Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Afghanistan, you would:
Health
live 11.6 years longer
In Afghanistan, the average life expectancy is 66 years (65 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2024. In Lebanon, that number is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024.
see 95.2% more spent on your healthcare
Afghanistan spends $330 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Lebanon spends $644 as of 2023.
have 8.5 times more doctors per person
Afghanistan has 3.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Lebanon has 26.8 as of 2020.
have 78.0% more access to essential health services
Afghanistan scores 41 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Lebanon scores 73 as of 2021.
be 80.6% less likely to die by suicide
Afghanistan has a suicide rate of 3.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Lebanon, it is 0.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 49.4% more likely to be obese
In Afghanistan, 20.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Lebanon, that number is 30.7% of people as of 2024.
Economy
be 17.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Afghanistan, 13.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Lebanon, that number is 11.0% as of 2023.
make 10.7 times more money
Afghanistan has a GDP per capita of $417 as of 2024, while in Lebanon, the GDP per capita is $4,473 as of 2024.
Life
be 97.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Afghanistan, approximately 521.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Lebanon, 15.0 women do as of 2023.
be 2.5 times more likely to be literate
In Afghanistan, the literacy rate is 37.3% as of 2021. In Lebanon, it is 92.0% as of 2019.
be 68.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Afghanistan, approximately 48.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Lebanon, on the other hand, 15.3 children do as of 2024.
have 54.4% fewer children
In Afghanistan, there are approximately 35.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Lebanon, there are 16.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 17.2% more likely to have access to electricity
In Afghanistan, approximately 85% of people have electricity access (96% in urban areas, and 81% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Lebanon, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 5.0 times more likely to have internet access
In Afghanistan, approximately 16.1% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Lebanon, about 80.6% do as of 2024.
be 14.6% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Afghanistan, approximately 81% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Lebanon, 93% of people do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 62.8% less on healthcare
Afghanistan spends 15.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Lebanon, that number is 5.6% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 44.4% less likely to be murdered
Afghanistan has a homicide rate of 4.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Lebanon, that number is 2.2 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 59.8% less likely to die in a road accident
In Afghanistan, road accidents kill 24.1 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Lebanon, they kill 9.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 91.1 times more home broadband
Afghanistan has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Lebanon has 7.3 as of 2022.
Environment
be 58.7% less likely to die from air pollution
In Afghanistan, air pollution causes 143.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Lebanon, it causes 59.0 as of 2019.
emit 6.8 times more CO2
Afghanistan emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Lebanon emits 1.9 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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