Quality of life comparison

be 98.9% more likely to be obese

In Syria, 27.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Palau, that number is 55.3% of people as of 2016.

make 4.9 times more money

Syria has a GDP per capita of $2,900 as of 2015, while in Palau, the GDP per capita is $14,100 as of 2021.

be 87.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Syria, 13.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Palau, that number is 1.7% as of 2015.

be 69.8% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Syria, 82.5% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Palau, however, that number is 24.9% as of 2006.

be 11.8% more likely to be literate

In Syria, the literacy rate is 86.4% as of 2015. In Palau, it is 96.6% as of 2015.

be 28.9% less 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 Palau, on the other hand, 11.3 children do as of 2022.

have 46.5% fewer children

In Syria, there are approximately 21.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Palau, there are 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 12.6% 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 2021. In Palau, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 97% in rural areas) as of 2021.

be 20.2% less likely to have internet access

In Syria, approximately 46.6% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Palau, about 37.2% do as of 2021.

spend 33.3% more on education

Syria spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2009. Palau spends 6.8% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

see 7.9 times more coastline

Syria has a total of 193 km of coastline. In Palau, that number is 1,519 km.