Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Syria instead of Israel, you would:
Health
be 86.5% less likely to die by suicide
Israel has a suicide rate of 4.4 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Syria, it is 0.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 10.6 years less
In Israel, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024. In Syria, that number is 73 years (70 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2024.
be 48.4% more likely to be obese
In Israel, 22.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Syria, that number is 33.0% of people as of 2024.
see 97.0% less spent on your healthcare
Israel spends $4,033 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Syria spends $122 as of 2023.
have 59.9% fewer doctors per person
Israel has 38.0 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Syria has 15.2 as of 2021.
have 24.7% less access to essential health services
Israel scores 85 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Syria scores 64 as of 2021.
Economy
be 3.9 times more likely to be unemployed
In Israel, 3.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Syria, that number is 13.6% as of 2025.
be 3.8 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Israel, 22.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Syria, however, that number is 82.5% as of 2014.
make 98.2% less money
Israel has a GDP per capita of $60,337 as of 2025, while in Syria, the GDP per capita is $1,057 as of 2022.
Life
have 24.5% more children
In Israel, there are approximately 18.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Syria, there are 23.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 10.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Israel, approximately 2.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Syria, 20.0 women do as of 2023.
be 6.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Israel, approximately 2.7 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 Israel, 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 47.2% less likely to have internet access
In Israel, approximately 88.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Syria, about 46.6% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 61.8% less on healthcare
Israel spends 7.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Syria, that number is 2.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 29.3% less coastline
Israel has a total of 273 km of coastline. In Syria, that number is 193 km.
Safety
be 7.1 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Israel, road accidents kill 4.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Syria, they kill 29.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 76.5% less home broadband
Israel has 29.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Syria has 6.9 as of 2023.
use 88.1% less electricity
Israel uses 7,186 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Syria uses 854 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 78.0% less CO2
Israel emits 5.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Syria emits 1.3 tonnes as of 2024.
be 5.5 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Israel, air pollution causes 15.0 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 (2014–2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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