Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Syria instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
Health
be 95.2% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Cote d'Ivoire, 2.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Syria, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 12.0 years longer
In Cote d'Ivoire, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 65 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 2.7 times more likely to be obese
In Cote d'Ivoire, 10.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Syria, that number is 27.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 47.3% less money
Cote d'Ivoire has a GDP per capita of $5,500 as of 2022, while in Syria, the GDP per capita is $2,900 as of 2015.
be 5.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Cote d'Ivoire, 2.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Syria, that number is 13.8% as of 2022.
be 2.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Cote d'Ivoire, 39.5% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Syria, however, that number is 82.5% as of 2014.
Life
be 93.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 480.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Syria, 30.0 women do as of 2020.
be 71.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 55.7 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 21.1% fewer children
In Cote d'Ivoire, there are approximately 27.5 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 24.9% more likely to have access to electricity
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 71% of people have electricity access (95% in urban areas, and 45% 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 25.1% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 80% of people have improved drinking water access (90% in urban areas, and 69% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Syria, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 50.0% more on education
Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Syria spends 5.1% of total GDP on education as of 2009.
Geography
see 62.5% less coastline
Cote d'Ivoire has a total of 515 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 Cote d'Ivoire? See an in-depth size comparison.