Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Brazil instead of Lebanon, you would:
Health
be 30.9% less likely to be obese
In Lebanon, 32.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Brazil, that number is 22.1% of people as of 2016.
live 2.8 years less
In Lebanon, the average life expectancy is 79 years (77 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Brazil, that number is 76 years (72 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 51.2% more money
Lebanon has a GDP per capita of $12,300 as of 2023, while in Brazil, the GDP per capita is $18,600 as of 2023.
be 31.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Lebanon, 11.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Brazil, that number is 8.0% as of 2023.
be 84.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Lebanon, 27.4% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Brazil, however, that number is 4.2% as of 2016.
pay a 37.5% higher top tax rate
Lebanon has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Brazil, the top tax rate is 27.5% as of 2016.
Life
be 3.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Lebanon, approximately 21.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Brazil, 72.0 women do as of 2020.
be 89.1% 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 Brazil, on the other hand, 13.3 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 3.5 times more on education
Lebanon spends 1.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Brazil spends 6.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 28.8% more on healthcare
Lebanon spends 8.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Brazil, that number is 10.3% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 33.3 times more coastline
Lebanon has a total of 225 km of coastline. In Brazil, that number is 7,491 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Secretaria da Receita Federal do Brasil, The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Lebanon.
Brazil: At a glance
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