Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Illinois instead of Lebanon, you would:
Health
live 2.0 years less
In Lebanon, the average life expectancy is 79 years (77 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Illinois, that number is 77 years (76 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
make 5.7 times more money
Lebanon has a GDP per capita of $12,300 as of 2023, while in Illinois, the GDP per capita is $70,691 as of 2024.
be 58.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Lebanon, 11.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Illinois, that number is 4.8% as of 2025.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, OECD Regional Demography, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis.
