Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Lebanon, you would:
Health
be 83.8% less likely to be obese
In Lebanon, 32.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sri Lanka, that number is 5.2% of people as of 2016.
live 1.3 years less
In Lebanon, the average life expectancy is 79 years (77 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Sri Lanka, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
be 45.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Lebanon, 11.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Sri Lanka, that number is 6.4% as of 2023.
be 47.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Lebanon, 27.4% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Sri Lanka, however, that number is 14.3% as of 2019.
pay a 25.0% lower top tax rate
Lebanon has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Sri Lanka, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 15.1% more children
In Lebanon, there are approximately 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sri Lanka, there are 14.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 38.1% more likely to die during childbirth
In Lebanon, approximately 21.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Sri Lanka, 29.0 women do as of 2020.
be 16.5% 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 Sri Lanka, on the other hand, 8.2 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 23.0% less likely to have internet access
In Lebanon, approximately 87.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Sri Lanka, about 67.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 48.8% less on healthcare
Lebanon spends 8.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Sri Lanka, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 11.8% more on education
Lebanon spends 1.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Sri Lanka spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 6.0 times more coastline
Lebanon has a total of 225 km of coastline. In Sri Lanka, that number is 1,340 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Lebanon, Sri Lanka Inland Revenue Department.
Sri Lanka: At a glance
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