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Bahamas vs Syria statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Bahamas has a population of 401K (ranked 173/197), compared with 24.7M in Syria (ranked 57/197). The Bahamas' land area is 3,865 sq mi versus 70,900 sq mi for Syria (ranked 162nd vs. 87th).

By GDP, The Bahamas ranks 140/197 ($15.8B) and Syria ranks 129/197 ($20B). By GDP per capita, The Bahamas ranks 30/197 ($39,455), while Syria ranks 184/197 ($847).

Main facts and rankings

Bahamas Syria
Population
404321
26304877
Population rank 173/197 57/197
GDP
$15.8B
2024
$20B
2023
GDP rank 140/197 129/197
GDP per capita
$39,455
2024
$847
2023
GDP per capita rank 30/197 184/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$41,198
2024
$4,650
2023
Government debt
$12.3B
2024
$18.4B
2010
Debt-to-GDP ratio
78.3%
2025
30%
2010
Government debt per person
$30,693
2024
$820
2010
Government debt per person rank 24/185 148/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$25,682
2025
$731
2025
Land area
3,865 sq mi
2025
70,900 sq mi
2025
Population density
103.8 ppl/mi²
2024
348 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.37
2023
2.71
2023
Median age
36 years
2024
23.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
74.9 years
2025
73 years
2025

Bahamas and Syria: Comparison Charts

Bahamas and Syria economies compared

GDP
Bahamas

Syria
Year GDP
Bahamas Syria
1960 $169,736,027 $857,704,413
1961 $190,022,030 $945,244,972
1962 $212,170,034 $1,110,565,881
1963 $237,650,038 $1,200,447,408
1964 $266,560,043 $1,339,494,267
1965 $300,272,048 $1,472,036,540
1966 $346,800,000 $1,342,287,553
1967 $398,000,000 $1,580,229,799
1968 $453,800,000 $1,753,746,430
1969 $538,700,000 $2,245,011,515
1970 $539,500,000 $2,140,384,010
1971 $573,400,000 $2,589,851,325
1972 $590,900,000 $3,059,681,698
1973 $670,900,000 $3,239,487,516
1974 $632,400,000 $5,159,557,148
1975 $596,200,000 $6,826,980,444
1976 $642,100,000 $7,633,528,867
1977 $713,000,000 $7,696,011,396
1978 $832,400,000 $9,275,200,458
1979 $1,139,800,100 $9,929,681,529
1980 $1,335,300,000 $13,062,420,382
1981 $1,426,500,000 $15,518,201,335
1982 $1,578,300,000 $16,298,929,011
1983 $1,732,800,000 $17,589,277,143
1984 $2,041,100,000 $17,503,078,174
1985 $2,320,699,900 $16,403,539,893
1986 $2,472,500,000 $13,293,205,278
1987 $2,713,999,900 $11,356,215,543
1988 $2,817,900,000 $10,577,041,645
1989 $3,062,000,000 $9,853,395,762
1990 $3,166,000,000 $12,308,624,418
1991 $3,111,160,000 $12,981,833,333
1992 $3,109,000,000 $13,253,565,861
1993 $3,092,000,000 $13,695,962,055
1994 $3,259,000,000 $10,122,020,000
1995 $3,429,000,000 $11,396,706,587
1996 $3,609,000,000 $13,789,560,878
1997 $6,332,360,000 $14,505,233,463
1998 $6,833,220,000 $15,200,846,154
1999 $7,683,870,000 $15,873,875,969
2000 $8,076,470,000 $18,937,052,543
2001 $8,317,830,000 $20,237,024,725
2002 $8,881,160,000 $20,669,357,462
2003 $8,870,090,000 $21,828,144,686
2004 $9,055,290,000 $25,086,950,495
2005 $9,836,200,000 $28,858,965,517
2006 $10,167,250,000 $33,751,788,856
2007 $10,618,340,000 $40,465,318,382
2008 $10,526,000,000 $52,557,913,569
2009 $9,981,960,000 $54,111,735,629
2010 $10,095,760,000 $61,390,830,875
2011 $10,070,450,000 $67,539,428,159
2012 $10,720,400,000 $43,190,318,033
2013 $10,475,300,000 $21,361,254,635
2014 $11,139,100,000 $21,502,061,466
2015 $11,837,600,000 $16,466,863,117
2016 $11,880,900,000 $12,597,854,877
2017 $12,446,900,000 $16,369,843,352
2018 $12,819,200,000 $21,497,782,868
2019 $13,277,000,000 $22,583,045,060
2020 $10,363,200,000 $12,047,752,036
2021 $12,037,000,000 $14,353,205,678
2022 $13,896,800,000 $23,622,827,080
2023 $15,271,300,000 $19,993,439,950
2024 $15,832,800,000 -

Bahamas and Syria economies compared

GDP per capita
Bahamas

Syria
Year GDP per capita
Bahamas Syria
1960 $1,459 $183.5
1961 $1,555 $196.3
1962 $1,651 $223.9
1963 $1,759 $234.9
1964 $1,883 $254.2
1965 $2,030 $270.8
1966 $2,239 $239.3
1967 $2,453 $272.9
1968 $2,668 $293.3
1969 $3,027 $364
1970 $2,916 $335
1971 $3,004 $393
1972 $3,014 $448
1973 $3,341 $459
1974 $3,080 $707
1975 $2,841 $904
1976 $2,993 $976
1977 $3,253 $951
1978 $3,720 $1,108
1979 $4,994 $1,146
1980 $5,743 $1,458
1981 $6,029 $1,676
1982 $6,559 $1,703
1983 $7,081 $1,776
1984 $8,202 $1,706
1985 $9,167 $1,544
1986 $9,601 $1,208
1987 $10,361 $997
1988 $10,576 $898
1989 $11,291 $809
1990 $11,473 $978
1991 $11,082 $1,000
1992 $10,873 $990
1993 $10,613 $993
1994 $10,991 $712
1995 $11,375 $780
1996 $11,784 $918
1997 $20,368 $941
1998 $21,667 $961
1999 $24,041 $978
2000 $24,940 $1,138
2001 $25,372 $1,187
2002 $26,782 $1,183
2003 $26,429 $1,220
2004 $26,650 $1,368
2005 $28,602 $1,534
2006 $29,185 $1,719
2007 $30,052 $1,938
2008 $29,392 $2,429
2009 $27,513 $2,462
2010 $27,473 $2,731
2011 $27,091 $2,952
2012 $28,552 $1,898
2013 $27,643 $986
2014 $29,137 $1,061
2015 $30,719 $848
2016 $30,617 $656
2017 $31,875 $852
2018 $32,642 $1,098
2019 $33,640 $1,110
2020 $26,179 $572
2021 $30,368 $664
2022 $34,957 $1,052
2023 $38,232 $847
2024 $39,455 -

Bahamas vs. Syria life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bahamas

Syria
Year Life expectancy, years
Bahamas Syria
1950 58.9 42.5
1951 59.2 43.4
1952 59.6 44.3
1953 60 45.3
1954 60.3 46.4
1955 60.7 47.4
1956 61 48.5
1957 61.4 49.6
1958 61.7 50.7
1959 62.1 51.7
1960 62.5 52.7
1961 62.8 53.7
1962 63.2 54.6
1963 63.5 55.4
1964 63.9 56.2
1965 64.3 56.9
1966 64.6 57.6
1967 65 58
1968 65.4 59.1
1969 65.8 59.8
1970 66.2 60.6
1971 66.5 61.3
1972 66.8 62
1973 67.1 60.8
1974 67.6 63.4
1975 68.1 64.2
1976 68.5 64.8
1977 68.8 65.4
1978 68.9 65.9
1979 69 66.2
1980 69.1 66.5
1981 69.4 64.6
1982 69.7 60.8
1983 70 67.4
1984 70.2 67.7
1985 70.3 68
1986 70.3 68.4
1987 70.4 68.8
1988 70.5 69.2
1989 70.7 69.5
1990 70.9 69.8
1991 71.2 70.1
1992 71.3 70.2
1993 71.4 70.3
1994 71.4 70.3
1995 71.4 70.2
1996 71.5 70.2
1997 71.6 70.2
1998 71.8 70.2
1999 72.1 70.5
2000 72.5 70.9
2001 72.8 71.3
2002 73 71.7
2003 73.2 72.2
2004 73.2 72.5
2005 73.4 72.8
2006 73.5 73
2007 73.5 73.3
2008 73.4 73.4
2009 73.5 73.5
2010 73.4 73.5
2011 73.6 72.3
2012 73.7 66.2
2013 73.9 65.1
2014 74 65.5
2015 73.8 63.3
2016 74 65.2
2017 74 65.7
2018 74.1 67.4
2019 71.4 71
2020 73 71.9
2021 70.8 72.4
2022 74.5 72.8
2023 74.6 72.1
2024 74.7 72.6
2025 74.9 73

Bahamas and Syria population clocks and comparison

Population
Bahamas

Syria
Year Population
Bahamas Syria
1960 116,317 4,673,500
1961 122,197 4,815,466
1962 128,493 4,959,340
1963 135,087 5,110,467
1964 141,528 5,269,087
1965 147,952 5,435,267
1966 154,874 5,609,047
1967 162,267 5,790,198
1968 170,089 5,978,742
1969 177,981 6,175,166
1970 184,982 6,380,609
1971 190,857 6,598,094
1972 196,055 6,826,024
1973 200,791 7,060,321
1974 205,342 7,302,160
1975 209,886 7,554,364
1976 214,501 7,817,320
1977 219,157 8,090,501
1978 223,761 8,372,759
1979 228,230 8,661,909
1980 232,526 8,957,663
1981 236,614 9,260,189
1982 240,614 9,572,511
1983 244,698 9,904,809
1984 248,863 10,258,398
1985 253,154 10,625,672
1986 257,536 11,002,844
1987 261,935 11,388,923
1988 266,448 11,782,264
1989 271,178 12,179,060
1990 275,945 12,579,208
1991 280,731 12,980,821
1992 285,927 13,385,571
1993 291,339 13,795,686
1994 296,509 14,208,583
1995 301,461 14,616,801
1996 306,268 15,018,104
1997 310,904 15,417,542
1998 315,368 15,820,413
1999 319,614 16,228,061
2000 323,835 16,637,888
2001 327,836 17,051,338
2002 331,614 17,468,332
2003 335,618 17,889,296
2004 339,782 18,336,875
2005 343,894 18,814,091
2006 348,375 19,637,022
2007 353,334 20,884,125
2008 358,120 21,636,564
2009 362,810 21,976,969
2010 367,478 22,482,421
2011 371,729 22,878,098
2012 375,469 22,759,763
2013 378,953 21,666,917
2014 382,298 20,273,659
2015 385,346 19,424,618
2016 388,055 19,193,834
2017 390,485 19,224,668
2018 392,717 19,577,845
2019 394,675 20,353,534
2020 395,863 21,049,429
2021 396,373 21,628,839
2022 397,538 22,462,173
2023 399,440 23,594,623
2024 401,283 24,672,760

Fertility rates in Bahamas and Syria

Fertility rate
Bahamas

Syria
Year Fertility rate
Bahamas Syria
1960 5.09 7.51
1961 5.16 7.5
1962 5.13 7.51
1963 5.06 7.51
1964 4.97 7.53
1965 4.88 7.53
1966 4.79 7.55
1967 4.69 7.56
1968 4.56 7.57
1969 4.38 7.59
1970 4.21 7.62
1971 4.06 7.6
1972 3.89 7.57
1973 3.73 7.55
1974 3.57 7.52
1975 3.42 7.49
1976 3.3 7.45
1977 3.17 7.42
1978 3.05 7.35
1979 2.94 7.25
1980 2.84 7.12
1981 2.77 6.97
1982 2.71 6.81
1983 2.65 6.69
1984 2.59 6.59
1985 2.55 6.48
1986 2.53 6.37
1987 2.52 6.2
1988 2.52 6
1989 2.52 5.78
1990 2.52 5.56
1991 2.51 5.34
1992 2.71 5.14
1993 2.61 4.99
1994 2.47 4.86
1995 2.42 4.7
1996 2.35 4.54
1997 2.29 4.37
1998 2.23 4.25
1999 2.13 4.14
2000 2.06 4.07
2001 2.02 3.98
2002 1.98 3.87
2003 1.97 3.76
2004 1.98 3.68
2005 2.01 3.61
2006 2.02 3.56
2007 2.04 3.54
2008 2 3.48
2009 2.01 3.42
2010 1.84 3.36
2011 1.79 3.29
2012 1.76 3.22
2013 1.74 3.17
2014 1.69 3.12
2015 1.57 3.07
2016 1.5 3.01
2017 1.42 2.97
2018 1.4 2.93
2019 1.4 2.88
2020 1.39 2.84
2021 1.38 2.8
2022 1.38 2.75
2023 1.37 2.71

Bahamas and Syria demographics compared

Median age
Bahamas

Syria
Year Median age, years
Bahamas Syria
1960 19.5 17.6
1961 19.6 17.3
1962 19.6 17.1
1963 19.7 16.9
1964 19.8 16.7
1965 19.9 16.5
1966 20.1 16.4
1967 20.2 16.2
1968 20.3 16.1
1969 20.5 16
1970 20.6 15.9
1971 20.6 15.8
1972 20.7 15.8
1973 20.7 15.7
1974 20.8 15.7
1975 20.9 15.7
1976 21.1 15.6
1977 21.3 15.6
1978 21.6 15.6
1979 21.8 15.6
1980 22.1 15.6
1981 22.4 15.6
1982 22.7 15.7
1983 23 15.8
1984 23.4 15.8
1985 23.7 15.9
1986 24 16
1987 24.3 16.1
1988 24.7 16.2
1989 25 16.4
1990 25.4 16.5
1991 25.7 16.7
1992 26 16.9
1993 26.3 17.1
1994 26.6 17.3
1995 26.9 17.5
1996 27.2 17.7
1997 27.5 17.9
1998 27.9 18.1
1999 28.2 18.3
2000 28.5 18.5
2001 28.9 18.8
2002 29.3 19
2003 29.6 19.2
2004 30 19.5
2005 30.3 19.7
2006 30.6 20.3
2007 30.8 21
2008 31 21.3
2009 31.3 21.5
2010 31.5 21.7
2011 31.8 21.9
2012 32.1 21.8
2013 32.4 21.2
2014 32.6 20.1
2015 33 19.5
2016 33.3 19.5
2017 33.6 19.6
2018 33.9 20.1
2019 34.3 20.9
2020 34.6 21.6
2021 34.9 22.2
2022 35.2 22.7
2023 35.6 23.3
2024 36 23.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bahamas Syria
GNI, Atlas method
$14.2B
2023
$18.2B
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
23.8%
2025
28.6%
2010
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.74%
2023
5.13%
2009
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
4.06%
2010
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
269,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.53%
2025
-7.79%
2010
Unemployment rate
8.65%
2023
8.61%
2010
Services, % of GDP
77.2%
2024
44.9%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
9.63%
2024
12%
2022
Economic freedom index
63.2
2025
51.2
2012
Income share by richest 10% n/a
21.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3.8%
2022
Total reserves including gold
$2.51B
2023
$20.6B
2010
Personal remittances received
$65.9M
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
1,794,500
2020
2,424,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
59.6%
2020
32.2%
2010
Banked people share n/a
23.3%
2011

Energy

Bahamas Syria
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,007 kg
2007
455 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.6
2007
$10.5
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.68 megatons
2023
25.6 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.22 tons
2023
1.08 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
99.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
1.1%
2022
1.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0.72%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
61.3%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
690 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.48%
2021
3.91%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
3.76%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
88.4%
2023

Society

Bahamas Syria
% of world population
0.005%
2024
0.3%
2024
Annual migration change
+1,018
2024
+546,494
2024
Urban population
83.8%
2024
58%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.63 ft
2025
Average female height
5.36 ft
2025
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
59.7
2025
17.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
65
2024
12
2024
Higher education index
18
2025
32
2025
Homicides per 100K people
31.2
2022
2.07
2010
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.7
2019
14.9
2019
Visa free countries
153
2025
39
2025
Adult literacy rate
95.6%
2003
94.4%
2021
English speaking
87.1%
2023
4%
2025
People using the Internet
94.8%
2023
34.7%
2019

Health

Bahamas Syria
Government health expenditure per capita
$2,341
2022
$34.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$568
2022
$15.7
2022
Life expectancy
74.9 years
2025
73 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.45%
2022
20.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.86
2017
1.19
2016
Maternal mortality per 100K births
76
2023
20
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
12.7
2023
20.6
2023
Obesity rate
48.2%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
8.9%
2024
19%
2024
Air quality index
100
2025
42
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11.3%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.65 liters
2020
0.09 liters
2020

Territory

Bahamas Syria
% of world land
0.007%
2025
0.12%
2025
Land area per capita
9,631 sq mi
2024
2,874 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
50.2 sq mi
2025
52,533 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,969 sq mi
2025
2,016 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,678 mi
2011
n/a

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