Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Fiji, you would:
Health
live 4.5 years longer
In Fiji, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 years for men, 77 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
be 2.7 times more likely to be unemployed
In Fiji, 4.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Lebanon, that number is 11.6% as of 2023.
Life
be 44.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Fiji, approximately 38.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Lebanon, 21.0 women do as of 2020.
be 30.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Fiji, approximately 10.1 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 20.8% fewer children
In Fiji, there are approximately 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Lebanon, there are 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 70.2% less on education
Fiji spends 5.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Lebanon spends 1.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 2.1 times more on healthcare
Fiji spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Lebanon, that number is 8.0% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 80.1% less coastline
Fiji has a total of 1,129 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 Fiji? See an in-depth size comparison.