Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Djibouti, you would:
Health
live 13.5 years longer
In Djibouti, the average life expectancy is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 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 2.4 times more likely to be obese
In Djibouti, 13.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Lebanon, that number is 32.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.1 times more money
Djibouti has a GDP per capita of $5,500 as of 2020, while in Lebanon, the GDP per capita is $11,600 as of 2020.
be 75.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Djibouti, 40.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Lebanon, that number is 9.7% as of 2007.
be 29.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Djibouti, 21.1% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Lebanon, however, that number is 27.4% as of 2011.
Life
be 88.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Djibouti, approximately 248.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Lebanon, 29.0 women do as of 2017.
be 85.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Djibouti, approximately 46.9 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 41.1% fewer children
In Djibouti, there are approximately 22.2 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 2.4 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Djibouti, approximately 42% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Lebanon, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 42.4% more likely to have internet access
In Djibouti, approximately 59.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Lebanon, about 84.0% do as of 2020.
be 10.1% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Djibouti, approximately 91% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Lebanon, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 27.8% less on education
Djibouti spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Lebanon spends 2.6% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 4.8 times more on healthcare
Djibouti spends 1.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Lebanon, that number is 8.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 28.3% less coastline
Djibouti has a total of 314 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 Djibouti? See an in-depth size comparison.