Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nepal instead of Lebanon, you would:
Health
be 87.2% less likely to be obese
In Lebanon, 32.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Nepal, that number is 4.1% of people as of 2016.
live 6.4 years less
In Lebanon, the average life expectancy is 79 years (77 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Nepal, that number is 72 years (72 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 61.8% less money
Lebanon has a GDP per capita of $12,300 as of 2023, while in Nepal, the GDP per capita is $4,700 as of 2023.
Life
have 39.1% more children
In Lebanon, there are approximately 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Nepal, there are 17.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 8.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Lebanon, approximately 21.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Nepal, 174.0 women do as of 2020.
be 25.1% less likely to be literate
In Lebanon, the literacy rate is 95.1% as of 2018. In Nepal, it is 71.2% as of 2021.
be 3.6 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 Nepal, on the other hand, 25.1 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 40.2% less likely to have internet access
In Lebanon, approximately 87.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Nepal, about 52.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 35.0% less on healthcare
Lebanon spends 8.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Nepal, that number is 5.2% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 2.5 times more on education
Lebanon spends 1.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Nepal spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Nepal: At a glance
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