Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Lebanon, you would:
Health
be 31.5% less likely to be obese
In Lebanon, 30.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Mauritius, that number is 21.1% of people as of 2024.
see 2.4 times more spent on your healthcare
Lebanon spends $644 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Mauritius spends $1,566 as of 2023.
live 4.1 years less
In Lebanon, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024. In Mauritius, that number is 74 years (70 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024.
have 46.4% fewer doctors per person
Lebanon has 26.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Mauritius has 14.4 as of 2022.
be 15.0 times more likely to die by suicide
Lebanon has a suicide rate of 0.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Mauritius, it is 10.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 48.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Lebanon, 11.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2023. In Mauritius, that number is 5.6% as of 2025.
make 2.9 times more money
Lebanon has a GDP per capita of $4,473 as of 2024, while in Mauritius, the GDP per capita is $12,991 as of 2025.
Life
be 4.4 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 Mauritius, 66.0 women do as of 2023.
have 35.5% fewer children
In Lebanon, there are approximately 16.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Mauritius, there are 10.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 3.5 times more on education
Lebanon spends 1.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Mauritius spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 21.3% less coastline
Lebanon has a total of 225 km of coastline. In Mauritius, that number is 177 km.
Infrastructure
find 3.8 times more home broadband
Lebanon has 7.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Mauritius has 28.0 as of 2024.
live with 60.9% less strain on fresh water
Lebanon withdraws 59% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Mauritius withdraws 23% as of 2022.
use 2.5 times more electricity
Lebanon uses 975 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Mauritius uses 2,465 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 52.5% less likely to die from air pollution
In Lebanon, air pollution causes 59.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Mauritius, it causes 28.0 as of 2019.
emit 86.3% more CO2
Lebanon emits 1.9 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Mauritius emits 3.5 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook, United Nations SDG Indicators (2019). How we calculate this
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