Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Iran instead of Syria, you would:
Health
live 1.0 years longer
In Syria, the average life expectancy is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Iran, that number is 75 years (74 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 5.6 times more money
Syria has a GDP per capita of $2,900 as of 2021, while in Iran, the GDP per capita is $16,200 as of 2023.
be 32.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Syria, 13.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Iran, that number is 9.1% as of 2023.
be 77.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Syria, 82.5% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Iran, however, that number is 18.7% as of 2007.
Life
be 26.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Syria, approximately 30.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Iran, 22.0 women do as of 2020.
have 34.1% fewer children
In Syria, there are approximately 21.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Iran, there are 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 12.4% more likely to have access to electricity
In Syria, approximately 89% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Iran, 100% of the population do as of 2022.
be 69.5% more likely to have internet access
In Syria, approximately 46.6% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Iran, about 79.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 29.4% less on education
Syria spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2009. Iran spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 12.6 times more coastline
Syria has a total of 193 km of coastline. In Iran, that number is 2,440 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Iran: At a glance
How big is Iran compared to Syria? See an in-depth size comparison.