7th lowest life satisfaction3.46 · #7 of 163 · 2018
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COUNTRYDUEL ASIA
Surprising facts about Syria
The comparisons that stand out most against its neighbours, its region and the world median.
Picked for surprise among Syria’s neighbours, its region and the world median.
Syria among 213 countries & territories
Each dot shows where Syria sits between the lowest and the highest value in the world; “See it” opens the full visual against the
world median. Higher is not automatically better.
World twins
The countries most like Syria across 12 indicators (GDP/person, Life exp., Median age, Fertility, Urban, Internet, Schooling, CO₂/person, Density, Temperature, Happiness, Obesity). Each indicator is standardised and compared by average distance; a resemblance, not a score.
Syria
vs Iraq 
vs Israel 
vs Jordan 
vs Lebanon 
vs Türkiye