Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Bahamas, you would:
Health
be 91.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Bahamas, 1.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Lebanon, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 2.6 years longer
In Bahamas, the average life expectancy is 76 years (73 years for men, 79 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
make 62.3% less money
Bahamas has a GDP per capita of $30,800 as of 2020, while in Lebanon, the GDP per capita is $11,600 as of 2020.
be 2.9 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Bahamas, 9.3% live below the poverty line as of 2010. In Lebanon, however, that number is 27.4% as of 2011.
Life
be 58.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Bahamas, approximately 70.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Lebanon, 29.0 women do as of 2017.
be 44.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Bahamas, approximately 12.8 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 10.5% fewer children
In Bahamas, there are approximately 14.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Lebanon, there are 13.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 50.0% more on healthcare
Bahamas spends 5.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Lebanon, that number is 8.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 93.6% less coastline
Bahamas has a total of 3,542 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 Bahamas? See an in-depth size comparison.