Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Maldives, you would:
Health
have 19.9% more doctors per person
Maldives has 22.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2019. Lebanon has 26.8 as of 2020.
have 19.7% more access to essential health services
Maldives scores 61 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Lebanon scores 73 as of 2021.
be 52.4% less likely to die by suicide
Maldives has a suicide rate of 1.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Lebanon, it is 0.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 3.3 years less
In Maldives, the average life expectancy is 81 years (80 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2024. In Lebanon, that number is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024.
be 72.1% more likely to be obese
In Maldives, 17.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Lebanon, that number is 30.7% of people as of 2024.
see 71.9% less spent on your healthcare
Maldives spends $2,288 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Lebanon spends $644 as of 2023.
Economy
be 2.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Maldives, 4.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Lebanon, that number is 11.0% as of 2023.
make 69.4% less money
Maldives has a GDP per capita of $14,615 as of 2025, while in Lebanon, the GDP per capita is $4,473 as of 2024.
Life
be 53.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Maldives, approximately 32.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Lebanon, 15.0 women do as of 2023.
have 50.7% more children
In Maldives, there are approximately 10.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Lebanon, there are 16.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Maldives, approximately 4.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Lebanon, on the other hand, 15.3 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 76.4% less on education
Maldives spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Lebanon spends 1.2% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 39.8% less on healthcare
Maldives spends 9.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Lebanon, that number is 5.6% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 65.1% less coastline
Maldives has a total of 644 km of coastline. In Lebanon, that number is 225 km.
Safety
be 3.6 times more likely to be murdered
Maldives has a homicide rate of 0.6 per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Lebanon, that number is 2.2 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 7.5 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Maldives, road accidents kill 1.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Lebanon, they kill 9.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 62.9% less home broadband
Maldives has 19.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Lebanon has 7.3 as of 2022.
live with 3.8 times more strain on fresh water
Maldives withdraws 16% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Lebanon withdraws 59% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 46.8% less CO2
Maldives emits 3.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Lebanon emits 1.9 tonnes as of 2024.
be 2.0 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Maldives, air pollution causes 29.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Lebanon, it causes 59.0 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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