Eswatini or Lebanon: which is better?
Country: head-to-head comparison
Lebanon wins on more indicators: 7 of 12 against 5.
- Safety and trust: tie 1:1
- Costs and work: Eswatini 1:0
- Climate and health: Lebanon 1:6
- Law and institutions: Eswatini 2:0
All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.
Eswatini
Indicator
Lebanon
Safety and trust
Tie (1 : 1)Organized violence
lower is better
✓0.40 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–202499% lower
✗76.28 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–202418970% higher
Homicides
lower is better
periods differ
✗12.5 per 100,000 residents
2021458% higher
✓2.2 per 100,000 residents
202082% lower
Trust between people
no data for one of the places
no data
10%
2022
Costs and work
Better: Eswatini (1 : 0)GDP per capita
higher is better
periods differ
✓$12,529
20255% higher
✗$11,917
20245% lower
Climate and health
Better: Lebanon (1 : 6)Life expectancy
higher is better
✗64.3 years
202417% lower
✓77.9 years
202421% higher
Life expectancy: men
higher is better
✗61.3 years
202419% lower
✓75.9 years
202424% higher
Life expectancy: women
higher is better
✗67.1 years
202416% lower
✓79.9 years
202419% higher
Median age at death
higher is better
✗69.4 years
202315% lower
✓81.2 years
202317% higher
Infant survival
higher is better
✗95.78%
20243% lower
✓98.47%
20243% higher
Survival of children under 5
higher is better
✗95.49%
20243% lower
✓98.24%
20243% higher
Air (PM2.5)
lower is better
✓16.7 µg/m³ per year
202337% lower
✗26.7 µg/m³ per year
202360% higher
Law and institutions
Better: Eswatini (2 : 0)Rule of law
higher is better
✓-0.78 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✗-1.06 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
Control of corruption
higher is better
✓-0.80 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✗-1.22 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
A winner is named only for indicators with a known “better / worse” direction. Population and other neutral indicators are shown without a winner. Outdated and missing values are not counted. Details for each place: Eswatini, Lebanon.