Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Colombia instead of Lebanon, you would:
Health
be 30.3% less likely to be obese
In Lebanon, 32.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Colombia, that number is 22.3% of people as of 2016.
live 3.9 years less
In Lebanon, the average life expectancy is 79 years (77 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Colombia, that number is 75 years (71 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 15.5% more money
Lebanon has a GDP per capita of $11,600 as of 2020, while in Colombia, the GDP per capita is $13,400 as of 2020.
be 30.3% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Lebanon, 27.4% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Colombia, however, that number is 35.7% as of 2019.
pay a 65.0% higher top tax rate
Lebanon has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Colombia, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 16.1% more children
In Lebanon, there are approximately 13.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Colombia, there are 15.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.9 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Lebanon, approximately 29.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Colombia, 83.0 women do as of 2017.
be 65.5% more 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 Colombia, on the other hand, 11.7 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 16.7% less likely to have internet access
In Lebanon, approximately 84.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Colombia, about 70.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 11.5% less on healthcare
Lebanon spends 8.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Colombia, that number is 7.7% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 73.1% more on education
Lebanon spends 2.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Colombia spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 14.3 times more coastline
Lebanon has a total of 225 km of coastline. In Colombia, that number is 3,208 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Directorate of National Taxes and Customs (DIAN), Ministry of Finance, Lebanon.
Colombia: At a glance
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