Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Uruguay, you would:
Health
be 14.7% more likely to be obese
In Uruguay, 27.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Lebanon, that number is 32.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 33.3% lower top tax rate
Uruguay has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Lebanon, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
make 46.3% less money
Uruguay has a GDP per capita of $21,600 as of 2020, while in Lebanon, the GDP per capita is $11,600 as of 2020.
be 27.6% more likely to be unemployed
In Uruguay, 7.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Lebanon, that number is 9.7% as of 2007.
be 3.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Uruguay, 8.8% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Lebanon, however, that number is 27.4% as of 2011.
Life
be 15.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Uruguay, approximately 8.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Lebanon, on the other hand, 7.0 children do as of 2022.
be 70.6% more likely to die during childbirth
In Uruguay, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Lebanon, 29.0 women do as of 2017.
Expenditures
spend 44.7% less on education
Uruguay spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Lebanon spends 2.6% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 65.9% less coastline
Uruguay has a total of 660 km of coastline. In Lebanon, that number is 225 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Dirección General Impositiva, Ministry of Finance, Lebanon.
Lebanon: At a glance
How big is Lebanon compared to Uruguay? See an in-depth size comparison.