Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Fiji, you would:
Health
live 4.5 years longer
In Fiji, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Lebanon, that number is 79 years (77 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Fiji, 4.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Lebanon, that number is 9.7% as of 2007.
Life
be 30.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Fiji, approximately 10.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Lebanon, on the other hand, 7.0 children do as of 2022.
have 20.9% fewer children
In Fiji, there are approximately 16.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Lebanon, there are 13.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 68.0% more likely to have internet access
In Fiji, approximately 50.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Lebanon, about 84.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 49.0% less on education
Fiji spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Lebanon spends 2.6% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 2.3 times more on healthcare
Fiji spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Lebanon, that number is 8.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 80.1% less coastline
Fiji has a total of 1,129 km of coastline. In Lebanon, that number is 225 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Lebanon: At a glance
How big is Lebanon compared to Fiji? See an in-depth size comparison.