Quality of life comparison

be 23.7% less likely to be obese

In Syria, 27.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guatemala, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.

live 1.4 years less

In Syria, the average life expectancy is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Guatemala, that number is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022.

make 4.4 times more money

Syria has a GDP per capita of $2,900 as of 2021, while in Guatemala, the GDP per capita is $12,700 as of 2023.

be 80.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Syria, 13.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Guatemala, that number is 2.7% as of 2023.

be 28.1% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Syria, 82.5% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Guatemala, however, that number is 59.3% as of 2014.

pay a 68.2% lower top tax rate

Syria has a top tax rate of 22.0% as of 2016. In Guatemala, the top tax rate is 7.0% as of 2016.

be 3.2 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Syria, approximately 30.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Guatemala, 96.0 women do as of 2020.

be 65.0% more likely to die during infancy

In Syria, approximately 15.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Guatemala, on the other hand, 26.2 children do as of 2022.

be 11.3% more likely to have access to electricity

In Syria, approximately 89% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 74% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Guatemala, that number is 99% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2022.

spend 39.2% less on education

Syria spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2009. Guatemala spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

see 2.1 times more coastline

Syria has a total of 193 km of coastline. In Guatemala, that number is 400 km.