Quality of life comparison

live 7.6 years longer

In Syria, the average life expectancy is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Belgium, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

be 20.5% less likely to be obese

In Syria, 27.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Belgium, that number is 22.1% of people as of 2016.

make 16.6 times more money

Syria has a GDP per capita of $2,900 as of 2015, while in Belgium, the GDP per capita is $48,200 as of 2020.

be 89.3% less likely to be unemployed

In Syria, 50.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Belgium, that number is 5.4% as of 2019.

be 82.1% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Syria, 82.5% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Belgium, however, that number is 14.8% as of 2018.

pay a 2.4 times higher top tax rate

Syria has a top tax rate of 22.0% as of 2016. In Belgium, the top tax rate is 53.7% as of 2016.

be 83.9% less likely to die during childbirth

In Syria, approximately 31.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Belgium, 5.0 women do as of 2017.

be 79.9% less 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 Belgium, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2022.

have 51.8% fewer children

In Syria, there are approximately 22.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Belgium, there are 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 2.6 times more likely to have internet access

In Syria, approximately 36.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Belgium, about 92.0% do as of 2020.

spend 25.5% more on education

Syria spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2009. Belgium spends 6.4% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

see 65.5% less coastline

Syria has a total of 193 km of coastline. In Belgium, that number is 66 km.