Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Arkansas instead of Syria, you would:
Economy
make 16.3 times more money
Syria has a GDP per capita of $2,900 as of 2021, while in Arkansas, the GDP per capita is $47,319 as of 2024.
be 69.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Syria, 13.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Arkansas, that number is 4.2% as of 2025.
Basic Needs
be 82.2% more likely to have internet access
In Syria, approximately 46.6% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Arkansas, about 84.9% do as of 2023.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), Bureau of Economic Analysis.
