Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Philippines instead of Syria, you would:
Health
be 77.0% less likely to be obese
In Syria, 27.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Philippines, that number is 6.4% of people as of 2016.
live 4.1 years less
In Syria, the average life expectancy is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Philippines, that number is 70 years (67 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 3.0 times more money
Syria has a GDP per capita of $2,900 as of 2015, while in Philippines, the GDP per capita is $8,600 as of 2022.
be 82.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Syria, 13.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Philippines, that number is 2.4% as of 2022.
be 78.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Syria, 82.5% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Philippines, however, that number is 18.1% as of 2021.
pay a 45.5% higher top tax rate
Syria has a top tax rate of 22.0% as of 2016. In Philippines, the top tax rate is 32.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 11.5% more likely to be literate
In Syria, the literacy rate is 86.4% as of 2015. In Philippines, it is 96.3% as of 2019.
be 2.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Syria, approximately 30.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Philippines, 78.0 women do as of 2020.
be 40.1% 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 Philippines, on the other hand, 22.2 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 13.7% more likely to have internet access
In Syria, approximately 46.6% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Philippines, about 53.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 27.5% less on education
Syria spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2009. Philippines spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 188.0 times more coastline
Syria has a total of 193 km of coastline. In Philippines, that number is 36,289 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Syria, Bureau of Internal Revenue.
Philippines: At a glance
How big is Philippines compared to Syria? See an in-depth size comparison.