Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Syria instead of Bangladesh, you would:
Health
be 7.7 times more likely to be obese
In Bangladesh, 3.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Syria, that number is 27.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 26.7% lower top tax rate
Bangladesh has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Syria, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2016.
make 39.6% less money
Bangladesh has a GDP per capita of $4,800 as of 2020, while in Syria, the GDP per capita is $2,900 as of 2015.
be 11.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Bangladesh, 4.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Syria, that number is 50.0% as of 2017.
be 3.4 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Bangladesh, 24.3% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Syria, however, that number is 82.5% as of 2014.
Life
be 82.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Bangladesh, approximately 173.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Syria, 31.0 women do as of 2017.
be 15.4% more likely to be literate
In Bangladesh, the literacy rate is 74.9% as of 2020. In Syria, it is 86.4% as of 2015.
be 47.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Bangladesh, approximately 30.4 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 28.4% more children
In Bangladesh, there are approximately 17.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Syria, there are 22.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 10.8% more likely to have access to electricity
In Bangladesh, approximately 83% of people have electricity access (93% in urban areas, and 77% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Syria, that number is 92% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 84% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 44.0% more likely to have internet access
In Bangladesh, approximately 25.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Syria, about 36.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 3.9 times more on education
Bangladesh spends 1.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Syria spends 5.1% of total GDP on education as of 2009.
Geography
see 66.7% less coastline
Bangladesh has a total of 580 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, National Board of Revenue (NBR), Bangladesh.
Syria: At a glance
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