Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Guyana, you would:
Health
be 93.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Guyana, 1.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Lebanon, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2024.
live 7.6 years longer
In Guyana, the average life expectancy is 70 years (67 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024. In Lebanon, that number is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024.
have 93.2% more doctors per person
Guyana has 13.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Lebanon has 26.8 as of 2020.
be 97.2% less likely to die by suicide
Guyana has a suicide rate of 24.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Lebanon, it is 0.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
see 51.6% less spent on your healthcare
Guyana spends $1,331 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Lebanon spends $644 as of 2023.
Economy
make 86.2% less money
Guyana has a GDP per capita of $32,414 as of 2025, while in Lebanon, the GDP per capita is $4,473 as of 2024.
Life
be 80.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Guyana, approximately 75.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Lebanon, 15.0 women do as of 2023.
be 34.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Guyana, approximately 23.2 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.
have 19.7% fewer children
In Guyana, there are approximately 19.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Lebanon, there are 16.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 2.3 times more on healthcare
Guyana spends 2.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Lebanon, that number is 5.6% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 51.0% less coastline
Guyana has a total of 459 km of coastline. In Lebanon, that number is 225 km.
Safety
be 88.3% less likely to be murdered
Guyana has a homicide rate of 19.1 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Lebanon, that number is 2.2 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 36.2% less likely to die in a road accident
In Guyana, road accidents kill 15.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Lebanon, they kill 9.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 43.7% less home broadband
Guyana has 12.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Lebanon has 7.3 as of 2022.
live with 17.8 times more strain on fresh water
Guyana withdraws 3% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Lebanon withdraws 59% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 58.3% less CO2
Guyana emits 4.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Lebanon emits 1.9 tonnes as of 2024.
be 13.5% more likely to die from air pollution
In Guyana, air pollution causes 52.0 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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