Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Syria instead of Egypt, you would:
Health
be 13.1% less likely to be obese
In Egypt, 32.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Syria, that number is 27.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 75.8% less money
Egypt has a GDP per capita of $12,000 as of 2020, while in Syria, the GDP per capita is $2,900 as of 2015.
be 6.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Egypt, 7.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Syria, that number is 50.0% as of 2017.
be 2.5 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Egypt, 32.5% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Syria, however, that number is 82.5% as of 2014.
Life
be 16.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Egypt, approximately 37.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Syria, 31.0 women do as of 2017.
be 21.3% more likely to be literate
In Egypt, the literacy rate is 71.2% as of 2017. In Syria, it is 86.4% as of 2015.
be 10.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Egypt, approximately 17.7 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.
Basic Needs
be 50.0% less likely to have internet access
In Egypt, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Syria, about 36.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 30.8% more on education
Egypt spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2015. Syria spends 5.1% of total GDP on education as of 2009.
Geography
see 92.1% less coastline
Egypt has a total of 2,450 km of coastline. In Syria, that number is 193 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Syria: At a glance
How big is Syria compared to Egypt? See an in-depth size comparison.