Quality of life comparison

be 68.7% less likely to be obese

In Syria, 27.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.7% of people as of 2016.

be 15.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Syria, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, that number is 1.5% of people as of 2020.

live 15.5 years less

In Syria, the average life expectancy is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Sierra Leone, that number is 59 years (57 years for men, 60 years for women) as of 2022.

be 76.6% less likely to be unemployed

In Syria, 13.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Sierra Leone, that number is 3.2% as of 2023.

be 31.2% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Syria, 82.5% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Sierra Leone, however, that number is 56.8% as of 2018.

make 41.4% less money

Syria has a GDP per capita of $2,900 as of 2021, while in Sierra Leone, the GDP per capita is $1,700 as of 2023.

pay a 36.4% higher top tax rate

Syria has a top tax rate of 22.0% as of 2016. In Sierra Leone, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2014.

have 41.9% more children

In Syria, there are approximately 21.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sierra Leone, there are 30.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 14.8 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Syria, approximately 30.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, 443.0 women do as of 2020.

be 43.8% less likely to be literate

In Syria, the literacy rate is 86.4% as of 2015. In Sierra Leone, it is 48.6% as of 2022.

be 4.6 times 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 Sierra Leone, on the other hand, 73.4 children do as of 2022.

be 67.0% less 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 2022. In Sierra Leone, that number is 29% of people on average (57% in urban areas, and 5% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 72.7% less likely to have internet access

In Syria, approximately 46.6% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Sierra Leone, about 12.7% do as of 2022.

be 27.1% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Syria, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, that number is 73% of people on average (92% in urban areas, and 58% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 78.4% more on education

Syria spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2009. Sierra Leone spends 9.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

see 2.1 times more coastline

Syria has a total of 193 km of coastline. In Sierra Leone, that number is 402 km.