Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Moldova instead of Lebanon, you would:
Health
be 40.9% less likely to be obese
In Lebanon, 32.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Moldova, that number is 18.9% of people as of 2016.
live 6.3 years less
In Lebanon, the average life expectancy is 79 years (77 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Moldova, that number is 72 years (69 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 48.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Lebanon, 9.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2007. In Moldova, that number is 5.0% as of 2019.
be 73.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Lebanon, 27.4% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Moldova, however, that number is 7.3% as of 2018.
pay a 10.0% lower top tax rate
Lebanon has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Moldova, the top tax rate is 18.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 34.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Lebanon, approximately 29.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Moldova, 19.0 women do as of 2017.
be 64.8% 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 Moldova, on the other hand, 11.6 children do as of 2022.
have 22.2% fewer children
In Lebanon, there are approximately 13.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Moldova, there are 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 26.4% less on healthcare
Lebanon spends 8.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Moldova, that number is 6.4% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 2.3 times more on education
Lebanon spends 2.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Moldova spends 6.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, State tax Service, Ministry of Finance, Lebanon.
Moldova: At a glance
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