Countries / Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Syrian Arab Republic

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanLow incomeCapital: Damascus204,633 observations

Population

25.62M

world rank #57 / 217

GDP

23.74B

world rank #114 / 186

GDP / capita

4,579.4

world rank #164 / 185

Life expectancy

72.6

world rank #130 / 217

Governance

563 indicators

Control of Corruption0-100 percentile13.4#200 Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile18.8#196 Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile25.4#202 Rule of Law0-100 percentile25.8#202

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Economy

971 indicators

GDPcurrent US$23.74B#114 GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $4,579.4#164 GDP growth%-0.2%#185 Inflation%13.4%#171

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Trade

120 indicators

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Health

1,413 indicators

Life expectancyyears72.6#130 Infant mortalityper 1k births17.7#83 Maternal mortalityper 100k20#20 Health spending% GDP2.7%#183

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Education

2,446 indicators

Secondary enrollment% gross38.7%#106 Education spending% GDP5.1%#40 Adult literacy%94.4%#18 Primary enrollment% gross81.4%#128

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Demography

411 indicators

Populationpeople25.62M#57 Population growth%3.8%#5 Urban population%72.1%#70 Fertility ratebirths/woman2.7#66

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Climate

251 indicators

Electricity access% pop89.3%#31 Renewable energy share%1.1%#164 Forest area% land2.8%#184 Electric power consumptionkWh per capita854#112

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Energy

214 indicators

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Environment

341 indicators

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Agriculture

276 indicators

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Technology

81 indicators

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Society

1,212 indicators

Gini indexindex26.4#5 Extreme poverty% pop18%#39 Internet users% pop33.8%#137 Homicide rateper 100k2.1#60

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Risk

363 indicators

Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths3,748#43 INFORM risk score0-107.8#61 Hazard & exposure0-108.6#73 Vulnerability0-107.8#62

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Other

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