Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Somalia instead of Syria, you would:
Health
be 70.1% less likely to be obese
In Syria, 27.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Somalia, that number is 8.3% of people as of 2016.
live 18.6 years less
In Syria, the average life expectancy is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Somalia, that number is 56 years (53 years for men, 58 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 72.4% less money
Syria has a GDP per capita of $2,900 as of 2015, while in Somalia, the GDP per capita is $800 as of 2020.
Life
have 67.2% more children
In Syria, there are approximately 22.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Somalia, there are 38.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 26.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Syria, approximately 31.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Somalia, 829.0 women do as of 2017.
be 5.5 times 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 Somalia, on the other hand, 86.5 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 80.4% less likely to have access to electricity
In Syria, approximately 92% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 84% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Somalia, that number is 18% of people on average (34% in urban areas, and 4% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 94.4% less likely to have internet access
In Syria, approximately 36.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Somalia, about 2.0% do as of 2019.
be 15.6% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Syria, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Somalia, that number is 84% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 74% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Geography
see 15.7 times more coastline
Syria has a total of 193 km of coastline. In Somalia, that number is 3,025 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Somalia: At a glance
How big is Somalia compared to Syria? See an in-depth size comparison.