Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Qatar, you would:
Health
live 1.0 years less
In Qatar, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Lebanon, that number is 79 years (77 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 86.5% less money
Qatar has a GDP per capita of $96,600 as of 2022, while in Lebanon, the GDP per capita is $13,000 as of 2021.
be 90.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Qatar, 0.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Lebanon, that number is 11.8% as of 2022.
Life
have 37.0% more children
In Qatar, there are approximately 9.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Lebanon, there are 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Qatar, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Lebanon, 21.0 women do as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 13.0% less likely to have internet access
In Qatar, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Lebanon, about 87.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 46.9% less on education
Qatar spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Lebanon spends 1.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 90.5% more on healthcare
Qatar spends 4.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Lebanon, that number is 8.0% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 60.0% less coastline
Qatar has a total of 563 km of coastline. In Lebanon, that number is 225 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Lebanon: At a glance
How big is Lebanon compared to Qatar? See an in-depth size comparison.