Sri Lanka vs Lebanon
POP 3.8x GDP 3.8x LE 0.3 yrs UMC↔LMC
Widest indicator spreads · Sri Lanka vs Lebanon
Demographics: Urban Population (Lebanon, 78% spread)
| Indicator | Sri Lanka | Lebanon | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban Population | 20.3% | 90.7% | 2024 |
| Population | 21.9M | 5.8M | 2024 |
| Population Density | 356.2 | 564.4 | 2023 |
| Population Ages 65+ | 12.1% | 10.1% | 2024 |
1 closer demographics rows sit on the Sri Lanka and Lebanon profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.
Economy: GDP Growth Rate (Sri Lanka, 171% spread)
| Indicator | Sri Lanka | Lebanon | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| GDP Growth Rate | 5.0% | -7.1% | 2024 |
| Inflation (Consumer Prices) | -0.4% | 45.2% | 2024 |
| GDP (Current USD) | $99.6B | $26.0B | 2024 |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.2% | 11.0% | 2024 |
4 closer economy rows sit on the Sri Lanka and Lebanon profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.
Health: Under-5 Mortality Rate (Sri Lanka, 66% spread)
| Indicator | Sri Lanka | Lebanon | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under-5 Mortality Rate | 5.9 | 17.6 | 2024 |
| Infant Mortality Rate | 5.2 | 15.3 | 2024 |
| Physicians (per 1,000 people) | 1.1 | 2.7 | 2023 |
| Health Expenditure (% of GDP) | 3.7% | 5.6% | 2023 |
3 closer health rows sit on the Sri Lanka and Lebanon profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.
Education: School Enrollment (Tertiary) (Lebanon, 62% spread)
| Indicator | Sri Lanka | Lebanon | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| School Enrollment (Tertiary) | 20.7% | 54.4% | 2023 |
| Education Expenditure (% of GDP) | 1.8% | 1.2% | 2023 |
| School Enrollment (Secondary) | 88.0% | 63.8% | 2023 |
3 closer education rows sit on the Sri Lanka and Lebanon profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.
Environment: Renewable Energy Consumption (Sri Lanka, 86% spread)
| Indicator | Sri Lanka | Lebanon | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renewable Energy Consumption | 48.8% | 6.8% | 2021 |
| Forest Area | 34.0% | 14.2% | 2023 |
| CO2 Emissions Per Capita | 1.1 | 1.9 | 2024 |
| Freshwater Withdrawal | 24.5% | 37.8% | 2022 |
1 closer environment rows sit on the Sri Lanka and Lebanon profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.
Social: Poverty (< $2.15/day) (Sri Lanka, 53% spread)
| Indicator | Sri Lanka | Lebanon | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty (< $2.15/day) | 2.7% | 5.8% | 2019 |
| Net Migration | -27,245 | -17,267 | 2024 |
| Intentional Homicides | 3.3 | 2.2 | 2019 |
| Female Labor Participation | 31.0% | 22.2% | 2024 |
2 closer social rows sit on the Sri Lanka and Lebanon profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.
How to read this Sri Lanka vs Lebanon comparison
Sri Lanka (UMC, South Asia) vs Lebanon (LMC, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan) is a WIDE WDI pair: population is 3.8x larger (21.9M vs 5.8M) and total GDP is 3.8x larger ($99.6B vs $26.0B). The gap board leads on GDP Growth Rate (~171% relative spread) across 42 indicators in 7 topics. Cross-tier pair; prefer per-capita and rate columns over raw totals. Figures may come from different reporting years; dollar values move with exchange rates; national averages conceal inequality. See our methodology.
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Sri Lanka vs Lebanon figures: World Bank Open Data and health rows: WHO Global Health Observatory. CC BY 4.0 · UMC↔LMC · WIDE scale band.