Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nepal instead of Syria, you would:
Health
be 85.3% less likely to be obese
In Syria, 27.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Nepal, that number is 4.1% of people as of 2016.
live 1.9 years less
In Syria, the average life expectancy is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Nepal, that number is 72 years (72 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 31.0% more money
Syria has a GDP per capita of $2,900 as of 2015, while in Nepal, the GDP per capita is $3,800 as of 2020.
be 94.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Syria, 50.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Nepal, that number is 3.0% as of 2017.
be 69.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Syria, 82.5% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Nepal, however, that number is 25.2% as of 2011.
Life
be 6.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Syria, approximately 31.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Nepal, 186.0 women do as of 2017.
be 21.4% less likely to be literate
In Syria, the literacy rate is 86.4% as of 2015. In Nepal, it is 67.9% as of 2018.
be 58.3% 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 Nepal, on the other hand, 25.1 children do as of 2022.
have 22.8% fewer children
In Syria, there are approximately 22.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Nepal, there are 17.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 13.7% less on education
Syria spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2009. Nepal spends 4.4% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Nepal: At a glance
How big is Nepal compared to Syria? See an in-depth size comparison.