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Country Fact Sheet Lebanon
Human Development Index
The Human Development Index (HDI) focuses on three
measurable dimensions of Human Development:
Living a long and Healthy life
Being educated
Having a decent standard of living
It combines measures of life expectancy, school
enrolment,literacy and income to allow a broader view of
country’s development than does income alone.
HDI is constructed using data from international
sources and up-to-date data from national sources
HDI Lebanon Rank
HDI rank
2003
(177)
countries
Lebanon
GDP per
capita
rank 2003
(177)
countries
GDP per capita
(PPP US $)
rank minus
HDI rank
(higher means
better on
HDR)
GDP per
capita
value
(PPP
US$)
2003
HDI
Value
2003
81
95
14
5,074
0.759
-
-
-
5,685
0.679
Best performer in
Arab states
(Qatar)
40
27
-13
19,844
0.849
Worst performer
in Arab
States(Yemen)
151
166
15
889
0.489
Arab States
HDI Lebanon Rank
Lebanon is ranked 81st in the 2005 Human
Development Report
Lebanon’s development rank is one step
lower than its rank in 2004 (80th out of 177
countries) but has been in the medium
human development rank all through 2000’s
Human Development Index Comparison Table
Life expectancy at birth
(years 2003)
Combined Primary,
secondary and tertiary
enrollment ratio%
2002/2003
GDP per capita
(PPP US $)
2003
1. Japan(82.0)
1.UK (123) %
1. Luxembourg (62,298)
2.Hong Kong,China
(81.6)
2.Australia (116)%
2. Ireland (37,738)
3. Iceland (80.7)
3. Belgium (114)%
3. Norway (37,670)
67. Bulgaria(72.2)
55.Cuba (80)%
89. Dominica (5,448)
68.Tonga(72.2)
56.Panama (79)%
90. Peru (5,260)
69. Mauritius (72.2)
57.Malta (79)%
91. Cape Verde (5,214)
70. Lebanon (72.0)
58. Lebanon (79)%
92. Lebanon (5,074)
177.Swaziland (32.5)
173. Niger (21)%
170. Sierra Leone (548)
Human Poverty Index
The HDR 1997 introduced the human poverty index (HPI) which
focuses on the proportion of people below a threshold level in basic
dimensions of Human Development- Living a long and healthy
life, having access to education, and a decent standard of living
HPI-1 rank
103 countries
HPI-1 Value
%
Lebanon
18
9.6
Best performer in Arab States( Occupied
Palestinian Territories)
7
6.5
Worst performer in Arab States (Yemen)
77
40.3
Best performer in the world (Uruguay)
1
3.6
103
64.4
Worst performer in the world (Niger)
Building the capabilities of women
The Gender Related Development Index (GDI) introduced in
HDR 2005 captures inequalities in achievement between women
and men
GDI rank
140
countries
GDI
Value
HDI rank
Minus
GDI rank
HDI
value
Lebanon
68
0.745
-4
0.759
Best performer in Arab States)
Kuwait)
39
0.843
1
0.844
Worst performer in Arab States
(Yemen)
121
0.448
-4
0.489
Best performer in the world (Norway)
1
0.960
0
0.963
Worst performer in the world (Niger)
140
0.271
-4
0.281
Gender Empowerment Measure (GEM)
The Gender Empowerment Measure (GEM) reveals whether
women take an active part in economic and political life. It
focuses on gender inequality in key areas of economic and
political participation and decision-making. It tracks the
following:
share of seats in the parliament held by women; female
legislator,
senior officials and mangers,
female professionals and technical workers,
Gender disparity in earned income, reflecting economical
independence,
The GEM value for Lebanon can not be calculated because some
data are missing
The Gender Empowerment Measure
Seats in
Female
Parliament
administrators
held by
and managers
women(% of
total)
Female
professionals
and technical
workers
(% of total)
Estimated
female earned
income
(PPPUS$)
Ratio of female
earned income
to male earned
income
1. Rwanda
(45.3)
1.Philippines
(58.1)
1.
1.Luxemburg
Barbados(71.3) (34,891)
1.Kenya (0.93)
2.Sweden
(45.3)
2.Fiji (50.6)
2.Lithuania
(69.7)
2.Norway
(32,273)
2.Switzerland
(0.90)
3. Norway
(38.2)
3.Tanzania(49.1)
4.Mongolia
(65.6)
3. US (29,017) 141.Sudan(0.32)
156.Iran
(4.1)
4.US (45.9)
6. Russian
Federation
(64.5)
88.Sir Lanka
(2,580)
142.
Algeria(0.31)
159.Lebanon
(2.3)
-
-
89.Lebanon
(2,431)
143.
Lebanon(0.31)
162.Yemen(
0.3)
85.Pakistan (2.4)
86.Saudi Arabia 154. Sierra
(6.4)
Leone(326)
154.Oman(0.19)
2005 HDR
The HDR 2005: “International Cooperation at Cross Roads”
has three objectives:
To outline the state of HD across the world, with a special
focus on how far countries are from achieving the Millennium
Development Goals (MDG)
To draw attention to inequality as an important barrier to
progress. The report argues that millions of people could be
lifted out of poverty if steps were taken to income the growth
rate of incomes of the poor.
To discuss the three core issues of international
cooperation: Aid, Trade and Security where steps are needed
2005 HDR
Focuses on what governments in rich countries can
do to keep their side at the global partnership
bargain.
The Report looks at 3 pillars of Cooperation:
Development Assistance which suffers from two
problems:chronic under financing and poor quality
International trade which has the potential to
increase the share of the world’s poorest countries
and people in global prosperity
Security which could create the conditions for
accelerated human development. Failure in any one
area will underline the foundations for future
progress