Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Syria instead of Guyana, you would:
Health
be 92.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Guyana, 1.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Syria, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 2.4 years longer
In Guyana, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 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 37.6% more likely to be obese
In Guyana, 20.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Syria, that number is 27.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 84.5% less money
Guyana has a GDP per capita of $18,700 as of 2020, while in Syria, the GDP per capita is $2,900 as of 2015.
be 4.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Guyana, 11.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2013. In Syria, that number is 50.0% as of 2017.
be 2.4 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Guyana, 35.0% live below the poverty line as of 2006. In Syria, however, that number is 82.5% as of 2014.
Life
be 95.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Guyana, approximately 667.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Syria, 31.0 women do as of 2017.
be 28.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Guyana, approximately 22.1 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 35.9% more children
In Guyana, there are approximately 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Syria, there are 22.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 13.3% more on education
Guyana spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Syria spends 5.1% of total GDP on education as of 2009.
Geography
see 58.0% less coastline
Guyana has a total of 459 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 Guyana? See an in-depth size comparison.