Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Costa Rica, you would:
Health
be 91.3% less likely to die by suicide
Costa Rica has a suicide rate of 8.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Lebanon, it is 0.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 3.1 years less
In Costa Rica, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 84 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 66.6% less spent on your healthcare
Costa Rica spends $1,928 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Lebanon spends $644 as of 2023.
Economy
be 60.5% more likely to be unemployed
In Costa Rica, 6.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Lebanon, that number is 11.0% as of 2023.
make 77.6% less money
Costa Rica has a GDP per capita of $19,970 as of 2025, while in Lebanon, the GDP per capita is $4,473 as of 2024.
Life
be 37.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Costa Rica, approximately 24.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Lebanon, 15.0 women do as of 2023.
have 59.8% more children
In Costa Rica, there are approximately 10.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Lebanon, there are 16.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 68.1% more likely to die during infancy
In Costa Rica, approximately 9.1 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 77.0% less on education
Costa Rica spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Lebanon spends 1.2% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 18.9% less on healthcare
Costa Rica spends 6.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Lebanon, that number is 5.6% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 82.6% less coastline
Costa Rica has a total of 1,290 km of coastline. In Lebanon, that number is 225 km.
Safety
be 87.4% less likely to be murdered
Costa Rica has a homicide rate of 17.8 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Lebanon, that number is 2.2 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 37.4% less likely to die in a road accident
In Costa Rica, road accidents kill 15.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Lebanon, they kill 9.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 68.7% less home broadband
Costa Rica has 23.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Lebanon has 7.3 as of 2022.
live with 10.0 times more strain on fresh water
Costa Rica withdraws 6% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Lebanon withdraws 59% as of 2022.
use 57.3% less electricity
Costa Rica uses 2,282 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Lebanon uses 975 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 3.9 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Costa Rica, air pollution causes 15.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Lebanon, it causes 59.0 as of 2019.
emit 16.6% more CO2
Costa Rica emits 1.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Lebanon emits 1.9 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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