Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Lebanon instead of Puerto Rico, you would:

Health

live 2.9 years less

In Puerto Rico, the average life expectancy is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Lebanon, that number is 79 years (77 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

be 10.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Puerto Rico, 10.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Lebanon, that number is 9.7% as of 2007.

pay a 39.4% lower top tax rate

Puerto Rico has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Lebanon, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.

make 65.3% less money

Puerto Rico has a GDP per capita of $33,400 as of 2020, while in Lebanon, the GDP per capita is $11,600 as of 2020.

Life

have 66.5% more children

In Puerto Rico, there are approximately 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Lebanon, there are 13.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 38.1% more likely to die during childbirth

In Puerto Rico, approximately 21.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Lebanon, 29.0 women do as of 2017.

be 16.6% more likely to die during infancy

In Puerto Rico, approximately 6.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Lebanon, on the other hand, 7.0 children do as of 2022.

Expenditures

spend 57.4% less on education

Puerto Rico spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2014. Lebanon spends 2.6% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

Geography

see 55.1% less coastline

Puerto Rico has a total of 501 km of coastline. In Lebanon, that number is 225 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Puerto Rican Department of Treasury, Ministry of Finance, Lebanon.

Lebanon: At a glance

Lebanon is a sovereign country in Middle East, with a total land area of approximately 10,230 sq km. Following World War I, France acquired a mandate over the northern portion of the former Ottoman Empire province of Syria. The French demarcated the region of Lebanon in 1920 and granted this area independence in 1943. Since independence the country has been marked by periods of political turmoil interspersed with prosperity built on its position as a regional center for finance and trade. The country's 1975-90 civil war that resulted in an estimated 120,000 fatalities, was followed by years of social and political instability. Sectarianism is a key element of Lebanese political life. Neighboring Syria has long influenced Lebanon's foreign policy and internal policies, and its military occupied Lebanon from 1976 until 2005. The Lebanon-based Hizballah militia and Israel continued attacks and counterattacks against each other after Syria's withdrawal, and fought a brief war in 2006. Lebanon's borders with Syria and Israel remain unresolved.
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