Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nepal instead of Syria, you would:
Health
be 85.3% less likely to be obese
In Syria, 27.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Nepal, that number is 4.1% of people as of 2016.
live 1.9 years less
In Syria, the average life expectancy is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Nepal, that number is 72 years (72 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 62.1% more money
Syria has a GDP per capita of $2,900 as of 2021, while in Nepal, the GDP per capita is $4,700 as of 2023.
be 21.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Syria, 13.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Nepal, that number is 10.7% as of 2023.
be 69.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Syria, 82.5% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Nepal, however, that number is 25.2% as of 2011.
Life
be 5.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Syria, approximately 30.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Nepal, 174.0 women do as of 2020.
be 17.6% less likely to be literate
In Syria, the literacy rate is 86.4% as of 2015. In Nepal, it is 71.2% as of 2021.
be 58.3% 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 Nepal, on the other hand, 25.1 children do as of 2022.
have 19.2% fewer children
In Syria, there are approximately 21.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Nepal, there are 17.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 11.6% more likely to have internet access
In Syria, approximately 46.6% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Nepal, about 52.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 17.6% less on education
Syria spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2009. Nepal spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Nepal: At a glance
How big is Nepal compared to Syria? See an in-depth size comparison.