Lebanon vs Namibia

Lebanon and Namibia compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Lebanon has about 1.9 times as many people as Namibia: 5.8 million against 3.1 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Namibia ($4,876 in 2025) is 9% higher than in Lebanon ($4,473 in 2024).
• The economy grew faster in Namibia (1.7% in 2025) than in Lebanon (-7.1% in 2024), a difference of 8.8 percentage points.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Lebanon (14.6%) than in Namibia (3.5%), a difference of 11.1 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Namibia (19.3% in 2025) than in Lebanon (11% in 2023), a difference of 8.3 percentage points.
• A baby born in Lebanon can expect to live 10.4 years longer than one born in Namibia: 77.9 years against 67.5 years in 2024.
• The population of Lebanon is older: half of its people are over 28.3 years, against 21 years in Namibia in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Lebanon (80.6%) than in Namibia (64.9%), a difference of 15.7 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Lebanon (1.9 tonnes) are 58% higher than in Namibia (1.2 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Lebanon (13.8%) than in Namibia (9.8%), a difference of 4 percentage points in 2024.