Compare Lebanon & its neighbours

(Cyprus, Israel, Syria)

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Misc
Country CodeLBCYILSY
Geography
Area (sq km)10,4009,25120,770185,180
Coastline (km)225648273193
Highest Point (m)3,088 (Qornet es Saouda)1,951 (Mount Olympus)2,224 (Mitspe Shlagim)2,814 (Mount Hermon (Jabal a-Shayk))
Average Elevation (m)1,25091508514
People
Population6,100,0751,237,0888,424,90419,454,263
Median Age31.3037.2030.1024.50
Growth Rate-3.13 %1.27 %1.49 %7.37 %
Birth Rate (Births a year per 1,000 people)14.1011.2017.9020.70
Death Rate (Deaths a year per 1,000 people)5.106.805.204.00
Urban Population88.60 %66.80 %92.40 %54.20 %
Health
Mothers age at first birth28.8027.60
Maternal mortality rate (Deaths per 100,000 live births)15.007.005.0068.00
Infant mortality rate (Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 births)7.207.703.4014.40
Health expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)6.40 %7.40 %7.80 %3.30 %
Physicians (per 1,000 people)2.271.953.221.22
Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)2.903.403.101.50
Adult obesity (Percentage of population with BMI > 30)32.00 %21.80 %26.10 %27.80 %
Education
Education expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)2.50 %6.40 %5.90 %5.10 %
School life (years)1115169
Youth unemployment (% of 15 to 24 years old unemployed)24.70 %7.30 %35.80 %
Economy
GDP (Gross Domestic Product in US $)88.250 billion31.780 billion317.100 billion50.280 billion
Growth Rate (Real growth rate of GDP)1.50 %3.90 %3.30 %-36.50 %
GDP per capita (Gross Domestic Product per person, in US $)19,60037,20036,4002,900
Gross National Saving (National saving as a percent of GDP)-0.70 %13.70 %23.60 %17.00 %