Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Lebanon instead of Niue, you would:

Health

be 54.0% less likely to be obese

In Niue, 66.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Lebanon, that number is 30.7% of people as of 2024.

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have 65.9% more access to essential health services

Niue scores 44 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Lebanon scores 73 as of 2021.

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Expenditures

spend 28.6% less on healthcare

Niue spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Lebanon, that number is 5.6% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 3.5 times more coastline

Niue has a total of 64 km of coastline. In Lebanon, that number is 225 km.

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Sources: The World Factbook (2020), World Health Organization (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), World Bank (2023). How we calculate this

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Lebanon: At a glance

Lebanon is a sovereign country in Middle East, with a total land area of approximately 10,230 sq km. Following World War I, France acquired a mandate over the northern portion of the former Ottoman Empire province of Syria. The French demarcated the region of Lebanon in 1920 and granted this area independence in 1943. Since independence the country has been marked by periods of political turmoil interspersed with prosperity built on its position as a regional center for finance and trade. The country's 1975-90 civil war that resulted in an estimated 120,000 fatalities, was followed by years of social and political instability. Sectarianism is a key element of Lebanese political life. Neighboring Syria has long influenced Lebanon's foreign policy and internal policies, and its military occupied Lebanon from 1976 until 2005. The Lebanon-based Hizballah militia and Israel continued attacks and counterattacks against each other after Syria's withdrawal, and fought a brief war in 2006. Lebanon's borders with Syria and Israel remain unresolved.
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