Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Puerto Rico, you would:
Health
live 2.9 years less
In Puerto Rico, 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.
Economy
pay a 39.4% lower top tax rate
Puerto Rico has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Lebanon, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
make 71.4% less money
Puerto Rico has a GDP per capita of $43,000 as of 2023, while in Lebanon, the GDP per capita is $12,300 as of 2023.
be 94.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Puerto Rico, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Lebanon, that number is 11.6% as of 2023.
Life
be 38.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Puerto Rico, approximately 34.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Lebanon, 21.0 women do as of 2020.
have 61.5% more children
In Puerto Rico, there are approximately 7.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Lebanon, there are 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 16.6% more likely to die during infancy
In Puerto Rico, approximately 6.0 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.
Basic Needs
be 12.0% more likely to have internet access
In Puerto Rico, approximately 77.7% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Lebanon, about 87.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 52.8% less on education
Puerto Rico spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Lebanon spends 1.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 55.1% less coastline
Puerto Rico has a total of 501 km of coastline. In Lebanon, that number is 225 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Puerto Rican Department of Treasury, Ministry of Finance, Lebanon.
Lebanon: At a glance
How big is Lebanon compared to Puerto Rico? See an in-depth size comparison.