Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Ecuador, you would:
Health
have 15.9% more doctors per person
Ecuador has 23.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Lebanon has 26.8 as of 2020.
be 90.7% less likely to die by suicide
Ecuador has a suicide rate of 7.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Lebanon, it is 0.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
see 48.0% less spent on your healthcare
Ecuador spends $1,238 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Lebanon spends $644 as of 2023.
Economy
be 3.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Ecuador, 3.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Lebanon, that number is 11.0% as of 2023.
make 37.2% less money
Ecuador has a GDP per capita of $7,125 as of 2025, while in Lebanon, the GDP per capita is $4,473 as of 2024.
Life
be 72.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Ecuador, approximately 55.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Lebanon, 15.0 women do as of 2023.
be 40.4% more likely to die during infancy
In Ecuador, approximately 10.9 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 66.9% less on education
Ecuador spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Lebanon spends 1.2% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 26.3% less on healthcare
Ecuador spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Lebanon, that number is 5.6% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 89.9% less coastline
Ecuador has a total of 2,237 km of coastline. In Lebanon, that number is 225 km.
Safety
be 95.1% less likely to be murdered
Ecuador has a homicide rate of 45.7 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Lebanon, that number is 2.2 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 58.5% less likely to die in a road accident
In Ecuador, road accidents kill 23.4 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
Ecuador has 17.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Lebanon has 7.3 as of 2022.
live with 8.7 times more strain on fresh water
Ecuador withdraws 7% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Lebanon withdraws 59% as of 2022.
use 41.8% less electricity
Ecuador uses 1,676 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Lebanon uses 975 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 28.0% less CO2
Ecuador emits 2.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Lebanon emits 1.9 tonnes as of 2024.
be 2.6 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Ecuador, air pollution causes 23.0 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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