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Israel vs Lebanon: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 106 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Israel
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Leads on 68 of 106 metrics
Lebanon
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Leads on 26 of 106 metrics

Summary

Comparing Israel and Lebanon: Lebanon leads on Remittances (33.30) against Israel (0.20); Lebanon leads on Central Bank Discount Rate (%) (10 %) against Israel (0.10 %); Israel leads on Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars (608.30 billion $) against Lebanon (-7.38 billion $). Across 106 compared metrics, Israel wins on 68 and Lebanon wins on 26.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 5 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 27 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇮🇱 Israel🇱🇧 LebanonShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)87.04 %★83.49 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 87% (2023 est.)percent of population: 84% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score51.06 points★42.62 points
Radios3.07★2.85
Televisions1.69★1.18
Waterwaysnonenone

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇮🇱 Israel🇱🇧 LebanonShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country7.20B $★2.02B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars608.30B $★-7.38B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)0.1 %10 %★
Coal Revenue00
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)3.5 %8.29 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)7.5 % of GDP8.4 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index94.1★78.2
Electricity Consumption55★15.71
Electricity Exports5.2★0
Electricity from Fossil Fuels95★88
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants011★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables5★1
Electricity Imports069★
Electricity Installed Capacity17.59★2.35
Electricity Production63.09★17.59
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)112.44 USD per capita★43.11 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient38.6★31.8
Gross Fixed Investment19.534★
Gross National Saving23.6★-0.7
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-4.2 %0.1 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)3.1 %★45.2 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)8 % of GDP★2.9 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption10★0
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports509.7★0
Natural Gas Production9.83★0
Natural Gas Proved Reserves176★0
Oil Consumption238,000★106,000
Oil Exports86,010★0
Oil Imports282,200★78,760
Oil Production4,029★0
Oil Proved Reserves1.94★0
Population Below Poverty Line22 people★27.4 people
Public Debt59.6★146.8
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)0.9 USD★-0.8 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption242,200★154,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports111,700★0
Refined Petroleum Products Imports98,860151,100★
Refined Petroleum Products Production294,300★0
Remittances0.233.3★
Revenue from Forest Resources00
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.270.06★
Taxes and Other Revenues22.1★5.7
Unemployment Rate3.2 %★11.6 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇮🇱 Israel🇱🇧 LebanonShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-2.74M★91,168
Carbon Dioxide Emissions64.417.48★
Population Distributionpopulation concentrated in and around Tel-Aviv, as well as around the Sea of Galilee; the south remains sparsely populated, with the exception of the shore of the Gulf of Aqabathe majority of people live on or near the Mediterranean coast, particularly in and around the capital of Beirut
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country1.23 Cubic meters per year3.2 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources1.784.5★

Geography

5 metrics
Metric🇮🇱 Israel🇱🇧 LebanonShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization12.07 %25.39 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)7.6961.27★
Agricultural land3,913.4 sq. km6,871.28 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)273 km★225 km
Irrigated Land1,927★1,040

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇮🇱 Israel🇱🇧 LebanonShare
Rule of Law Index by Country76.29 %★5.14 %
Administrative Divisions68★
Independence1422★
Suffrage Participation Rate1821★

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇮🇱 Israel🇱🇧 LebanonShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)21.0916.22★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)10.112.3★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)7.9 % of GDP10.1 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.2 %<.1% (2020 est.)
Hospital Bed Density3.1 people/sq km★2.7 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)2 %★15 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)26.1 %★32 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS9,0002,700★
Underweight Children Under 5NA3.4

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇮🇱 Israel🇱🇧 LebanonShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)178,000★80,000

People and Society

27 metrics
Metric🇮🇱 Israel🇱🇧 LebanonShare
Currently married (Percent)48.6 %50.06 %★
Human Capital Index0.77★0.49
Life expectancy at birth84.84 years★81.34 years
Median age of population29.29 years★28.98 years
Population Change119,748.8 persons★51,281.2 persons
Population density446.84 per sq. km★574.34 per sq. km
Total population9.65M persons★5.89M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.84★0.62
Birth Rate (%)18.89 %★16.73 %
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNANA
Death Rate (%)4.89 %★6.23 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.9 % of GDP★1.2 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age2.23M persons★1.45M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate4.71★1.94
Learning-adjusted years of school11.19 years★5.36 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population4.42 people★2.42 people
Mean Male Height (cm)176.86★174.39
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization93.9 %★90.14 %
Physician Density3.8 people/sq km★2.68 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate1.59 %★-0.77 %
Total deaths53,774.5 persons30,414.6 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)44.57 %★38.77 %
Total fertility rate2.66 per woman★2.19 per woman
Total net-migration4,734.6 persons★-9,989.4 persons
Under-five mortality rate3.8 per live births★18.24 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇮🇱 Israel🇱🇧 LebanonShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.47★0.88
Airports40★8
Civil Air Travel32★19
Heliports1327★

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