Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Greece, you would:
Health
be 85.0% less likely to die by suicide
Greece has a suicide rate of 4.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Lebanon, it is 0.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 3.9 years less
In Greece, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024. In Lebanon, that number is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024.
be 12.1% more likely to be obese
In Greece, 27.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Lebanon, that number is 30.7% of people as of 2024.
see 81.4% less spent on your healthcare
Greece spends $3,454 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Lebanon spends $644 as of 2023.
have 59.2% fewer doctors per person
Greece has 65.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Lebanon has 26.8 as of 2020.
Economy
be 28.6% more likely to be unemployed
In Greece, 8.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Lebanon, that number is 11.0% as of 2023.
make 83.4% less money
Greece has a GDP per capita of $26,948 as of 2025, while in Lebanon, the GDP per capita is $4,473 as of 2024.
Life
have 2.4 times more children
In Greece, there are approximately 6.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Lebanon, there are 16.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Greece, approximately 5.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Lebanon, 15.0 women do as of 2023.
be 4.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Greece, approximately 3.2 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 63.9% less on education
Greece spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Lebanon spends 1.2% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 33.6% less on healthcare
Greece spends 8.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Lebanon, that number is 5.6% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 98.4% less coastline
Greece has a total of 13,676 km of coastline. In Lebanon, that number is 225 km.
Safety
be 2.7 times more likely to be murdered
Greece has a homicide rate of 0.8 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Lebanon, that number is 2.2 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 32.9% more likely to die in a road accident
In Greece, road accidents kill 7.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Lebanon, they kill 9.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 83.7% less home broadband
Greece has 44.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Lebanon has 7.3 as of 2022.
live with 2.9 times more strain on fresh water
Greece withdraws 20% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Lebanon withdraws 59% as of 2022.
use 79.2% less electricity
Greece uses 4,686 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Lebanon uses 975 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 62.4% less CO2
Greece emits 5.0 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 Greece, 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), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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