Country profile
Syria
Syria ranks #57 of 215 for population, #190 of 209 for gdp per capita, #129 of 216 for life expectancy, across 24 open-data indicators.
People
Population
25M
people · 2024
Rank #57 of 215
Life expectancy
72.6
years · 2024
Rank #129 of 216
Poverty headcount
18%
% of population · 2022
Rank #49 of 186
Under-5 mortality
18.4
per 1,000 live births · 2024
Rank #107 of 244
Secondary school enrollment
48.5%
% net enrollment · 2013
Rank #173 of 232
Calorie supply
2,259
kcal per person per day · 2023
Rank #173 of 189
Prosperity
Tourism arrivals
2,424,000
arrivals · 2019
Rank #59 of 203
GDP per capita
$1,052
current US$ · 2022
Rank #190 of 209
Inflation, consumer prices
13.4
annual % growth · 2019
Rank #23 of 195
Planet
Consumer Price Indices
5,537
index (2015=100) · 2025
Rank #7 of 210
Forest area
2.84%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #229 of 262
PM2.5 air pollution
24.7
micrograms per cubic meter · 2020
Rank #102 of 248
Protected areas
0.7%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #234 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
1.29
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #146 of 210
Fertilizer use
14
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #146 of 194
Pesticide use
0.35
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #163 of 193
Cereal yield
1.61
tonnes per hectare · 2024
Rank #140 of 182
Digital
Internet users
33.8%
% of population · 2018
Rank #179 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
6.86
per 100 people · 2023
Rank #164 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
71.2
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #223 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
88.4%
% of population · 2023
Rank #161 of 215
Renewable electricity output
3.39%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #226 of 257
Energy use per person
3,977
kWh per person · 2023
Rank #155 of 210
Society
Electoral democracy index
0.13
index (0-1) · 2025
Rank #163 of 174
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for Syria; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Tourism arrivals
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: GDP per capita
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: PM2.5 air pollution
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Inflation, consumer prices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Poverty headcount
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Under-5 mortality
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Secondary school enrollment
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- Our World in Data: Electoral democracy index
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Fertilizer use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Pesticide use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Calorie supply
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Cereal yield