Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Portugal, you would:
Health
be 93.9% less likely to die by suicide
Portugal has a suicide rate of 11.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Lebanon, it is 0.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 4.4 years less
In Portugal, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 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 70.1% more likely to be obese
In Portugal, 18.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Lebanon, that number is 30.7% of people as of 2024.
see 86.9% less spent on your healthcare
Portugal spends $4,928 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Lebanon spends $644 as of 2023.
have 54.2% fewer doctors per person
Portugal has 58.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Lebanon has 26.8 as of 2020.
have 17.0% less access to essential health services
Portugal scores 88 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Lebanon scores 73 as of 2021.
Economy
be 78.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Portugal, 6.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Lebanon, that number is 11.0% as of 2023.
make 86.1% less money
Portugal has a GDP per capita of $32,082 as of 2025, while in Lebanon, the GDP per capita is $4,473 as of 2024.
Life
have 2.0 times more children
In Portugal, there are approximately 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Lebanon, there are 16.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 5.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Portugal, approximately 2.7 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 73.2% less on education
Portugal spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Lebanon spends 1.2% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 45.6% less on healthcare
Portugal spends 10.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Lebanon, that number is 5.6% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 87.5% less coastline
Portugal has a total of 1,793 km of coastline. In Lebanon, that number is 225 km.
Safety
be 3.1 times more likely to be murdered
Portugal has a homicide rate of 0.7 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Lebanon, that number is 2.2 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 34.7% more likely to die in a road accident
In Portugal, road accidents kill 7.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Lebanon, they kill 9.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 83.9% less home broadband
Portugal has 45.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Lebanon has 7.3 as of 2022.
live with 4.8 times more strain on fresh water
Portugal withdraws 12% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Lebanon withdraws 59% as of 2022.
use 81.6% less electricity
Portugal uses 5,294 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Lebanon uses 975 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 42.8% less CO2
Portugal emits 3.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Lebanon emits 1.9 tonnes as of 2024.
be 5.9 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Portugal, air pollution causes 10.0 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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