Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Argentina instead of Lebanon, you would:
Health
be 11.6% less likely to be obese
In Lebanon, 32.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Argentina, that number is 28.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.2 times more money
Lebanon has a GDP per capita of $12,300 as of 2023, while in Argentina, the GDP per capita is $26,500 as of 2023.
be 46.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Lebanon, 11.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Argentina, that number is 6.2% as of 2023.
be 43.1% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Lebanon, 27.4% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Argentina, however, that number is 39.2% as of 2022.
pay a 75.0% higher top tax rate
Lebanon has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Argentina, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 20.6% more children
In Lebanon, there are approximately 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Argentina, there are 15.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Lebanon, approximately 21.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Argentina, 45.0 women do as of 2020.
be 32.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Lebanon, approximately 7.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Argentina, on the other hand, 9.3 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 2.9 times more on education
Lebanon spends 1.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Argentina spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 25.0% more on healthcare
Lebanon spends 8.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Argentina, that number is 10.0% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 22.2 times more coastline
Lebanon has a total of 225 km of coastline. In Argentina, that number is 4,989 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Federal Administration of Public Revenue, Ministry of Finance, Lebanon.
Argentina: At a glance
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