Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Lebanon instead of Turkey, you would:

Health

live 2.6 years longer

In Turkey, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 79 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 42.9% lower top tax rate

Turkey has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Lebanon, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.

make 64.2% less money

Turkey has a GDP per capita of $34,400 as of 2023, while in Lebanon, the GDP per capita is $12,300 as of 2023.

be 23.0% more likely to be unemployed

In Turkey, 9.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Lebanon, that number is 11.6% as of 2023.

be 90.3% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Turkey, 14.4% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Lebanon, however, that number is 27.4% as of 2011.

Life

be 63.6% less likely to die during infancy

In Turkey, approximately 19.4 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.

be 23.5% more likely to die during childbirth

In Turkey, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Lebanon, 21.0 women do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 50.0% less on education

Turkey spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Lebanon spends 1.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 73.9% more on healthcare

Turkey spends 4.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Lebanon, that number is 8.0% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 96.9% less coastline

Turkey has a total of 7,200 km of coastline. In Lebanon, that number is 225 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Revenue Administration, Government of Turkey, Ministry of Finance, Lebanon.

Lebanon: At a glance

Lebanon is a sovereign country in Middle East, with a total land area of approximately 10,230 sq km. Following World War I, France acquired a mandate over the northern portion of the former Ottoman Empire province of Syria. The French demarcated the region of Lebanon in 1920 and granted this area independence in 1943. Since independence the country has been marked by periods of political turmoil interspersed with prosperity built on its position as a regional center for finance and trade. The country's 1975-90 civil war that resulted in an estimated 120,000 fatalities, was followed by years of social and political instability. Sectarianism is a key element of Lebanese political life. Neighboring Syria has long influenced Lebanon's foreign policy and internal policies, and its military occupied Lebanon from 1976 until 2005. The Lebanon-based Hizballah militia and Israel continued attacks and counterattacks against each other after Syria's withdrawal, and fought a brief war in 2006. Lebanon's borders with Syria and Israel remain unresolved.
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