Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Lebanon fits inside Sierra Leone 6.9 times.
Lebanon: 10,450 km² (2023) · Sierra Leone: 72,300 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Sierra Leone’s coastline is 79% longer than Lebanon’s.
Lebanon: 225 km (2026 edition) · Sierra Leone: 402 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Lebanon’s highest peak towers 1,140 m above Sierra Leone’s.
Lebanon: 3,088 m (2026 edition) · Sierra Leone: 1,948 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 66% of Lebanon, versus 55% of Sierra Leone.
Lebanon: 65.9% (2023) · Sierra Leone: 54.7% (2023)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Sierra Leone has 51% more people than Lebanon.
Lebanon: 5.85 million (2025) · Sierra Leone: 8.82 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Lebanon is 4.7 times as densely populated as Sierra Leone.
Lebanon: 572 per km² (2025) · Sierra Leone: 122 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Lebanon are 12.5 cm taller than in Sierra Leone.
Lebanon: 179 cm (2019) · Sierra Leone: 166.4 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Lebanon are 6.3 cm taller than in Sierra Leone.
Lebanon: 163.7 cm (2019) · Sierra Leone: 157.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Lebanon is 9.1 years older than in Sierra Leone.
Lebanon: 28.3 years (2023) · Sierra Leone: 19.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Sierra Leone have 1.5 more children on average than in Lebanon.
Lebanon: 2.23 children per woman (2024) · Sierra Leone: 3.7 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
10% of people in Lebanon are 65 or older, versus 3.3% in Sierra Leone.
Lebanon: 10.4% (2025) · Sierra Leone: 3.3% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Lebanon: 130.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Sierra Leone: 0 per 1,000 (2024)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Lebanon has produced 1.7 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Sierra Leone none.
Lebanon: 1.7 (2025) · Sierra Leone: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Lebanon has 2 official languages, Sierra Leone 1.
Lebanon: 2 (2026) · Sierra Leone: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Lebanon’s economy is 3.5 times the size of Sierra Leone’s.
Lebanon: $26 billion (2024) · Sierra Leone: $7.46 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Lebanon produces 3.2 times as much per person as Sierra Leone.
Lebanon: Int$11,918 (2024) · Sierra Leone: Int$3,717 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Sierra Leone than in Lebanon (Gini 0.2 points higher).
Lebanon: 35.5 (2022) · Sierra Leone: 35.7 (2018)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 11% in Lebanon, versus 3.1% in Sierra Leone.
Lebanon: 11% (2023) · Sierra Leone: 3.2% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Lebanon spends 2.6% of its GDP on the military, Sierra Leone 0.5%.
Lebanon: 2.6% (2024) · Sierra Leone: 0.5% (2024)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Lebanon: 11.1% (2024) · Sierra Leone: no data
How expensive is it?
Lebanon’s price level (US = 100) is 1.6× Sierra Leone’s.
Lebanon: 38% (2024) · Sierra Leone: 23% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Lebanon spends 7.3 times as much on health per person as Sierra Leone.
Lebanon: $261 (2023) · Sierra Leone: $36 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Lebanon live 16 years longer than in Sierra Leone.
Lebanon: 77.9 years (2024) · Sierra Leone: 62 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Sierra Leone is 3.6 times as likely to die before turning one as in Lebanon.
Lebanon: 15.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Sierra Leone: 54.6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Lebanon has 20 times as many doctors per person as Sierra Leone.
Lebanon: 2.7 per 1,000 (2020) · Sierra Leone: 0.1 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Lebanon: 2.7 per 1,000 (2021) · Sierra Leone: no data
How common is obesity?
31% of adults in Lebanon are obese, versus 7.3% in Sierra Leone.
Lebanon: 31.5% (2024) · Sierra Leone: 7.3% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
47% of adults in Lebanon smoke, versus 11% in Sierra Leone.
Lebanon: 46.9% (2024) · Sierra Leone: 11.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Lebanon rate their lives 0.47 points higher than in Sierra Leone.
Lebanon: 3.72 (2025) · Sierra Leone: 3.25 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Lebanon drink 8.2 times as much alcohol as in Sierra Leone.
Lebanon: 2 litres (2023) · Sierra Leone: 0.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Lebanon has 3.5 times as much meat per person as Sierra Leone.
Lebanon: 38.2 kg (2023) · Sierra Leone: 10.8 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Lebanon has 390 kcal more food per person per day than Sierra Leone.
Lebanon: 2,828 kcal (2023) · Sierra Leone: 2,437 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Lebanon: 2,412 hours (2023) · Sierra Leone: no data
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Lebanon went to school 6.8 years longer than in Sierra Leone.
Lebanon: 10.4 years (2023) · Sierra Leone: 3.5 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Lebanon welcomed 31 times as many tourists per resident as Sierra Leone (2019).
Lebanon: 0.26 (2022) · Sierra Leone: 0.01 (2019)
How many World Heritage sites?
Lebanon has 6 more World Heritage sites than Sierra Leone (7 against 1).
Lebanon: 7 (2026) · Sierra Leone: 1 (2026)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
81% of people in Lebanon are online, versus 25% in Sierra Leone.
Lebanon: 81% (2024) · Sierra Leone: 25% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Lebanon have electricity, versus 39% in Sierra Leone.
Lebanon: 100% (2024) · Sierra Leone: 39.2% (2024)
How many live in cities?
91% of people in Lebanon live in cities, versus 46% in Sierra Leone.
Lebanon: 91% (2025) · Sierra Leone: 46% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Sierra Leone has 108 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Lebanon 74.
Lebanon: 74 (2022) · Sierra Leone: 108 (2022)
How much railway is there?
Lebanon: 401 km (2017) · Sierra Leone: no data
How much do they fly?
Lebanon: 0.46 (2023) · Sierra Leone: no data
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 34% of Sierra Leone, but only 14% of Lebanon.
Lebanon: 14.2% (2023) · Sierra Leone: 34.3% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Lebanon emits 16 times as much CO₂ as someone in Sierra Leone.
Lebanon: 2.7 t (2024) · Sierra Leone: 0.2 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
95% of Sierra Leone’s electricity is renewable, versus 44% in Lebanon.
Lebanon: 43.8% (2024) · Sierra Leone: 95.2% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Lebanon carries 30% more fine dust than in Sierra Leone.
Lebanon: 26.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Sierra Leone: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Lebanon and Sierra Leone are nearly identical here.
Lebanon: 2.2 per 100k (2020) · Sierra Leone: 2.2 per 100k (2020)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Sierra Leone are 42% deadlier than in Lebanon.
Lebanon: 9.7 per 100k (2021) · Sierra Leone: 13.8 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Sierra Leone is on average 9.8 °C warmer than Lebanon.
Lebanon: 16.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Sierra Leone: 26.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Sierra Leone gets 4.8 times as much rain as Lebanon.
Lebanon: 570 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Sierra Leone: 2,721 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Lebanon bigger than Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone is larger. Lebanon fits inside Sierra Leone 6.9 times.
Which has more people, Lebanon or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone has 51% more people than Lebanon (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Lebanon or Sierra Leone?
People in Lebanon live 16 years longer than in Sierra Leone. Life expectancy at birth is 77.9 years in Lebanon and 62.0 in Sierra Leone.
Are people taller in Lebanon or Sierra Leone?
Men in Lebanon are 12.5 cm taller than in Sierra Leone (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
