Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guatemala instead of Lebanon, you would:
Health
be 33.8% less likely to be obese
In Lebanon, 32.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guatemala, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.
live 5.9 years less
In Lebanon, the average life expectancy is 79 years (77 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Guatemala, that number is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 74.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Lebanon, 11.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Guatemala, that number is 3.0% as of 2022.
pay a 65.0% lower top tax rate
Lebanon has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Guatemala, the top tax rate is 7.0% as of 2016.
make 29.2% less money
Lebanon has a GDP per capita of $13,000 as of 2021, while in Guatemala, the GDP per capita is $9,200 as of 2022.
be 2.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Lebanon, 27.4% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Guatemala, however, that number is 59.3% as of 2014.
Life
have 69.8% more children
In Lebanon, there are approximately 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guatemala, there are 21.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 4.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Lebanon, approximately 21.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Guatemala, 96.0 women do as of 2020.
be 12.4% less likely to be literate
In Lebanon, the literacy rate is 95.1% as of 2018. In Guatemala, it is 83.3% as of 2021.
be 3.7 times 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 Guatemala, on the other hand, 26.2 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 41.4% less likely to have internet access
In Lebanon, approximately 87.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Guatemala, about 51.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 18.8% less on healthcare
Lebanon spends 8.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Guatemala, that number is 6.5% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 82.4% more on education
Lebanon spends 1.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Guatemala spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 77.8% more coastline
Lebanon has a total of 225 km of coastline. In Guatemala, that number is 400 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Superintendence of the Tax Administration, The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Lebanon.
Guatemala: At a glance
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