Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Syria instead of Bangladesh, you would:
Health
be 7.7 times more likely to be obese
In Bangladesh, 3.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Syria, that number is 27.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 26.7% lower top tax rate
Bangladesh has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Syria, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2016.
make 64.6% less money
Bangladesh has a GDP per capita of $8,200 as of 2023, while in Syria, the GDP per capita is $2,900 as of 2021.
be 2.7 times more likely to be unemployed
In Bangladesh, 5.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Syria, that number is 13.5% as of 2023.
be 4.4 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Bangladesh, 18.7% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Syria, however, that number is 82.5% as of 2014.
Life
be 75.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Bangladesh, approximately 123.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Syria, 30.0 women do as of 2020.
be 15.4% more likely to be literate
In Bangladesh, the literacy rate is 74.9% as of 2020. In Syria, it is 86.4% as of 2015.
be 47.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Bangladesh, approximately 30.4 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 25.4% more children
In Bangladesh, there are approximately 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Syria, there are 21.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 19.5% more likely to have internet access
In Bangladesh, approximately 39.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Syria, about 46.6% do as of 2022.
be 10.5% less likely to have access to electricity
In Bangladesh, approximately 99% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Syria, that number is 89% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 74% in rural areas) as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 2.4 times more on education
Bangladesh spends 2.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Syria spends 5.1% of total GDP on education as of 2009.
Geography
see 66.7% less coastline
Bangladesh has a total of 580 km of coastline. In Syria, that number is 193 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Syria, National Board of Revenue (NBR), Bangladesh.
Syria: At a glance
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