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Syrian Arab Republic

SYR SY £ Syrian pound (SYP)

Every statistic we track for Syria — 55 indicators, each with its latest value and world rank. Open the interactive profile →

Life expectancy

72.4 yrs

#97 of 188

Liberal democracy

0.05

#163 of 179

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All indicators

📈 Economy

Extreme Poverty 0% #212/237 2023
GDP per Capita (Long Run) 2,495 #138/165 2022
Labour Productivity (GDP per hour) (PWT) 18.4 #79/130 2023
Total GDP (Long Run) 52,353,139,385 #106/165 2022

👥 Demographics

Fertility Rate (WB) 2.7 #66/217 2024
Internally Displaced People 5,542,227 #4/38 2025
Median Age 23.8 #174/235 2026
Population 21.5 #54/229 2013
Population Density 144.1 #91/235 2026
Refugees by Country of Origin 4,865,764 #2/195 2025
Urban Population 72.1% #79/213 2024

🌐 Connectivity

Access to Electricity 88.4% #160/214 2023
Mobile Subscriptions 78.7 #168/209 2022

🫀 Health

Adult Obesity 32.6% #45/199 2022
Alcohol Consumption per Capita 0.1 #193/207 2022
Child Mortality (under-5) 1.8 #84/199 2024
Health Spending (QoG) 4.2% #150/189 2022
Hypertension Prevalence 41.1% #65/194 2019
Infant Mortality (QoG) 19 #72/191 2023
Life Expectancy 72.4 #97/188 2013
Life Expectancy 74.4 #80/186 2020
Suicide Rate 0.7 #184/185 2021
Undernourishment 39% #4/166 2023
Universal Health Coverage Index 70 #114/195 2023

🎓 Education

Mean Years of Schooling 7.9 #105/146 2020

🌱 Environment

CO₂ per Capita (WB) 1.3 #134/203 2024
Energy Use per Person 396 #130/149 2023
Renewable Electricity 3.5% #170/195 2024

🏛️ Governance

Civil Liberties (V-Dem) 0.3 #149/179 2025
Clean Elections (V-Dem) 0 #170/179 2025
Control of Corruption (QoG) -1.7 #191/192 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index 12 #176/179 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index (QoG) 12 #174/177 2024
Deliberative Democracy (V-Dem) 0.2 #134/179 2025
Egalitarian Democracy (V-Dem) 0.1 #147/179 2025
Electoral Democracy (V-Dem) 0.1 #168/179 2025
Freedom House Status (QoG) 3 #46/193 2024
Freedom in the World Score 1 #196/196 2024
Freedom of Expression (V-Dem) 0.4 #139/179 2025
Gender Equality (V-Dem) 0.3 #174/179 2025
Government Effectiveness (QoG) -1.7 #187/192 2024
Judicial Constraints on Executive (V-Dem) 0.2 #149/179 2025
Liberal Democracy (V-Dem) 0.1 #163/179 2025
Participatory Democracy (V-Dem) 0.1 #160/179 2025
Political Corruption (V-Dem) 0.6 #72/179 2025
Press Freedom (RSF) (QoG) 17.4 #172/173 2024
Rule of Law (V-Dem) 0.3 #133/179 2025
Voice & Accountability (QoG) -1.9 #186/192 2024

📰 Media & news

Press Freedom Index 39.4 #138/177 2026

🛡️ Safety

Homicide Rate 4.7 #94/204 2023
Road Traffic Deaths 29.9 #6/195 2021

⚠️ Risk & resilience

Disaster Exposure (WRI) 2.5 #67/193 2025
INFORM Risk Index 7.8 #8/191 2025
World Risk Index 12.7 #42/193 2025

😊 Wellbeing

Human Development Index 0.6 #162/193 2023

Latest available period per indicator; rank is the country's position among all countries with data. Sources are credited on each indicator page.