Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Serbia instead of Lebanon, you would:
Health
be 32.8% less likely to be obese
In Lebanon, 32.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Serbia, that number is 21.5% of people as of 2016.
live 4.6 years less
In Lebanon, the average life expectancy is 79 years (77 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Serbia, that number is 74 years (72 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 99.2% more money
Lebanon has a GDP per capita of $12,300 as of 2023, while in Serbia, the GDP per capita is $24,500 as of 2023.
be 25.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Lebanon, 11.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Serbia, that number is 8.7% as of 2023.
be 22.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Lebanon, 27.4% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Serbia, however, that number is 21.2% as of 2020.
pay a 25.0% lower top tax rate
Lebanon has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Serbia, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2017.
Life
be 52.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Lebanon, approximately 21.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Serbia, 10.0 women do as of 2020.
be 31.7% 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 Serbia, on the other hand, 4.8 children do as of 2022.
have 30.2% fewer children
In Lebanon, there are approximately 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Serbia, there are 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 2.1 times more on education
Lebanon spends 1.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Serbia spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Republic of Serbia, Ministry of Finance, Lebanon.
Serbia: At a glance
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