Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Syria instead of Samoa, you would:
Health
be 41.2% less likely to be obese
In Samoa, 47.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Syria, that number is 27.8% of people as of 2016.
live 0.9 years less
In Samoa, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 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 18.5% lower top tax rate
Samoa has a top tax rate of 27.0% as of 2016. In Syria, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2016.
make 54.0% less money
Samoa has a GDP per capita of $6,300 as of 2020, while in Syria, the GDP per capita is $2,900 as of 2015.
be 9.6 times more likely to be unemployed
In Samoa, 5.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Syria, that number is 50.0% as of 2017.
be 4.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Samoa, 20.3% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Syria, however, that number is 82.5% as of 2014.
Life
be 27.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Samoa, approximately 43.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Syria, 31.0 women do as of 2017.
have 18.3% more children
In Samoa, there are approximately 19.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Syria, there are 22.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 12.8% less likely to be literate
In Samoa, the literacy rate is 99.1% as of 2018. In Syria, it is 86.4% as of 2015.
Geography
see 52.1% less coastline
Samoa has a total of 403 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, Ministry of Revenue, Samoa.
Syria: At a glance
How big is Syria compared to Samoa? See an in-depth size comparison.