Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mexico instead of Lebanon, you would:
Health
live 6.4 years less
In Lebanon, the average life expectancy is 79 years (77 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Mexico, that number is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 56.2% more money
Lebanon has a GDP per capita of $13,000 as of 2021, while in Mexico, the GDP per capita is $20,300 as of 2022.
be 72.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Lebanon, 11.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Mexico, that number is 3.3% as of 2022.
be 32.5% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Lebanon, 27.4% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Mexico, however, that number is 36.3% as of 2022.
pay a 75.0% higher top tax rate
Lebanon has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Mexico, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 13.5% more children
In Lebanon, there are approximately 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Mexico, there are 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Lebanon, approximately 21.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Mexico, 59.0 women do as of 2020.
be 68.5% 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 Mexico, on the other hand, 11.9 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 12.6% less likely to have internet access
In Lebanon, approximately 87.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Mexico, about 76.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 22.5% less on healthcare
Lebanon spends 8.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Mexico, that number is 6.2% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 2.5 times more on education
Lebanon spends 1.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Mexico spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 41.5 times more coastline
Lebanon has a total of 225 km of coastline. In Mexico, that number is 9,330 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Servicio de Administración Tributaria, SHCP, Ministry of Finance, Lebanon.
Mexico: At a glance
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