Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Syria instead of Algeria, you would:
Health
live 3.8 years less
In Algeria, the average life expectancy is 78 years (77 years for men, 80 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 37.1% lower top tax rate
Algeria has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Syria, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2016.
make 72.9% less money
Algeria has a GDP per capita of $10,700 as of 2020, while in Syria, the GDP per capita is $2,900 as of 2015.
be 4.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Algeria, 11.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Syria, that number is 50.0% as of 2017.
be 15.0 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Algeria, 5.5% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Syria, however, that number is 82.5% as of 2014.
Life
be 72.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Algeria, approximately 112.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Syria, 31.0 women do as of 2017.
be 19.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Algeria, approximately 19.7 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 22.7% more children
In Algeria, there are approximately 18.5 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 42.9% less likely to have internet access
In Algeria, approximately 63.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Syria, about 36.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 16.4% less on education
Algeria spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Syria spends 5.1% of total GDP on education as of 2009.
Geography
see 80.7% less coastline
Algeria has a total of 998 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, Direction Générale des Impôts, Algeria.
Syria: At a glance
How big is Syria compared to Algeria? See an in-depth size comparison.