Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Yemen instead of Syria, you would:
Health
be 38.5% less likely to be obese
In Syria, 27.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Yemen, that number is 17.1% of people as of 2016.
live 6.8 years less
In Syria, the average life expectancy is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Yemen, that number is 68 years (65 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 41.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Syria, 82.5% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Yemen, however, that number is 48.6% as of 2014.
pay a 31.8% lower top tax rate
Syria has a top tax rate of 22.0% as of 2016. In Yemen, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
make 13.8% less money
Syria has a GDP per capita of $2,900 as of 2021, while in Yemen, the GDP per capita is $2,500 as of 2017.
be 27.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Syria, 13.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Yemen, that number is 17.2% as of 2023.
Life
be 6.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Syria, approximately 30.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Yemen, 183.0 women do as of 2020.
be 18.9% less likely to be literate
In Syria, the literacy rate is 86.4% as of 2015. In Yemen, it is 70.1% as of 2015.
be 2.9 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 Yemen, on the other hand, 46.5 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 14.6% 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 Yemen, that number is 76% of people on average (93% in urban areas, and 63% in rural areas) as of 2022.
be 42.9% less likely to have internet access
In Syria, approximately 46.6% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Yemen, about 26.6% do as of 2022.
Geography
see 9.9 times more coastline
Syria has a total of 193 km of coastline. In Yemen, that number is 1,906 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Yemen Tax Authority, The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Syria.
Yemen: At a glance
How big is Yemen compared to Syria? See an in-depth size comparison.