Quality of life comparison
compared to
If you lived in California instead of Lebanon, you would:
Economy
make 6.8 times more money
Lebanon has a GDP per capita of $12,300 as of 2023, while in California, the GDP per capita is $84,028 as of 2024.
be 55.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Lebanon, 11.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In California, that number is 5.1% as of 2025.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
California is 2.9 times more expensive than Lebanon overall
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Size Comparison · See true size
Lebanon is about 39 times smaller than California.
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