Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Peru instead of Lebanon, you would:
Health
see 48.6% more spent on your healthcare
Lebanon spends $644 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Peru spends $956 as of 2023.
have 37.0% fewer doctors per person
Lebanon has 26.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Peru has 16.9 as of 2023.
be 2.2 times more likely to die by suicide
Lebanon has a suicide rate of 0.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Peru, it is 1.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 53.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Lebanon, 11.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2023. In Peru, that number is 5.1% as of 2025.
make 2.2 times more money
Lebanon has a GDP per capita of $4,473 as of 2024, while in Peru, the GDP per capita is $9,684 as of 2025.
Life
be 28.1% 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 Peru, on the other hand, 11.0 children do as of 2024.
be 3.4 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 Peru, 51.0 women do as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 3.6 times more on education
Lebanon spends 1.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Peru spends 4.4% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 10.7 times more coastline
Lebanon has a total of 225 km of coastline. In Peru, that number is 2,414 km.
Safety
be 3.8 times more likely to be murdered
Lebanon has a homicide rate of 2.2 per 100,000 people as of 2020. In Peru, that number is 8.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 30.9% more likely to die in a road accident
In Lebanon, road accidents kill 9.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Peru, they kill 12.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 60.2% more home broadband
Lebanon has 7.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Peru has 11.7 as of 2024.
live with 91.8% less strain on fresh water
Lebanon withdraws 59% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Peru withdraws 5% as of 2022.
use 63.5% more electricity
Lebanon uses 975 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Peru uses 1,595 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 55.9% less likely to die from air pollution
In Lebanon, air pollution causes 59.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Peru, it causes 26.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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