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Topic 06 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Lebanon: Development & Human Capital
Is a country turning its resources into better lives?
Lebanon is placed joint 106th of 196 countries on development & human capital in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 3 key statistics. Readings behind it: Social Protection Coverage 20 (2025); Maternal Mortality Ratio 14.98 (2023).
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joint106th
of 196 countries placed
Placed from 3 of 3 key statistics
01The evidence
The 3 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Lebanon on development & human capital — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 2 of 3
Maternal Mortality Ratio
UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG)
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
14.98
Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births
Lower is better
Lebanon: 14.98. Across the 195 countries in this edition, values run from 0.11 (Cook Islands) to 992.83 (Nigeria); the world median is 46.65.
- World median
- 46.65
- Best in Western Asia
- 2.49 Israel
- Land neighbours
- Israel 2.49 · Syria 20.37
Key 3 of 3
Human Development Index
UNDP Human Development Report Office
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
0.752
HDI score (0–1)
Higher is better
Ranked 102nd of 193 by UNDP Human Development Report Office
Lebanon: 0.752. Across the 193 countries in this edition, values run from 0.388 (South Sudan) to 0.972 (Iceland); the world median is 0.762.
- World median
- 0.762
- Best in Western Asia
- 0.94 United Arab Emirates
- Land neighbours
- Israel 0.919 · Syria 0.564
02Over time
Which way Lebanon is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Maternal Mortality Ratio
Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births · lower is better
LebanonWorld median
Lebanon fell from 23.62 in 2000 to 14.98 in 2023; the world median went from 70.99 to 46.65.
Every year’s figures
Year Lebanon World median 2023 14.98 46.7 2022 15.11 53.0 2021 53.60 76.6 2020 26.99 56.0 2019 14.64 48.4 2018 14.71 49.3 2017 14.89 47.2 2016 14.81 50.6 2015 14.87 51.9 2014 14.15 52.8 2013 13.47 53.3 2012 14.26 54.6 2011 14.54 55.0 2010 14.79 56.1 2009 15.03 56.3 2008 15.48 55.8 2007 15.88 56.8 2006 17.21 58.1 2005 17.28 60.1 2004 18.21 63.0 2003 19.28 66.8 2002 20.60 66.0 2001 22.06 68.1 2000 23.62 71.0 Human Development Index
HDI score (0–1) · higher is better
LebanonWorld median
Lebanon rose from 0.71 in 2005 to 0.752 in 2023; the world median went from 0.696 to 0.762.
Every year’s figures
Year Lebanon World median 2023 0.752 0.7620 2022 0.755 0.7610 2021 0.733 0.7450 2020 0.750 0.7425 2019 0.771 0.7515 2018 0.774 0.7520 2017 0.772 0.7480 2016 0.767 0.7500 2015 0.763 0.7430 2014 0.761 0.7410 2013 0.762 0.7390 2012 0.762 0.7350 2011 0.758 0.7250 2010 0.750 0.7250 2009 0.743 0.7220 2008 0.734 0.7180 2007 0.726 0.7100 2006 0.713 0.7045 2005 0.710 0.6960 2004 — 0.6960 2003 — 0.6910 2002 — 0.6845 2001 — 0.6770 2000 — 0.6720
03In context
Lebanon beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 196 countries on development & human capital, never a place within the region.
Lebanon and the countries it borders
Standing among all 196; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Social Protection CoveragePopulation covered by at least one social protection benefit (%) | Maternal Mortality RatioMaternal deaths per 100,000 live births | Human Development IndexHDI score (0–1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Israel | 10th | 100 | 2.49 | 0.919 |
| Lebanon | =106th | 20 | 14.98 | 0.752 |
 Syria | 121st | — | 20.37 | 0.564 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Western Asia
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 196.
Placed either side on development & human capital
The countries immediately above and below Lebanon in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Lebanon is ahead of the world, and behind
38 more statistics filed under development & human capital, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median11
Statistics on which Lebanon does better than the middle country measured.
Wasting Prevalence in Children Under FiveUNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates) · 2024 · world median 3.5461.33.546No earlier reading
Lebanon: 1.3 · world median 3.546 · Children under 5 who are wasted (%). UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.1 to 22.74; lower is better.
Position 140th of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
Gender Development IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.9710.9920.971▲ Improved since 2013
Lebanon: 0.992 · world median 0.971 · Gender Development Index (1.000 = parity). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.407 to 1.038; higher is better.
Position 27th of 184 · derived.
Violent Discipline of ChildrenUNICEF · 2025 · world median 75.856.975.8No earlier reading
Lebanon: 56.9 · world median 75.8 · Children aged 1-14 experiencing violent discipline (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 37.6 to 94; lower is better.
Position 75th of 90 · derived, 1st = worst.
Child MarriageUNICEF · 2025 · world median 17.1617.1No earlier reading
Lebanon: 6 · world median 17.1 · Women 20–24 married before 18 (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 76.3; lower is better.
Position 114th of 143 · derived, 1st = worst.
Foundational ID OwnershipWorld Bank Group (ID4D) · 2024 · world median 94.498.3694.4▲ Improved since 2017
Lebanon: 98.36 · world median 94.4 · Adults who own a foundational ID (% of population aged 15+). World Bank Group (ID4D), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 42.62 to 100; higher is better.
Life Expectancy at BirthUN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 74.6377.8274.63▼ Worsened since 2013
Lebanon: 77.82 · world median 74.63 · Years a newborn would live at current death rates. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 54.46 to 86.37; higher is better.
Position 71st of 222 · derived.
Child and Family Benefit CoverageILO · 2024 · world median 23.7535.823.75No earlier reading
Lebanon: 35.8 · world median 23.75 · Children or households with children receiving child or family cash benefits (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Mean Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 9.93310.379.933No real change since 2013
Lebanon: 10.37 · world median 9.933 · Mean years of schooling (adults 25+). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.412 to 14.3; higher is better.
Position 85th of 193 · derived.
Planetary pressures-adjusted HDIUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.6780.6910.678▼ Worsened since 2013
Lebanon: 0.691 · world median 0.678 · PHDI (0–1). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.276 to 0.827; higher is better.
Position 70th of 156 · derived.
Human Capital Wealth per CapitaWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 25,23032,23325,230No real change since 2010
Lebanon: 32,233 · world median 25,230 · Human capital per person — present value of future earnings (real chained 2019 US$). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 700.38 to 735,422; higher is better.
Position 69th of 151 · derived.
Completeness of Birth RegistrationUNICEF · 2025 · world median 98.498.998.4No earlier reading
Lebanon: 98.9 · world median 98.4 · Children under 5 whose birth is registered (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.7 to 100; higher is better.
Behind the world median23
Statistics on which Lebanon does worse than the middle country measured.
Stunting Prevalence in Children Under FiveUNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates) · 2024 · world median 13.813.913.8No earlier reading
Lebanon: 13.9 · world median 13.8 · Children under 5 who are stunted (%). UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.518 to 52.8; lower is better.
Position 81st of 162 · derived, 1st = worst.
Gender Inequality IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.3510.360.351▲ Improved since 2013
Lebanon: 0.36 · world median 0.351 · GII (0 = full equality, 1 = maximum inequality). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.003 to 0.838; lower is better.
Ranked 91st of 172 by UNDP Human Development Report Office.
Comprehensive Wealth per CapitaWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 46,48636,31646,486▼ Worsened since 2010
Lebanon: 36,316 · world median 46,486 · National comprehensive wealth per person (real chained 2019 US$). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 4,276 to 1,246,092; higher is better.
Position 83rd of 150 · derived.
Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison)GGDC · 2022 · world median 12,89010,34112,890▼ Worsened since 2012
Lebanon: 10,341 · world median 12,890 · GDP per capita (2011 international $). Maddison Project, Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 596.39 to 149,171; higher is better.
Position 94th of 166 · derived.
Under-Five Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 14.5417.614.54▼ Worsened since 2014
Lebanon: 17.6 · world median 14.54 · Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.26 to 115.65; lower is better.
Position 84th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Infant Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 12.2615.2512.26▼ Worsened since 2014
Lebanon: 15.25 · world median 12.26 · Deaths before age one (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.214 to 71.87; lower is better.
Position 83rd of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Human Capital IndexWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 0.5640.5150.564▼ Worsened since 2017
Lebanon: 0.515 · world median 0.564 · HCI score (0–1). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 0.292 to 0.879; higher is better.
Position 103rd of 172 · derived.
Multidimensional Poverty MeasureWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 4.2527.7734.252No earlier reading
Lebanon: 7.773 · world median 4.252 · Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (%). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 87.96; lower is better.
Position 64th of 157 · derived, 1st = worst.
Cereal YieldFAO · 2023 · world median 3,0722,4153,072▼ Worsened since 2013
Lebanon: 2,415 · world median 3,072 · Cereal yield (kg per hectare). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 23 to 29,147; higher is better.
Position 108th of 179 · derived.
Neonatal Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 8.13410.468.134▼ Worsened since 2014
Lebanon: 10.46 · world median 8.134 · Deaths in the first 28 days (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.544 to 39.47; lower is better.
Position 80th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Productive Capacities IndexUNCTAD · 2022 · world median 46.6744.1946.67▼ Worsened since 2012
Lebanon: 44.19 · world median 46.67 · Productive Capacities Index (1–100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 17.8 to 71.02; higher is better.
Position 118th of 195 · derived.
Stillbirth RateUN IGME · 2023 · world median 8.1639.4568.163▼ Worsened since 2013
Lebanon: 9.456 · world median 8.163 · Stillbirths (per 1,000 total births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.18 to 34.9; lower is better.
Position 79th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Poverty Headcount at $3.00 a Day, Line-up EstimatesWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 2.16.872.1▼ Worsened since 2014
Lebanon: 6.87 · world median 2.1 · Population below $3.00 a day, 2021 PPP, World Bank line-up estimate (%). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 89.54; lower is better.
Low Birthweight PrevalenceUNICEF and WHO (Joint Low Birthweight Estimates) · 2020 · world median 10.2112.610.21▼ Worsened since 2010
Lebanon: 12.6 · world median 10.21 · Live births weighing under 2,500 g (%). UNICEF and WHO (Joint Low Birthweight Estimates), 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 3.993 to 27.44; lower is better.
Position 54th of 158 · derived, 1st = worst.
Expected Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 13.3411.6813.34▼ Worsened since 2013
Lebanon: 11.68 · world median 13.34 · Expected years of schooling. UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 5.635 to 21.69; higher is better.
Position 142nd of 195 · derived.
Mortality Rate, Ages 5–14UN IGME · 2024 · world median 2.8586.1092.858▼ Worsened since 2014
Lebanon: 6.109 · world median 2.858 · Deaths between ages 5 and 14 (per 1,000 children aged 5). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.392 to 59.04; lower is better.
Position 48th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Statistical Performance IndicatorsWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 69.357.8169.3▲ Improved since 2016
Lebanon: 57.81 · world median 69.3 · SPI overall score (0–100). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 27.12 to 94.14; higher is better.
Position 145th of 188 · derived.
Exclusive Breastfeeding Under Six MonthsUNICEF · 2024 · world median 40.7422.740.74No earlier reading
Lebanon: 22.7 · world median 40.74 · Infants under 6 months exclusively breastfed (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 3.497 to 83.3; higher is better.
Position 116th of 136 · derived.
Immunisation Coverage, Measles First Dose (MCV1)WUENIC · 2025 · world median 906790▼ Worsened since 2015
Lebanon: 67 · world median 90 · Infants given a first dose of measles vaccine (%). WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 13 to 99; higher is better.
Old-Age Pension CoverageILO · 2025 · world median 80.81080.8No earlier reading
Lebanon: 10 · world median 80.8 · People above statutory pensionable age receiving an old-age pension (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Employment Injury Protection CoverageILO · 2024 · world median 45.94.645.9No earlier reading
Lebanon: 4.6 · world median 45.9 · Labour force covered in the event of a work injury (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Immunisation Coverage, DTP3WUENIC · 2025 · world median 915291▼ Worsened since 2015
Lebanon: 52 · world median 91 · Infants given a third dose of DTP vaccine (%). WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 39 to 99; higher is better.
Account Ownership at a Financial InstitutionWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 72.8323.0472.83▼ Worsened since 2014
Lebanon: 23.04 · world median 72.83 · Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 14.83 to 99.85; higher is better.
Position 137th of 139 · derived.
Level with the median, or no median to compare3
Access to ElectricityWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 100100100▲ Improved since 2014
Lebanon: 100 · world median 100 · Population with electricity access (%). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 5.4 to 100; higher is better.
Access to Electricity, RuralWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 100100100▲ Improved since 2014
Lebanon: 100 · world median 100 · Rural population with electricity access (%). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.7 to 100; higher is better.
Unemployment Benefit CoverageILO · 2024 · world median 000No earlier reading
Lebanon: 0 · world median 0 · Unemployed people receiving unemployment benefits (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
No better end1
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Net Official Development Assistance ReceivedOECD Development Assistance Committee · 2023 · world median 2.5798.7992.579Moved since 2013
Lebanon: 8.799 · world median 2.579 · Net ODA received (% of GNI). OECD Development Assistance Committee, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from -0.001 to 101.78.
Position 26th of 130 · derived, counted from the highest value.
No current reading for Lebanon
Adequacy of Social Protection and Labour Benefits, Children with Functional Difficulties, Coefficient of Human Inequality, Country Policy and Institutional Assessment, Disability Benefit Coverage, GDP per Capita (PPP) (last 2024), Global Multidimensional Poverty Index, GNI per Capita (PPP) (last 2024), Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index, Malaria Incidence (P. falciparum), Malaria Incidence (P. vivax), Malaria Mortality (P. falciparum), Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP) (last 2021), Official Development Assistance Given (% of GNI), Poverty Gap at $3.00 a Day (last 2022), Poverty Headcount Ratio at $3.00 a Day (last 2022), Poverty Headcount Ratio at $4.20 a Day (last 2022), Poverty Headcount Ratio at $8.30 a Day (last 2022), Poverty Severity (Squared Poverty Gap) at $3.00 a Day (last 2022) and Prosperity Gap (last 2022). Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Development & Human Capital among Lebanon’s 15 topics
Development & Human Capital is Lebanon’s 4th best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Food & Agriculture71st of 1843/4 keys
- Energy81st of 1653/3 keys
- Health & Wellbeing104th of 2004/4 keys
- Development & Human Capitaljoint 106th of 1963/3 keys
- Economy & Innovation102nd of 1763/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality96th of 1593/3 keys
- Risk & Resilience119th of 1934/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Libertiesjoint 124th of 1984/4 keys
- Mobility & Tradejoint 117th of 1773/4 keys
- Digital & Technologyjoint 133rd of 1983/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainabilityjoint 143rd of 1864/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions163rd of 1944/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge167th of 1983/4 keys
- Gender & Equality163rd of 1834/4 keys
- Peace & Security169th of 1774/4 keys
No standing on Work & Labour: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on development & human capital
The three countries placed highest of 196, and the leaders Lebanon can most readily be measured against.
1
Cook IslandsPolynesia
1st of 196 · 2 of 3 keys
Photo: Benedict Adam · CC BY 2.0, greyscale
2
NorwayNorthern Europe
2nd of 196 · 3 of 3 keys
Photo: Ximonic , Simo Räsänen · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
DenmarkNorthern Europe
3rd of 196 · 3 of 3 keys
Photo: User:Aconcagua · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Asia
Israel10th3/3 keysThis page
Lebanon=106th3/3 keys
Positions out of 196 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about Lebanon and development & human capital
On development & human capital
Global Hunger Index 2025: Countries with the Most Alarming Hunger Crisis
Thirteen countries scored across four editions — 2000, 2008, 2016 and 2025 — and five the report could not score at all. DR Congo and South Sudan share 121st place on 37.5.
On development & human capital
India vs Pakistan 2025: Comparison of Hunger Index, Happiness, HDI, Rule of Law, Literacy & GDP
India and Pakistan on six published measures: hunger, happiness, human development, rule of law, literacy and GDP per capita, each from its own publisher and year.
08Questions
Lebanon on development & human capital: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Lebanon rank on development & human capital?
Lebanon is placed joint 106th of 196 countries on Development & Human Capital in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 3 key statistics (Social Protection Coverage, Maternal Mortality Ratio and Human Development Index). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Social Protection Coverage figure for Lebanon?
20 in 2025 (population covered by at least one social protection benefit (%)), according to International Labour Organization (ILO). The world median in the same edition was 52.1.
What is the latest Maternal Mortality Ratio figure for Lebanon?
14.98 in 2023 (maternal deaths per 100,000 live births), according to UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG). The world median in the same edition was 46.65.
How does Lebanon compare with Syria on development & human capital?
Syria is placed 121st of 196, and Lebanon joint 106th. Maternal Mortality Ratio: Syria 20.37, Lebanon 14.98; Human Development Index: Syria 0.564, Lebanon 0.752.
How have Lebanon’s development & human capital figures changed?
Maternal Mortality Ratio fell from 23.62 in 2000 to 14.98 in 2023; Human Development Index rose from 0.71 in 2005 to 0.752 in 2023.
Which development & human capital statistics are missing for Lebanon?
No current reading is published for Lebanon on Adequacy of Social Protection and Labour Benefits, Children with Functional Difficulties, Coefficient of Human Inequality, Country Policy and Institutional Assessment, Disability Benefit Coverage, GDP per Capita (PPP), Global Multidimensional Poverty Index, GNI per Capita (PPP), Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index, Malaria Incidence (P. falciparum), Malaria Incidence (P. vivax), Malaria Mortality (P. falciparum), Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP), Official Development Assistance Given (% of GNI), Poverty Gap at $3.00 a Day, Poverty Headcount Ratio at $3.00 a Day, Poverty Headcount Ratio at $4.20 a Day, Poverty Headcount Ratio at $8.30 a Day, Poverty Severity (Squared Poverty Gap) at $3.00 a Day and Prosperity Gap. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
Poverty lines, inequality and aid received are published here as context rather than as keys, often because they cover fewer countries or are measured too rarely. Development is also not the same as economic size or growth, which belong to Economy & Innovation.
How the Development & Human Capital standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 3 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 3 keys to be placed.
The development & human capital method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Social Protection Coverage — International Labour Organization (ILO), CC BY 4.0
- Maternal Mortality Ratio — UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG), CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Human Development Index — UNDP Human Development Report Office, CC BY 3.0 IGO
The other 38 statistics on this page come from 14 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Lebanon’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Lebanon (banner) — Nassif.seif, CC0
- Cook Islands — Benedict Adam, CC BY 2.0
- Norway — Ximonic , Simo Räsänen, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Denmark — User:Aconcagua, CC BY-SA 3.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Lebanon: Development & Human Capital — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/lebanon/development