Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Haiti, you would:
Health
be 94.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Haiti, 1.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Lebanon, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 12.8 years longer
In Haiti, the average life expectancy is 66 years (63 years for men, 69 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 41.0% more likely to be obese
In Haiti, 22.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Lebanon, that number is 32.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 4.6 times more money
Haiti has a GDP per capita of $2,800 as of 2022, while in Lebanon, the GDP per capita is $13,000 as of 2021.
be 20.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Haiti, 14.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Lebanon, that number is 11.8% as of 2022.
be 53.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Haiti, 58.5% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In Lebanon, however, that number is 27.4% as of 2011.
Life
be 94.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Haiti, approximately 350.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Lebanon, 21.0 women do as of 2020.
be 54.1% more likely to be literate
In Haiti, the literacy rate is 61.7% as of 2016. In Lebanon, it is 95.1% as of 2018.
be 82.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Haiti, approximately 40.0 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 40.6% fewer children
In Haiti, there are approximately 21.2 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 2.1 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Haiti, approximately 47% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Lebanon, 100% of the population do as of 2021.
be 2.2 times more likely to have internet access
In Haiti, approximately 39.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Lebanon, about 87.0% do as of 2021.
be 30.7% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Haiti, approximately 76% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Lebanon, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 21.4% more on education
Haiti spends 1.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Lebanon spends 1.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 2.4 times more on healthcare
Haiti spends 3.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Lebanon, that number is 8.0% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 87.3% less coastline
Haiti has a total of 1,771 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 Haiti? See an in-depth size comparison.