Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Benin instead of Lebanon, you would:
Health
be 70.0% less likely to be obese
In Lebanon, 32.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Benin, that number is 9.6% of people as of 2016.
live 16.6 years less
In Lebanon, the average life expectancy is 79 years (77 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Benin, that number is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 87.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Lebanon, 11.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Benin, that number is 1.5% as of 2022.
make 73.8% less money
Lebanon has a GDP per capita of $13,000 as of 2021, while in Benin, the GDP per capita is $3,400 as of 2022.
be 40.5% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Lebanon, 27.4% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Benin, however, that number is 38.5% as of 2019.
Life
have 3.2 times more children
In Lebanon, there are approximately 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Benin, there are 40.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 24.9 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Lebanon, approximately 21.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Benin, 523.0 women do as of 2020.
be 51.8% less likely to be literate
In Lebanon, the literacy rate is 95.1% as of 2018. In Benin, it is 45.8% as of 2021.
be 7.9 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 Benin, on the other hand, 55.8 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 58.1% less likely to have access to electricity
In Lebanon, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Benin, 42% of the population do as of 2021.
be 60.9% less likely to have internet access
In Lebanon, approximately 87.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Benin, about 34.0% do as of 2021.
be 25.3% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Lebanon, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Benin, 75% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 67.5% less on healthcare
Lebanon spends 8.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Benin, that number is 2.6% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 76.5% more on education
Lebanon spends 1.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Benin spends 3.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 46.2% less coastline
Lebanon has a total of 225 km of coastline. In Benin, that number is 121 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Benin: At a glance
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