Lebanon vs Libya: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 103 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Summary

Comparing Lebanon and Libya: Libya leads on Televisions (730,000) against Lebanon (1.18); Libya leads on Total Renewable Water Resources (700) against Lebanon (4.50); Lebanon leads on Oil Imports (78,760) against Libya (575). Across 103 compared metrics, Lebanon wins on 36 and Libya wins on 52.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 43 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: 26 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇱🇧 Lebanon🇱🇾 LibyaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)83.49 %88.5 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 84% (2023 est.)percent of population: 89% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score42.62 points40.42 points
Radios2.851.35
Televisions1.18730,000
Waterwaysnonenone

Economy

43 metrics
Metric🇱🇧 Lebanon🇱🇾 LibyaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country2.02B $-128.06M $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars-7.38B $48.40B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)10 %9.52 %
Coal Revenue00
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)8.29 %7.3 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)8.4 % of GDPNA
Ease of Doing Business Index78.273.1
Electricity Consumption15.7127.3
Electricity Exports00
Electricity from Fossil Fuels88100
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants110
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables10
Electricity Imports69376
Electricity Installed Capacity2.359.46
Electricity Production17.5934.24
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)43.11 USD per capita100.84 USD per capita
Gross Fixed Investment343.7
Gross National Saving-0.75
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.1 %-5.8 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)45.2 %2.1 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2.9 % of GDPnot available
Natural Gas Consumption04.45
Natural Gas Exports04.64
Natural Gas Imports00
Natural Gas Production09.09
Natural Gas Proved Reserves01.51
Oil Consumption106,000289,000
Oil Exports01.39
Oil Imports78,760575
Oil Production01.79
Oil Proved Reserves046.42
Population Below Poverty Line27.4 peoplenote: about one-third of Libyans live at or below the national poverty line
Public Debt146.87.5
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)-0.8 USD-0.6 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption154,000260,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports016,880
Refined Petroleum Products Imports151,100168,200
Refined Petroleum Products Production089,620
Remittances33.30
Revenue from Forest Resources00.06
Taxes and Other Revenues5.6851.6
Unemployment Rate11.6 %18.7 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇱🇧 Lebanon🇱🇾 LibyaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)91,1681.04M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions17.4846.48
Population Distributionthe majority of people live on or near the Mediterranean coast, particularly in and around the capital of Beirutover 90% of the population lives along the Mediterranean coast in and between Tripoli to the west and Al Bayda to the east; the interior remains vastly underpopulated due to the Sahara and its lack of surface water, as shown in this population distributio
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country3.2 Cubic meters per year0.6 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources4.5700

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇱🇧 Lebanon🇱🇾 LibyaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization25.39 %0.22 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)61.2749.26
Agricultural land6,871.28 sq. km153,500 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)225 km1,770 km
Dam capacity per capita41.62 cubic meters per inhabitant50.98 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land1,0404,700

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇱🇧 Lebanon🇱🇾 LibyaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country5.14 %1.43 %
Administrative Divisions822
Independence2224
Suffrage Participation Rate2118

Health

8 metrics
Metric🇱🇧 Lebanon🇱🇾 LibyaShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)12.315.8
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.1 % of GDP5.1 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate(2021 est.) <0.1%0.2 %
Hospital Bed Density2.7 people/sq km3.2 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)15 %59 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)32 %32.5 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS2,7009,500
Underweight Children Under 55.14.3

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇱🇧 Lebanon🇱🇾 LibyaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)80,0000

People and Society

26 metrics
Metric🇱🇧 Lebanon🇱🇾 LibyaShare
Currently married (Percent)50.06 %35.16 %
Life expectancy at birth81.34 years72.94 years
Median age of population28.98 years27.99 years
Population Change51,281.2 persons71,793.5 persons
Population density574.34 per sq. km4.5 per sq. km
Total population5.89M persons7.54M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.620.28
Birth Rate (%)16.73 %19.83 %
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNA27.7 %
Death Rate (%)6.23 %3.48 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)1.7 % of GDPNA
Female population of reproductive age1.45M persons1.97M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate1.942.59
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population2.42 people1.18 people
Mean Male Height (cm)174.39173.53
Military Service Age and Obligation18not available
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization90.14 %76 %
Physician Density2.68 people/sq km2.04 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate-0.77 %1.35 %
Population living in slums4.53 %18.1 %
Total deaths30,414.6 persons47,214 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)38.77 %26.25 %
Total fertility rate2.19 per woman2.2 per woman
Total net-migration-9,989.4 persons1,663.9 persons
Under-five mortality rate18.24 per live births18.23 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇱🇧 Lebanon🇱🇾 LibyaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.880.17
Airports875
Civil Air Travel1959
Heliports12

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