Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Syria instead of Indonesia, you would:
Health
live 1.2 years longer
In Indonesia, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 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 4.0 times more likely to be obese
In Indonesia, 6.9% 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
Indonesia has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Syria, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2016.
make 76.6% less money
Indonesia has a GDP per capita of $12,400 as of 2022, while in Syria, the GDP per capita is $2,900 as of 2015.
be 4.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Indonesia, 3.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Syria, that number is 13.8% as of 2022.
be 8.7 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Indonesia, 9.5% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Syria, however, that number is 82.5% as of 2014.
Life
be 82.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Indonesia, approximately 173.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Syria, 30.0 women do as of 2020.
be 19.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Indonesia, approximately 19.7 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 46.6% more children
In Indonesia, there are approximately 14.8 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 10.5% less likely to have access to electricity
In Indonesia, approximately 99% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 98% 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 24.8% less likely to have internet access
In Indonesia, approximately 62.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Syria, about 46.6% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 45.7% more on education
Indonesia spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Syria spends 5.1% of total GDP on education as of 2009.
Geography
see 99.6% less coastline
Indonesia has a total of 54,716 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, Direktorat Jenderal Pajak.
Syria: At a glance
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