Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Portugal, you would:
Health
live 2.7 years less
In Portugal, the average life expectancy is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Lebanon, that number is 79 years (77 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.
be 53.8% more likely to be obese
In Portugal, 20.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Lebanon, that number is 32.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 64.6% lower top tax rate
Portugal has a top tax rate of 56.5% as of 2016. In Lebanon, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
make 70.5% less money
Portugal has a GDP per capita of $41,700 as of 2023, while in Lebanon, the GDP per capita is $12,300 as of 2023.
be 78.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Portugal, 6.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Lebanon, that number is 11.6% as of 2023.
be 67.1% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Portugal, 16.4% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Lebanon, however, that number is 27.4% as of 2011.
Life
have 55.6% more children
In Portugal, there are approximately 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Lebanon, there are 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 75.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Portugal, approximately 12.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Lebanon, 21.0 women do as of 2020.
be 2.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Portugal, approximately 2.5 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 66.0% less on education
Portugal spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Lebanon spends 1.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 24.5% less on healthcare
Portugal spends 10.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Lebanon, that number is 8.0% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 87.5% less coastline
Portugal has a total of 1,793 km of coastline. In Lebanon, that number is 225 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Lebanon, Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira.
Lebanon: At a glance
How big is Lebanon compared to Portugal? See an in-depth size comparison.