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Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Syria statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bosnia and Herzegovina has a population of 3.16M (ranked 134/197), compared with 24.7M in Syria (ranked 57/197). Bosnia and Herzegovina's land area is 19,768 sq mi versus 70,900 sq mi for Syria (ranked 125th vs. 87th).

By GDP, Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 111/197 ($28.3B) and Syria ranks 129/197 ($20B). By GDP per capita, Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 90/197 ($8,957), while Syria ranks 184/197 ($847).

Main facts and rankings

Bosnia Syria
Population
3140094
26304877
Population rank 135/197 57/197
GDP
$28.3B
2024
$20B
2023
GDP rank 111/197 129/197
GDP per capita
$8,957
2024
$847
2023
GDP per capita rank 90/197 184/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$21,971
2024
$4,650
2023
Government debt
$9.28B
2024
$18.4B
2010
Debt-to-GDP ratio
33.8%
2025
30%
2010
Government debt per person
$2,934
2024
$820
2010
Government debt per person rank 102/185 148/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,350
2025
$731
2025
Land area
19,768 sq mi
2025
70,900 sq mi
2025
Population density
160.1 ppl/mi²
2024
348 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.49
2023
2.71
2023
Median age
46.3 years
2024
23.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.2 years
2025
73 years
2025

Bosnia and Herzegovina and Syria: Comparison Charts

Bosnia and Herzegovina and Syria economies compared

GDP
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Syria
Year GDP
Bosnia Syria
1960 - $857,704,413
1961 - $945,244,972
1962 - $1,110,565,881
1963 - $1,200,447,408
1964 - $1,339,494,267
1965 - $1,472,036,540
1966 - $1,342,287,553
1967 - $1,580,229,799
1968 - $1,753,746,430
1969 - $2,245,011,515
1970 - $2,140,384,010
1971 - $2,589,851,325
1972 - $3,059,681,698
1973 - $3,239,487,516
1974 - $5,159,557,148
1975 - $6,826,980,444
1976 - $7,633,528,867
1977 - $7,696,011,396
1978 - $9,275,200,458
1979 - $9,929,681,529
1980 - $13,062,420,382
1981 - $15,518,201,335
1982 - $16,298,929,011
1983 - $17,589,277,143
1984 - $17,503,078,174
1985 - $16,403,539,893
1986 - $13,293,205,278
1987 - $11,356,215,543
1988 - $10,577,041,645
1989 - $9,853,395,762
1990 $7,753,478,261 $12,308,624,418
1991 $6,122,959,184 $12,981,833,333
1992 $4,735,044,707 $13,253,565,861
1993 $3,630,668,950 $13,695,962,055
1994 $1,255,802,469 $10,122,020,000
1995 $1,866,572,954 $11,396,706,587
1996 $2,786,045,322 $13,789,560,878
1997 $3,671,909,673 $14,505,233,463
1998 $4,116,774,301 $15,200,846,154
1999 $4,686,256,363 $15,873,875,969
2000 $5,567,772,769 $18,937,052,543
2001 $5,800,615,466 $20,237,024,725
2002 $6,728,220,887 $20,669,357,462
2003 $8,498,894,359 $21,828,144,686
2004 $10,156,541,538 $25,086,950,495
2005 $11,222,796,337 $28,858,965,517
2006 $12,864,841,906 $33,751,788,856
2007 $15,778,734,264 $40,465,318,382
2008 $19,112,796,623 $52,557,913,569
2009 $17,613,949,091 $54,111,735,629
2010 $17,176,315,804 $61,390,830,875
2011 $18,644,233,537 $67,539,428,159
2012 $17,226,735,996 $43,190,318,033
2013 $18,179,108,531 $21,361,254,635
2014 $18,558,733,564 $21,502,061,466
2015 $16,404,348,871 $16,466,863,117
2016 $17,116,926,328 $12,597,854,877
2017 $18,326,373,366 $16,369,843,352
2018 $20,484,053,869 $21,497,782,868
2019 $20,482,608,755 $22,583,045,060
2020 $20,226,036,564 $12,047,752,036
2021 $23,672,712,242 $14,353,205,678
2022 $24,534,663,636 $23,622,827,080
2023 $27,592,361,388 $19,993,439,950
2024 $28,343,394,203 -

Bosnia and Herzegovina and Syria economies compared

GDP per capita
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Syria
Year GDP per capita
Bosnia Syria
1960 - $183.5
1961 - $196.3
1962 - $223.9
1963 - $234.9
1964 - $254.2
1965 - $270.8
1966 - $239.3
1967 - $272.9
1968 - $293.3
1969 - $364
1970 - $335
1971 - $393
1972 - $448
1973 - $459
1974 - $707
1975 - $904
1976 - $976
1977 - $951
1978 - $1,108
1979 - $1,146
1980 - $1,458
1981 - $1,676
1982 - $1,703
1983 - $1,776
1984 - $1,706
1985 - $1,544
1986 - $1,208
1987 - $997
1988 - $898
1989 - $809
1990 $1,743 $978
1991 $1,373 $1,000
1992 $1,118 $990
1993 $930 $993
1994 $337 $712
1995 $502 $780
1996 $719 $918
1997 $914 $941
1998 $1,007 $961
1999 $1,135 $978
2000 $1,338 $1,138
2001 $1,388 $1,187
2002 $1,607 $1,183
2003 $2,034 $1,220
2004 $2,453 $1,368
2005 $2,740 $1,534
2006 $3,166 $1,719
2007 $3,931 $1,938
2008 $4,842 $2,429
2009 $4,540 $2,462
2010 $4,506 $2,731
2011 $4,983 $2,952
2012 $4,694 $1,898
2013 $5,035 $986
2014 $5,206 $1,061
2015 $4,662 $848
2016 $4,929 $656
2017 $5,345 $852
2018 $6,048 $1,098
2019 $6,122 $1,110
2020 $6,130 $572
2021 $7,295 $664
2022 $7,656 $1,052
2023 $8,663 $847
2024 $8,957 -

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Syria life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Syria
Year Life expectancy, years
Bosnia Syria
1950 47.3 42.5
1951 48.4 43.4
1952 49.4 44.3
1953 51.1 45.3
1954 51.9 46.4
1955 53 47.4
1956 53.9 48.5
1957 55.1 49.6
1958 56.2 50.7
1959 57.6 51.7
1960 58.5 52.7
1961 59.3 53.7
1962 60.1 54.6
1963 60.5 55.4
1964 61.5 56.2
1965 62.2 56.9
1966 63.1 57.6
1967 63.7 58
1968 64 59.1
1969 64.4 59.8
1970 64.8 60.6
1971 65.2 61.3
1972 65.7 62
1973 66.6 60.8
1974 67.6 63.4
1975 68.3 64.2
1976 68.6 64.8
1977 68.8 65.4
1978 68.8 65.9
1979 69.1 66.2
1980 69.6 66.5
1981 70.1 64.6
1982 70.1 60.8
1983 70.1 67.4
1984 70.2 67.7
1985 70.6 68
1986 70.8 68.4
1987 70.9 68.8
1988 71 69.2
1989 71.4 69.5
1990 71.5 69.8
1991 71.8 70.1
1992 52 70.2
1993 50.9 70.3
1994 66.6 70.3
1995 70.2 70.2
1996 73.5 70.2
1997 73.9 70.2
1998 74.5 70.2
1999 74.9 70.5
2000 75.3 70.9
2001 75.6 71.3
2002 76 71.7
2003 76.4 72.2
2004 76.5 72.5
2005 76.4 72.8
2006 76 73
2007 76.2 73.3
2008 76.3 73.4
2009 76.7 73.5
2010 76.8 73.5
2011 77 72.3
2012 77 66.2
2013 77.1 65.1
2014 77.1 65.5
2015 77.1 63.3
2016 77.1 65.2
2017 77.4 65.7
2018 77.9 67.4
2019 77.4 71
2020 76 71.9
2021 74.6 72.4
2022 76.8 72.8
2023 77.9 72.1
2024 78 72.6
2025 78.2 73

Bosnia and Herzegovina and Syria population clocks and comparison

Population
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Syria
Year Population
Bosnia Syria
1960 3,281,381 4,673,500
1961 3,348,035 4,815,466
1962 3,407,532 4,959,340
1963 3,461,942 5,110,467
1964 3,513,441 5,269,087
1965 3,562,834 5,435,267
1966 3,610,562 5,609,047
1967 3,656,223 5,790,198
1968 3,698,794 5,978,742
1969 3,737,765 6,175,166
1970 3,773,247 6,380,609
1971 3,809,376 6,598,094
1972 3,848,271 6,826,024
1973 3,887,376 7,060,321
1974 3,926,472 7,302,160
1975 3,965,743 7,554,364
1976 4,004,552 7,817,320
1977 4,042,124 8,090,501
1978 4,078,240 8,372,759
1979 4,113,300 8,661,909
1980 4,148,426 8,957,663
1981 4,184,217 9,260,189
1982 4,221,100 9,572,511
1983 4,258,728 9,904,809
1984 4,295,536 10,258,398
1985 4,330,364 10,625,672
1986 4,362,115 11,002,844
1987 4,390,246 11,388,923
1988 4,414,404 11,782,264
1989 4,433,983 12,179,060
1990 4,448,652 12,579,208
1991 4,458,343 12,980,821
1992 4,234,616 13,385,571
1993 3,904,482 13,795,686
1994 3,725,412 14,208,583
1995 3,715,564 14,616,801
1996 3,875,246 15,018,104
1997 4,018,227 15,417,542
1998 4,089,356 15,820,413
1999 4,130,305 16,228,061
2000 4,159,771 16,637,888
2001 4,179,438 17,051,338
2002 4,188,002 17,468,332
2003 4,178,523 17,889,296
2004 4,140,987 18,336,875
2005 4,096,493 18,814,091
2006 4,063,272 19,637,022
2007 4,013,424 20,884,125
2008 3,947,544 21,636,564
2009 3,879,794 21,976,969
2010 3,811,472 22,482,421
2011 3,741,798 22,878,098
2012 3,670,113 22,759,763
2013 3,610,859 21,666,917
2014 3,564,829 20,273,659
2015 3,518,541 19,424,618
2016 3,473,003 19,193,834
2017 3,428,682 19,224,668
2018 3,387,000 19,577,845
2019 3,345,533 20,353,534
2020 3,299,349 21,049,429
2021 3,244,907 21,628,839
2022 3,204,802 22,462,173
2023 3,185,073 23,594,623
2024 3,164,253 24,672,760

Fertility rates in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Syria

Fertility rate
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Syria
Year Fertility rate
Bosnia Syria
1960 3.96 7.51
1961 3.89 7.5
1962 3.81 7.51
1963 3.7 7.51
1964 3.6 7.53
1965 3.53 7.53
1966 3.39 7.55
1967 3.22 7.56
1968 3.08 7.57
1969 2.95 7.59
1970 2.79 7.62
1971 2.75 7.6
1972 2.67 7.57
1973 2.54 7.55
1974 2.45 7.52
1975 2.39 7.49
1976 2.31 7.45
1977 2.2 7.42
1978 2.08 7.35
1979 1.99 7.25
1980 1.98 7.12
1981 2.02 6.97
1982 2.05 6.81
1983 2.05 6.69
1984 2.02 6.59
1985 1.96 6.48
1986 1.91 6.37
1987 1.88 6.2
1988 1.85 6
1989 1.79 5.78
1990 1.79 5.56
1991 1.78 5.34
1992 1.76 5.14
1993 1.73 4.99
1994 1.7 4.86
1995 1.67 4.7
1996 1.65 4.54
1997 1.69 4.37
1998 1.56 4.25
1999 1.37 4.14
2000 1.28 4.07
2001 1.23 3.98
2002 1.23 3.87
2003 1.22 3.76
2004 1.22 3.68
2005 1.2 3.61
2006 1.18 3.56
2007 1.19 3.54
2008 1.21 3.48
2009 1.27 3.42
2010 1.26 3.36
2011 1.21 3.29
2012 1.25 3.22
2013 1.28 3.17
2014 1.26 3.12
2015 1.32 3.07
2016 1.36 3.01
2017 1.42 2.97
2018 1.5 2.93
2019 1.51 2.88
2020 1.52 2.84
2021 1.49 2.8
2022 1.48 2.75
2023 1.49 2.71

Bosnia and Herzegovina and Syria demographics compared

Median age
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Syria
Year Median age, years
Bosnia Syria
1960 21.5 17.6
1961 21.6 17.3
1962 21.6 17.1
1963 21.7 16.9
1964 21.7 16.7
1965 21.8 16.5
1966 21.9 16.4
1967 22 16.2
1968 22.1 16.1
1969 22.2 16
1970 22.4 15.9
1971 22.6 15.8
1972 22.9 15.8
1973 23.2 15.7
1974 23.6 15.7
1975 23.9 15.7
1976 24.2 15.6
1977 24.6 15.6
1978 25 15.6
1979 25.4 15.6
1980 25.8 15.6
1981 26.2 15.6
1982 26.5 15.7
1983 26.9 15.8
1984 27.3 15.8
1985 27.6 15.9
1986 28 16
1987 28.4 16.1
1988 28.8 16.2
1989 29.2 16.4
1990 29.7 16.5
1991 30.2 16.7
1992 30.9 16.9
1993 31.8 17.1
1994 32.6 17.3
1995 33 17.5
1996 32.9 17.7
1997 32.8 17.9
1998 33 18.1
1999 33.3 18.3
2000 33.6 18.5
2001 34 18.8
2002 34.4 19
2003 34.9 19.2
2004 35.4 19.5
2005 35.9 19.7
2006 36.5 20.3
2007 37.1 21
2008 37.8 21.3
2009 38.5 21.5
2010 39.1 21.7
2011 39.8 21.9
2012 40.5 21.8
2013 41.2 21.2
2014 41.8 20.1
2015 42.3 19.5
2016 42.8 19.5
2017 43.3 19.6
2018 43.8 20.1
2019 44.3 20.9
2020 44.8 21.6
2021 45.2 22.2
2022 45.6 22.7
2023 46 23.3
2024 46.3 23.9

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Finance

Bosnia Syria
GNI, Atlas method
$27.3B
2024
$18.2B
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
44.9%
2025
28.6%
2010
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.25%
2023
5.13%
2009
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.81%
2023
4.06%
2010
Armed forces personnel
11,000
2020
269,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.19%
2025
-7.79%
2010
Unemployment rate
10.7%
2023
8.61%
2010
Services, % of GDP
58%
2024
44.9%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
22%
2024
12%
2022
Economic freedom index
63.5
2025
51.2
2012
Income share by richest 10%
25.1%
2011
21.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2011
3.8%
2022
Total reserves including gold
$9.42B
2024
$20.6B
2010
Personal remittances received
$3.12B
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
197,000
2020
2,424,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
6.24%
2020
32.2%
2010
Banked people share
77.5%
2024
23.3%
2011

Energy

Bosnia Syria
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,171 kg
2023
455 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.4
2023
$10.5
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
22 megatons
2023
25.6 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
6.91 tons
2023
1.08 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
78.8%
2022
99.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
36.6%
2021
1.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
9.15%
2023
0.72%
2022
Net energy imports use share
24.9%
2023
61.3%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
3,677 kWh
2023
690 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
39.3%
2021
3.91%
2021
Hydroelectric share
39.3%
2023
3.76%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
88.4%
2023

Society

Bosnia Syria
% of world population
0.04%
2024
0.3%
2024
Annual migration change
-4,497
2024
+546,494
2024
Urban population
50.7%
2024
58%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.99 ft
2025
5.63 ft
2025
Average female height
5.5 ft
2025
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
54.9
2025
17.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
33
2024
12
2024
Higher education index
62
2025
32
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.22
2023
2.07
2010
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
13.5
2019
14.9
2019
Visa free countries
124
2025
39
2025
Adult literacy rate
98.3%
2022
94.4%
2021
English speaking
16%
2025
4%
2025
People using the Internet
86.1%
2024
34.7%
2019

Health

Bosnia Syria
Government health expenditure per capita
$667
2022
$34.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$206.1
2022
$15.7
2022
Life expectancy
78.2 years
2025
73 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
2.91%
2022
20.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.32
2019
1.19
2016
Age at first childbirth
28 years
2021
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
6
2023
20
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
6
2023
20.6
2023
Obesity rate
22%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
10.3%
2024
19%
2024
Air quality index
23
2025
42
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
36.2%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.87 liters
2020
0.09 liters
2020

Territory

Bosnia Syria
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.12%
2025
Land area per capita
6,247 sq mi
2024
2,874 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
4,297 sq mi
2025
52,533 sq mi
2025
Forest area
8,448 sq mi
2025
2,016 sq mi
2025
Roads length
14,246 mi
2010
n/a

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