760ā˜…
Oil Production954,000ā˜…0
Oil Proved Reserves5.68ā˜…0
Population Below Poverty Line21.9 peopleā˜…27.4 people
Public Debt46.5ā˜…146.8
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)6.5 USDā˜…-0.8 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption4.52154,000ā˜…
Refined Petroleum Products Exports1.31ā˜…0
Refined Petroleum Products Imports653,300ā˜…151,100
Refined Petroleum Products Production4.9ā˜…0
Remittances3.533.3ā˜…
Revenue from Forest Resources0.14ā˜…0
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)5.25ā˜…5.89
Taxes and Other Revenues6.7ā˜…5.7
Top Exporting Countries780.41B USDā˜…6.13B USD
Unemployment Rate4.3 %ā˜…11.6 %
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate54.7 %43.42 %ā˜…

Environment

6 metrics
MetricšŸ‡®šŸ‡³ IndiašŸ‡±šŸ‡§ LebanonShare
Annual COā‚‚ Emissions Growth (abs)130.72M91,168ā˜…
Carbon Dioxide Emissions2.82ā˜…17.48
Population Distributiona very high population density exists throughout most of the country, with the notable exception of the deserts in the northwest and the mountain fringe in the north; the core of the population is in the north along the banks of the Ganges, with other rivthe majority of people live on or near the Mediterranean coast, particularly in and around the capital of Beirut
Protected Land Area for Adaptation7.76 sq km13.78 sq kmā˜…
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country432 Cubic meters per yearā˜…3.2 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources1.914.5ā˜…

Geography

7 metrics
MetricšŸ‡®šŸ‡³ IndiašŸ‡±šŸ‡§ LebanonShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization21.46 %25.39 %ā˜…
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)68.7ā˜…61.27
Agricultural land1.78M sq. kmā˜…6,871.28 sq. km
Airports per 1,000 Sq Km2.97Mā˜…10,230
Coastline Length (km)7,000 kmā˜…225 km
Dam capacity per capita167.04 cubic meters per inhabitantā˜…41.62 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land754,562ā˜…1,040

Government

4 metrics
MetricšŸ‡®šŸ‡³ IndiašŸ‡±šŸ‡§ LebanonShare
Rule of Law Index by Country59.13 %ā˜…5.14 %
Administrative Divisions28ā˜…8
Independence1522ā˜…
Suffrage Participation Rate1821ā˜…

Health

10 metrics
MetricšŸ‡®šŸ‡³ IndiašŸ‡±šŸ‡§ LebanonShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water76.44 %ā˜…47.7 %
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)10.512.3ā˜…
Health Care Spending per Capita447.76 USDā˜…-460 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.3 % of GDP10.1 % of GDPā˜…
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.2 %(2021 est.) <0.1%
Hospital Bed Density1.6 people/sq km2.7 people/sq kmā˜…
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)80 %15 %ā˜…
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)3.9 %ā˜…32 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS2.3ā˜…2,700
Underweight Children Under 531.55.1ā˜…

Military and Security

1 metric
MetricšŸ‡®šŸ‡³ IndiašŸ‡±šŸ‡§ LebanonShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)3.07Mā˜…80,000

People and Society

28 metrics
MetricšŸ‡®šŸ‡³ IndiašŸ‡±šŸ‡§ LebanonShare
Currently married (Percent)71.87 %ā˜…50.06 %
Human Capital Index0.52ā˜…0.49
Life expectancy at birth76.09 years81.34 yearsā˜…
Median age of population29.19 yearsā˜…28.98 years
Population Change14.13M personsā˜…51,281.2 persons
Population density496.42 per sq. kmā˜…574.34 per sq. km
Total population1.48B personsā˜…5.89M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.140.62ā˜…
Birth Rate (%)15.91 %16.73 %ā˜…
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate66.7 %NA
Death Rate (%)8.7 %6.23 %ā˜…
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.1 % of GDPā˜…1.2 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age389.10M personsā˜…1.45M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate607.69ā˜…1.94
Learning-adjusted years of school9.6 yearsā˜…5.36 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population32.94 peopleā˜…2.42 people
Mean Male Height (cm)164.95174.39ā˜…
Military Service Age and Obligationages vary by branch of service and positions, but generally 17-27 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; no conscription (2025) note 1: in 2022, the Indian Government began recruiting men aged 17.5-21 annually to serve on 4-year co18
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization84.2 %90.14 %ā˜…
Physician Density0.72 people/sq km2.68 people/sq kmā˜…
Population Growth Rate0.72 %ā˜…-0.77 %
Population living in slums5.41 %ā˜…4.53 %
Total deaths8.28M persons30,414.6 personsā˜…
Total demand for family planning (Percent)57.51 %ā˜…38.77 %
Total fertility rate1.93 per woman2.19 per womanā˜…
Total net-migration-632,939 persons-9,989.4 personsā˜…
Under-five mortality rate26.01 per live births18.24 per live birthsā˜…

Transportation

4 metrics
MetricšŸ‡®šŸ‡³ IndiašŸ‡±šŸ‡§ LebanonShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.140.88ā˜…
Airports315ā˜…8
Civil Air Travel93ā˜…19
Heliports289ā˜…27

Other

1 metric
MetricšŸ‡®šŸ‡³ IndiašŸ‡±šŸ‡§ LebanonShare
Current Bank Rate5.25 %20 %ā˜…

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