Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Iran instead of Lebanon, you would:
Health
be 19.4% less likely to be obese
In Lebanon, 32.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Iran, that number is 25.8% of people as of 2016.
live 3.5 years less
In Lebanon, the average life expectancy is 79 years (77 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Iran, that number is 75 years (74 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 31.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Lebanon, 27.4% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Iran, however, that number is 18.7% as of 2007.
be 21.6% more likely to be unemployed
In Lebanon, 9.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2007. In Iran, that number is 11.8% as of 2017.
Life
be 44.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Lebanon, approximately 29.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Iran, 16.0 women do as of 2017.
have 16.6% more children
In Lebanon, there are approximately 13.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Iran, there are 15.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 10.1% less likely to be literate
In Lebanon, the literacy rate is 95.1% as of 2018. In Iran, it is 85.5% as of 2016.
be 2.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Lebanon, approximately 7.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Iran, on the other hand, 14.8 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 23.0% less on healthcare
Lebanon spends 8.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Iran, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 42.3% more on education
Lebanon spends 2.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Iran spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 10.8 times more coastline
Lebanon has a total of 225 km of coastline. In Iran, that number is 2,440 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Iran: At a glance
How big is Iran compared to Lebanon? See an in-depth size comparison.