Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Iraq, you would:
Health
live 5.5 years longer
In Iraq, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 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.
be 22.5% less likely to be obese
In Iraq, 39.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Lebanon, that number is 30.7% of people as of 2024.
have 2.6 times more doctors per person
Iraq has 10.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Lebanon has 26.8 as of 2020.
have 23.7% more access to essential health services
Iraq scores 59 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Lebanon scores 73 as of 2021.
be 76.4% less likely to die by suicide
Iraq has a suicide rate of 3.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Lebanon, it is 0.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
see 23.6% less spent on your healthcare
Iraq spends $843 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Lebanon spends $644 as of 2023.
Economy
be 29.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Iraq, 15.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Lebanon, that number is 11.0% as of 2023.
make 17.3% less money
Iraq has a GDP per capita of $5,410 as of 2025, while in Lebanon, the GDP per capita is $4,473 as of 2024.
Life
be 77.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Iraq, approximately 66.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Lebanon, 15.0 women do as of 2023.
be 23.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Iraq, approximately 20.1 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 37.6% fewer children
In Iraq, there are approximately 25.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Lebanon, there are 16.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Geography
see 3.9 times more coastline
Iraq has a total of 58 km of coastline. In Lebanon, that number is 225 km.
Safety
be 54.9% less likely to die in a road accident
In Iraq, road accidents kill 21.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Lebanon, they kill 9.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 58.7% less home broadband
Iraq has 17.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Lebanon has 7.3 as of 2022.
use 29.2% less electricity
Iraq uses 1,377 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Lebanon uses 975 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 32.2% less likely to die from air pollution
In Iraq, air pollution causes 87.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Lebanon, it causes 59.0 as of 2019.
emit 63.3% less CO2
Iraq emits 5.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Lebanon emits 1.9 tonnes as of 2024.
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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Lebanon: At a glance
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