Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Syria instead of Ghana, you would:
Health
be 94.1% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Ghana, 1.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Syria, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 4.9 years longer
In Ghana, the average life expectancy is 69 years (68 years for men, 71 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 2.6 times more likely to be obese
In Ghana, 10.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Syria, that number is 27.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 12.0% lower top tax rate
Ghana has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Syria, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2016.
make 47.3% less money
Ghana 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 3.9 times more likely to be unemployed
In Ghana, 3.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Syria, that number is 13.8% as of 2022.
be 3.5 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Ghana, 23.4% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Syria, however, that number is 82.5% as of 2014.
Life
be 88.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Ghana, approximately 263.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Syria, 30.0 women do as of 2020.
be 51.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Ghana, approximately 32.6 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 21.4% fewer children
In Ghana, there are approximately 27.6 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 31.5% less likely to have internet access
In Ghana, approximately 68.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Syria, about 46.6% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 30.8% more on education
Ghana spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Syria spends 5.1% of total GDP on education as of 2009.
Geography
see 64.2% less coastline
Ghana has a total of 539 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, Ghana Revenue Authority.
Syria: At a glance
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