Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Qatar instead of Lebanon, you would:
Health
live 1.0 years longer
In Lebanon, the average life expectancy is 79 years (77 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Qatar, that number is 80 years (78 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 7.4 times more money
Lebanon has a GDP per capita of $11,600 as of 2020, while in Qatar, the GDP per capita is $85,300 as of 2020.
Life
be 69.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Lebanon, approximately 29.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Qatar, 9.0 women do as of 2017.
have 28.8% fewer children
In Lebanon, there are approximately 13.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Qatar, there are 9.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 19.0% more likely to have internet access
In Lebanon, approximately 84.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Qatar, about 100.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 66.7% less on healthcare
Lebanon spends 8.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Qatar, that number is 2.9% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 23.1% more on education
Lebanon spends 2.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Qatar spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 2.5 times more coastline
Lebanon has a total of 225 km of coastline. In Qatar, that number is 563 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Qatar: At a glance
How big is Qatar compared to Lebanon? See an in-depth size comparison.