Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Lebanon, you would:
Health
be 12.8% less likely to be obese
In Lebanon, 32.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Uruguay, that number is 27.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 86.2% more money
Lebanon has a GDP per capita of $11,600 as of 2020, while in Uruguay, the GDP per capita is $21,600 as of 2020.
be 21.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Lebanon, 9.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2007. In Uruguay, that number is 7.6% as of 2017.
be 67.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Lebanon, 27.4% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Uruguay, however, that number is 8.8% as of 2019.
pay a 50.0% higher top tax rate
Lebanon has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Uruguay, the top tax rate is 30.0% 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 Uruguay, 17.0 women do as of 2017.
be 18.0% 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 Uruguay, on the other hand, 8.3 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 80.8% more on education
Lebanon spends 2.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Uruguay spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.9 times more coastline
Lebanon has a total of 225 km of coastline. In Uruguay, that number is 660 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Dirección General Impositiva, Ministry of Finance, Lebanon.
Uruguay: At a glance
How big is Uruguay compared to Lebanon? See an in-depth size comparison.