Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Egypt, you would:
Health
live 4.3 years longer
In Egypt, the average life expectancy is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Lebanon, that number is 79 years (77 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
pay a 11.1% lower top tax rate
Egypt has a top tax rate of 22.5% as of 2016. In Lebanon, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
make 27.6% less money
Egypt has a GDP per capita of $17,000 as of 2023, while in Lebanon, the GDP per capita is $12,300 as of 2023.
be 58.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Egypt, 7.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Lebanon, that number is 11.6% as of 2023.
Life
be 30.1% more likely to be literate
In Egypt, the literacy rate is 73.1% as of 2021. In Lebanon, it is 95.1% as of 2018.
be 60.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Egypt, approximately 17.7 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.
be 23.5% more likely to die during childbirth
In Egypt, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Lebanon, 21.0 women do as of 2020.
have 35.4% fewer children
In Egypt, there are approximately 19.5 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 20.8% more likely to have internet access
In Egypt, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Lebanon, about 87.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 32.0% less on education
Egypt spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Lebanon spends 1.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 81.8% more on healthcare
Egypt spends 4.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Lebanon, that number is 8.0% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 90.8% less coastline
Egypt has a total of 2,450 km of coastline. In Lebanon, that number is 225 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Ministry of Finance, Lebanon, The World Factbook, Egyptian Tax Authority.
Lebanon: At a glance
How big is Lebanon compared to Egypt? See an in-depth size comparison.