Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Syria instead of Jamaica, you would:
Health
be 92.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Jamaica, 1.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Syria, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 1.5 years less
In Jamaica, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 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 12.6% more likely to be obese
In Jamaica, 24.7% 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
Jamaica has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Syria, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2016.
make 71.3% less money
Jamaica has a GDP per capita of $10,100 as of 2022, while in Syria, the GDP per capita is $2,900 as of 2015.
be 2.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Jamaica, 5.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Syria, that number is 13.8% as of 2022.
be 4.8 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Jamaica, 17.1% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Syria, however, that number is 82.5% as of 2014.
Life
be 69.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Jamaica, approximately 99.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Syria, 30.0 women do as of 2020.
have 39.1% more children
In Jamaica, there are approximately 15.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Syria, there are 21.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 42.1% more likely to die during infancy
In Jamaica, approximately 11.2 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 11.2% less likely to have access to electricity
In Jamaica, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 97% 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 43.2% less likely to have internet access
In Jamaica, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Syria, about 46.6% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 15.0% less on education
Jamaica spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Syria spends 5.1% of total GDP on education as of 2009.
Geography
see 81.1% less coastline
Jamaica has a total of 1,022 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, Tax Admministration of Jamaica.
Syria: At a glance
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