Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Syria instead of Namibia, you would:
Health
be 98.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Namibia, 9.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Syria, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2024.
live 5.0 years longer
In Namibia, the average life expectancy is 68 years (63 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024. In Syria, that number is 73 years (70 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2024.
have 2.8 times more doctors per person
Namibia has 5.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Syria has 15.2 as of 2021.
be 93.1% less likely to die by suicide
Namibia has a suicide rate of 8.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Syria, it is 0.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 80.7% more likely to be obese
In Namibia, 18.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Syria, that number is 33.0% of people as of 2024.
see 88.5% less spent on your healthcare
Namibia spends $1,068 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Syria spends $122 as of 2023.
Economy
be 29.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Namibia, 19.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Syria, that number is 13.6% as of 2025.
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.
make 78.3% less money
Namibia has a GDP per capita of $4,876 as of 2025, while in Syria, the GDP per capita is $1,057 as of 2022.
Life
be 85.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Namibia, approximately 139.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Syria, 20.0 women do as of 2023.
be 51.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Namibia, approximately 36.4 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.
have 10.5% fewer children
In Namibia, there are approximately 25.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Syria, there are 23.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 55.9% more likely to have access to electricity
In Namibia, approximately 57% of people have electricity access (75% in urban areas, and 34% 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 28.2% less likely to have internet access
In Namibia, approximately 64.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Syria, about 46.6% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 71.4% less on healthcare
Namibia spends 9.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Syria, that number is 2.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 87.7% less coastline
Namibia has a total of 1,572 km of coastline. In Syria, that number is 193 km.
Safety
be 35.9% more likely to die in a road accident
In Namibia, road accidents kill 22.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Syria, they kill 29.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 2.4 times more home broadband
Namibia has 2.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Syria has 6.9 as of 2023.
live with 401.2 times more strain on fresh water
Namibia withdraws 0% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Syria withdraws 124% as of 2022.
use 30.7% less electricity
Namibia uses 1,232 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Syria uses 854 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 93.0% more likely to die from air pollution
In Namibia, air pollution causes 43.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Syria, it causes 83.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2015–2025), The World Factbook (2014–2022), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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