Quality of life comparison

be 93.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Sierra Leone, 1.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Lebanon, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.

live 20.0 years longer

In Sierra Leone, the average life expectancy is 59 years (57 years for men, 60 years for women) as of 2022. In Lebanon, that number is 79 years (77 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.

be 3.7 times more likely to be obese

In Sierra Leone, 8.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Lebanon, that number is 32.0% of people as of 2016.

make 8.1 times more money

Sierra Leone has a GDP per capita of $1,600 as of 2022, while in Lebanon, the GDP per capita is $13,000 as of 2021.

be 51.8% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Sierra Leone, 56.8% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Lebanon, however, that number is 27.4% as of 2011.

pay a 33.3% lower top tax rate

Sierra Leone has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2014. In Lebanon, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.

be 3.6 times more likely to be unemployed

In Sierra Leone, 3.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Lebanon, that number is 11.8% as of 2022.

be 95.3% less likely to die during childbirth

In Sierra Leone, approximately 443.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Lebanon, 21.0 women do as of 2020.

be 95.7% more likely to be literate

In Sierra Leone, the literacy rate is 48.6% as of 2022. In Lebanon, it is 95.1% as of 2018.

be 90.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Sierra Leone, approximately 73.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Lebanon, on the other hand, 7.0 children do as of 2022.

have 59.1% fewer children

In Sierra Leone, there are approximately 30.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Lebanon, there are 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 3.6 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Sierra Leone, approximately 27% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Lebanon, 100% of the population do as of 2021.

be 6.9 times more likely to have internet access

In Sierra Leone, approximately 12.7% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Lebanon, about 87.0% do as of 2021.

be 37.4% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Sierra Leone, approximately 73% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Lebanon, 100% of people do as of 2020.

spend 81.3% less on education

Sierra Leone spends 9.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Lebanon spends 1.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

see 44.0% less coastline

Sierra Leone has a total of 402 km of coastline. In Lebanon, that number is 225 km.