Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Qatar instead of Lebanon, you would:
Health
live 1.0 years longer
In Lebanon, the average life expectancy is 79 years (77 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Qatar, that number is 80 years (78 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 7.4 times more money
Lebanon has a GDP per capita of $13,000 as of 2021, while in Qatar, the GDP per capita is $96,600 as of 2022.
be 98.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Lebanon, 11.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Qatar, that number is 0.1% as of 2022.
Life
be 61.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Lebanon, approximately 21.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Qatar, 8.0 women do as of 2020.
have 27.0% fewer children
In Lebanon, there are approximately 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Qatar, there are 9.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 14.9% more likely to have internet access
In Lebanon, approximately 87.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Qatar, about 100.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 47.5% less on healthcare
Lebanon spends 8.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Qatar, that number is 4.2% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 88.2% more on education
Lebanon spends 1.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Qatar spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 2.5 times more coastline
Lebanon has a total of 225 km of coastline. In Qatar, that number is 563 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Qatar: At a glance
How big is Qatar compared to Lebanon? See an in-depth size comparison.