Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ghana instead of Lebanon, you would:
Health
be 52.7% less likely to be obese
In Lebanon, 30.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Ghana, that number is 14.6% of people as of 2024.
be 15.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Lebanon, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Ghana, that number is 1.5% of people as of 2024.
live 12.2 years less
In Lebanon, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024. In Ghana, that number is 66 years (63 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2024.
see 63.6% less spent on your healthcare
Lebanon spends $644 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Ghana spends $234 as of 2023.
have 90.1% fewer doctors per person
Lebanon has 26.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Ghana has 2.7 as of 2023.
have 34.2% less access to essential health services
Lebanon scores 73 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Ghana scores 48 as of 2021.
be 7.6 times more likely to die by suicide
Lebanon has a suicide rate of 0.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Ghana, it is 5.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 72.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Lebanon, 11.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2023. In Ghana, that number is 3.0% as of 2025.
make 27.2% less money
Lebanon has a GDP per capita of $4,473 as of 2024, while in Ghana, the GDP per capita is $3,257 as of 2025.
Life
have 62.4% more children
In Lebanon, there are approximately 16.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Ghana, there are 25.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 15.6 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 Ghana, 234.0 women do as of 2023.
be 16.9% less likely to be literate
In Lebanon, the literacy rate is 92.0% as of 2019. In Ghana, it is 76.5% as of 2021.
be 79.7% 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 Ghana, on the other hand, 27.5 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 10.5% 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 Ghana, that number is 90% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 78% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 10.5% less likely to have internet access
In Lebanon, approximately 80.6% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Ghana, about 72.2% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 47.0% less on healthcare
Lebanon spends 5.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Ghana, that number is 3.0% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 2.4 times more on education
Lebanon spends 1.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Ghana spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
Geography
see 2.4 times more coastline
Lebanon has a total of 225 km of coastline. In Ghana, that number is 539 km.
Safety
be 18.3% less likely to be murdered
Lebanon has a homicide rate of 2.2 per 100,000 people as of 2020. In Ghana, that number is 1.8 per 100,000 as of 2022.
be 2.7 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Lebanon, road accidents kill 9.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Ghana, they kill 25.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 89.3% less strain on fresh water
Lebanon withdraws 59% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Ghana withdraws 6% as of 2022.
find 90.9% less home broadband
Lebanon has 7.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Ghana has 0.7 as of 2024.
use 42.1% less electricity
Lebanon uses 975 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Ghana uses 565 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 63.2% less CO2
Lebanon emits 1.9 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Ghana emits 0.7 tonnes as of 2024.
be 50.8% more likely to die from air pollution
In Lebanon, air pollution causes 59.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Ghana, it causes 89.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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