Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Democratic Republic of the Congo, you would:
Health
live 16.9 years longer
In Democratic Republic of the Congo, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 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 4.8 times more likely to be obese
In Democratic Republic of the Congo, 6.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Lebanon, that number is 32.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 11.8 times more money
Democratic Republic of the Congo has a GDP per capita of $1,100 as of 2022, while in Lebanon, the GDP per capita is $13,000 as of 2021.
be 56.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Democratic Republic of the Congo, 63.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Lebanon, however, that number is 27.4% as of 2011.
be 2.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Democratic Republic of the Congo, 4.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Lebanon, that number is 11.8% as of 2022.
Life
be 96.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Democratic Republic of the Congo, approximately 547.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Lebanon, 21.0 women do as of 2020.
be 18.9% more likely to be literate
In Democratic Republic of the Congo, the literacy rate is 80.0% as of 2021. In Lebanon, it is 95.1% as of 2018.
be 88.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Democratic Republic of the Congo, approximately 60.9 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 67.9% fewer children
In Democratic Republic of the Congo, there are approximately 39.2 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 4.8 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Democratic Republic of the Congo, approximately 21% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Lebanon, 100% of the population do as of 2021.
be 3.8 times more likely to have internet access
In Democratic Republic of the Congo, approximately 23.2% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Lebanon, about 87.0% do as of 2021.
be 68.4% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Democratic Republic of the Congo, approximately 59% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Lebanon, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 37.0% less on education
Democratic Republic of the Congo spends 2.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Lebanon spends 1.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 95.1% more on healthcare
Democratic Republic of the Congo spends 4.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Lebanon, that number is 8.0% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 6.1 times more coastline
Democratic Republic of the Congo has a total of 37 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
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