Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Syria instead of Venezuela, you would:
Health
live 1.0 years longer
In Venezuela, the average life expectancy is 73 years (70 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Syria, that number is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
pay a 35.3% lower top tax rate
Venezuela has a top tax rate of 34.0% as of 2016. In Syria, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2016.
make 62.4% less money
Venezuela has a GDP per capita of $7,704 as of 2018, while in Syria, the GDP per capita is $2,900 as of 2015.
be 2.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Venezuela, 5.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Syria, that number is 13.8% as of 2022.
be 4.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Venezuela, 19.7% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Syria, however, that number is 82.5% as of 2014.
Life
be 88.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Venezuela, approximately 259.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Syria, 30.0 women do as of 2020.
be 10.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Venezuela, approximately 17.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Syria, on the other hand, 15.9 children do as of 2022.
have 29.9% more children
In Venezuela, there are approximately 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Syria, there are 21.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 11.4% less likely to be literate
In Venezuela, the literacy rate is 97.5% as of 2021. In Syria, it is 86.4% as of 2015.
Basic Needs
be 11.1% less likely to have access to electricity
In Venezuela, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Syria, that number is 89% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 74% in rural areas) as of 2021.
be 40.8% less likely to have internet access
In Venezuela, approximately 78.7% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Syria, about 46.6% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 3.9 times more on education
Venezuela spends 1.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Syria spends 5.1% of total GDP on education as of 2009.
Geography
see 93.1% less coastline
Venezuela has a total of 2,800 km of coastline. In Syria, that number is 193 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Syria, Ministerio del Poder Popular de Finanzas, SENIAT.
Syria: At a glance
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