Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Burma, you would:
Health
live 8.8 years longer
In Burma, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022. In Lebanon, that number is 79 years (77 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.
be 5.5 times more likely to be obese
In Burma, 5.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Lebanon, that number is 32.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 3.1 times more money
Burma has a GDP per capita of $4,200 as of 2022, while in Lebanon, the GDP per capita is $13,000 as of 2021.
be 4.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Burma, 3.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Lebanon, that number is 11.8% as of 2022.
be 10.5% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Burma, 24.8% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Lebanon, however, that number is 27.4% as of 2011.
Life
be 88.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Burma, approximately 179.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Lebanon, 21.0 women do as of 2020.
be 78.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Burma, approximately 32.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Lebanon, on the other hand, 7.0 children do as of 2022.
have 19.7% fewer children
In Burma, there are approximately 15.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Lebanon, there are 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 38.1% more likely to have access to electricity
In Burma, approximately 72% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Lebanon, 100% of the population do as of 2021.
be 97.7% more likely to have internet access
In Burma, approximately 44.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Lebanon, about 87.0% do as of 2021.
be 17.2% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Burma, approximately 85% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Lebanon, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 15.0% less on education
Burma spends 2.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Lebanon spends 1.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 2.2 times more on healthcare
Burma spends 3.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Lebanon, that number is 8.0% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 88.3% less coastline
Burma has a total of 1,930 km of coastline. In Lebanon, that number is 225 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Lebanon: At a glance
How big is Lebanon compared to Burma? See an in-depth size comparison.