Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
Health
be 95.2% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Cote d'Ivoire, 2.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Lebanon, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 16.5 years longer
In Cote d'Ivoire, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 65 years for women) as of 2022. In Lebanon, that number is 79 years (77 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.
be 3.1 times more likely to be obese
In Cote d'Ivoire, 10.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Lebanon, that number is 32.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.2 times more money
Cote d'Ivoire has a GDP per capita of $5,200 as of 2020, while in Lebanon, the GDP per capita is $11,600 as of 2020.
be 30.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Cote d'Ivoire, 39.5% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Lebanon, however, that number is 27.4% as of 2011.
Life
be 95.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 617.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Lebanon, 29.0 women do as of 2017.
be 87.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 55.7 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 53.7% fewer children
In Cote d'Ivoire, there are approximately 28.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Lebanon, there are 13.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 31.6% more likely to have access to electricity
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 76% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Lebanon, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 2.3 times more likely to have internet access
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 36.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Lebanon, about 84.0% do as of 2020.
be 25.3% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 80% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Lebanon, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 29.7% less on education
Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Lebanon spends 2.6% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 2.6 times more on healthcare
Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Lebanon, that number is 8.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 56.3% less coastline
Cote d'Ivoire has a total of 515 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
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