Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Russia instead of Lebanon, you would:
Health
be 27.8% less likely to be obese
In Lebanon, 32.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Russia, that number is 23.1% of people as of 2016.
be 12.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Lebanon, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Russia, that number is 1.2% of people as of 2017.
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 Russia, that number is 72 years (67 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 2.3 times more money
Lebanon has a GDP per capita of $11,600 as of 2020, while in Russia, the GDP per capita is $26,500 as of 2020.
be 52.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Lebanon, 9.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2007. In Russia, that number is 4.6% as of 2019.
be 54.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Lebanon, 27.4% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Russia, however, that number is 12.6% as of 2018.
pay a 35.0% lower top tax rate
Lebanon has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Russia, the top tax rate is 13.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 41.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Lebanon, approximately 29.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Russia, 17.0 women do as of 2017.
have 27.9% fewer children
In Lebanon, there are approximately 13.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Russia, there are 9.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 34.5% less on healthcare
Lebanon spends 8.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Russia, that number is 5.7% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 80.8% more on education
Lebanon spends 2.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Russia spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 167.3 times more coastline
Lebanon has a total of 225 km of coastline. In Russia, that number is 37,653 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Federal Tax Service of Russia, The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Lebanon.
Russia: At a glance
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