Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Syria instead of Nicaragua, you would:
Health
be 17.3% more likely to be obese
In Nicaragua, 23.7% 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
Nicaragua has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Syria, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2016.
make 50.0% less money
Nicaragua has a GDP per capita of $5,800 as of 2022, while in Syria, the GDP per capita is $2,900 as of 2015.
be 2.8 times more likely to be unemployed
In Nicaragua, 5.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Syria, that number is 13.8% as of 2022.
be 3.3 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Nicaragua, 24.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Syria, however, that number is 82.5% as of 2014.
Life
be 61.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Nicaragua, approximately 78.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Syria, 30.0 women do as of 2020.
be 16.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Nicaragua, approximately 19.1 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 32.3% more children
In Nicaragua, there are approximately 16.4 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 20.0% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Nicaragua, approximately 83% of people have improved drinking water access (98% 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 18.2% less likely to have internet access
In Nicaragua, approximately 57.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Syria, about 46.6% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 10.9% more on education
Nicaragua spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Syria spends 5.1% of total GDP on education as of 2009.
Geography
see 78.8% less coastline
Nicaragua has a total of 910 km of coastline. In Syria, that number is 193 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: General Directorate of Revenues, The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Syria.
Syria: At a glance
How big is Syria compared to Nicaragua? See an in-depth size comparison.