Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Argentina, you would:
Health
be 13.1% more likely to be obese
In Argentina, 28.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Lebanon, that number is 32.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 30.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Argentina, 39.2% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Lebanon, however, that number is 27.4% as of 2011.
pay a 42.9% lower top tax rate
Argentina has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Lebanon, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
make 53.6% less money
Argentina has a GDP per capita of $26,500 as of 2023, while in Lebanon, the GDP per capita is $12,300 as of 2023.
be 87.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Argentina, 6.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Lebanon, that number is 11.6% as of 2023.
Life
be 53.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Argentina, approximately 45.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Lebanon, 21.0 women do as of 2020.
be 24.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Argentina, approximately 9.3 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 17.1% fewer children
In Argentina, there are approximately 15.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Lebanon, there are 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 66.0% less on education
Argentina spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Lebanon spends 1.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 20.0% less on healthcare
Argentina spends 10.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Lebanon, that number is 8.0% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 95.5% less coastline
Argentina has a total of 4,989 km of coastline. In Lebanon, that number is 225 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Federal Administration of Public Revenue, Ministry of Finance, Lebanon.
Lebanon: At a glance
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