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Bolivia vs Syria statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bolivia has a population of 12.4M (ranked 79/197), compared with 24.7M in Syria (ranked 57/197). Bolivia's land area is 418,264 sq mi versus 70,900 sq mi for Syria (ranked 27th vs. 87th).

By GDP, Bolivia ranks 94/197 ($49.7B) and Syria ranks 129/197 ($20B). By GDP per capita, Bolivia ranks 129/197 ($4,001), while Syria ranks 184/197 ($847).

Main facts and rankings

Bolivia Syria
Population
12716350
26304877
Population rank 79/197 57/197
GDP
$49.7B
2024
$20B
2023
GDP rank 94/197 129/197
GDP per capita
$4,001
2024
$847
2023
GDP per capita rank 129/197 184/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,190
2024
$4,650
2023
Government debt
$47.2B
2024
$18.4B
2010
Debt-to-GDP ratio
92.4%
2025
30%
2010
Government debt per person
$3,803
2024
$820
2010
Government debt per person rank 92/185 148/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,374
2025
$731
2025
Land area
418,264 sq mi
2025
70,900 sq mi
2025
Population density
29.7 ppl/mi²
2024
348 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.55
2023
2.71
2023
Median age
26 years
2024
23.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
68.9 years
2025
73 years
2025

Bolivia and Syria: Comparison Charts

Bolivia and Syria economies compared

GDP
Bolivia

Syria
Year GDP
Bolivia Syria
1960 $373,250,000 $857,704,413
1961 $406,000,000 $945,244,972
1962 $443,916,667 $1,110,565,881
1963 $478,000,000 $1,200,447,408
1964 $538,583,333 $1,339,494,267
1965 $598,333,333 $1,472,036,540
1966 $662,500,000 $1,342,287,553
1967 $748,250,000 $1,580,229,799
1968 $849,333,333 $1,753,746,430
1969 $920,333,333 $2,245,011,515
1970 $1,006,833,333 $2,140,384,010
1971 $1,084,666,667 $2,589,851,325
1972 $1,286,153,846 $3,059,681,698
1973 $1,263,600,000 $3,239,487,516
1974 $2,101,300,000 $5,159,557,148
1975 $2,405,900,000 $6,826,980,444
1976 $2,733,350,000 $7,633,528,867
1977 $3,229,050,000 $7,696,011,396
1978 $3,760,100,000 $9,275,200,458
1979 $4,510,500,000 $9,929,681,529
1980 $4,450,360,000 $13,062,420,382
1981 $5,778,480,000 $15,518,201,335
1982 $5,600,390,625 $16,298,929,011
1983 $5,414,008,621 $17,589,277,143
1984 $6,169,304,528 $17,503,078,174
1985 $5,377,276,657 $16,403,539,893
1986 $3,959,383,520 $13,293,205,278
1987 $4,347,956,338 $11,356,215,543
1988 $4,597,611,710 $10,577,041,645
1989 $4,715,973,437 $9,853,395,762
1990 $4,867,582,598 $12,308,624,418
1991 $5,343,262,457 $12,981,833,333
1992 $5,643,868,749 $13,253,565,861
1993 $5,734,699,489 $13,695,962,055
1994 $5,981,222,859 $10,122,020,000
1995 $6,715,161,732 $11,396,706,587
1996 $7,396,949,126 $13,789,560,878
1997 $7,925,736,821 $14,505,233,463
1998 $8,497,494,652 $15,200,846,154
1999 $8,285,064,435 $15,873,875,969
2000 $8,397,855,485 $18,937,052,543
2001 $8,141,516,928 $20,237,024,725
2002 $7,905,485,146 $20,669,357,462
2003 $8,082,399,640 $21,828,144,686
2004 $8,773,451,752 $25,086,950,495
2005 $9,549,122,905 $28,858,965,517
2006 $11,451,844,902 $33,751,788,856
2007 $13,120,108,008 $40,465,318,382
2008 $16,674,276,286 $52,557,913,569
2009 $17,339,992,194 $54,111,735,629
2010 $19,649,723,722 $61,390,830,875
2011 $23,963,164,697 $67,539,428,159
2012 $27,084,497,482 $43,190,318,033
2013 $30,659,338,886 $21,361,254,635
2014 $32,996,188,017 $21,502,061,466
2015 $33,000,198,249 $16,466,863,117
2016 $33,941,126,194 $12,597,854,877
2017 $37,508,642,171 $16,369,843,352
2018 $40,287,647,931 $21,497,782,868
2019 $40,895,322,851 $22,583,045,060
2020 $36,629,843,806 $12,047,752,036
2021 $40,406,111,693 $14,353,205,678
2022 $44,008,282,880 $23,622,827,080
2023 $45,135,398,003 $19,993,439,950
2024 $49,668,296,744 -

Bolivia and Syria economies compared

GDP per capita
Bolivia

Syria
Year GDP per capita
Bolivia Syria
1960 $100.8 $183.5
1961 $107.4 $196.3
1962 $115.1 $223.9
1963 $121.4 $234.9
1964 $133.9 $254.2
1965 $145.6 $270.8
1966 $157.8 $239.3
1967 $174.3 $272.9
1968 $193.5 $293.3
1969 $205.1 $364
1970 $219.4 $335
1971 $231.1 $393
1972 $267.9 $448
1973 $257.3 $459
1974 $418 $707
1975 $468 $904
1976 $520 $976
1977 $600 $951
1978 $683 $1,108
1979 $801 $1,146
1980 $773 $1,458
1981 $981 $1,676
1982 $931 $1,703
1983 $880 $1,776
1984 $982 $1,706
1985 $838 $1,544
1986 $604 $1,208
1987 $650 $997
1988 $673 $898
1989 $675 $809
1990 $683 $978
1991 $734 $1,000
1992 $760 $990
1993 $757 $993
1994 $774 $712
1995 $853 $780
1996 $922 $918
1997 $970 $941
1998 $1,022 $961
1999 $979 $978
2000 $976 $1,138
2001 $930 $1,187
2002 $888 $1,183
2003 $893 $1,220
2004 $953 $1,368
2005 $1,020 $1,534
2006 $1,203 $1,719
2007 $1,355 $1,938
2008 $1,693 $2,429
2009 $1,731 $2,462
2010 $1,930 $2,731
2011 $2,316 $2,952
2012 $2,576 $1,898
2013 $2,870 $986
2014 $3,041 $1,061
2015 $2,996 $848
2016 $3,036 $656
2017 $3,306 $852
2018 $3,501 $1,098
2019 $3,504 $1,110
2020 $3,100 $572
2021 $3,385 $664
2022 $3,644 $1,052
2023 $3,686 $847
2024 $4,001 -

Bolivia vs. Syria life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bolivia

Syria
Year Life expectancy, years
Bolivia Syria
1950 40.7 42.5
1951 40.9 43.4
1952 41 44.3
1953 41.4 45.3
1954 41.7 46.4
1955 41.9 47.4
1956 42.2 48.5
1957 42.4 49.6
1958 42.7 50.7
1959 43 51.7
1960 43.3 52.7
1961 43.6 53.7
1962 44 54.6
1963 44.3 55.4
1964 44.7 56.2
1965 45.1 56.9
1966 45.5 57.6
1967 45.9 58
1968 46.3 59.1
1969 46.7 59.8
1970 47.1 60.6
1971 47.5 61.3
1972 47.8 62
1973 48.3 60.8
1974 48.8 63.4
1975 49.3 64.2
1976 50 64.8
1977 50.4 65.4
1978 50.8 65.9
1979 51.4 66.2
1980 51.8 66.5
1981 52.3 64.6
1982 52.5 60.8
1983 52.9 67.4
1984 53.4 67.7
1985 53.8 68
1986 54.2 68.4
1987 54.9 68.8
1988 55.5 69.2
1989 56.1 69.5
1990 56.8 69.8
1991 57.4 70.1
1992 57.9 70.2
1993 58.7 70.3
1994 59.3 70.3
1995 59.8 70.2
1996 60.3 70.2
1997 60.7 70.2
1998 61.2 70.2
1999 61.7 70.5
2000 62.1 70.9
2001 62.5 71.3
2002 63.1 71.7
2003 63.5 72.2
2004 63.8 72.5
2005 64.2 72.8
2006 64.5 73
2007 64.9 73.3
2008 65.3 73.4
2009 65.7 73.5
2010 66 73.5
2011 66.3 72.3
2012 66.6 66.2
2013 66.8 65.1
2014 67 65.5
2015 67.2 63.3
2016 67.4 65.2
2017 67.5 65.7
2018 67.7 67.4
2019 67.8 71
2020 62.9 71.9
2021 61.4 72.4
2022 67.4 72.8
2023 68.6 72.1
2024 68.7 72.6
2025 68.9 73

Bolivia and Syria population clocks and comparison

Population
Bolivia

Syria
Year Population
Bolivia Syria
1960 3,702,323 4,673,500
1961 3,778,731 4,815,466
1962 3,857,493 4,959,340
1963 3,938,913 5,110,467
1964 4,022,996 5,269,087
1965 4,109,796 5,435,267
1966 4,199,550 5,609,047
1967 4,292,572 5,790,198
1968 4,388,944 5,978,742
1969 4,488,232 6,175,166
1970 4,590,010 6,380,609
1971 4,694,342 6,598,094
1972 4,800,978 6,826,024
1973 4,910,200 7,060,321
1974 5,022,475 7,302,160
1975 5,137,539 7,554,364
1976 5,256,496 7,817,320
1977 5,379,166 8,090,501
1978 5,504,123 8,372,759
1979 5,630,849 8,661,909
1980 5,758,900 8,957,663
1981 5,888,109 9,260,189
1982 6,018,088 9,572,511
1983 6,149,060 9,904,809
1984 6,281,868 10,258,398
1985 6,416,185 10,625,672
1986 6,552,479 11,002,844
1987 6,692,162 11,388,923
1988 6,835,508 11,782,264
1989 6,981,766 12,179,060
1990 7,130,142 12,579,208
1991 7,280,289 12,980,821
1992 7,430,336 13,385,571
1993 7,579,195 13,795,686
1994 7,727,322 14,208,583
1995 7,874,676 14,616,801
1996 8,021,736 15,018,104
1997 8,167,900 15,417,542
1998 8,313,394 15,820,413
1999 8,459,806 16,228,061
2000 8,606,326 16,637,888
2001 8,752,736 17,051,338
2002 8,900,355 17,468,332
2003 9,050,700 17,889,296
2004 9,204,287 18,336,875
2005 9,360,754 18,814,091
2006 9,521,689 19,637,022
2007 9,685,960 20,884,125
2008 9,850,858 21,636,564
2009 10,016,275 21,976,969
2010 10,182,345 22,482,421
2011 10,348,929 22,878,098
2012 10,515,807 22,759,763
2013 10,682,608 21,666,917
2014 10,848,888 20,273,659
2015 11,014,705 19,424,618
2016 11,180,020 19,193,834
2017 11,344,587 19,224,668
2018 11,508,368 19,577,845
2019 11,671,386 20,353,534
2020 11,816,299 21,049,429
2021 11,937,360 21,628,839
2022 12,077,154 22,462,173
2023 12,244,159 23,594,623
2024 12,413,315 24,672,760

Fertility rates in Bolivia and Syria

Fertility rate
Bolivia

Syria
Year Fertility rate
Bolivia Syria
1960 6.27 7.51
1961 6.26 7.5
1962 6.25 7.51
1963 6.23 7.51
1964 6.21 7.53
1965 6.18 7.53
1966 6.16 7.55
1967 6.13 7.56
1968 6.1 7.57
1969 6.06 7.59
1970 6 7.62
1971 5.95 7.6
1972 5.89 7.57
1973 5.85 7.55
1974 5.8 7.52
1975 5.75 7.49
1976 5.74 7.45
1977 5.67 7.42
1978 5.61 7.35
1979 5.54 7.25
1980 5.47 7.12
1981 5.41 6.97
1982 5.35 6.81
1983 5.29 6.69
1984 5.24 6.59
1985 5.15 6.48
1986 5.12 6.37
1987 5.06 6.2
1988 5.03 6
1989 4.97 5.78
1990 4.9 5.56
1991 4.85 5.34
1992 4.71 5.14
1993 4.59 4.99
1994 4.49 4.86
1995 4.41 4.7
1996 4.34 4.54
1997 4.22 4.37
1998 4.15 4.25
1999 4.09 4.14
2000 3.99 4.07
2001 3.89 3.98
2002 3.8 3.87
2003 3.72 3.76
2004 3.63 3.68
2005 3.56 3.61
2006 3.53 3.56
2007 3.45 3.54
2008 3.36 3.48
2009 3.29 3.42
2010 3.21 3.36
2011 3.14 3.29
2012 3.08 3.22
2013 3.01 3.17
2014 2.95 3.12
2015 2.89 3.07
2016 2.83 3.01
2017 2.78 2.97
2018 2.73 2.93
2019 2.69 2.88
2020 2.65 2.84
2021 2.62 2.8
2022 2.58 2.75
2023 2.55 2.71

Bolivia and Syria demographics compared

Median age
Bolivia

Syria
Year Median age, years
Bolivia Syria
1960 19.6 17.6
1961 19.6 17.3
1962 19.6 17.1
1963 19.5 16.9
1964 19.5 16.7
1965 19.5 16.5
1966 19.5 16.4
1967 19.5 16.2
1968 19.5 16.1
1969 19.5 16
1970 19.4 15.9
1971 19.4 15.8
1972 19.4 15.8
1973 19.3 15.7
1974 19.3 15.7
1975 19.3 15.7
1976 19.3 15.6
1977 19.3 15.6
1978 19.3 15.6
1979 19.3 15.6
1980 19.3 15.6
1981 19.3 15.6
1982 19.4 15.7
1983 19.4 15.8
1984 19.4 15.8
1985 19.4 15.9
1986 19.5 16
1987 19.5 16.1
1988 19.6 16.2
1989 19.6 16.4
1990 19.6 16.5
1991 19.7 16.7
1992 19.8 16.9
1993 19.8 17.1
1994 20 17.3
1995 20.1 17.5
1996 20.3 17.7
1997 20.4 17.9
1998 20.6 18.1
1999 20.8 18.3
2000 20.9 18.5
2001 21.1 18.8
2002 21.3 19
2003 21.4 19.2
2004 21.6 19.5
2005 21.7 19.7
2006 21.9 20.3
2007 22.1 21
2008 22.2 21.3
2009 22.4 21.5
2010 22.6 21.7
2011 22.9 21.9
2012 23.1 21.8
2013 23.3 21.2
2014 23.5 20.1
2015 23.8 19.5
2016 24 19.5
2017 24.3 19.6
2018 24.5 20.1
2019 24.8 20.9
2020 25 21.6
2021 25.2 22.2
2022 25.4 22.7
2023 25.7 23.3
2024 26 23.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bolivia Syria
GNI, Atlas method
$45.8B
2024
$18.2B
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
35.6%
2025
28.6%
2010
Education expenditure, % of GDP
8.32%
2023
5.13%
2009
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.39%
2023
4.06%
2010
Armed forces personnel
71,000
2020
269,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-10.7%
2025
-7.79%
2010
Unemployment rate
2.73%
2024
8.61%
2010
Services, % of GDP
51.1%
2023
44.9%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
24.2%
2023
12%
2022
Economic freedom index
44.1
2025
51.2
2012
Income share by richest 10%
31.3%
2023
21.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
1.8%
2023
3.8%
2022
Total reserves including gold
$1.98B
2024
$20.6B
2010
Personal remittances received
$1.29B
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
323,299
2020
2,424,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
3.27%
2020
32.2%
2010
Banked people share
56.8%
2024
23.3%
2011

Energy

Bolivia Syria
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
798 kg
2022
455 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13
2022
$10.5
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
23.8 megatons
2023
25.6 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.94 tons
2023
1.08 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
84.8%
2022
99.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
12.8%
2021
1.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
3.25%
2022
0.72%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-67.3%
2022
61.3%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
859 kWh
2022
690 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
38.3%
2021
3.91%
2021
Hydroelectric share
25%
2022
3.76%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
99.8%
2023
88.4%
2023

Society

Bolivia Syria
% of world population
0.15%
2024
0.3%
2024
Annual migration change
-3,000
2024
+546,494
2024
Urban population
71.5%
2024
58%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.63 ft
2025
Average female height
5.1 ft
2025
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
39.2
2025
17.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
28
2024
12
2024
Higher education index
40
2025
32
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.37
2023
2.07
2010
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
21.1
2019
14.9
2019
Visa free countries
88
2025
39
2025
Adult literacy rate
95.6%
2023
94.4%
2021
English speaking
4%
2025
4%
2025
People using the Internet
70.2%
2023
34.7%
2019

Health

Bolivia Syria
Government health expenditure per capita
$307
2022
$34.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$67.2
2022
$15.7
2022
Life expectancy
68.9 years
2025
73 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
4.92%
2022
20.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.27
2021
1.19
2016
Age at first childbirth
21.1 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
146
2023
20
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
23.1
2023
20.6
2023
Obesity rate
29.5%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
3.4%
2024
19%
2024
Air quality index
47
2025
42
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
12.4%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.59 liters
2020
0.09 liters
2020

Territory

Bolivia Syria
% of world land
0.73%
2025
0.12%
2025
Land area per capita
33,695 sq mi
2024
2,874 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
149,867 sq mi
2025
52,533 sq mi
2025
Forest area
193,848 sq mi
2025
2,016 sq mi
2025

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