Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Estonia, you would:
Health
live 0.9 years longer
In Estonia, the average life expectancy is 78 years (73 years for men, 83 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 50.9% more likely to be obese
In Estonia, 21.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Lebanon, that number is 32.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 70.7% less money
Estonia has a GDP per capita of $42,000 as of 2023, while in Lebanon, the GDP per capita is $12,300 as of 2023.
be 82.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Estonia, 6.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Lebanon, that number is 11.6% as of 2023.
be 21.8% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Estonia, 22.5% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Lebanon, however, that number is 27.4% as of 2011.
Life
have 53.7% more children
In Estonia, there are approximately 8.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Lebanon, there are 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 4.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Estonia, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Lebanon, 21.0 women do as of 2020.
be 2.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Estonia, approximately 3.4 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.
Expenditures
spend 74.2% less on education
Estonia spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Lebanon spends 1.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 94.1% less coastline
Estonia has a total of 3,794 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 Estonia? See an in-depth size comparison.