Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Lebanon, you would:
Health
be 24.7% less likely to be obese
In Lebanon, 32.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Ukraine, that number is 24.1% of people as of 2016.
live 5.3 years less
In Lebanon, the average life expectancy is 79 years (77 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Ukraine, that number is 73 years (69 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 96.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Lebanon, 27.4% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Ukraine, however, that number is 1.1% as of 2019.
pay a 10.0% lower top tax rate
Lebanon has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Ukraine, the top tax rate is 18.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 34.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Lebanon, approximately 29.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Ukraine, 19.0 women do as of 2017.
have 26.7% fewer children
In Lebanon, there are approximately 13.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Ukraine, there are 9.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 12.5% more likely to have internet access
In Lebanon, approximately 84.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Ukraine, about 94.5% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 18.4% less on healthcare
Lebanon spends 8.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Ukraine, that number is 7.1% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 2.1 times more on education
Lebanon spends 2.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Ukraine spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 12.4 times more coastline
Lebanon has a total of 225 km of coastline. In Ukraine, that number is 2,782 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Revenue and Duties of Ukraine, Ministry of Finance, Lebanon.
Ukraine: At a glance
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