IndicatorSYRSyrian Arab RepublicMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Governance
Civil liberties index (V-Dem)0-1Our World in Data0.32rank #123Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Control of Corruption0-100 percentileWorld Bank (WGI)15.4rank #199Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Deliberative democracy index (V-Dem)0-1Our World in Data0.17rank #119Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Egalitarian democracy index (V-Dem)0-1Our World in Data0.13rank #132Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Freedom of expression index (V-Dem)0-1Our World in Data0.36rank #117Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Government Effectiveness0-100 percentileWorld Bank (WGI)19.9rank #196Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Human rights index (V-Dem)0-1Our World in Data0.32rank #123Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Military spending% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)4.1%rank #13Data 2010 · Status unspecified
Participatory democracy index (V-Dem)0-1Our World in Data0.06rank #139Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentileWorld Bank (WGI)25rank #204Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Regulatory Quality0-100 percentileWorld Bank (WGI)24.3rank #198Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Rule of Law0-100 percentileWorld Bank (WGI)28.7rank #201Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Rule of law index (V-Dem)0-1Our World in Data0.28rank #115Data 2025 · Status unspecified
V-Dem electoral democracy0-1Our World in Data0.13rank #144Data 2025 · Status unspecified
V-Dem liberal democracy0-1Our World in Data0.05rank #142Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Voice & Accountability0-100 percentileWorld Bank (WGI)28rank #183Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Women in parliament% seatsWorld Bank (WDI)4.9%rank #162Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Women's political empowerment index (V-Dem)0-1Our World in Data0.29rank #143Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Economy
Agricultural employment% employmentWorld Bank (WDI)16.3%rank #85Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Agriculture value added% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)42.9%rank #1Data 2022 · Status unspecified
Annual working hours per workerhoursOur World in Data1,620.5rank #102Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Capital stock per worker2017 US$ per workerPenn World Table84,276.1rank #115Data 2019 · Status unspecified
Current account balance% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)-0.6%rank #63Data 2010 · Status unspecified
Employment-to-population ratio%ILOSTAT31.8%rank #178Data 2026 · Status unspecified
External debt stocks% GNIWorld Bank (WDI)25.3%rank #20Data 2023 · Status unspecified
FDI net inflows% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)1.2%rank #160Data 2011 · Status unspecified
GDPcurrent US$World Bank (WDI)23.74Brank #114Data 2022 · Status unspecified
GDP growth%World Bank (WDI)-0.2%rank #185Data 2022 · Status unspecified
GDP per capita (nominal)current US$World Bank (WDI)1,056.8rank #187Data 2022 · Status unspecified
GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $World Bank (WDI)4,579.4rank #164Data 2022 · Status unspecified
GNI per capita (PPP)2021 intl $UNDP (HDRO)3,917.7rank #159Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Gross capital formation% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)16%rank #46Data 1969 · Status unspecified
Gross savings% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)15.8%rank #115Data 2010 · Status unspecified
High-technology exports% manuf. exportsWorld Bank (WDI)1.4%rank #108Data 2010 · Status unspecified
Human capital indexindexPenn World Table2.6rank #89Data 2019 · Status unspecified
Industry value added% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)11.9%rank #173Data 2022 · Status unspecified
Inflation%World Bank (WDI)13.4%rank #172Data 2019 · Status unspecified
Labour force participation rate%ILOSTAT36.8%rank #178Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Personal remittances received% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)2.6%rank #76Data 2010 · Status unspecified
R&D expenditure% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)0.04%rank #82Data 2022 · Status unspecified
Researchers in R&Dper millionWorld Bank (WDI)139.9rank #74Data 2022 · Status unspecified
Trade openness% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)35.4%rank #173Data 2022 · Status unspecified
Unemployment% labor forceWorld Bank (WDI)13.6%rank #163Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Unemployment rate (ILO modelled)%ILOSTAT13.7%rank #162Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Vulnerable employment% employmentWorld Bank (WDI)38.9%rank #116Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Youth unemployment% ages 15-24World Bank (WDI)33.1%rank #166Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Youth unemployment rate (ILO modelled)% ages 15-24ILOSTAT33.6%rank #168Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Trade
Exports of goods & services% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)6.8%rank #180Data 2022 · Status unspecified
Imports of goods & services% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)28.7%rank #142Data 2022 · Status unspecified
Merchandise exportscurrent US$World Bank (WDI)3.39Brank #133Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Merchandise importscurrent US$World Bank (WDI)7.91Brank #125Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Health
Basic drinking water access% popWorld Bank (WDI)94.1%rank #98Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Basic sanitation access% popWorld Bank (WDI)95.6%rank #76Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Child mortalityper 100Our World in Data1.8rank #84Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Daily caloric supply per capitakcalOur World in Data2,259.4rank #164Data 2023 · Status unspecified
DTP3 immunization coverage%UNICEF73%rank #27Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Health spending% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)2.7%rank #183Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Infant mortalityper 1k birthsWorld Bank (WDI)17.7rank #83Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Life expectancyyearsWorld Bank (WDI)72.6rank #130Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Maternal mortalityper 100kWorld Bank (WDI)20rank #20Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Measles immunization% childrenWorld Bank (WDI)81%rank #19Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Measles (MCV1) immunization coverage%UNICEF81%rank #19Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Overweight prevalence (under 5)%UNICEF17.9%rank #33Data 2010 · Status unspecified
Physiciansper 1kWorld Bank (WDI)1.5rank #76Data 2021 · Status unspecified
PM2.5 air pollution exposureug/m3World Bank (WDI)32.1rank #159Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Road traffic deathsper 100kWorld Bank (WDI)14.9rank #60Data 2019 · Status unspecified
Stunting prevalence (under 5)%UNICEF27.9%rank #16Data 2010 · Status unspecified
Suicide mortality rateper 100kWorld Bank (WDI)0.59rank #2Data 2021 · Status unspecified
Tuberculosis incidenceper 100kWorld Bank (WDI)23rank #56Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Under-5 mortality rateper 1k birthsUNICEF18.4rank #120Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Undernourishment% popWorld Bank (WDI)40.8%rank #83Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Wasting prevalence (under 5)%UNICEF11.5%rank #28Data 2010 · Status unspecified
Education
Adult literacy%World Bank (WDI)94.4%rank #18Data 2021 · Status unspecified
Education spending% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)5.1%rank #40Data 2009 · Status unspecified
Expected years of schoolingyearsUNDP (HDRO)7.4rank #191Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Mean years of schoolingyearsUNDP (HDRO)5.9rank #156Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Primary completion rate% relevant ageWorld Bank (WDI)60.1%rank #107Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Primary enrollment% grossWorld Bank (WDI)81.4%rank #128Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Secondary enrollment% grossWorld Bank (WDI)38.7%rank #106Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Tertiary enrollment% grossWorld Bank (WDI)43.8%rank #79Data 2016 · Status unspecified
Demography
Crude birth rateper 1,000World Bank (WDI)23.2rank #58Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Fertility ratebirths/womanWorld Bank (WDI)2.7rank #66Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Median age of populationyearsUN WPP22.2rank #161Data 2023 · Estimate
Net migration rateper 1,000UN WPP32.1rank #2Data 2023 · Estimate
PopulationpeopleWorld Bank (WDI)25.62Mrank #57Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Population growth%World Bank (WDI)3.8%rank #5Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Projected life expectancy in 2050 (medium)yearsUN WPP77rank #130Data 2050 · Projection / forecast
Projected population in 2050 (medium)thousandsUN WPP37,793.4rank #54Data 2050 · Projection / forecast
Total age dependency ratioper 100 working-ageUN WPP53.9rank #119Data 2023 · Estimate
Urban population%World Bank (WDI)72.1%rank #70Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Climate
CO₂ emissionstOur World in Data31.78Mrank #74Data 2024 · Status unspecified
CO₂ per capitatOur World in Data1.3rank #141Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Electricity access% popWorld Bank (WDI)89.3%rank #31Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Electricity from coal% generationEmber0%rank #1Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Electricity from hydro% generationEmber3%rank #120Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Electricity from solar% generationEmber0.4%rank #141Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Electricity from wind% generationEmber0%rank #104Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Electric power consumptionkWh per capitaWorld Bank (WDI)660.3rank #117Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Forest area% landWorld Bank (WDI)2.9%rank #185Data 2024 · Status unspecified
GHG emissions per capitatCO2e per capitaClimate Watch3.3rank #67Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Power-sector CO2 intensitygCO2/kWhEmber706.2rank #177Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Renewable electricity%Our World in Data3.5%rank #161Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Renewable energy share%World Bank (WDI)1.1%rank #164Data 2021 · Status unspecified
Total GHG emissions incl. LULUCFMtCO2eClimate Watch77rank #123Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Energy
Electricity access, rural% rural popWorld Bank (WDI)61.6%rank #44Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Electricity access, urban% urban popWorld Bank (WDI)100%rank #1Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Electricity from coal% of outputWorld Bank (WDI)0%rank #1Data 2021 · Status unspecified
Energy use per capitakg oil eq.World Bank (WDI)332.8rank #137Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Environment
Capture fisheries productiontonnesWorld Bank (WDI)4,835rank #152Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Freshwater withdrawals% internal resourcesWorld Bank (WDI)195.8%rank #164Data 2022 · Status unspecified
Terrestrial protected areas% land areaWorld Bank (WDI)0.7%rank #160Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Agriculture
Agricultural land% land areaWorld Bank (WDI)74.1%rank #15Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Aquaculture productiontonnesWorld Bank (WDI)1,165rank #132Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Cereal yieldkg per hectareWorld Bank (WDI)1,606.8rank #135Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Food production index2014-16 = 100World Bank (WDI)118.5rank #69Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Technology
Fixed telephone subscriptionsper 100 peopleWorld Bank (WDI)11.5rank #66Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Mobile subscriptionsper 100 peopleWorld Bank (WDI)71.2rank #136Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Secure internet serversper 1M peopleWorld Bank (WDI)113.9rank #163Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Society
Asylum seekerspeopleUNHCR154,355rank #169Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Extreme poverty% popWorld Bank (WDI)18%rank #39Data 2022 · Status unspecified
Female labor participation%World Bank (WDI)12.7%rank #179Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Fixed broadband subscriptionsper 100World Bank (WDI)6.9rank #111Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Gender Development IndexratioUNDP (HDRO)0.79rank #109Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Gender Inequality Index0-1UNDP (HDRO)0.49rank #114Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Gini indexindexWorld Bank (WDI)26.4rank #5Data 2022 · Status unspecified
Homicide rateper 100kWorld Bank (WDI)2.1rank #60Data 2010 · Status unspecified
Human Development Index0-1UNDP (HDRO)0.56rank #129Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Inequality-adjusted HDI0-1UNDP (HDRO)0.42rank #95Data 2015 · Status unspecified
Internally displaced personspeopleUNHCR5.54Mrank #35Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Internet users% popWorld Bank (WDI)33.8%rank #137Data 2018 · Status unspecified
Life satisfaction0-10Our World in Data3.5rank #146Data 2018 · Status unspecified
Planetary pressures-adjusted HDI0-1UNDP (HDRO)0.55rank #98Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Poverty gap at $2.15/dayproportion (0-1)World Bank (PIP)0.02rank #140Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Poverty headcount at $2.15/dayproportion (0-1)World Bank (PIP)0.09rank #111Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Poverty headcount at $3.65/dayproportion (0-1)World Bank (PIP)0.4rank #149Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Poverty headcount at $6.85/dayproportion (0-1)World Bank (PIP)0.86rank #187Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Refugees hosted (by country of asylum)peopleUNHCR9,885rank #92Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Refugees originating (by country of origin)peopleUNHCR4.87Mrank #175Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Youth NEET rate%ILOSTAT34.1%rank #163Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Risk
Battle-related deaths (state-based)deaths/yearUCDP735rank #26Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Deaths in armed conflictsdeathsOur World in Data3,748rank #43Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Hazard & exposure0-10EC JRC (INFORM)8.5rank #72Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Human hazard & exposure0-10EC JRC (INFORM)10rank #69Data 2026 · Status unspecified
INFORM risk score0-10EC JRC (INFORM)7.7rank #60Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Lack of coping capacity0-10EC JRC (INFORM)6.9rank #58Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Lack of infrastructure coping capacity0-10EC JRC (INFORM)3.9rank #36Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Lack of institutional coping capacity0-10EC JRC (INFORM)8.6rank #64Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Natural hazard & exposure0-10EC JRC (INFORM)5.2rank #39Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Organized-violence deaths (total)deaths/yearUCDP3,449rank #44Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Socio-economic vulnerability0-10EC JRC (INFORM)5.8rank #53Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Vulnerability0-10EC JRC (INFORM)7.8rank #62Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Vulnerable groups0-10EC JRC (INFORM)9rank #72Data 2026 · Status unspecified