Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Syria, you would:
Health
be 64.2% less likely to be obese
In Syria, 33.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Indonesia, that number is 11.8% of people as of 2024.
see 3.4 times more spent on your healthcare
Syria spends $122 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Indonesia spends $417 as of 2023.
live 1.3 years less
In Syria, the average life expectancy is 73 years (70 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2024. In Indonesia, that number is 71 years (69 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2024.
have 65.5% fewer doctors per person
Syria has 15.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2021. Indonesia has 5.2 as of 2023.
have 14.1% less access to essential health services
Syria scores 64 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Indonesia scores 55 as of 2021.
be 2.0 times more likely to die by suicide
Syria has a suicide rate of 0.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Indonesia, it is 1.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 76.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Syria, 13.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Indonesia, that number is 3.2% as of 2025.
make 4.8 times more money
Syria has a GDP per capita of $1,057 as of 2022, while in Indonesia, the GDP per capita is $5,060 as of 2025.
Life
be 14.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Syria, approximately 17.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Indonesia, on the other hand, 15.2 children do as of 2024.
be 7.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Syria, approximately 20.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Indonesia, 140.0 women do as of 2023.
have 32.0% fewer children
In Syria, there are approximately 23.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Indonesia, there are 15.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 12.4% more likely to have access to electricity
In Syria, approximately 88% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 73% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Indonesia, that number is 99% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 56.2% more likely to have internet access
In Syria, approximately 46.6% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Indonesia, about 72.8% do as of 2024.
Geography
see 283.5 times more coastline
Syria has a total of 193 km of coastline. In Indonesia, that number is 54,716 km.
Safety
be 62.2% less likely to die in a road accident
In Syria, road accidents kill 29.9 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Indonesia, they kill 11.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 76.1% less strain on fresh water
Syria withdraws 124% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Indonesia withdraws 30% as of 2022.
use 69.2% more electricity
Syria uses 854 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Indonesia uses 1,445 kWh as of 2023.
find 28.3% less home broadband
Syria has 6.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Indonesia has 4.9 as of 2024.
Environment
be 30.1% less likely to die from air pollution
In Syria, air pollution causes 83.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Indonesia, it causes 58.0 as of 2019.
emit 2.3 times more CO2
Syria emits 1.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Indonesia emits 2.9 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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