Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Mexico, you would:
Health
live 2.7 years longer
In Mexico, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 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 17.7% less likely to be obese
In Mexico, 37.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Lebanon, that number is 30.7% of people as of 2024.
be 89.9% less likely to die by suicide
Mexico has a suicide rate of 7.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Lebanon, it is 0.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
see 52.9% less spent on your healthcare
Mexico spends $1,368 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Lebanon spends $644 as of 2023.
Economy
be 4.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Mexico, 2.7% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Lebanon, that number is 11.0% as of 2023.
make 67.8% less money
Mexico has a GDP per capita of $13,889 as of 2025, while in Lebanon, the GDP per capita is $4,473 as of 2024.
Life
be 64.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Mexico, approximately 42.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Lebanon, 15.0 women do as of 2023.
be 26.4% more likely to die during infancy
In Mexico, approximately 12.1 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 70.0% less on education
Mexico spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Lebanon spends 1.2% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 97.6% less coastline
Mexico has a total of 9,330 km of coastline. In Lebanon, that number is 225 km.
Safety
be 91.0% less likely to be murdered
Mexico has a homicide rate of 24.9 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Lebanon, that number is 2.2 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 19.2% less likely to die in a road accident
In Mexico, road accidents kill 12.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Lebanon, they kill 9.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 66.5% less home broadband
Mexico has 21.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Lebanon has 7.3 as of 2022.
live with 30.8% more strain on fresh water
Mexico withdraws 45% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Lebanon withdraws 59% as of 2022.
use 63.3% less electricity
Mexico uses 2,658 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Lebanon uses 975 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 47.8% less CO2
Mexico emits 3.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Lebanon emits 1.9 tonnes as of 2024.
be 96.7% more likely to die from air pollution
In Mexico, air pollution causes 30.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Lebanon, it causes 59.0 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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