Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Jamaica instead of Lebanon, you would:
Health
be 22.8% less likely to be obese
In Lebanon, 32.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Jamaica, that number is 24.7% of people as of 2016.
be 14.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Lebanon, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Jamaica, that number is 1.4% of people as of 2020.
live 3.0 years less
In Lebanon, the average life expectancy is 79 years (77 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Jamaica, that number is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 61.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Lebanon, 11.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Jamaica, that number is 4.4% as of 2023.
be 37.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Lebanon, 27.4% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Jamaica, however, that number is 17.1% as of 2016.
make 16.3% less money
Lebanon has a GDP per capita of $12,300 as of 2023, while in Jamaica, the GDP per capita is $10,300 as of 2023.
pay a 25.0% higher top tax rate
Lebanon has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Jamaica, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 23.8% more children
In Lebanon, there are approximately 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Jamaica, there are 15.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 4.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Lebanon, approximately 21.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Jamaica, 99.0 women do as of 2020.
be 58.7% 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 Jamaica, on the other hand, 11.2 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 17.5% less on healthcare
Lebanon spends 8.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Jamaica, that number is 6.6% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 3.5 times more on education
Lebanon spends 1.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Jamaica spends 6.0% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 4.5 times more coastline
Lebanon has a total of 225 km of coastline. In Jamaica, that number is 1,022 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Lebanon, Tax Admministration of Jamaica.
Jamaica: At a glance
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