🇸🇾 Syria vs 🇹🇷 Turkey
35 indicators below, published by both countries and set side by side. They differ most on gdp per capita, where Turkey’s figure is 17.6× higher.
Side by Side
Each bar is scaled against the larger of the two values, so the gap is visible rather than only stated.
Bars compare magnitude only. A larger value is not a better one — several of these indicators have no better direction, and for others the lower figure is the favourable one.
Every Shared Indicator
35 indicators published for both countries. Bold marks the larger of the two values — larger is not always better. Ranks are out of the countries that report each indicator.
| Indicator | Syria | Turkey | Syria vs Turkey |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 25,620,42757th of 240 | 85,878,55618th of 240 | 3.4× lower |
| Annual Growth Rate | +3.77%6th of 240 | +0.42%158th of 240 | 9.0× higher |
| Population Density/km² | 128/km²94th of 240 | 111/km²104th of 240 | 16% higher |
| Land Areakm² | 183,630 km²89th of 240 | 769,630 km²36th of 240 | 4.2× lower |
| Urban Population | 72.1%95th of 240 | 89.5%37th of 240 | 19% lower |
| GDP per Capita | $1,057224th of 240 | $18,59997th of 240 | $17,543 apart |
| GDP Growth | −0.2%193rd of 210 | +3.6%93rd of 210 | 3.8 points apart |
| Life Expectancyyears | 72.6 years151st of 240 | 77.4 years97th of 240 | 6% lower |
| Fertility Ratebirths per woman | 2.70 births per woman69th of 240 | 1.48 births per woman176th of 240 | 1.8× higher |
| Birth Rateper 1,000 | 23.2 per 1,00058th of 213 | 11.0 per 1,000135th of 213 | 2.1× higher |
| Death Rateper 1,000 | 4.9 per 1,000191st of 213 | 5.7 per 1,000169th of 213 | 13% lower |
| Infant Mortalityper 1,000 live births | 17.7 per 1,000 live births123rd of 194 | 8.0 per 1,000 live births70th of 194 | 2.2× higher |
| Unemployment Rate | 13.6%167th of 186 | 8.5%137th of 186 | 59% higher |
| Inflation Rate | 13.4%18th of 191 | 34.9%7th of 191 | 2.6× lower |
| Poverty Rate | 35.2%120th of 164 | 13.0%33rd of 164 | 2.7× higher |
| Gini Index | 26.49th of 170 | 43.7145th of 170 | 40% lower |
| Health Spendingof GDP | 2.7% of GDP183rd of 192 | 4.3% of GDP147th of 192 | 37% lower |
| Physiciansper 1,000 | 1.52 per 1,000107th of 206 | 2.24 per 1,00082nd of 206 | 32% lower |
| Hospital Bedsper 1,000 | 1.43 per 1,000136th of 199 | 3.05 per 1,00070th of 199 | 53% lower |
| Literacy Rate | 94.4%87th of 175 | 97.3%61st of 175 | 3% lower |
| Education Spendingof GDP | 5.1% of GDP62nd of 202 | 3.1% of GDP148th of 202 | 1.7× higher |
| School Enrollmentgross, secondary | 38.7% gross, secondary189th of 207 | 118.4% gross, secondary20th of 207 | 3.1× lower |
| Renewable Energyof final consumption | 1.1% of final consumption186th of 211 | 12.0% of final consumption135th of 211 | 10.9 points apart |
| Forest Coverageof land area | 2.8% of land area182nd of 211 | 29.5% of land area109th of 211 | 26.6 points apart |
| Internet Penetration | 33.8%177th of 211 | 89.8%62nd of 211 | 2.7× lower |
| Mobile Subscriptionsper 100 people | 71.2 per 100 people175th of 212 | 107.8 per 100 people128th of 212 | 34% lower |
| Maternal Mortalityper 100,000 live births | 20 per 100,000 live births73rd of 193 | 15 per 100,000 live births57th of 193 | 33% higher |
| Military Spendingof GDP | 4.06% of GDP19th of 163 | 1.92% of GDP71st of 163 | 2.1× higher |
| Protected Areasof land area | 0.7% of land area204th of 211 | 7.0% of land area172nd of 211 | 6.3 points apart |
| Median Ageyears | 23.3 years180th of 240 | 33.5 years117th of 240 | 30% lower |
| Mean Years of Schoolingyears | 7.9 years105th of 148 | 8.5 years93rd of 148 | 7% lower |
| Human Development Index | 0.564161st of 192 | 0.85351st of 192 | 34% lower |
| Happiness Index/ 10 | 3.46/ 10158th of 164 | 5.30/ 10100th of 164 | 35% lower |
| CO₂ Emissionstonnes per capita | 1.29 tonnes per capita148th of 212 | 5.87 tonnes per capita55th of 212 | 4.6× lower |
| Obesity Rate | 29.9%69th of 198 | 30.5%66th of 198 | 2% lower |
Values are each country’s most recent published observation, so the two sides of a row may be from different years — the country pages show the year for each. Bold marks the larger of the two, which is not always the better one.
Population, 1950–2100
Observed to 2024, then the UN medium-variant projection.
| Series | Year | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Syria | 1950 | 3.61M |
| Syria | 1975 | 7.55M |
| Syria | 2000 | 16.6M |
| Syria | 2025 | 25.6M |
| Syria | 2050 | 37.8M |
| Syria | 2075 | 43.6M |
| Syria | 2100 | 43.7M |
| Turkey | 1950 | 21M |
| Turkey | 1975 | 41.1M |
| Turkey | 2000 | 65.4M |
| Turkey | 2025 | 87.7M |
| Turkey | 2050 | 91.3M |
| Turkey | 2075 | 81.6M |
| Turkey | 2100 | 65.3M |
Reading This Comparison
Size is not the same as rate
Totals and per-capita measures answer different questions. A country can have a far larger economy and a far lower GDP per capita at the same time — both facts are in the table.
Mind the vintages
Each value is the latest available for that country, which is not always the same year on both sides. For indicators that move slowly this rarely matters; for inflation or GDP growth it can.