Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of Syria, you would:
Health
live 2.4 years longer
In Syria, the average life expectancy is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 77 years (75 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.
be 27.3% more likely to be obese
In Syria, 27.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 35.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 17.3 times more money
Syria has a GDP per capita of $2,900 as of 2015, while in Saudi Arabia, the GDP per capita is $50,200 as of 2022.
be 59.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Syria, 13.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 5.6% as of 2022.
Life
be 46.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Syria, approximately 30.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Saudi Arabia, 16.0 women do as of 2020.
be 13.0% more likely to be literate
In Syria, the literacy rate is 86.4% as of 2015. In Saudi Arabia, it is 97.6% as of 2020.
be 22.7% 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 Saudi Arabia, on the other hand, 12.3 children do as of 2022.
have 37.3% fewer children
In Syria, there are approximately 21.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Saudi Arabia, there are 13.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
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 Saudi Arabia, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2021.
be 2.1 times more likely to have internet access
In Syria, approximately 46.6% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Saudi Arabia, about 100.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 52.9% more on education
Syria spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2009. Saudi Arabia spends 7.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 13.7 times more coastline
Syria has a total of 193 km of coastline. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 2,640 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Saudi Arabia: At a glance
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