Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Australia instead of Lebanon, you would:
Health
live 4.3 years longer
In Lebanon, the average life expectancy is 79 years (77 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Australia, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 4.2 times more money
Lebanon has a GDP per capita of $11,600 as of 2020, while in Australia, the GDP per capita is $48,700 as of 2020.
be 46.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Lebanon, 9.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2007. In Australia, that number is 5.2% as of 2019.
pay a 2.2 times higher top tax rate
Lebanon has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Australia, the top tax rate is 45.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 79.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Lebanon, approximately 29.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Australia, 6.0 women do as of 2017.
be 57.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Lebanon, approximately 7.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Australia, on the other hand, 3.0 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 96.2% more on education
Lebanon spends 2.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Australia spends 5.1% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 13.8% more on healthcare
Lebanon spends 8.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Australia, that number is 9.9% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 114.5 times more coastline
Lebanon has a total of 225 km of coastline. In Australia, that number is 25,760 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Australian Taxation Office, Ministry of Finance, Lebanon.
Australia: At a glance
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