Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Jamaica, you would:
Health
be 90.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Jamaica, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Lebanon, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2024.
live 6.3 years longer
In Jamaica, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 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 12.6% less likely to be obese
In Jamaica, 35.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Lebanon, that number is 30.7% of people as of 2024.
have 5.8 times more doctors per person
Jamaica has 4.6 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Lebanon has 26.8 as of 2020.
be 58.6% less likely to die by suicide
Jamaica has a suicide rate of 1.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Lebanon, it is 0.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
see 25.9% less spent on your healthcare
Jamaica spends $869 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Lebanon spends $644 as of 2023.
Economy
be 3.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Jamaica, 3.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Lebanon, that number is 11.0% as of 2023.
make 44.1% less money
Jamaica has a GDP per capita of $8,003 as of 2025, while in Lebanon, the GDP per capita is $4,473 as of 2024.
Life
be 88.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Jamaica, approximately 130.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Lebanon, 15.0 women do as of 2023.
have 39.4% more children
In Jamaica, there are approximately 11.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Lebanon, there are 16.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 10.5% less likely to have internet access
In Jamaica, approximately 90.1% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Lebanon, about 80.6% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 77.9% less on education
Jamaica spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Lebanon spends 1.2% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 26.7% less on healthcare
Jamaica spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Lebanon, that number is 5.6% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 78.0% less coastline
Jamaica has a total of 1,022 km of coastline. In Lebanon, that number is 225 km.
Safety
be 95.5% less likely to be murdered
Jamaica has a homicide rate of 49.4 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Lebanon, that number is 2.2 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 45.5% less likely to die in a road accident
In Jamaica, road accidents kill 17.8 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Lebanon, they kill 9.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 54.4% less home broadband
Jamaica has 16.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Lebanon has 7.3 as of 2022.
live with 4.7 times more strain on fresh water
Jamaica withdraws 12% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Lebanon withdraws 59% as of 2022.
use 19.0% less electricity
Jamaica uses 1,205 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Lebanon uses 975 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 33.1% less CO2
Jamaica emits 2.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Lebanon emits 1.9 tonnes as of 2024.
be 2.7 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Jamaica, air pollution causes 22.0 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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