Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Colombia, you would:
Health
be 85.9% less likely to die by suicide
Colombia has a suicide rate of 5.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Lebanon, it is 0.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 23.5% more likely to be obese
In Colombia, 24.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Lebanon, that number is 30.7% of people as of 2024.
see 63.4% less spent on your healthcare
Colombia spends $1,758 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Lebanon spends $644 as of 2023.
Economy
be 32.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Colombia, 8.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Lebanon, that number is 11.0% as of 2023.
make 47.8% less money
Colombia has a GDP per capita of $8,562 as of 2025, while in Lebanon, the GDP per capita is $4,473 as of 2024.
Life
be 74.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Colombia, approximately 59.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Lebanon, 15.0 women do as of 2023.
have 20.5% more children
In Colombia, there are approximately 13.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Lebanon, there are 16.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 45.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Colombia, approximately 10.5 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.
Expenditures
spend 31.6% less on healthcare
Colombia spends 8.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Lebanon, that number is 5.6% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 93.0% less coastline
Colombia has a total of 3,208 km of coastline. In Lebanon, that number is 225 km.
Safety
be 91.0% less likely to be murdered
Colombia has a homicide rate of 24.9 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Lebanon, that number is 2.2 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 40.1% less likely to die in a road accident
In Colombia, road accidents kill 16.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Lebanon, they kill 9.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 57.7% less home broadband
Colombia has 17.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Lebanon has 7.3 as of 2022.
live with 16.2 times more strain on fresh water
Colombia withdraws 4% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Lebanon withdraws 59% as of 2022.
use 37.1% less electricity
Colombia uses 1,551 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Lebanon uses 975 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 2.5 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Colombia, air pollution causes 24.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Lebanon, it causes 59.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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