Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Spain instead of Lebanon, you would:
Health
live 3.8 years longer
In Lebanon, the average life expectancy is 79 years (77 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Spain, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
be 25.6% less likely to be obese
In Lebanon, 32.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Spain, that number is 23.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 3.1 times more money
Lebanon has a GDP per capita of $11,600 as of 2020, while in Spain, the GDP per capita is $36,200 as of 2020.
be 24.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Lebanon, 27.4% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Spain, however, that number is 20.7% as of 2018.
be 45.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Lebanon, 9.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2007. In Spain, that number is 14.1% as of 2019.
pay a 2.2 times higher top tax rate
Lebanon has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Spain, the top tax rate is 45.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 86.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Lebanon, approximately 29.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Spain, 4.0 women do as of 2017.
be 64.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Lebanon, approximately 7.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Spain, on the other hand, 2.5 children do as of 2022.
have 45.6% fewer children
In Lebanon, there are approximately 13.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Spain, there are 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 10.7% more likely to have internet access
In Lebanon, approximately 84.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Spain, about 93.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 61.5% more on education
Lebanon spends 2.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Spain spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 22.1 times more coastline
Lebanon has a total of 225 km of coastline. In Spain, that number is 4,964 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Lebanon, Agencia Tributaria, Spain.
Spain: At a glance
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