Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Syria instead of Samoa, you would:
Health
be 41.2% less likely to be obese
In Samoa, 47.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Syria, that number is 27.8% of people as of 2016.
live 0.9 years less
In Samoa, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 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.
Economy
pay a 18.5% lower top tax rate
Samoa has a top tax rate of 27.0% as of 2016. In Syria, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2016.
make 51.7% less money
Samoa has a GDP per capita of $6,000 as of 2023, while in Syria, the GDP per capita is $2,900 as of 2021.
be 38.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Samoa, 9.8% 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 Samoa, 21.9% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Syria, however, that number is 82.5% as of 2014.
Life
be 49.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Samoa, approximately 59.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Syria, 30.0 women do as of 2020.
have 15.4% more children
In Samoa, there are approximately 18.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Syria, there are 21.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 12.8% less likely to be literate
In Samoa, the literacy rate is 99.1% as of 2021. In Syria, it is 86.4% as of 2015.
Basic Needs
be 40.3% less likely to have internet access
In Samoa, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Syria, about 46.6% do as of 2022.
Geography
see 52.1% less coastline
Samoa has a total of 403 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, Ministry of Revenue, Samoa.
Syria: At a glance
How big is Syria compared to Samoa? See an in-depth size comparison.