Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Syria instead of Sweden, you would:
Health
live 8.4 years less
In Sweden, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 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 35.0% more likely to be obese
In Sweden, 20.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Syria, that number is 27.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 61.5% lower top tax rate
Sweden has a top tax rate of 57.1% as of 2016. In Syria, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2016.
make 94.8% less money
Sweden has a GDP per capita of $55,300 as of 2022, while in Syria, the GDP per capita is $2,900 as of 2015.
be 86.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Sweden, 7.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Syria, that number is 13.8% as of 2022.
be 5.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Sweden, 16.0% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Syria, however, that number is 82.5% as of 2014.
Life
have 2.0 times more children
In Sweden, there are approximately 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Syria, there are 21.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 6.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Sweden, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Syria, 30.0 women do as of 2020.
be 6.9 times more likely to die during infancy
In Sweden, approximately 2.3 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 11.2% less likely to have access to electricity
In Sweden, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Syria, 89% of the population do as of 2021.
be 47.0% less likely to have internet access
In Sweden, approximately 88.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Syria, about 46.6% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 29.2% less on education
Sweden spends 7.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Syria spends 5.1% of total GDP on education as of 2009.
Geography
see 94.0% less coastline
Sweden has a total of 3,218 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, Skatteverket.
Syria: At a glance
How big is Syria compared to Sweden? See an in-depth size comparison.