Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saint Martin instead of Syria, you would:
Health
live 6.3 years longer
In Syria, the average life expectancy is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Saint Martin, that number is 81 years (77 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 6.7 times more money
Syria has a GDP per capita of $2,900 as of 2021, while in Saint Martin, the GDP per capita is $19,300 as of 2005.
Life
be 57.7% 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 Saint Martin, on the other hand, 6.7 children do as of 2022.
have 35.9% fewer children
In Syria, there are approximately 21.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Saint Martin, there are 13.9 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 Saint Martin, 100% of the population do as of 2022.
Geography
see 69.5% less coastline
Syria has a total of 193 km of coastline. In Saint Martin, that number is 59 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Saint Martin: At a glance
How big is Saint Martin compared to Syria? See an in-depth size comparison.