Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Syria instead of Azerbaijan, you would:
Health
be 39.7% more likely to be obese
In Azerbaijan, 19.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Syria, that number is 27.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 12.0% lower top tax rate
Azerbaijan has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Syria, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2016.
make 86.4% less money
Azerbaijan has a GDP per capita of $21,300 as of 2023, while in Syria, the GDP per capita is $2,900 as of 2021.
be 2.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Azerbaijan, 5.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Syria, that number is 13.5% as of 2023.
be 16.8 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Azerbaijan, 4.9% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Syria, however, that number is 82.5% as of 2014.
Life
be 26.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Azerbaijan, approximately 41.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Syria, 30.0 women do as of 2020.
be 32.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Azerbaijan, approximately 23.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Syria, on the other hand, 15.9 children do as of 2022.
have 93.8% more children
In Azerbaijan, there are approximately 11.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Syria, there are 21.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 13.4% less likely to be literate
In Azerbaijan, the literacy rate is 99.8% as of 2019. In Syria, it is 86.4% as of 2015.
Basic Needs
be 11.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Azerbaijan, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Syria, 89% of the population do as of 2022.
be 45.2% less likely to have internet access
In Azerbaijan, approximately 85.0% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Syria, about 46.6% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 18.6% more on education
Azerbaijan spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Syria spends 5.1% of total GDP on education as of 2009.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Syria, Ministry of Taxes.
Syria: At a glance
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