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Syrian Arab Republic

Against low income countries, Syrian Arab Republic ranks 1st of 25 on infrastructure and 24th of 25 on environment. Each ranking counts only the countries that report that score, so the totals differ and the two ranks can’t be compared directly. Both compare Syrian Arab Republic with countries of similar wealth. That is the only kind of ranking that tells you something a ranking by income does not already show.

How it has changed

Every measure Syrian Arab Republic reports, over all the years it has been published. Pick one. Hover or use the arrow keys to read a year. Gaps in a line are years with no data. They are left open, not filled in.

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Scores by area

Each score averages the measures in one area, such as health. Each measure is first put on a common scale and turned so that higher is always better. Zero is the average country in an average year. One point is a typical gap between countries (a standard deviation), so +1 means about one typical gap above average. These are summaries, not measurements. See how the country scores are built and how the topic scores compare with each other.

ScoreValueRank, all countriesRank, similar incomeMostly income?
Governance score 2025-1.05158 of 17918 of 25moderate +0.53
Health score 2023-0.28144 of 19319 of 25moderate +0.32
Education score 2023-0.33168 of 1994 of 24proxy +0.81
Equality score 2022+0.4662 of 1651 of 21high +0.64
Infrastructure score 2023+0.27162 of 2101 of 25proxy +0.90
Gender score 2023-0.77174 of 18622 of 25moderate +0.37
Environment score 2024-0.64178 of 21324 of 25moderate -0.33
Labour score 2025-0.47159 of 19513 of 25high +0.79

The last column shows how closely each score just tracks national income. The number is its link with GDP per person (the value of everything a country produces, divided by its people), from −1 to +1. A score marked proxy is mostly a measure of how rich the country is. Its rank among all countries says little that GDP per person does not. That is why the rank among similar-income countries sits beside it.

The measures behind them

Every measure reported for Syrian Arab Republic, grouped by area. Some measures have no agreed better direction, such as population growth, inflation and military spending. They are listed here but left out of every score, since there is no fair way to say which way is better. Some names use technical terms: PPP means adjusted for what money buys in each country, HDI is a United Nations score combining life expectancy, schooling and income, and a Gini indexmeasures how unequally income is shared. Each measure’s own page explains it.

crime

Conflict deaths13.4per 100,000 people2025higher is worse
Armed conflict present11 if any conflict, else 02025higher is worse
Homicide rate2.06per 100,000 population2010higher is worse

culture

Religiously unaffiliated1.98%% of population2020no agreed direction
Christian share3.84%% of population2020no agreed direction
Muslim share94.2%% of population2020no agreed direction

demography

Median age22.2years2023no agreed direction
Age at childbearing28.8years2023no agreed direction
Population25,620,427people2025no agreed direction
Population growth3.77%% per year2025no agreed direction
Urbanization72.1%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 65+4.84%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 0-1428.4%% of population2025no agreed direction
Fertility rate2.7births per woman2024no agreed direction
Birth rate23.2per 1,000 people2024no agreed direction
Net migration421,693people2025no agreed direction
Migrant share of population3.6%% of population2024no agreed direction

economy

HDI0.564index, 0 to 12023higher is better
Inequality-adjusted HDI0.419index, 0 to 12015higher is better
GDP per capita (PPP)$4,579international $2022higher is better
GNI per capita (PPP)$4,599international $2021higher is better
GDP per capita (market)$717US$2022higher is better
GDP growth-0.202%% per year2022no agreed direction
Inflation13.4%% per year2019no agreed direction
Trade openness35.4%% of GDP2022no agreed direction
FDI inflows1.19%% of GDP2011no agreed direction
Government consumption2.71%% of GDP2022no agreed direction
Military spending4.06%% of GDP2010no agreed direction
Employment in agriculture16.3%% of employment2025no agreed direction

education

Primary completion98.1%% of children2025higher is better
Expected schooling7.42years2023higher is better
Mean years of schooling5.94years2023higher is better
Primary enrollment81.4%% gross2024higher is better
Secondary enrollment38.7%% gross2024higher is better
Tertiary enrollment43.8%% gross2016higher is better
Adult literacy94.4%% of adults2021higher is better
Compulsory schooling9years2025no agreed direction
Out of school, primary21.8%% of primary-age children2024higher is worse
Researchers140per million people2022higher is better

environment

CO2 per capita1.27t CO2e per capita2024higher is worse
Forest area2.84%% of land area2023higher is better
Agricultural land74.1%% of land area2023no agreed direction
Protected land0.7%% of land area2025higher is better

gender

Gender Inequality Index0.49index, 0 to 12023higher is worse
Gender Development Index0.787ratio of women's HDI to men's2023no agreed direction
Women's political empowerment0.29index (0-1)2025higher is better
Women ministers12%% of ministers2023higher is better
Women in parliament4.92%% of seats2025higher is better

governance

Corruption Perceptions Index12index (0-100, higher = cleaner)2024higher is better
Political rights (FH)7rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Civil liberties (FH)6rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Refugees originating24,124per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Electoral democracy0.128index (0-1)2025higher is better
Liberal democracy0.054index (0-1)2025higher is better
Participatory democracy0.058index (0-1)2025higher is better
Free and fair elections0index (0-1)2025higher is better
Regime type0regime category (0-3)2025higher is better
Political corruption0.619index (0-1)2025higher is worse
Freedom of expression0.358index (0-1)2025higher is better
Freedom of association0.159index (0-1)2025higher is better
Political civil liberties0.283index (0-1)2025higher is better
Civil society participation0.347index (0-1)2025higher is better
Control of corruption-1.7index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Rule of law-1.81index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Government effectiveness-1.67index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Regulatory quality-2index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Voice and accountability-1.85index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Political stability-2.37index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better

health

Life expectancy72.6years2024higher is better
Infant mortality17.7per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Under-5 mortality18.4per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Health spending2.71%% of GDP2023no agreed direction
Suicide rate0.59per 100,0002021higher is worse
Hospital beds1.43per 1,000 people2021no agreed direction
Basic water access94.1%% of population2024higher is better
Basic sanitation95.6%% of population2024higher is better
Child stunting23.5%% of children under 52024higher is worse
Adolescent fertility38.6births per 1,000 women aged 15-192024higher is worse
Maternal mortality20per 100,000 live births2023higher is worse
Alcohol consumption0.092litres per adult per year2020no agreed direction
Road traffic deaths14.9per 100,000 population2019higher is worse
Physicians1.52per 1,000 people2021higher is better
DTP3 immunisation73%% of children aged 12-23 months2024higher is better
HIV prevalence0.1%% of adults aged 15-492024higher is worse
Tuberculosis incidence23per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Premature NCD mortality21.3%% probability, ages 30-702021higher is worse
Anaemia in women31%% of women aged 15-492023higher is worse
Out-of-pocket health spending72.4%% of health spending2023higher is worse
Undernourishment39%% of population2023higher is worse
Adult obesity33%% of adults2024higher is worse
Health coverage index70index, 0 to 1002023higher is better

inequality

Gini index26.4index (0-100)2022higher is worse
Extreme poverty rate18%% of population2022higher is worse

infrastructure

Internet users33.8%% of population2018higher is better
Mobile subscriptions71.2per 100 people2024higher is better
Electricity access89.3%% of population2024higher is better
Slum share of urban population41.1%% of urban population2022higher is worse
Fixed broadband6.86per 100 people2023higher is better

labor

Unemployment13.6%% of labor force2025higher is worse
Female labor participation12.7%% of women 15+2025no agreed direction
Male labor participation61.4%% of men 15+2025no agreed direction
Vulnerable employment38.9%% of employment2025higher is worse

wellbeing

Life satisfaction3.46score (0-10)2018higher is better

Values are the most recent in 2010–2025, and different measures can come from different years. The year is shown beside each. Nothing here ranks countries by merit. An area score averages whatever measures its publishers happen to collect, and the choice of what to collect is itself a judgement made by someone else. All countries · How the country data works

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