Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Syria instead of Iran, you would:
Health
live 1.0 years less
In Iran, the average life expectancy is 75 years (74 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Syria, that number is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 82.1% less money
Iran has a GDP per capita of $16,200 as of 2023, while in Syria, the GDP per capita is $2,900 as of 2021.
be 48.8% more likely to be unemployed
In Iran, 9.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Syria, that number is 13.5% as of 2023.
be 4.4 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Iran, 18.7% live below the poverty line as of 2007. In Syria, however, that number is 82.5% as of 2014.
Life
have 51.7% more children
In Iran, there are approximately 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Syria, there are 21.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 36.4% more likely to die during childbirth
In Iran, approximately 22.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Syria, 30.0 women do as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 11.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Iran, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Syria, 89% of the population do as of 2022.
be 41.0% less likely to have internet access
In Iran, approximately 79.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Syria, about 46.6% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 41.7% more on education
Iran spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Syria spends 5.1% of total GDP on education as of 2009.
Geography
see 92.1% less coastline
Iran has a total of 2,440 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 Iran? See an in-depth size comparison.