Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Syria instead of Brazil, you would:
Health
live 1.6 years less
In Brazil, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 80 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 25.8% more likely to be obese
In Brazil, 22.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Syria, that number is 27.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 20.0% lower top tax rate
Brazil has a top tax rate of 27.5% as of 2016. In Syria, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2016.
make 80.8% less money
Brazil has a GDP per capita of $15,100 as of 2022, while in Syria, the GDP per capita is $2,900 as of 2015.
be 49.6% more likely to be unemployed
In Brazil, 9.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Syria, that number is 13.8% as of 2022.
be 19.6 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Brazil, 4.2% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Syria, however, that number is 82.5% as of 2014.
Life
be 58.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Brazil, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Syria, 30.0 women do as of 2020.
have 64.4% more children
In Brazil, there are approximately 13.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Syria, there are 21.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 19.2% more likely to die during infancy
In Brazil, approximately 13.3 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 10.7% less likely to have access to electricity
In Brazil, approximately 99% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 97% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Syria, that number is 89% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 74% in rural areas) as of 2021.
be 42.5% less likely to have internet access
In Brazil, approximately 81.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Syria, about 46.6% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 15.0% less on education
Brazil spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Syria spends 5.1% of total GDP on education as of 2009.
Geography
see 97.4% less coastline
Brazil has a total of 7,491 km of coastline. In Syria, that number is 193 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Secretaria da Receita Federal do Brasil, The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Syria.
Syria: At a glance
How big is Syria compared to Brazil? See an in-depth size comparison.