Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Syria instead of Kiribati, you would:
Health
live 6.4 years longer
In Kiribati, the average life expectancy is 68 years (65 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 39.6% less likely to be obese
In Kiribati, 46.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Syria, that number is 27.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 55.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Kiribati, 30.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2010. In Syria, that number is 13.5% as of 2023.
be 3.8 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Kiribati, 21.9% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Syria, however, that number is 82.5% as of 2014.
Life
be 60.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Kiribati, approximately 76.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Syria, 30.0 women do as of 2020.
be 51.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Kiribati, approximately 32.9 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 10.2% more children
In Kiribati, there are approximately 19.7 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 21.7% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Kiribati, approximately 82% of people have improved drinking water access (97% in urban areas, and 63% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Syria, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.
be 13.7% less likely to have internet access
In Kiribati, approximately 54.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Syria, about 46.6% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 58.9% less on education
Kiribati spends 12.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Syria spends 5.1% of total GDP on education as of 2009.
Geography
see 83.1% less coastline
Kiribati has a total of 1,143 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 Kiribati? See an in-depth size comparison.