Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Croatia, you would:
Health
live 1.5 years longer
In Croatia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 81 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 31.1% more likely to be obese
In Croatia, 24.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Lebanon, that number is 32.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 57.6% lower top tax rate
Croatia has a top tax rate of 47.2% as of 2016. In Lebanon, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
make 70.2% less money
Croatia has a GDP per capita of $41,300 as of 2023, while in Lebanon, the GDP per capita is $12,300 as of 2023.
be 90.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Croatia, 6.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Lebanon, that number is 11.6% as of 2023.
be 52.2% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Croatia, 18.0% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Lebanon, however, that number is 27.4% as of 2011.
Life
be 19.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Croatia, approximately 8.7 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 48.2% more children
In Croatia, there are approximately 8.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Lebanon, there are 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 4.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Croatia, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Lebanon, 21.0 women do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 69.1% less on education
Croatia spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Lebanon spends 1.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 96.1% less coastline
Croatia has a total of 5,835 km of coastline. In Lebanon, that number is 225 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Croatia Tax Administration, The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Lebanon.
Lebanon: At a glance
How big is Lebanon compared to Croatia? See an in-depth size comparison.