India vs Lebanon: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 107 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 107 compared metrics, India wins on 62 and Lebanon wins on 38.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 8 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 28 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇱🇧 LebanonShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)55.9 %82.8 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 56% (2022 est.)percent of population: 84% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score32.96 points42.62 points
Radios1162.85
Televisions631.18
Waterways16,180none

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇱🇧 LebanonShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country717.60B $2.02B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars4.52T $-7.38B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)6 %10 %
Coal Revenue1.150
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)9.51 %8.29 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.5 % of GDP8.4 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index7178.2
Electricity Consumption1.1415.71
Electricity Exports5.150
Electricity from Fossil Fuels7188
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants1211
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels20
Electricity from Other Renewables161
Electricity Imports5.6269
Electricity Installed Capacity367.82.35
Electricity Production1.3917.59
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)25.18 USD per capita43.11 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient35.731.8
Gross Fixed Investment3034
Gross National Saving28.8-0.7
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)5.6 %0.1 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)5 %45.2 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP2.9 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption55.430
Natural Gas Exports76.450
Natural Gas Imports23.960
Natural Gas Production31.540
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.290
Oil Consumption3.18106,000
Oil Exports825,6000
Oil Imports3.0678,760
Oil Production954,0000
Oil Proved Reserves5.680
Population Below Poverty Line21.9 people27.4 people
Public Debt46.5146.8
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)6.5 USD-0.8 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption4.52154,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports1.310
Refined Petroleum Products Imports653,300151,100
Refined Petroleum Products Production4.90
Remittances3.533.3
Revenue from Forest Resources0.140
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)5.255.89
Taxes and Other Revenues6.75.7
Unemployment Rate4.3 %11.6 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇱🇧 LebanonShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)130.72M91,168
Carbon Dioxide Emissions2.8217.48
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
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country432 Cubic meters per year3.2 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources1.914.5

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇱🇧 LebanonShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization21.46 %25.39 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)68.761.27
Agricultural land1.78M sq. km6,871.28 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)7,000 km225 km
Dam capacity per capita167.04 cubic meters per inhabitant41.62 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land754,5621,040

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇱🇧 LebanonShare
Rule of Law Index by Country59.13 %5.14 %
Administrative Divisions288
Independence1522
Suffrage Participation Rate1821

Health

8 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇱🇧 LebanonShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)10.512.3
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.3 % of GDP10.1 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.2 %(2021 est.) <0.1%
Hospital Bed Density1.6 people/sq km2.7 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)80 %15 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)3.9 %32 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS2.32,700
Underweight Children Under 531.55.1

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇮🇳 India🇱🇧 LebanonShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)3.07M80,000

People and Society

28 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇱🇧 LebanonShare
Currently married (Percent)71.87 %50.06 %
Human Capital Index0.520.49
Life expectancy at birth76.09 years81.34 years
Median age of population29.19 years28.98 years
Population Change14.13M persons51,281.2 persons
Population density496.42 per sq. km574.34 per sq. km
Total population1.48B persons5.89M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.140.62
Birth Rate (%)15.91 %16.73 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate66.7 %NA
Death Rate (%)8.7 %6.23 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.1 % of GDP1.2 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age389.10M persons1.45M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate607.691.94
Learning-adjusted years of school9.6 years5.36 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population32.94 people2.42 people
Mean Male Height (cm)164.95174.39
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 %
Physician Density0.72 people/sq km2.68 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.72 %-0.77 %
Population living in slums5.41 %4.53 %
Total deaths8.28M persons30,414.6 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)57.51 %38.77 %
Total fertility rate1.93 per woman2.19 per woman
Total net-migration-632,939 persons-9,989.4 persons
Under-five mortality rate26.01 per live births18.24 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇱🇧 LebanonShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.140.88
Airports3158
Civil Air Travel9319
Heliports28927

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