Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Syria instead of Thailand, you would:
Health
live 3.4 years less
In Thailand, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Syria, that number is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022.
be 2.8 times more likely to be obese
In Thailand, 10.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Syria, that number is 27.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 37.1% lower top tax rate
Thailand has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Syria, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2016.
make 83.2% less money
Thailand has a GDP per capita of $17,300 as of 2020, while in Syria, the GDP per capita is $2,900 as of 2015.
be 50.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Thailand, 1.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Syria, that number is 50.0% as of 2017.
be 8.3 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Thailand, 9.9% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Syria, however, that number is 82.5% as of 2014.
Life
be 16.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Thailand, approximately 37.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Syria, 31.0 women do as of 2017.
have 2.2 times more children
In Thailand, there are approximately 10.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Syria, there are 22.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Thailand, approximately 6.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Syria, on the other hand, 15.9 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 53.8% less likely to have internet access
In Thailand, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Syria, about 36.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 70.0% more on education
Thailand spends 3.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Syria spends 5.1% of total GDP on education as of 2009.
Geography
see 94.0% less coastline
Thailand has a total of 3,219 km of coastline. In Syria, that number is 193 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Syria, The Revenue Department, Government of Thailand.
Syria: At a glance
How big is Syria compared to Thailand? See an in-depth size comparison.