Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Egypt instead of Syria, you would:
Health
be 15.1% more likely to be obese
In Syria, 27.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Egypt, that number is 32.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 4.1 times more money
Syria has a GDP per capita of $2,900 as of 2015, while in Egypt, the GDP per capita is $12,000 as of 2020.
be 84.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Syria, 50.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Egypt, that number is 7.9% as of 2019.
be 60.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Syria, 82.5% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Egypt, however, that number is 32.5% as of 2017.
Life
be 19.4% more likely to die during childbirth
In Syria, approximately 31.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Egypt, 37.0 women do as of 2017.
be 17.6% less likely to be literate
In Syria, the literacy rate is 86.4% as of 2015. In Egypt, it is 71.2% as of 2017.
be 11.5% more likely to die during infancy
In Syria, approximately 15.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Egypt, on the other hand, 17.7 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 100.0% more likely to have internet access
In Syria, approximately 36.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Egypt, about 72.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 23.5% less on education
Syria spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2009. Egypt spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2015.
Geography
see 12.7 times more coastline
Syria has a total of 193 km of coastline. In Egypt, that number is 2,450 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Egypt: At a glance
How big is Egypt compared to Syria? See an in-depth size comparison.