Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Lebanon, you would:
Health
be 37.8% less likely to be obese
In Lebanon, 32.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Ecuador, that number is 19.9% of people as of 2016.
live 1.3 years less
In Lebanon, the average life expectancy is 79 years (77 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Ecuador, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
be 41.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Lebanon, 9.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2007. In Ecuador, that number is 5.7% as of 2019.
make 11.2% less money
Lebanon has a GDP per capita of $11,600 as of 2020, while in Ecuador, the GDP per capita is $10,300 as of 2020.
pay a 75.0% higher top tax rate
Lebanon has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Ecuador, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 25.6% more children
In Lebanon, there are approximately 13.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Ecuador, there are 16.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Lebanon, approximately 29.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Ecuador, 59.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.6 times 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 Ecuador, on the other hand, 18.1 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 22.6% less likely to have internet access
In Lebanon, approximately 84.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Ecuador, about 65.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 10.3% less on healthcare
Lebanon spends 8.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Ecuador, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 57.7% more on education
Lebanon spends 2.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Ecuador spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 9.9 times more coastline
Lebanon has a total of 225 km of coastline. In Ecuador, that number is 2,237 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Servicio de Rentas Internas del Ecuador, Ministry of Finance, Lebanon.
Ecuador: At a glance
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