Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Eritrea instead of Lebanon, you would:
Health
be 85.9% less likely to be obese
In Lebanon, 30.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Eritrea, that number is 4.3% of people as of 2024.
live 9.0 years less
In Lebanon, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024. In Eritrea, that number is 69 years (67 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024.
see 86.6% less spent on your healthcare
Lebanon spends $644 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Eritrea spends $87 as of 2023.
have 96.7% fewer doctors per person
Lebanon has 26.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Eritrea has 0.9 as of 2022.
have 38.4% less access to essential health services
Lebanon scores 73 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Eritrea scores 45 as of 2021.
be 18.9 times more likely to die by suicide
Lebanon has a suicide rate of 0.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Eritrea, it is 13.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 45.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Lebanon, 11.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2023. In Eritrea, that number is 6.0% as of 2025.
Life
have 79.9% more children
In Lebanon, there are approximately 16.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Eritrea, there are 28.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 19.4 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 Eritrea, 291.0 women do as of 2023.
be 16.7% less likely to be literate
In Lebanon, the literacy rate is 92.0% as of 2019. In Eritrea, it is 76.6% as of 2018.
be 61.4% more 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 Eritrea, on the other hand, 24.7 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 45.6% less likely to have access to electricity
In Lebanon, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Eritrea, that number is 54% of people on average (77% in urban areas, and 37% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 67.0% less likely to have internet access
In Lebanon, approximately 80.6% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Eritrea, about 26.6% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 33.9% less on healthcare
Lebanon spends 5.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Eritrea, that number is 3.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 9.9 times more coastline
Lebanon has a total of 225 km of coastline. In Eritrea, that number is 2,234 km.
Safety
be 82.5% more likely to die in a road accident
In Lebanon, road accidents kill 9.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Eritrea, they kill 17.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 81.0% less strain on fresh water
Lebanon withdraws 59% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Eritrea withdraws 11% as of 2022.
find 97.7% less home broadband
Lebanon has 7.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Eritrea has 0.2 as of 2022.
use 87.4% less electricity
Lebanon uses 975 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Eritrea uses 123 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 88.4% less CO2
Lebanon emits 1.9 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Eritrea emits 0.2 tonnes as of 2024.
be 32.2% more likely to die from air pollution
In Lebanon, air pollution causes 59.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Eritrea, it causes 78.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), The World Factbook (2018), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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