Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Syria instead of Namibia, you would:
Health
be 99.1% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Namibia, 11.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Syria, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 7.8 years longer
In Namibia, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 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 61.6% more likely to be obese
In Namibia, 17.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Syria, that number is 27.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 40.5% lower top tax rate
Namibia has a top tax rate of 37.0% as of 2016. In Syria, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2016.
make 67.4% less money
Namibia has a GDP per capita of $8,900 as of 2020, while in Syria, the GDP per capita is $2,900 as of 2015.
be 47.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Namibia, 34.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Syria, that number is 50.0% as of 2017.
be 4.7 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Namibia, 17.4% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Syria, however, that number is 82.5% as of 2014.
Life
be 84.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Namibia, approximately 195.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Syria, 31.0 women do as of 2017.
be 46.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Namibia, approximately 29.4 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 61.4% more likely to have access to electricity
In Namibia, approximately 57% of people have electricity access (78% in urban areas, and 36% 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 12.2% less likely to have internet access
In Namibia, approximately 41.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Syria, about 36.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 45.7% less on education
Namibia spends 9.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Syria spends 5.1% of total GDP on education as of 2009.
Geography
see 87.7% less coastline
Namibia has a total of 1,572 km of coastline. In Syria, that number is 193 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Syria, Inland Revenue Department.
Syria: At a glance
How big is Syria compared to Namibia? See an in-depth size comparison.