Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Iraq instead of Lebanon, you would:
Health
live 5.6 years less
In Lebanon, the average life expectancy is 79 years (77 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Iraq, that number is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 16.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Lebanon, 27.4% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Iraq, however, that number is 23.0% as of 2014.
pay a 25.0% lower top tax rate
Lebanon has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Iraq, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
be 34.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Lebanon, 11.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Iraq, that number is 15.5% as of 2023.
Life
have 88.1% more children
In Lebanon, there are approximately 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Iraq, there are 23.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Lebanon, approximately 21.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Iraq, 76.0 women do as of 2020.
be 47.3% less likely to be literate
In Lebanon, the literacy rate is 95.1% as of 2018. In Iraq, it is 50.1% as of 2018.
be 2.8 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 Iraq, on the other hand, 19.6 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 43.7% less likely to have internet access
In Lebanon, approximately 87.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Iraq, about 49.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 36.3% less on healthcare
Lebanon spends 8.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Iraq, that number is 5.1% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 2.8 times more on education
Lebanon spends 1.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Iraq spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
Geography
see 74.2% less coastline
Lebanon has a total of 225 km of coastline. In Iraq, that number is 58 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Finance, Lebanon.
Iraq: At a glance
How big is Iraq compared to Lebanon? See an in-depth size comparison.