Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Germany, you would:
Health
live 2.8 years less
In Germany, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Lebanon, that number is 79 years (77 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.
be 43.5% more likely to be obese
In Germany, 22.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Lebanon, that number is 32.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 57.9% lower top tax rate
Germany has a top tax rate of 47.5% as of 2016. In Lebanon, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
make 77.2% less money
Germany has a GDP per capita of $50,900 as of 2020, while in Lebanon, the GDP per capita is $11,600 as of 2020.
be 94.8% more likely to be unemployed
In Germany, 5.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Lebanon, that number is 9.7% as of 2007.
be 85.1% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Germany, 14.8% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Lebanon, however, that number is 27.4% as of 2011.
Life
have 44.3% more children
In Germany, there are approximately 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Lebanon, there are 13.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 4.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Germany, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Lebanon, 29.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Germany, approximately 3.2 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 48.0% less on education
Germany spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Lebanon spends 2.6% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 25.6% less on healthcare
Germany spends 11.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Lebanon, that number is 8.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 90.6% less coastline
Germany has a total of 2,389 km of coastline. In Lebanon, that number is 225 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Federal Central Tax Office (BZSt), Ministry of Finance, Lebanon.
Lebanon: At a glance
How big is Lebanon compared to Germany? See an in-depth size comparison.