Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Syria instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:
Health
be 98.6% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Equatorial Guinea, 7.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Syria, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 10.6 years longer
In Equatorial Guinea, the average life expectancy is 64 years (61 years for men, 66 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 3.5 times more likely to be obese
In Equatorial Guinea, 8.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Syria, that number is 27.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 37.1% lower top tax rate
Equatorial Guinea has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Syria, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2016.
make 80.5% less money
Equatorial Guinea has a GDP per capita of $14,900 as of 2022, while in Syria, the GDP per capita is $2,900 as of 2015.
be 61.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Equatorial Guinea, 8.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Syria, that number is 13.8% as of 2022.
be 87.5% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Equatorial Guinea, 44.0% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Syria, however, that number is 82.5% as of 2014.
Life
be 85.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 212.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Syria, 30.0 women do as of 2020.
be 79.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 78.3 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.
have 27.5% fewer children
In Equatorial Guinea, there are approximately 29.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Syria, there are 21.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 33.1% more likely to have access to electricity
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 67% of people have electricity access (90% in urban areas, and 47% 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 47.6% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 68% of people have improved drinking water access (82% in urban areas, and 32% in rural areas) as of 2017. In Syria, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.
be 13.7% less likely to have internet access
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 54.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Syria, about 46.6% do as of 2022.
Geography
see 34.8% less coastline
Equatorial Guinea has a total of 296 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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