Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Chile, you would:
Health
live 1.0 years less
In Chile, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 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 14.3% more likely to be obese
In Chile, 28.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Lebanon, that number is 32.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 50.0% lower top tax rate
Chile has a top tax rate of 40.0% as of 2016. In Lebanon, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
make 58.3% less money
Chile has a GDP per capita of $29,500 as of 2023, while in Lebanon, the GDP per capita is $12,300 as of 2023.
be 28.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Chile, 9.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Lebanon, that number is 11.6% as of 2023.
be 2.5 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Chile, 10.8% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Lebanon, however, that number is 27.4% as of 2011.
Life
be 40.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Chile, approximately 15.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Lebanon, 21.0 women do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 69.6% less on education
Chile spends 5.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Lebanon spends 1.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 18.4% less on healthcare
Chile spends 9.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Lebanon, that number is 8.0% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 96.5% less coastline
Chile has a total of 6,435 km of coastline. In Lebanon, that number is 225 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Chilean Tax Administration, Ministry of Finance, Lebanon.
Lebanon: At a glance
How big is Lebanon compared to Chile? See an in-depth size comparison.