Quality of life comparison

be 90.3% more likely to be obese

In Syria, 27.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Marshall Islands, that number is 52.9% of people as of 2016.

make 2.3 times more money

Syria has a GDP per capita of $2,900 as of 2021, while in Marshall Islands, the GDP per capita is $6,800 as of 2023.

be 91.3% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Syria, 82.5% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Marshall Islands, however, that number is 7.2% as of 2019.

be 2.7 times more likely to be unemployed

In Syria, 13.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Marshall Islands, that number is 36.0% as of 2006.

be 13.8% more likely to be literate

In Syria, the literacy rate is 86.4% as of 2015. In Marshall Islands, it is 98.3% as of 2011.

be 36.5% 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 Marshall Islands, on the other hand, 21.7 children do as of 2022.

be 12.4% 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 Marshall Islands, that number is 100% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 92% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 17.0% less likely to have internet access

In Syria, approximately 46.6% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Marshall Islands, about 38.7% do as of 2021.

spend 2.7 times more on education

Syria spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2009. Marshall Islands spends 13.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

see 91.9% more coastline

Syria has a total of 193 km of coastline. In Marshall Islands, that number is 370 km.