Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Lebanon, you would:
Health
see 92.3% more spent on your healthcare
Lebanon spends $644 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Ecuador spends $1,238 as of 2023.
have 13.7% fewer doctors per person
Lebanon has 26.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Ecuador has 23.1 as of 2020.
be 10.8 times more likely to die by suicide
Lebanon has a suicide rate of 0.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Ecuador, it is 7.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 69.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Lebanon, 11.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2023. In Ecuador, that number is 3.3% as of 2025.
make 59.3% more money
Lebanon has a GDP per capita of $4,473 as of 2024, while in Ecuador, the GDP per capita is $7,125 as of 2025.
Life
be 28.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Lebanon, approximately 15.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Ecuador, on the other hand, 10.9 children do as of 2024.
be 3.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Lebanon, approximately 15.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Ecuador, 55.0 women do as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 3.0 times more on education
Lebanon spends 1.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Ecuador spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 35.7% more on healthcare
Lebanon spends 5.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Ecuador, that number is 7.6% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 9.9 times more coastline
Lebanon has a total of 225 km of coastline. In Ecuador, that number is 2,237 km.
Safety
be 20.4 times more likely to be murdered
Lebanon has a homicide rate of 2.2 per 100,000 people as of 2020. In Ecuador, that number is 45.7 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 2.4 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Lebanon, road accidents kill 9.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Ecuador, they kill 23.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 2.4 times more home broadband
Lebanon has 7.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Ecuador has 17.2 as of 2024.
live with 88.5% less strain on fresh water
Lebanon withdraws 59% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Ecuador withdraws 7% as of 2022.
use 71.8% more electricity
Lebanon uses 975 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Ecuador uses 1,676 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 61.0% less likely to die from air pollution
In Lebanon, air pollution causes 59.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Ecuador, it causes 23.0 as of 2019.
emit 38.9% more CO2
Lebanon emits 1.9 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Ecuador emits 2.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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