Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Syria instead of Panama, you would:
Health
live 3.3 years less
In Panama, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 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 22.5% more likely to be obese
In Panama, 22.7% 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
Panama has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Syria, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2016.
make 91.9% less money
Panama has a GDP per capita of $35,800 as of 2023, while in Syria, the GDP per capita is $2,900 as of 2021.
be 2.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Panama, 6.7% 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 Panama, 21.5% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Syria, however, that number is 82.5% as of 2014.
Life
be 40.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Panama, approximately 50.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Syria, 30.0 women do as of 2020.
have 24.7% more children
In Panama, there are approximately 17.4 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 31.5% less likely to have internet access
In Panama, approximately 68.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Syria, about 46.6% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 30.8% more on education
Panama spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Syria spends 5.1% of total GDP on education as of 2009.
Geography
see 92.2% less coastline
Panama has a total of 2,490 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, General Directorate of Revenues, Panama.
Syria: At a glance
How big is Syria compared to Panama? See an in-depth size comparison.