Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Barbados, you would:
Health
be 90.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Barbados, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2019. In Lebanon, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
be 38.5% more likely to be obese
In Barbados, 23.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Lebanon, that number is 32.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 40.3% lower top tax rate
Barbados has a top tax rate of 33.5% as of 2016. In Lebanon, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
make 10.1% less money
Barbados has a GDP per capita of $12,900 as of 2020, while in Lebanon, the GDP per capita is $11,600 as of 2020.
Life
be 26.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Barbados, approximately 9.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Lebanon, on the other hand, 7.0 children do as of 2022.
have 21.0% more children
In Barbados, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Lebanon, there are 13.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 39.5% less on education
Barbados spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Lebanon spends 2.6% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 38.1% more on healthcare
Barbados spends 6.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Lebanon, that number is 8.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.3 times more coastline
Barbados has a total of 97 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, Barbados, Ministry of Finance, Lebanon.
Lebanon: At a glance
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