Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Sweden, you would:
Health
live 3.9 years less
In Sweden, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 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 55.3% more likely to be obese
In Sweden, 20.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Lebanon, that number is 32.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 65.0% lower top tax rate
Sweden has a top tax rate of 57.1% as of 2016. In Lebanon, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
make 80.8% less money
Sweden has a GDP per capita of $64,200 as of 2023, while in Lebanon, the GDP per capita is $12,300 as of 2023.
be 52.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Sweden, 7.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Lebanon, that number is 11.6% as of 2023.
be 70.2% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Sweden, 16.1% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Lebanon, however, that number is 27.4% as of 2011.
Life
have 17.8% more children
In Sweden, there are approximately 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. 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 Sweden, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Lebanon, 21.0 women do as of 2020.
be 3.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Sweden, approximately 2.3 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 76.4% less on education
Sweden spends 7.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Lebanon spends 1.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 29.8% less on healthcare
Sweden spends 11.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Lebanon, that number is 8.0% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 93.0% less coastline
Sweden has a total of 3,218 km of coastline. In Lebanon, that number is 225 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Ministry of Finance, Lebanon, The World Factbook, Skatteverket.
Lebanon: At a glance
How big is Lebanon compared to Sweden? See an in-depth size comparison.