Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Slovakia, you would:
Health
be 56.1% more likely to be obese
In Slovakia, 20.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Lebanon, that number is 32.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 20.0% lower top tax rate
Slovakia has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Lebanon, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
make 68.7% less money
Slovakia has a GDP per capita of $39,300 as of 2023, while in Lebanon, the GDP per capita is $12,300 as of 2023.
be 98.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Slovakia, 5.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Lebanon, that number is 11.6% as of 2023.
be 100.0% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Slovakia, 13.7% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Lebanon, however, that number is 27.4% as of 2011.
Life
have 40.9% more children
In Slovakia, there are approximately 8.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Lebanon, there are 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 4.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Slovakia, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Lebanon, 21.0 women do as of 2020.
be 46.1% more likely to die during infancy
In Slovakia, approximately 4.8 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 63.0% less on education
Slovakia spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Lebanon spends 1.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 11.1% more on healthcare
Slovakia spends 7.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Lebanon, that number is 8.0% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Lebanon, Tax Directorate, Slovakia.
Lebanon: At a glance
How big is Lebanon compared to Slovakia? See an in-depth size comparison.