Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Syria instead of Belize, you would:
Health
be 91.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Belize, 1.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Syria, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 1.5 years less
In Belize, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Syria, that number is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022.
be 15.4% more likely to be obese
In Belize, 24.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Syria, that number is 27.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 69.5% less money
Belize has a GDP per capita of $9,500 as of 2022, while in Syria, the GDP per capita is $2,900 as of 2015.
be 59.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Belize, 8.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Syria, that number is 13.8% as of 2022.
be 2.0 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Belize, 41.0% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Syria, however, that number is 82.5% as of 2014.
Life
be 76.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Belize, approximately 130.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Syria, 30.0 women do as of 2020.
have 22.6% more children
In Belize, there are approximately 17.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Syria, there are 21.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 42.3% more likely to die during infancy
In Belize, approximately 11.2 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.
Basic Needs
be 24.8% less likely to have internet access
In Belize, approximately 62.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Syria, about 46.6% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 41.4% less on education
Belize spends 8.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Syria spends 5.1% of total GDP on education as of 2009.
Geography
see 50.0% less coastline
Belize has a total of 386 km of coastline. In Syria, that number is 193 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Syria: At a glance
How big is Syria compared to Belize? See an in-depth size comparison.