Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Syria instead of Cameroon, you would:
Health
be 96.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Cameroon, 3.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Syria, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 11.0 years longer
In Cameroon, the average life expectancy is 63 years (61 years for men, 65 years for women) as of 2022. In Syria, that number is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022.
be 2.4 times more likely to be obese
In Cameroon, 11.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Syria, that number is 27.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 37.1% lower top tax rate
Cameroon has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Syria, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2016.
make 19.4% less money
Cameroon has a GDP per capita of $3,600 as of 2020, while in Syria, the GDP per capita is $2,900 as of 2015.
be 11.6 times more likely to be unemployed
In Cameroon, 4.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Syria, that number is 50.0% as of 2017.
be 2.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Cameroon, 37.5% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Syria, however, that number is 82.5% as of 2014.
Life
be 94.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Cameroon, approximately 529.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Syria, 31.0 women do as of 2017.
be 12.1% more likely to be literate
In Cameroon, the literacy rate is 77.1% as of 2018. In Syria, it is 86.4% as of 2015.
be 67.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Cameroon, approximately 48.7 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 36.1% fewer children
In Cameroon, there are approximately 35.5 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 31.4% more likely to have access to electricity
In Cameroon, approximately 70% of people have electricity access (98% in urban areas, and 32% 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 27.0% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Cameroon, approximately 79% of people have improved drinking water access (95% in urban areas, and 56% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Syria, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 64.5% more on education
Cameroon spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Syria spends 5.1% of total GDP on education as of 2009.
Geography
see 52.0% less coastline
Cameroon has a total of 402 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, Ministry of Finance, Syria.
Syria: At a glance
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