Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Serbia instead of Lebanon, you would:
Health
be 32.8% less likely to be obese
In Lebanon, 32.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Serbia, that number is 21.5% of people as of 2016.
live 4.6 years less
In Lebanon, the average life expectancy is 79 years (77 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Serbia, that number is 74 years (72 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 56.9% more money
Lebanon has a GDP per capita of $11,600 as of 2020, while in Serbia, the GDP per capita is $18,200 as of 2020.
be 15.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Lebanon, 27.4% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Serbia, however, that number is 23.2% as of 2018.
pay a 25.0% lower top tax rate
Lebanon has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Serbia, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2017.
be 45.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Lebanon, 9.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2007. In Serbia, that number is 14.1% as of 2017.
Life
be 58.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Lebanon, approximately 29.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Serbia, 12.0 women do as of 2017.
be 31.7% 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 Serbia, on the other hand, 4.8 children do as of 2022.
have 31.9% fewer children
In Lebanon, there are approximately 13.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Serbia, there are 8.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 38.5% more on education
Lebanon spends 2.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Serbia spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Republic of Serbia, Ministry of Finance, Lebanon.
Serbia: At a glance
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