Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Japan instead of Syria, you would:
Health
live 10.5 years longer
In Syria, the average life expectancy is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Japan, that number is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022.
be 84.5% less likely to be obese
In Syria, 27.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Japan, that number is 4.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 14.3 times more money
Syria has a GDP per capita of $2,900 as of 2015, while in Japan, the GDP per capita is $41,400 as of 2019.
be 95.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Syria, 50.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Japan, that number is 2.4% as of 2019.
be 80.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Syria, 82.5% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Japan, however, that number is 16.1% as of 2013.
pay a 2.5 times higher top tax rate
Syria has a top tax rate of 22.0% as of 2016. In Japan, the top tax rate is 56.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 83.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Syria, approximately 31.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Japan, 5.0 women do as of 2017.
be 88.0% less 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 Japan, on the other hand, 1.9 children do as of 2022.
have 69.4% fewer children
In Syria, there are approximately 22.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Japan, there are 7.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 2.5 times more likely to have internet access
In Syria, approximately 36.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Japan, about 90.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 37.3% less on education
Syria spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2009. Japan spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
Geography
see 154.2 times more coastline
Syria has a total of 193 km of coastline. In Japan, that number is 29,751 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Syria, National Tax Agency Japan.
Japan: At a glance
How big is Japan compared to Syria? See an in-depth size comparison.