Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Israel, you would:
Health
live 4.6 years less
In Israel, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 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.
be 22.6% more likely to be obese
In Israel, 26.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Lebanon, that number is 32.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 60.0% lower top tax rate
Israel has a top tax rate of 50.0% as of 2016. In Lebanon, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
make 69.7% less money
Israel has a GDP per capita of $38,300 as of 2020, while in Lebanon, the GDP per capita is $11,600 as of 2020.
be 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Israel, 4.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2020. In Lebanon, that number is 9.7% as of 2007.
be 24.5% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Israel, 22.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Lebanon, however, that number is 27.4% as of 2011.
Life
be 9.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Israel, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Lebanon, 29.0 women do as of 2017.
be 97.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Israel, approximately 3.6 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.
have 24.8% fewer children
In Israel, there are approximately 17.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Lebanon, there are 13.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 58.1% less on education
Israel spends 6.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Lebanon spends 2.6% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 16.0% more on healthcare
Israel spends 7.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Lebanon, that number is 8.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 17.6% less coastline
Israel has a total of 273 km of coastline. In Lebanon, that number is 225 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Ministry of Finance, Lebanon, The World Factbook, Israel Ministry of Finance Tax Authority.
Lebanon: At a glance
How big is Lebanon compared to Israel? See an in-depth size comparison.