Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Philippines, you would:
Health
live 8.0 years longer
In Philippines, the average life expectancy is 70 years (67 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2024. In Lebanon, that number is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024.
see 14.9% more spent on your healthcare
Philippines spends $560 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Lebanon spends $644 as of 2023.
have 3.4 times more doctors per person
Philippines has 7.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2021. Lebanon has 26.8 as of 2020.
have 25.9% more access to essential health services
Philippines scores 58 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Lebanon scores 73 as of 2021.
be 79.9% less likely to die by suicide
Philippines has a suicide rate of 3.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Lebanon, it is 0.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 3.2 times more likely to be obese
In Philippines, 9.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Lebanon, that number is 30.7% of people as of 2024.
Economy
be 4.9 times more likely to be unemployed
In Philippines, 2.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Lebanon, that number is 11.0% as of 2023.
Life
be 82.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Philippines, approximately 84.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Lebanon, 15.0 women do as of 2023.
be 29.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Philippines, approximately 21.7 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.
Basic Needs
be 19.9% more likely to have internet access
In Philippines, approximately 67.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Lebanon, about 80.6% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 69.3% less on education
Philippines spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2025. Lebanon spends 1.2% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 99.4% less coastline
Philippines has a total of 36,289 km of coastline. In Lebanon, that number is 225 km.
Safety
be 48.5% less likely to be murdered
Philippines has a homicide rate of 4.3 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Lebanon, that number is 2.2 per 100,000 as of 2020.
Infrastructure
live with 2.1 times more strain on fresh water
Philippines withdraws 28% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Lebanon withdraws 59% as of 2022.
Environment
be 35.9% less likely to die from air pollution
In Philippines, air pollution causes 92.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Lebanon, it causes 59.0 as of 2019.
emit 26.7% more CO2
Philippines emits 1.5 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), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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