Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turkey instead of Lebanon, you would:
Health
live 2.6 years less
In Lebanon, the average life expectancy is 79 years (77 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Turkey, that number is 76 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 2.5 times more money
Lebanon has a GDP per capita of $13,000 as of 2021, while in Turkey, the GDP per capita is $33,100 as of 2022.
be 11.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Lebanon, 11.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Turkey, that number is 10.4% as of 2022.
be 47.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Lebanon, 27.4% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Turkey, however, that number is 14.4% as of 2020.
pay a 75.0% higher top tax rate
Lebanon has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Turkey, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 19.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Lebanon, approximately 21.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Turkey, 17.0 women do as of 2020.
be 2.7 times 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 Turkey, on the other hand, 19.4 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 42.5% less on healthcare
Lebanon spends 8.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Turkey, that number is 4.6% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 100.0% more on education
Lebanon spends 1.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Turkey spends 3.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 32.0 times more coastline
Lebanon has a total of 225 km of coastline. In Turkey, that number is 7,200 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Revenue Administration, Government of Turkey, Ministry of Finance, Lebanon.
Turkey: At a glance
How big is Turkey compared to Lebanon? See an in-depth size comparison.