Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Syria instead of Israel, you would:
Health
live 9.1 years less
In Israel, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 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
pay a 56.0% lower top tax rate
Israel has a top tax rate of 50.0% as of 2016. In Syria, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2016.
make 94.0% less money
Israel has a GDP per capita of $48,300 as of 2023, while in Syria, the GDP per capita is $2,900 as of 2021.
be 4.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Israel, 3.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Syria, that number is 13.5% as of 2023.
be 3.8 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Israel, 22.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Syria, however, that number is 82.5% as of 2014.
Life
have 13.6% more children
In Israel, there are approximately 19.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Syria, there are 21.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 10.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Israel, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Syria, 30.0 women do as of 2020.
be 11.7% less likely to be literate
In Israel, the literacy rate is 97.8% as of 2011. In Syria, it is 86.4% as of 2015.
be 4.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Israel, approximately 3.6 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.
Basic Needs
be 11.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Israel, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Syria, 89% of the population do as of 2022.
be 48.2% less likely to have internet access
In Israel, approximately 90.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Syria, about 46.6% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 28.2% less on education
Israel spends 7.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Syria spends 5.1% of total GDP on education as of 2009.
Geography
see 29.3% less coastline
Israel has a total of 273 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, Israel Ministry of Finance Tax Authority.
Syria: At a glance
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