Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Lebanon, you would:
Health
be 88.8% less likely to be obese
In Lebanon, 32.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bangladesh, that number is 3.6% of people as of 2016.
live 4.1 years less
In Lebanon, the average life expectancy is 79 years (77 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Bangladesh, that number is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 56.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Lebanon, 11.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Bangladesh, that number is 5.1% as of 2023.
be 31.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Lebanon, 27.4% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Bangladesh, however, that number is 18.7% as of 2022.
make 33.3% less money
Lebanon has a GDP per capita of $12,300 as of 2023, while in Bangladesh, the GDP per capita is $8,200 as of 2023.
pay a 50.0% higher top tax rate
Lebanon has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Bangladesh, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 37.3% more children
In Lebanon, there are approximately 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Bangladesh, there are 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 5.9 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Lebanon, approximately 21.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Bangladesh, 123.0 women do as of 2020.
be 21.2% less likely to be literate
In Lebanon, the literacy rate is 95.1% as of 2018. In Bangladesh, it is 74.9% as of 2020.
be 4.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Lebanon, approximately 7.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Bangladesh, on the other hand, 30.4 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 55.2% less likely to have internet access
In Lebanon, approximately 87.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Bangladesh, about 39.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 67.5% less on healthcare
Lebanon spends 8.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Bangladesh, that number is 2.6% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 23.5% more on education
Lebanon spends 1.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Bangladesh spends 2.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 2.6 times more coastline
Lebanon has a total of 225 km of coastline. In Bangladesh, that number is 580 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Lebanon, National Board of Revenue (NBR), Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: At a glance
How big is Bangladesh compared to Lebanon? See an in-depth size comparison.