Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Estonia instead of Lebanon, you would:
Health
be 33.8% less likely to be obese
In Lebanon, 32.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Estonia, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.
live 0.9 years less
In Lebanon, the average life expectancy is 79 years (77 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Estonia, that number is 78 years (73 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 3.4 times more money
Lebanon has a GDP per capita of $12,300 as of 2023, while in Estonia, the GDP per capita is $42,000 as of 2023.
be 45.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Lebanon, 11.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Estonia, that number is 6.3% as of 2023.
be 17.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Lebanon, 27.4% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Estonia, however, that number is 22.5% as of 2022.
Life
be 76.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Lebanon, approximately 21.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Estonia, 5.0 women do as of 2020.
be 51.4% less 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 Estonia, on the other hand, 3.4 children do as of 2022.
have 34.9% fewer children
In Lebanon, there are approximately 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Estonia, there are 8.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 10.5% more likely to have internet access
In Lebanon, approximately 87.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Estonia, about 96.1% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 3.9 times more on education
Lebanon spends 1.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Estonia spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 16.9 times more coastline
Lebanon has a total of 225 km of coastline. In Estonia, that number is 3,794 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Estonia: At a glance
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