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Country description

Lebanon is a lower middle income country. It has a GDP per capita of around 4.14 Thousand USD (2021) and HDI value of 0.72 (2022)

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Index description

Gender parity has a fundamental bearing on whether or not economies and societies thrive. Developing and deploying one-half of the world’s available talent has a huge bearing on the growth, competitiveness and future-readiness of economies and businesses worldwide.

Results for Lebanon

2019 2021 2022 2023 2024 Simulator
projection
Rank 145 132 119 132 133
Score
0.6Value: 0.599
0.64Value: 0.6378
0.64Value: 0.644
0.63Value: 0.628
0.63Value: 0.632
Value: 0.632
Comparison benchmarks
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Top 3 in Income Group
Top 3 in Region
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Income Group
Region
KPI Information icon 2024 - Lebanon
Weight Information icon Best Worst Aspirational value Information icon Current Value
Female Male Ratio Female Male Ratio
plus interface iconEconomic Participation and Opportunity
Rank 122 / Score 0.56
Labor force participation rateInformation icon
Initial Value: 0.255805977
78.25 13.58
Worst: Iran, Islamic Rep. 13.58
Best: Burundi 78.25
24.39%
Worst: Timor-Leste 41.879
Best: Qatar 95.33
53.66%		 41.596
29.35Value: 29.35
70.56Value: 70.563
41.596
Wage equality for similar workInformation icon
Initial Value: 0.397446711
Worst:
Best:
Worst:
Best:
61.38
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61.38
Estimated earned incomeInformation icon
Initial Value: 0
98098.89 648.40
Worst: Burundi 648.40
Best: Luxembourg 98098.89
Worst: Burundi 768.7796
Best: Ireland 139732.5489
0
..Value: ..
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0
Legislators, senior officials and managersInformation icon
Initial Value: 0.190969628
70.11 5.71
Worst: Pakistan 5.71
Best: Togo 70.11
24.06%
Worst: Togo 29.8918
Best: Pakistan 94.2928
75.93%		 26.92
21.21Value: 21.2059
78.79Value: 78.7941
26.92
Professional and technical workersInformation icon
Initial Value: 0.155777684
69.33 17.85
Worst: Chad 17.85
Best: Belarus 69.33
70.22%
Worst: Belarus 30.6703
Best: Chad 82.1485
29.78%		 117.391
54Value: 53.9997
46Value: 46.0003
117.391
plus interface iconEducational Attainment
Rank 111 / Score 0.97
Literacy rateInformation icon
Initial Value: 0.351754322
100.00 18.87
Worst: Chad 18.87
Best: Ukraine 100.00
78.78%
Worst: Chad 35.78
Best: Ukraine 100
87.17%		 90.224
82.79Value: 82.7867
91.76Value: 91.76
90.224
Enrollment in primary educationInformation icon
Initial Value: 0
99.97 53.00
Worst: Mali 53.00
Best: France 99.97
Worst: Mali 59.4688
Best: Poland 99.7721
0
..Value: ..
..Value: ..
0
Enrollment in secondary educationInformation icon
Initial Value: 0.424532181
153.24 17.95
Worst: Chad 17.95
Best: Finland 153.24
24.27%
Worst: Uganda 25.281
Best: Finland 136.8269
21.45%		 103.211
50.79Value: 50.787
49.21Value: 49.213
103.211
Enrollment in tertiary educationInformation icon
Initial Value: 0.223713497
156.15 2.55
Worst: Chad 2.55
Best: Greece 156.15
35.69%
Worst: Uganda 5.358
Best: Greece 144.7879
27.45%		 131.492
57.37Value: 57.3724
43.63Value: 43.6259
131.492
plus interface iconHealth and Survival
Rank 67 / Score 0.97
Sex ratio at birthInformation icon
Initial Value: 0.693465539
Worst:
Best:
Worst:
Best:
94.4
..Value: ..
..Value: ..
94.4
Healthy life expectancyInformation icon
Initial Value: 0.306534461
75.48 46.42
Worst: Lesotho 46.42
Best: Japan 75.48
70.97%
Worst: Lesotho 42.3148
Best: Japan 72.635
75.02%		 103.059
67.05Value: 67.0451
65.06Value: 65.0609
103.059
plus interface iconPolitical Empowerment
Rank 142 / Score 0.03
Women in parliamentInformation icon
Initial Value: 0.309721886
61.30 0.00
Worst: Oman 0.00
Best: Rwanda 61.30
10.28%
Worst: Rwanda 38.7
Best: Oman 100
89.72%		 6.724
6.3Value: 6.3
93.7Value: 93.7
6.724
Women in ministerial positionsInformation icon
Initial Value: 0.247212572
63.16 0.00
Worst: Azerbaijan 0.00
Best: Finland 63.16
7.2%
Worst: Finland 36.8421
Best: Azerbaijan 100
92.8%		 4.767
4.55Value: 4.5455
95.45Value: 95.4545
4.767
Years with female/male head of state (last 50)Information icon
Initial Value: 0.443065542
30.31 0.00
Worst: Albania 0.00
Best: Bangladesh 30.31
0%
Worst: Bangladesh 19.6904
Best: Albania 50
100%		 0
0Value: 0
50Value: 50
0
Index Global Highlights
Global Details
Global Average
0.72 Value: 0.715551369863014
Developed Economies Average
0.77 0.76775
Developing Economies Average
0.7 0.697210810810811
Highest Ranked Country Country Iceland
Score
0.94 0.935
Global Rank 1
Lowest Ranked Country Country Sudan
Score
0.57 0.568
Global Rank 146
Highest Ranked Developed Country Country Iceland
Score
0.94 0.935
Global Rank 1
Lowest Ranked Developed Country Country Japan
Score
0.66 0.663
Global Rank 118
Highest Ranked Developing Country Country Nicaragua
Score
0.81 0.811
Global Rank 6
Lowest Ranked Developing Country Country Pakistan
Score
0.57 0.57
Global Rank 145
Arab Region Details Information icon
Arab Average
0.64 0.641571428571429
Arab Diversified Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, State of Palestine
0.64 0.637666666666667
Arab LDC Comoros, Djibouti, Mauritania, Somalia, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Yemen
0.62 0.6155
Highest Ranked Country Country United Arab Emirates
Score
0.71 0.713
Global Rank 74
Lowest Ranked Country Country Sudan
Score
0.57 0.568
Global Rank 146
Highest Arab Diversified Country Country Jordan
Score
0.65 0.652
Global Rank 123
Lowest Arab Diversified Country Country Egypt
Score
0.63 0.629
Global Rank 135
Highest Arab LDC Country Comoros
Score
0.66 0.663
Global Rank 119
Lowest Arab LDC Country Sudan
Score
0.57 0.568
Global Rank 146
Economies per capita
High-Income Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Brunei Darussalam, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Nauru, Chile, Cyprus, Denmark, Puerto Rico, Taiwan, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Monaco, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Mauritius, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Palau, Panama, Poland, Portugal, San Marino, Singapore, Slovak Republic, Qatar, Korea, Rep., Romania, St. Kitts and Nevis, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Czech Republic, Hong Kong SAR
0.75 0.747928571428571
Upper-Middle-Income Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, China, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Gabon, Georgia, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Indonesia, Iran, Islamic Rep., Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Libya, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Montenegro, Namibia, Paraguay, Peru, Russian Federation, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Serbia, Kosovo, Suriname, Thailand, Tonga, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Venezuela, South Africa, North Macedonia
0.72 0.719737837837838
Lower-Middle-Income Algeria, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Myanmar, Comoros, Congo, Rep., Djibouti, Egypt, El Salvador, Eswatini, Ghana, Honduras, India, Kenya, Kiribati, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao PDR, Lebanon, Lesotho, Mauritania, Micronesia, Mongolia, Morocco, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Moldova, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Timor-Leste, Tunisia, Ukraine, Tanzania, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Viet Nam, Uruguay, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Cote d'Ivoire, State of Palestine
0.69 0.69037380952381
Low Income Afghanistan, Chad, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Korea Dem Rep., Congo, Democratic Rep., Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Haiti, Malawi, Mali, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Madagascar, Mozambique, Niger, Somalia, Rwanda, Togo, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Uganda, Yemen, Central African Republic
0.68 0.677555555555556
Oil Exporting/Importing
Oil Exporting Average Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Barbados, Brunei Darussalam, Chad, China, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, Colombia, Congo, Rep., Congo, Democratic Rep., Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Indonesia, Iran, Islamic Rep., Iraq, Ireland, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Libya, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mauritania, Mexico, Mongolia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Slovak Republic, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, South Sudan, Sudan, Suriname, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen
0.72 0.715098181818182
Oil Importing Average Afghanistan, Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Austria, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Croatia, Korea Dem Rep., Myanmar, Nauru, Chile, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Puerto Rico, Taiwan, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guinea, Haiti, Malawi, Mali, Monaco, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao PDR, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Maldives, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Micronesia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Paraguay, Portugal, San Marino, Singapore, Somalia, Korea, Rep., Moldova, Romania, Rwanda, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Togo, Kosovo, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Tonga, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Tanzania, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Uruguay, Czech Republic, Hong Kong SAR, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Central African Republic, Cote d'Ivoire, South Africa, State of Palestine, North Macedonia
0.72 0.715825274725275
Oil Exporting Best Country Norway
Score
0.88 0.875
Global Rank 3
Oil Exporting Worst Country Sudan
Score
0.57 0.568
Global Rank 146
Oil Importing Best Country Iceland
Score
0.94 0.935
Global Rank 1
Oil Importing Worst Country Pakistan
Score
0.57 0.57
Global Rank 145
OECD Information icon
OECD Average
0.77 0.767108108108108
OECD Developed Average Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States, Czech Republic
0.77 0.773181818181818
OECD Developing Average Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Korea, Rep., Turkey
0.73 0.7272
OECD Best Country Iceland
Score
0.94 0.935
Global Rank 1
OECD Worst Country Turkey
Score
0.64 0.645
Global Rank 127
OECD Developed Best Country Iceland
Score
0.94 0.935
Global Rank 1
OECD Developed Worst Country Japan
Score
0.66 0.663
Global Rank 118
OECD Developing Best Country Chile
Score
0.78 0.781
Global Rank 21
OECD Developing Worst Country Turkey
Score
0.64 0.645
Global Rank 127
Arab region Information icon
Simple Average
0.64
Highest Ranked Country Country United Arab Emirates
Score 0.71
Rank 74
Lowest Ranked Country Country Sudan
Score 0.57
Rank 146
AMU Information icon
Simple Average
0.64
Highest Ranked Country Country Tunisia
Score 0.67
Rank 115
Lowest Ranked Country Country Algeria
Score 0.61
Rank 139
East Asia and Pacific Information icon
Simple Average
0.71
Highest Ranked Country Country New Zealand
Score 0.84
Rank 4
Lowest Ranked Country Country Fiji
Score 0.64
Rank 128
Europe and Central Asia Information icon
Simple Average
0.75
Highest Ranked Country Country Iceland
Score 0.94
Rank 1
Lowest Ranked Country Country Turkey
Score 0.64
Rank 127
Latin America and The Caribbean Information icon
Simple Average
0.75
Highest Ranked Country Country Nicaragua
Score 0.81
Rank 6
Lowest Ranked Country Country El Salvador
Score 0.7
Rank 96
North America Information icon
Simple Average
0.75
Highest Ranked Country Country Canada
Score 0.76
Rank 36
Lowest Ranked Country Country United States
Score 0.75
Rank 43
South Asia Information icon
Simple Average
0.64
Highest Ranked Country Country Bangladesh
Score 0.69
Rank 99
Lowest Ranked Country Country Pakistan
Score 0.57
Rank 145
Sub-Saharan Africa Information icon
Simple Average
0.7
Highest Ranked Country Country Namibia
Score 0.8
Rank 8
Lowest Ranked Country Country Chad
Score 0.58
Rank 144
Organization of Islamic Cooperation Information icon
Simple Average
0.66
Highest Ranked Country Country Albania
Score 0.78
Rank 23
Lowest Ranked Country Country Sudan
Score 0.57
Rank 146
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