All countries · SYR
Syrian Arab Republic
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · Low income · capital Damascus
Reports 20 of 21 indicators tracked here.
Every figure below is the most recent year this country reported — the years differ, sometimes by a decade. Nothing is interpolated or carried forward.
Health
Life expectancy
2024 · 2 years old72.6years
Ranks 130 of 217 in 2024
3% below world median · 5% below Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Under-5 mortality
2024 · 2 years old18.4per 1,000 live births
Ranks 119 of 196 in 2024
23% above world median · 43% above Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 196 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Maternal mortality
2023 · 3 years old20per 100,000 live births
Ranks 73 of 194 in 2023
57% below world median · 18% above Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 194 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Child stunting
2010 · 16 years old27.9% of under-5s
Ranks 20 of 42 in 2010
10% below world median · 2.2× above Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 42 countries reporting in 2010 — not a published figure
Health spending
2023 · 3 years old2.71% of GDP
Not ranked — no better end
57% below world median
Medians computed across 192 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Fertility rate
2024 · 2 years old2.70births per woman
Not ranked — no better end
42% above world median
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Education
Adult literacy
2021 · 5 years old94.4% of adults 15+
Ranks 18 of 44 in 2021
5% above world median · 12% above Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 44 countries reporting in 2021 — not a published figure
Primary enrolment
2024 · 2 years old81.4% gross
Ranks 128 of 134 in 2024
18% below world median · 16% below Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 134 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Education spending
2009 · 17 years old5.13% of GDP
Ranks 40 of 115 in 2009
10% above world median · 18% above Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 115 countries reporting in 2009 — not a published figure
Economy
GDP per capita
2022 · 4 years old1,057current US$
Ranks 187 of 209 in 2022
86% below world median · 78% below Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 209 countries reporting in 2022 — not a published figure
GDP per capita (PPP)
2022 · 4 years old4,905international $
Ranks 164 of 199 in 2022
73% below world median · 68% below Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 199 countries reporting in 2022 — not a published figure
Extreme poverty
2022 · 4 years old18.0% of population
Ranks 68 of 73 in 2022
15.4× above world median · 5.4× above Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 73 countries reporting in 2022 — not a published figure
Income inequality (Gini)
2022 · 4 years old26.4index, 0–100
Ranks 6 of 73 in 2022
22% below world median · 24% below Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 73 countries reporting in 2022 — not a published figure
Unemployment
2025 · 1 year old13.6% of labour force
Ranks 164 of 182 in 2025
1.7× above world median · 63% above Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Inflation
2019 · 7 years old13.4% per year
Not ranked — no better end
5.1× above world median
Medians computed across 183 countries reporting in 2019 — not a published figure
Military spending
2010 · 16 years old4.06% of GDP
Not ranked — no better end
1.7× above world median
Medians computed across 148 countries reporting in 2010 — not a published figure
Infrastructure
Electricity access
2024 · 2 years old89.3% of population
Ranks 162 of 215 in 2024
11% below world median · 11% below Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 215 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Internet use
2018 · 8 years old33.8% of population
Ranks 137 of 182 in 2018
46% below world median · 48% below Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2018 — not a published figure
Environment
CO₂ per person
2024 · 2 years old1.27t CO₂e per person
Not ranked — no better end
50% below world median
Medians computed across 203 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Society
Population
2025 · 1 year old25.6mpeople
Not ranked — no better end
2.9× above world median
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Never reported
Syrian Arab Republic has no figure in this dataset for Safe drinking water. That is an absence of measurement, not a value of zero.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Retrieved into this site's own database; see methodology.