Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Estonia, you would:
Health
live 0.9 years longer
In Estonia, the average life expectancy is 78 years (73 years for men, 83 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 50.9% more likely to be obese
In Estonia, 21.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Lebanon, that number is 32.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 67.4% less money
Estonia has a GDP per capita of $35,600 as of 2020, while in Lebanon, the GDP per capita is $11,600 as of 2020.
be 96.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Estonia, 4.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Lebanon, that number is 9.7% as of 2007.
be 26.3% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Estonia, 21.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Lebanon, however, that number is 27.4% as of 2011.
Life
have 49.7% more children
In Estonia, there are approximately 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Lebanon, there are 13.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 3.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Estonia, approximately 9.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Lebanon, 29.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Estonia, approximately 3.4 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.
Basic Needs
be 12.6% less likely to have internet access
In Estonia, approximately 96.1% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Lebanon, about 84.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 50.0% less on education
Estonia spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Lebanon spends 2.6% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 29.9% more on healthcare
Estonia spends 6.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Lebanon, that number is 8.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 94.1% less coastline
Estonia has a total of 3,794 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 Estonia? See an in-depth size comparison.