Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Lebanon instead of New Zealand, you would:
Health
live 3.8 years less
In New Zealand, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Lebanon, that number is 79 years (77 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
pay a 39.4% lower top tax rate
New Zealand has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Lebanon, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
make 74.8% less money
New Zealand has a GDP per capita of $48,800 as of 2023, while in Lebanon, the GDP per capita is $12,300 as of 2023.
be 3.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In New Zealand, 3.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Lebanon, that number is 11.6% as of 2023.
Life
be 3.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In New Zealand, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Lebanon, 21.0 women do as of 2020.
be 2.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In New Zealand, approximately 3.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Lebanon, on the other hand, 7.0 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 71.7% less on education
New Zealand spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Lebanon spends 1.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 20.0% less on healthcare
New Zealand spends 10.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Lebanon, that number is 8.0% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 98.5% less coastline
New Zealand has a total of 15,134 km of coastline. In Lebanon, that number is 225 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, New Zealand Inland Revenue Department, Ministry of Finance, Lebanon.
Lebanon: At a glance
How big is Lebanon compared to New Zealand? See an in-depth size comparison.