Quality of life comparison

be 67.8% less likely to be obese

In Lebanon, 32.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Gambia, that number is 10.3% of people as of 2016.

be 18.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Lebanon, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Gambia, that number is 1.8% of people as of 2020.

live 11.2 years less

In Lebanon, the average life expectancy is 79 years (77 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Gambia, that number is 68 years (66 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.

be 63.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Lebanon, 11.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Gambia, that number is 4.3% as of 2022.

make 83.8% less money

Lebanon has a GDP per capita of $13,000 as of 2021, while in Gambia, the GDP per capita is $2,100 as of 2022.

be 94.9% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Lebanon, 27.4% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Gambia, however, that number is 53.4% as of 2020.

have 2.2 times more children

In Lebanon, there are approximately 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Gambia, there are 27.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 21.8 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Lebanon, approximately 21.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Gambia, 458.0 women do as of 2020.

be 38.9% less likely to be literate

In Lebanon, the literacy rate is 95.1% as of 2018. In Gambia, it is 58.1% as of 2021.

be 5.3 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 Gambia, on the other hand, 37.2 children do as of 2022.

be 36.4% less likely to have access to electricity

In Lebanon, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Gambia, 64% of the population do as of 2021.

be 62.1% less likely to have internet access

In Lebanon, approximately 87.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Gambia, about 33.0% do as of 2021.

be 10.5% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Lebanon, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Gambia, 90% of people do as of 2020.

spend 67.5% less on healthcare

Lebanon spends 8.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Gambia, that number is 2.6% of GDP as of 2020.

spend 64.7% more on education

Lebanon spends 1.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Gambia spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

see 64.4% less coastline

Lebanon has a total of 225 km of coastline. In Gambia, that number is 80 km.