Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Suriname, you would:
Health
be 93.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Suriname, 1.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Lebanon, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2024.
live 4.2 years longer
In Suriname, 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.
have 97.8% more doctors per person
Suriname has 13.6 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Lebanon has 26.8 as of 2020.
have 15.9% more access to essential health services
Suriname scores 63 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Lebanon scores 73 as of 2021.
be 96.9% less likely to die by suicide
Suriname has a suicide rate of 22.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Lebanon, it is 0.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
see 43.7% less spent on your healthcare
Suriname spends $1,143 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Lebanon spends $644 as of 2023.
Economy
be 40.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Suriname, 7.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Lebanon, that number is 11.0% as of 2023.
make 36.7% less money
Suriname has a GDP per capita of $7,070 as of 2025, while in Lebanon, the GDP per capita is $4,473 as of 2024.
Life
be 82.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Suriname, 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.
Expenditures
spend 57.5% less on education
Suriname spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Lebanon spends 1.2% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 41.7% less coastline
Suriname has a total of 386 km of coastline. In Lebanon, that number is 225 km.
Safety
be 65.6% less likely to be murdered
Suriname has a homicide rate of 6.5 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Lebanon, that number is 2.2 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 40.1% less likely to die in a road accident
In Suriname, road accidents kill 16.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Lebanon, they kill 9.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 61.1% less home broadband
Suriname has 18.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Lebanon has 7.3 as of 2022.
live with 14.9 times more strain on fresh water
Suriname withdraws 4% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Lebanon withdraws 59% as of 2022.
use 66.3% less electricity
Suriname uses 2,897 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Lebanon uses 975 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 53.2% less CO2
Suriname emits 4.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Lebanon emits 1.9 tonnes as of 2024.
be 51.3% more likely to die from air pollution
In Suriname, air pollution causes 39.0 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), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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