Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Poland instead of Lebanon, you would:
Health
be 27.8% less likely to be obese
In Lebanon, 32.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Poland, that number is 23.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 3.6 times more money
Lebanon has a GDP per capita of $12,300 as of 2023, while in Poland, the GDP per capita is $44,100 as of 2023.
be 74.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Lebanon, 11.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Poland, that number is 2.9% as of 2023.
be 56.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Lebanon, 27.4% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Poland, however, that number is 11.8% as of 2022.
pay a 60.0% higher top tax rate
Lebanon has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Poland, the top tax rate is 32.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 90.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Lebanon, approximately 21.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Poland, 2.0 women do as of 2020.
be 40.9% less 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 Poland, on the other hand, 4.2 children do as of 2022.
have 33.3% fewer children
In Lebanon, there are approximately 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Poland, there are 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 18.8% less on healthcare
Lebanon spends 8.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Poland, that number is 6.5% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 3.1 times more on education
Lebanon spends 1.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Poland spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 95.6% more coastline
Lebanon has a total of 225 km of coastline. In Poland, that number is 440 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Lebanon, Ministry of Finance, Poland.
Poland: At a glance
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