Israel vs Lebanon
Israel vs Lebanon: Internet users
Internet users in 2024: 88.2% in Israel and 80.6% in Lebanon, by ITU estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Israel, by 7.6 percentage points, or 1.09 times that in Lebanon.
% of people · ITU
What the numbers say
- Israel has been higher since 2014, when it overtook Lebanon.
- In 2024, Israel ranked 68 and Lebanon ranked 98 of 182 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 71.2% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · ITU
| Year | Israel | Lebanon | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – | 73.6 |
| 2024 | 88.2 | 80.6 | 71.2 |
| 2023 | 87 | 81.7 | 69.2 |
| 2022 | 91.9 | 81.5 | 67 |
| 2021 | 90.3 | 82.7 | 63.8 |
| 2020 | 90.1 | 82.1 | 60.1 |
| 2019 | 86.8 | 81.5 | 53.9 |
| 2018 | 83.7 | 80.9 | 49.4 |
| 2017 | 81.6 | 78.2 | 46.3 |
| 2016 | 79.7 | 76.1 | 43.6 |
| 2015 | 77.4 | 74 | 39.9 |
| 2014 | 75 | 73 | 37.4 |
| 2013 | 70.3 | 70.5 | 35.3 |
| 2012 | 70.8 | 61.3 | 33.3 |
| 2011 | 68.9 | 52 | 30.9 |
| 2010 | 67.5 | 43.7 | 28.4 |
| 2009 | 63.1 | 30.1 | 25.3 |
| 2008 | 59.4 | 22.5 | 22.8 |
| 2007 | 48.1 | 18.7 | 20.2 |
| 2006 | 27.9 | 15 | 17.2 |
| 2005 | 25.2 | 10.1 | 15.6 |
| 2004 | 22.8 | 9 | – |
| 2003 | 19.6 | 8 | – |
| 2002 | 17.8 | 7 | – |
| 2001 | 17.4 | 6.8 | – |
| 2000 | 20.9 | 8 | – |
| 1999 | 13.4 | 5.4 | – |
| 1998 | 10.3 | 2.7 | – |
| 1997 | 4.4 | 1.2 | – |
| 1996 | 2.2 | 0.1 | – |
| 1995 | 0.9 | 0.1 | – |
| 1994 | 0.6 | – | – |
| 1993 | 0.4 | – | – |
| 1992 | 0.3 | – | – |
| 1991 | 0.2 | – | – |
| 1990 | 0.1 | 0 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people who used the internet in the last three months, from anywhere.
- Source: ITU, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 182 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Israel vs Lebanon
Health
- Life expectancyIsrael: 82.4 years in 2023Lebanon: 77.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIsrael: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Lebanon: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIsrael: 2.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Lebanon: 15.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterIsrael: 99.5% in 2022Lebanon: 47.7% in 2022
- DepressionIsrael: 3.83% in 2017Lebanon: 3.68% in 2017
- Suicide rateIsrael: 5.7 per 100,000 people in 2017Lebanon: 4.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIsrael: 9.26 million people in 2023Lebanon: 5.77 million people in 2023
- Population growthIsrael: 1.42% a year in 2023Lebanon: 0.43% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIsrael: 2.83 births per woman in 2023Lebanon: 2.24 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIsrael: 91.6% in 2025Lebanon: 91% in 2025
- Median ageIsrael: 29.2 years in 2023Lebanon: 28.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIsrael: 12.4% in 2023Lebanon: 9.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateIsrael: 1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Lebanon: -5.9 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIsrael: 7.81% of GDP in 2025Lebanon: 2.51% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsIsrael: $43.7B in 2025Lebanon: $736M in 2025
- Military spending per personIsrael: $5,108 in 2025Lebanon: $142 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingIsrael: 17.8% of government spending in 2025Lebanon: 16.6% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelIsrael: 178,000 people in 2020Lebanon: 80,000 people in 2020
- National powerIsrael: 0.38% of world capability in 2022Lebanon: 0.08% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIsrael: 4.23% of the labour force in 2020Lebanon: 4.1% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIsrael: 537 million TIV in 2025Lebanon: 9 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exportsIsrael: 2.62 billion TIV in 2025Lebanon: 48 million TIV in 2002