Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Syria instead of Guinea-Bissau, you would:
Health
be 96.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Guinea-Bissau, 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 10.6 years longer
In Guinea-Bissau, the average life expectancy is 64 years (61 years for men, 66 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 2.9 times more likely to be obese
In Guinea-Bissau, 9.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Syria, that number is 27.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 61.1% more money
Guinea-Bissau has a GDP per capita of $1,800 as of 2020, while in Syria, the GDP per capita is $2,900 as of 2015.
be 23.1% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Guinea-Bissau, 67.0% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Syria, however, that number is 82.5% as of 2014.
Life
be 95.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 667.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Syria, 31.0 women do as of 2017.
be 44.2% more likely to be literate
In Guinea-Bissau, the literacy rate is 59.9% as of 2015. In Syria, it is 86.4% as of 2015.
be 67.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 49.0 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 37.7% fewer children
In Guinea-Bissau, there are approximately 36.5 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 3.3 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 28% of people have electricity access (56% in urban areas, and 7% 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 56.5% more likely to have internet access
In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 23.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Syria, about 36.0% do as of 2020.
be 36.5% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 73% of people have improved drinking water access (91% in urban areas, and 59% 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 75.9% more on education
Guinea-Bissau spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Syria spends 5.1% of total GDP on education as of 2009.
Geography
see 44.9% less coastline
Guinea-Bissau has a total of 350 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 Guinea-Bissau? See an in-depth size comparison.