Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Croatia, you would:
Health
be 95.5% less likely to die by suicide
Croatia has a suicide rate of 15.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Lebanon, it is 0.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 1.0 years less
In Croatia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 82 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 80.1% less spent on your healthcare
Croatia spends $3,229 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Lebanon spends $644 as of 2023.
have 31.4% fewer doctors per person
Croatia has 39.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Lebanon has 26.8 as of 2020.
Economy
be 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Croatia, 5.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Lebanon, that number is 11.0% as of 2023.
make 83.5% less money
Croatia has a GDP per capita of $27,104 as of 2025, while in Lebanon, the GDP per capita is $4,473 as of 2024.
Life
have 92.3% more children
In Croatia, there are approximately 8.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Lebanon, there are 16.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 5.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Croatia, approximately 3.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Lebanon, 15.0 women do as of 2023.
be 3.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Croatia, approximately 4.1 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 70.2% less on education
Croatia spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Lebanon spends 1.2% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 22.1% less on healthcare
Croatia spends 7.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Lebanon, that number is 5.6% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 96.1% less coastline
Croatia has a total of 5,835 km of coastline. In Lebanon, that number is 225 km.
Safety
be 3.3 times more likely to be murdered
Croatia has a homicide rate of 0.7 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Lebanon, that number is 2.2 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 19.8% more likely to die in a road accident
In Croatia, road accidents kill 8.1 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Lebanon, they kill 9.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 75.4% less home broadband
Croatia has 29.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Lebanon has 7.3 as of 2022.
live with 38.9 times more strain on fresh water
Croatia withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Lebanon withdraws 59% as of 2022.
use 78.2% less electricity
Croatia uses 4,484 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Lebanon uses 975 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 60.7% less CO2
Croatia emits 4.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Lebanon emits 1.9 tonnes as of 2024.
be 90.3% more likely to die from air pollution
In Croatia, air pollution causes 31.0 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), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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