Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Syria instead of Croatia, you would:
Health
be 96.2% less likely to die by suicide
Croatia has a suicide rate of 15.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Syria, it is 0.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 6.4 years less
In Croatia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In Syria, that number is 73 years (70 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2024.
see 96.2% less spent on your healthcare
Croatia spends $3,229 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Syria spends $122 as of 2023.
have 61.1% fewer doctors per person
Croatia has 39.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Syria has 15.2 as of 2021.
have 20.0% less access to essential health services
Croatia scores 80 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Syria scores 64 as of 2021.
Economy
be 2.7 times more likely to be unemployed
In Croatia, 5.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Syria, that number is 13.6% as of 2025.
make 96.1% less money
Croatia has a GDP per capita of $27,104 as of 2025, while in Syria, the GDP per capita is $1,057 as of 2022.
Life
have 2.8 times more children
In Croatia, there are approximately 8.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Syria, there are 23.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 6.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Croatia, approximately 3.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Syria, 20.0 women do as of 2023.
be 4.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Croatia, approximately 4.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Syria, on the other hand, 17.7 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 11.6% less likely to have access to electricity
In Croatia, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Syria, that number is 88% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 73% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 44.3% less likely to have internet access
In Croatia, approximately 83.6% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Syria, about 46.6% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 62.1% less on healthcare
Croatia spends 7.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Syria, that number is 2.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 96.7% less coastline
Croatia has a total of 5,835 km of coastline. In Syria, that number is 193 km.
Safety
be 3.7 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Croatia, road accidents kill 8.1 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Syria, they kill 29.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 76.8% less home broadband
Croatia has 29.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Syria has 6.9 as of 2023.
live with 82.4 times more strain on fresh water
Croatia withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Syria withdraws 124% as of 2022.
use 81.0% less electricity
Croatia uses 4,484 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Syria uses 854 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 73.7% less CO2
Croatia emits 4.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Syria emits 1.3 tonnes as of 2024.
be 2.7 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Croatia, air pollution causes 31.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Syria, it causes 83.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
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