How much coast is there?

Lebanon’s coastline is 17% longer than Syria’s.

Lebanon: 225 km (2026 edition) · Syria: 193 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Lebanon’s highest peak towers 274 m above Syria’s.

Lebanon: 3,088 m (2026 edition) · Syria: 2,814 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Syria has 4.4 times as many people as Lebanon.

Lebanon: 5.85 million (2025) · Syria: 25.6 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Lebanon is 4.1 times as densely populated as Syria.

Lebanon: 572 per km² (2025) · Syria: 140 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Lebanon is 6.1 years older than in Syria.

Lebanon: 28.3 years (2023) · Syria: 22.2 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Syria have 0.5 more children on average than in Lebanon.

Lebanon: 2.23 children per woman (2024) · Syria: 2.7 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

10% of people in Lebanon are 65 or older, versus 4.8% in Syria.

Lebanon: 10.4% (2025) · Syria: 4.8% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Lebanon has produced 1.7 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Syria 0.0.

Lebanon: 1.7 (2025) · Syria: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Lebanon has 2 official languages, Syria 1.

Lebanon: 2 (2026) · Syria: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Lebanon’s economy is 9% larger than Syria’s.

Lebanon: $26 billion (2024) · Syria: $23.7 billion (2022)

How much is produced per person?

Lebanon produces 2.4 times as much per person as Syria.

Lebanon: Int$11,918 (2024) · Syria: Int$4,905 (2022)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Lebanon than in Syria (Gini 9.1 points higher).

Lebanon: 35.5 (2022) · Syria: 26.4 (2022)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 14% in Syria, versus 11% in Lebanon.

Lebanon: 11% (2023) · Syria: 13.6% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Lebanon: 2.6% (2024) · Syria: no data

How expensive is it?

Lebanon’s price level (US = 100) is 1.7× Syria’s.

Lebanon: 38% (2024) · Syria: 22% (2022)

How much is spent on health?

Lebanon spends 7.8 times as much on health per person as Syria.

Lebanon: $261 (2023) · Syria: $33 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Syria is 16% more likely to die before turning one than in Lebanon.

Lebanon: 15.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Syria: 17.7 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Lebanon has 76% more doctors per person than Syria.

Lebanon: 2.7 per 1,000 (2020) · Syria: 1.5 per 1,000 (2021)

How common is obesity?

31% of adults in Lebanon are obese, versus 30% in Syria.

Lebanon: 31.5% (2024) · Syria: 29.9% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

Lebanon: 46.9% (2024) · Syria: no data

How do people rate their lives?

People in Lebanon rate their lives 0.26 points higher than in Syria.

Lebanon: 3.72 (2025) · Syria: 3.46 (2018)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Lebanon drink 18 times as much alcohol as in Syria.

Lebanon: 2 litres (2023) · Syria: 0.1 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Lebanon has 2.4 times as much meat per person as Syria.

Lebanon: 38.2 kg (2023) · Syria: 16.2 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Lebanon has 568 kcal more food per person per day than Syria.

Lebanon: 2,828 kcal (2023) · Syria: 2,259 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Lebanon put in 791 more hours a year than in Syria.

Lebanon: 2,412 hours (2023) · Syria: 1,621 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Lebanon went to school 4.4 years longer than in Syria.

Lebanon: 10.4 years (2023) · Syria: 5.9 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Lebanon: 0.26 (2022) · Syria: no data

How many people are online?

81% of people in Lebanon are online, versus 34% in Syria.

Lebanon: 81% (2024) · Syria: 34% (2018)

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in Lebanon have electricity, versus 89% in Syria.

Lebanon: 100% (2024) · Syria: 89.3% (2024)

How many live in cities?

91% of people in Lebanon live in cities, versus 72% in Syria.

Lebanon: 91% (2025) · Syria: 72% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Lebanon has 74 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Syria 71.

Lebanon: 74 (2022) · Syria: 71 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Syria’s railway network is 5.3 times as long as Lebanon’s.

Lebanon: 401 km (2017) · Syria: 2,139 km (2010)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Lebanon fly 19 times as many passengers per resident as those from Syria.

Lebanon: 0.46 (2023) · Syria: 0.02 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 14% of Lebanon, but only 2.8% of Syria.

Lebanon: 14.2% (2023) · Syria: 2.8% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Lebanon emits 2.1 times as much CO₂ as someone in Syria.

Lebanon: 2.7 t (2024) · Syria: 1.3 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

44% of Lebanon’s electricity is renewable, versus 3.5% in Syria.

Lebanon: 43.8% (2024) · Syria: 3.5% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Syria carries 18% more fine dust than in Lebanon.

Lebanon: 26.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Syria: 30.8 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

Lebanon: 2.2 per 100k (2020) · Syria: no data

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Syria are 3.1 times as deadly as in Lebanon.

Lebanon: 9.7 per 100k (2021) · Syria: 29.9 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Syria is on average 3.5 °C warmer than Lebanon.

Lebanon: 16.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Syria: 20.1°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Lebanon gets 2.6 times as much rain as Syria.

Lebanon: 570 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Syria: 216 mm (2016–2025 avg)