Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Syria instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
Health
live 4.7 years less
In Saint Lucia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 82 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 41.1% more likely to be obese
In Saint Lucia, 19.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Syria, that number is 27.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 87.2% less money
Saint Lucia has a GDP per capita of $22,700 as of 2023, while in Syria, the GDP per capita is $2,900 as of 2021.
be 22.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Saint Lucia, 11.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Syria, that number is 13.5% as of 2023.
be 3.3 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Saint Lucia, 25.0% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Syria, however, that number is 82.5% as of 2014.
Life
be 58.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Saint Lucia, approximately 73.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Syria, 30.0 women do as of 2020.
have 90.4% more children
In Saint Lucia, there are approximately 11.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Syria, there are 21.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 32.4% more likely to die during infancy
In Saint Lucia, approximately 12.0 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 Saint Lucia, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (98% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Syria, that number is 89% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 74% in rural areas) as of 2022.
be 40.3% less likely to have internet access
In Saint Lucia, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Syria, about 46.6% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 41.7% more on education
Saint Lucia spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Syria spends 5.1% of total GDP on education as of 2009.
Geography
see 22.2% more coastline
Saint Lucia has a total of 158 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 Saint Lucia? See an in-depth size comparison.