International rankings of Lebanon explained

The following are international rankings of Lebanon.

Demographics

See main article: Demographics of Lebanon.

• United Nations

Population, ranked 124 out of 223 countries

• CIA World Factbook

Urbanization ranked 21 out of 193 countries^[1]

Economy

• The Wall Street Journal and The Heritage Foundation: Index of Economic Freedom 2018, ranked 95 out of 179 countries^[2]
• World Bank

Ease of Doing Business Index 2015, ranked 99 out of 181 countries^[3]

• International Monetary Fund

GDP per capita 2017, ranked 51 out of 179 countries

• World Bank

GDP per capita 2016, ranked 47 out of 170 countries ^[4]

• CIA World Factbook

GDP per capita 2013, ranked 67 out of 192 countries ^[5]

In the 2009 quality of life index, Lebanon ranked in the last place (out of 194 countries) http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-193840345.html

Lebanon ranked in the 35th largest exporter of IT ICT enabled services among 173 countries http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=3&article_id=107964.org

Education

Listed by the World Economic Forum's 2013 Global Information Technology Report, Lebanon has been ranked globally as the fourth best country for math and science education, and as the tenth best overall for quality of education.^[6] In Quality of management schools, the country was ranked 131st worldwide.^[7] These rankings are based on the Executive Opinion Survey, carried out as part of the WEF's Global Competitiveness Report, based on polling a sample of business leaders in each respective country.^{[8] [9]}

• United Nations gross enrolment ratio 2005, ranked 47 out of 177 countries^[10]
• United Nations Development Programme

literacy rate 2007/2008, ranked 96 out of 177 countries ^[11]

Geography

See main article: Geography of Lebanon.

• Total area ranked 166 out of 233 countries and outlying territories
• Renewable water resources ranked 145 out of 174 countries http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=3&article_id=107964

Military

See main article: Military of Lebanon.

• CIA World Factbook

Military expenditures ranked 78 out of 171 countries

• CIA World Factbook

Military expenditures ratio to GDP, ranked 45 out of 174 countries ^[12]

Politics

See main article: Politics of Lebanon.

• Transparency International

Corruption Perceptions Index 2007, ranked 99 out of 179 countries^[13]

• Reporters Without Borders

World Press Freedom Index 2008, ranked 66 out of 173 countries

• The Economist EIU: Democracy Index 2008, ranked 89 out of 167 countries^[14]

Tourism

See main article: Tourism in Lebanon.

Growth in tourism for 2009, Lebanon came first out of 165 countries examined by (UNWTO) with an increase of 60% from 2008.

Transportation

See main article: Transport in Lebanon.

• Motor vehicles per capita ranked 23 out of 140 countries ^[15]

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20090211192757/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2212.html CIA World Factbook
2. http://www.heritage.org/Index Index of Economic Freedom 2018
3. Web site: Ease of Doing Business Index 2009.
4. Data refer to the year 2008. Total GDP 2008 & Population 2008, World Development Indicators database, World Bank, July 1, 2009. Note: Per capita values were obtained by dividing the Total GDP data by the Population data.
5. https://web.archive.org/web/20070613004043/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2195.html GDP (official exchange rate)
6. Web site: The Global Information Technology Report 2013: Growth and Jobs in a Hyperconnected World . 2013. Bilbao-Osorio . Benat . Dutta . Soumitra . Soumitra Dutta. Lanvin . Bruno . World Economic Forum. Geneva. 324–325. 5 February 2014.
7. Web site: The Global Information Technology Report 2013: Growth and Jobs in a Hyperconnected World . 2013. Bilbao-Osorio . Benat . Dutta . Soumitra . Soumitra Dutta. Lanvin . Bruno . World Economic Forum. Geneva. 311. 5 February 2014.
8. Web site: The Global Information Technology Report 2013: Growth and Jobs in a Hyperconnected World . 2013. Bilbao-Osorio . Benat . Dutta . Soumitra . Soumitra Dutta. Lanvin . Bruno . World Economic Forum. Geneva. 289. 5 February 2014.
9. Web site: The Global Competitiveness Report 2013-2014: Full Data Edition . Schwab . Klaus . Klaus Schwab . Sala-i-Martin . Xavier . Xavier Sala-i-Martin. Brende . Børge . Børge Brende . 2013. World Economic Forum. Geneva . 83–85. 5 February 2014.
10. Web site: Human development indicators Lebanon . 2008-11-17 . United Nations Development Programme, Human Development Reports . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081022021134/http://hdrstats.undp.org/countries/country_fact_sheets/cty_fs_LBN.html . 2008-10-22 .
11. http://hdr.undp.org/en/reports/global/hdr2007-2008/ Human Development Report 2007/2008
12. https://web.archive.org/web/20070613005240/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2034rank.html CIA World Factbook
13. Web site: Corruption Perception Report 2007 . 2009-07-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060619145956/http://www.transparency.org/policy_research/surveys_indices/cpi . 2006-06-19 . dead .
14. http://a330.g.akamai.net/7/330/25828/20081021185552/graphics.eiu.com/PDF/Democracy%20Index%202008.pdf Index of Democracy 2008
15. http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/tra_mot_veh-transportation-motor-vehicles Motor vehicles per capita