Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Philippines instead of Lebanon, you would:
Health
be 68.7% less likely to be obese
In Lebanon, 30.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Philippines, that number is 9.6% of people as of 2024.
live 8.0 years less
In Lebanon, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024. In Philippines, that number is 70 years (67 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2024.
see 13.0% less spent on your healthcare
Lebanon spends $644 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Philippines spends $560 as of 2023.
have 70.4% fewer doctors per person
Lebanon has 26.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Philippines has 7.9 as of 2021.
have 20.5% less access to essential health services
Lebanon scores 73 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Philippines scores 58 as of 2021.
be 5.0 times more likely to die by suicide
Lebanon has a suicide rate of 0.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Philippines, it is 3.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 79.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Lebanon, 11.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2023. In Philippines, that number is 2.2% as of 2025.
Life
be 5.6 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 Philippines, 84.0 women do as of 2023.
be 41.8% 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 Philippines, on the other hand, 21.7 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 16.6% less likely to have internet access
In Lebanon, approximately 80.6% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Philippines, about 67.3% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 3.3 times more on education
Lebanon spends 1.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Philippines spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2025.
Geography
see 161.3 times more coastline
Lebanon has a total of 225 km of coastline. In Philippines, that number is 36,289 km.
Safety
be 94.2% more likely to be murdered
Lebanon has a homicide rate of 2.2 per 100,000 people as of 2020. In Philippines, that number is 4.3 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
live with 52.7% less strain on fresh water
Lebanon withdraws 59% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Philippines withdraws 28% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 21.1% less CO2
Lebanon emits 1.9 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Philippines emits 1.5 tonnes as of 2024.
be 55.9% more likely to die from air pollution
In Lebanon, air pollution causes 59.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Philippines, it causes 92.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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