Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Syria instead of El Salvador, you would:
Health
live 1.1 years less
In El Salvador, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 79 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 13.0% more likely to be obese
In El Salvador, 24.6% 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
El Salvador has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Syria, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2016.
make 74.3% less money
El Salvador has a GDP per capita of $11,300 as of 2023, while in Syria, the GDP per capita is $2,900 as of 2021.
be 4.9 times more likely to be unemployed
In El Salvador, 2.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Syria, that number is 13.5% as of 2023.
be 3.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In El Salvador, 26.6% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Syria, however, that number is 82.5% as of 2014.
Life
be 30.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In El Salvador, approximately 43.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Syria, 30.0 women do as of 2020.
have 26.9% more children
In El Salvador, there are approximately 17.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Syria, there are 21.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 30.7% more likely to die during infancy
In El Salvador, approximately 12.1 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 El Salvador, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 94% 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.
be 26.0% less likely to have internet access
In El Salvador, approximately 63.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Syria, about 46.6% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 24.4% more on education
El Salvador spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Syria spends 5.1% of total GDP on education as of 2009.
Geography
see 37.1% less coastline
El Salvador has a total of 307 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, Ministry of Finance, Syria.
Syria: At a glance
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