Djibouti vs Lebanon

Lebanon scores 31.9 in the NationsTree Index (157th in the world) and Djibouti scores 21.1 (186th), a gap of 10.8 points. Their trees are 1.6 m and 4.5 m tall; tree height grows with real GDP and is adjusted by the index.

Lebanon has 4.9 times the population of Djibouti. Djibouti is 2.2 times larger than Lebanon by land area. Lebanon has an economy 6.9 times the size of Djibouti (GDP at purchasing power parity). Population: Djibouti 1.2 million and Lebanon 5.8 million (2025).

GDP per person at purchasing power parity is $11,917 in Lebanon and $8,452 in Djibouti (2025, international dollars). People in Lebanon live on average 11.7 years longer (77.9 vs 66.2 years).

Of 29 indicators reported by both countries, Djibouti ranks higher in the world on 13 and Lebanon on 16. Djibouti is clearly stronger in main industries, economy and trade. Lebanon is clearly stronger in tourism, science & innovation and society & health.

As a nation, Lebanon is the older of the two (statehood since 1943, 83 years), compared with Djibouti (since 1977). Over the last five years Djibouti improved faster (direction score 25 vs 3 out of 100).