Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Texas instead of Lebanon, you would:
Health
be 19.7% more likely to be obese
In Lebanon, 30.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Texas, that number is 36.8% of people as of 2022.
Economy
be 64.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Lebanon, 11.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2023. In Texas, that number is 3.9% as of 2025.
make 15.7 times more money
Lebanon has a GDP per capita of $4,473 as of 2024, while in Texas, the GDP per capita is $70,071 as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 11.7% more likely to have internet access
In Lebanon, approximately 80.6% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Texas, about 90.1% do as of 2023.
Sources: World Bank (2023–2024), World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023). How we calculate this
