Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Paraguay, you would:
Health
live 4.0 years longer
In Paraguay, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 77 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 11.4% less likely to be obese
In Paraguay, 34.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Lebanon, that number is 30.7% of people as of 2024.
be 89.0% less likely to die by suicide
Paraguay has a suicide rate of 6.4 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Lebanon, it is 0.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
see 56.2% less spent on your healthcare
Paraguay spends $1,469 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Lebanon spends $644 as of 2023.
have 31.2% fewer doctors per person
Paraguay has 38.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Lebanon has 26.8 as of 2020.
Economy
be 2.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Paraguay, 4.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Lebanon, that number is 11.0% as of 2023.
make 36.3% less money
Paraguay has a GDP per capita of $7,027 as of 2025, while in Lebanon, the GDP per capita is $4,473 as of 2024.
Life
be 74.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Paraguay, approximately 58.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Lebanon, 15.0 women do as of 2023.
have 19.1% fewer children
In Paraguay, there are approximately 19.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Lebanon, there are 16.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 65.4% less on education
Paraguay spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Lebanon spends 1.2% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 33.4% less on healthcare
Paraguay spends 8.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Lebanon, that number is 5.6% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 67.0% less likely to be murdered
Paraguay has a homicide rate of 6.8 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Lebanon, that number is 2.2 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 53.8% less likely to die in a road accident
In Paraguay, road accidents kill 21.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Lebanon, they kill 9.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 43.4% less home broadband
Paraguay has 12.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Lebanon has 7.3 as of 2022.
live with 32.0 times more strain on fresh water
Paraguay withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Lebanon withdraws 59% as of 2022.
use 59.2% less electricity
Paraguay uses 2,389 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Lebanon uses 975 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 2.4 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Paraguay, air pollution causes 25.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Lebanon, it causes 59.0 as of 2019.
emit 63.8% more CO2
Paraguay emits 1.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Lebanon emits 1.9 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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