Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Comoros instead of Lebanon, you would:
Health
be 75.6% less likely to be obese
In Lebanon, 32.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Comoros, that number is 7.8% of people as of 2016.
live 11.6 years less
In Lebanon, the average life expectancy is 79 years (77 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Comoros, that number is 67 years (65 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 49.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Lebanon, 11.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Comoros, that number is 5.8% as of 2023.
make 71.5% less money
Lebanon has a GDP per capita of $12,300 as of 2023, while in Comoros, the GDP per capita is $3,500 as of 2023.
be 54.7% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Lebanon, 27.4% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Comoros, however, that number is 42.4% as of 2013.
Life
have 71.4% more children
In Lebanon, there are approximately 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Comoros, there are 21.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 10.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Lebanon, approximately 21.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Comoros, 217.0 women do as of 2020.
be 34.8% less likely to be literate
In Lebanon, the literacy rate is 95.1% as of 2018. In Comoros, it is 62.0% as of 2021.
be 8.1 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 Comoros, on the other hand, 57.1 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 10.1% less likely to have access to electricity
In Lebanon, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Comoros, 90% of the population do as of 2022.
be 69.0% less likely to have internet access
In Lebanon, approximately 87.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Comoros, about 27.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 32.5% less on healthcare
Lebanon spends 8.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Comoros, that number is 5.4% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 52.9% more on education
Lebanon spends 1.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Comoros spends 2.6% of total GDP on education as of 2015.
Geography
see 51.1% more coastline
Lebanon has a total of 225 km of coastline. In Comoros, that number is 340 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Comoros: At a glance
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