Quality of life comparison

be 33.4% less likely to be obese

In Lebanon, 32.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 21.3% of people as of 2016.

live 9.3 years less

In Lebanon, the average life expectancy is 79 years (77 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 69 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022.

be 76.3% less likely to be unemployed

In Lebanon, 11.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.8% as of 2022.

make 70.8% less money

Lebanon has a GDP per capita of $13,000 as of 2021, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $3,800 as of 2022.

be 35.0% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Lebanon, 27.4% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Papua New Guinea, however, that number is 37.0% as of 2002.

pay a 2.1 times higher top tax rate

Lebanon has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, the top tax rate is 42.0% as of 2016.

have 2.2 times more children

In Lebanon, there are approximately 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Papua New Guinea, there are 28.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 9.1 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Lebanon, approximately 21.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, 192.0 women do as of 2020.

be 32.5% less likely to be literate

In Lebanon, the literacy rate is 95.1% as of 2018. In Papua New Guinea, it is 64.2% as of 2015.

be 4.8 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 Papua New Guinea, on the other hand, 33.6 children do as of 2022.

be 79.1% less likely to have access to electricity

In Lebanon, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Papua New Guinea, 21% of the population do as of 2021.

be 63.2% less likely to have internet access

In Lebanon, approximately 87.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Papua New Guinea, about 32.0% do as of 2021.

be 52.5% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Lebanon, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, 48% of people do as of 2020.

spend 17.6% less on education

Lebanon spends 1.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Papua New Guinea spends 1.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 68.8% less on healthcare

Lebanon spends 8.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2020.

see 22.9 times more coastline

Lebanon has a total of 225 km of coastline. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 5,152 km.