Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Western Sahara instead of Syria, you would:
Health
live 9.8 years less
In Syria, the average life expectancy is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Western Sahara, that number is 64 years (62 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
make 13.8% less money
Syria has a GDP per capita of $2,900 as of 2015, while in Western Sahara, the GDP per capita is $2,500 as of 2007.
Life
have 29.0% more children
In Syria, there are approximately 21.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Western Sahara, there are 28.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
be 3.0 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 Western Sahara, on the other hand, 47.9 children do as of 2020.
Geography
see 5.8 times more coastline
Syria has a total of 193 km of coastline. In Western Sahara, that number is 1,110 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Western Sahara: At a glance
How big is Western Sahara compared to Syria? See an in-depth size comparison.