Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Iran, you would:
Health
have 48.0% more doctors per person
Iran has 18.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Lebanon has 26.8 as of 2020.
be 82.8% less likely to die by suicide
Iran has a suicide rate of 4.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Lebanon, it is 0.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 25.2% more likely to be obese
In Iran, 24.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Lebanon, that number is 30.7% of people as of 2024.
see 39.5% less spent on your healthcare
Iran spends $1,064 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Lebanon spends $644 as of 2023.
Economy
make 14.0% more money
Iran has a GDP per capita of $3,924 as of 2025, while in Lebanon, the GDP per capita is $4,473 as of 2024.
be 32.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Iran, 8.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Lebanon, that number is 11.0% as of 2023.
Life
have 27.0% more children
In Iran, there are approximately 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Lebanon, there are 16.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 48.5% more likely to die during infancy
In Iran, approximately 10.3 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 56.7% less on education
Iran spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Lebanon spends 1.2% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 90.8% less coastline
Iran has a total of 2,440 km of coastline. In Lebanon, that number is 225 km.
Safety
be 52.9% less likely to die in a road accident
In Iran, road accidents kill 20.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Lebanon, they kill 9.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 27.7% less strain on fresh water
Iran withdraws 81% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Lebanon withdraws 59% as of 2022.
find 39.6% less home broadband
Iran has 12.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Lebanon has 7.3 as of 2022.
use 74.4% less electricity
Iran uses 3,815 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Lebanon uses 975 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 79.0% less CO2
Iran emits 9.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Lebanon emits 1.9 tonnes as of 2024.
be 15.7% more likely to die from air pollution
In Iran, air pollution causes 51.0 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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