Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Syria instead of Chile, you would:
Health
live 5.5 years less
In Chile, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022. In Syria, that number is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
pay a 45.0% lower top tax rate
Chile has a top tax rate of 40.0% as of 2016. In Syria, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2016.
make 90.2% less money
Chile has a GDP per capita of $29,500 as of 2023, while in Syria, the GDP per capita is $2,900 as of 2021.
be 49.8% more likely to be unemployed
In Chile, 9.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Syria, that number is 13.5% as of 2023.
be 7.6 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Chile, 10.8% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Syria, however, that number is 82.5% as of 2014.
Life
have 75.0% more children
In Chile, there are approximately 12.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Syria, there are 21.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 100.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Chile, approximately 15.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Syria, 30.0 women do as of 2020.
be 10.9% less likely to be literate
In Chile, the literacy rate is 97.0% as of 2021. In Syria, it is 86.4% as of 2015.
be 2.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Chile, approximately 6.5 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.
Basic Needs
be 11.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Chile, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Syria, 89% of the population do as of 2022.
be 48.2% less likely to have internet access
In Chile, approximately 90.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Syria, about 46.6% do as of 2022.
Geography
see 97.0% less coastline
Chile has a total of 6,435 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, Chilean Tax Administration.
Syria: At a glance
How big is Syria compared to Chile? See an in-depth size comparison.