Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Lebanon fits inside Israel 2.1 times.
Israel: 22,070 km² (2023) · Lebanon: 10,450 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Israel’s coastline is 21% longer than Lebanon’s.
Israel: 273 km (2026 edition) · Lebanon: 225 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Lebanon’s highest peak towers 852 m above Israel’s.
Israel: 2,236 m (2026 edition) · Lebanon: 3,088 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Israel has 73% more people than Lebanon.
Israel: 10.1 million (2025) · Lebanon: 5.85 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Lebanon is 22% more densely populated than Israel.
Israel: 468 per km² (2025) · Lebanon: 572 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Lebanon are 3.0 cm taller than in Israel.
Israel: 176 cm (2019) · Lebanon: 179 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Lebanon are 1.4 cm taller than in Israel.
Israel: 162.2 cm (2019) · Lebanon: 163.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Israel is 0.83 years older than in Lebanon.
Israel: 29.2 years (2023) · Lebanon: 28.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Israel have 0.6 more children on average than in Lebanon.
Israel: 2.87 children per woman (2024) · Lebanon: 2.23 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
13% of people in Israel are 65 or older, versus 10% in Lebanon.
Israel: 12.7% (2025) · Lebanon: 10.4% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Israel has produced 5.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Lebanon 1.7.
Israel: 5.9 (2025) · Lebanon: 1.7 (2025)
How many official languages?
Israel and Lebanon are practically level.
Israel: 2 (2026) · Lebanon: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Israel’s economy is 24 times the size of Lebanon’s.
Israel: $611 billion (2025) · Lebanon: $26 billion (2024)
How much is produced per person?
Israel produces 5 times as much per person as Lebanon.
Israel: Int$59,717 (2025) · Lebanon: Int$11,918 (2024)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Israel than in Lebanon (Gini 2.8 points higher).
Israel: 38.3 (2022) · Lebanon: 35.5 (2022)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 11% in Lebanon, versus 3.5% in Israel.
Israel: 3.5% (2025) · Lebanon: 11% (2023)
How much goes to the military?
Israel spends 8.8% of its GDP on the military, Lebanon 2.6%.
Israel: 8.8% (2024) · Lebanon: 2.6% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Israel’s price level (US = 100) is 2.7× Lebanon’s.
Israel: 101% (2025) · Lebanon: 38% (2024)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Israel spends 15 times as much on health per person as Lebanon.
Israel: $3,928 (2023) · Lebanon: $261 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Israel live 5.3 years longer than in Lebanon.
Israel: 83.2 years (2024) · Lebanon: 77.9 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Lebanon is 5.7 times as likely to die before turning one as in Israel.
Israel: 2.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Lebanon: 15.3 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Israel has 42% more doctors per person than Lebanon.
Israel: 3.8 per 1,000 (2023) · Lebanon: 2.7 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is obesity?
31% of adults in Lebanon are obese, versus 23% in Israel.
Israel: 23.3% (2024) · Lebanon: 31.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
47% of adults in Lebanon smoke, versus 21% in Israel.
Israel: 21.2% (2024) · Lebanon: 46.9% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Israel rate their lives 3.46 points higher than in Lebanon.
Israel: 7.19 (2025) · Lebanon: 3.72 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Israel drink 2.1 times as much alcohol as in Lebanon.
Israel: 4.2 litres (2023) · Lebanon: 2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Israel has 2.8 times as much meat per person as Lebanon.
Israel: 108.7 kg (2023) · Lebanon: 38.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Israel has 926 kcal more food per person per day than Lebanon.
Israel: 3,754 kcal (2023) · Lebanon: 2,828 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Lebanon put in 522 more hours a year than in Israel.
Israel: 1,890 hours (2023) · Lebanon: 2,412 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Israel went to school 3.2 years longer than in Lebanon.
Israel: 13.5 years (2023) · Lebanon: 10.4 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Lebanon welcomed 2.7 times as many tourists per resident as Israel (2019).
Israel: 0.1 (2024) · Lebanon: 0.26 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
88% of people in Israel are online, versus 81% in Lebanon.
Israel: 88% (2024) · Lebanon: 81% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Israel and Lebanon are practically level.
Israel: 100% (2024) · Lebanon: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
92% of people in Israel live in cities, versus 91% in Lebanon.
Israel: 92% (2025) · Lebanon: 91% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Israel has 177 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Lebanon 74.
Israel: 177 (2024) · Lebanon: 74 (2022)
How much railway is there?
Israel’s railway network is 4.3 times as long as Lebanon’s.
Israel: 1,720 km (2021) · Lebanon: 401 km (2017)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Israel fly 58% more passengers per resident than those from Lebanon.
Israel: 0.73 (2023) · Lebanon: 0.46 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 14% of Lebanon, but only 6.5% of Israel.
Israel: 6.5% (2023) · Lebanon: 14.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Israel emits 2.1 times as much CO₂ as someone in Lebanon.
Israel: 5.6 t (2024) · Lebanon: 2.7 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
44% of Lebanon’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Israel.
Israel: 16.9% (2025) · Lebanon: 43.8% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Lebanon carries 28% more fine dust than in Israel.
Israel: 20.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Lebanon: 26.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 38% more likely to be murdered in Lebanon than in Israel.
Israel: 1.6 per 100k (2022) · Lebanon: 2.2 per 100k (2020)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Lebanon are 2.3 times as deadly as in Israel.
Israel: 4.2 per 100k (2021) · Lebanon: 9.7 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Israel is on average 4.6 °C warmer than Lebanon.
Israel: 21.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Lebanon: 16.6°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Lebanon gets 2.8 times as much rain as Israel.
Israel: 205 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Lebanon: 570 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Israel bigger than Lebanon?
Israel is larger. Lebanon fits inside Israel 2.1 times.
Which has more people, Israel or Lebanon?
Israel has 73% more people than Lebanon (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Israel or Lebanon?
People in Israel live 5.3 years longer than in Lebanon. Life expectancy at birth is 83.2 years in Israel and 77.9 in Lebanon.
Are people taller in Israel or Lebanon?
Men in Lebanon are 3.0 cm taller than in Israel (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
