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Haiti vs Syria statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Haiti has a population of 11.8M (ranked 83/197), compared with 24.7M in Syria (ranked 57/197). Haiti's land area is 10,641 sq mi versus 70,900 sq mi for Syria (ranked 142nd vs. 87th).

By GDP, Haiti ranks 118/197 ($25.2B) and Syria ranks 129/197 ($20B). By GDP per capita, Haiti ranks 154/197 ($2,143), while Syria ranks 184/197 ($847).

Main facts and rankings

Haiti Syria
Population
12011655
26304877
Population rank 82/197 57/197
GDP
$25.2B
2024
$20B
2023
GDP rank 118/197 129/197
GDP per capita
$2,143
2024
$847
2023
GDP per capita rank 154/197 184/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,183
2024
$4,650
2023
Government debt
$3.77B
2024
$18.4B
2010
Debt-to-GDP ratio
11.8%
2025
30%
2010
Government debt per person
$320
2024
$820
2010
Government debt per person rank 177/185 148/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,081
2025
$731
2025
Land area
10,641 sq mi
2025
70,900 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,106 ppl/mi²
2024
348 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.66
2023
2.71
2023
Median age
24.8 years
2024
23.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
65.3 years
2025
73 years
2025

Haiti and Syria: Comparison Charts

Haiti and Syria economies compared

GDP
Haiti

Syria
Year GDP
Haiti Syria
1960 $273,187,200 $857,704,413
1961 $271,066,000 $945,244,972
1962 $281,896,800 $1,110,565,881
1963 $294,883,400 $1,200,447,408
1964 $325,281,200 $1,339,494,267
1965 $353,251,800 $1,472,036,540
1966 $368,948,600 $1,342,287,553
1967 $369,124,200 $1,580,229,799
1968 $367,968,800 $1,753,746,430
1969 $391,820,400 $2,245,011,515
1970 $331,200,000 $2,140,384,010
1971 $362,800,000 $2,589,851,325
1972 $371,998,958 $3,059,681,698
1973 $466,798,973 $3,239,487,516
1974 $565,399,322 $5,159,557,148
1975 $681,400,000 $6,826,980,444
1976 $879,000,000 $7,633,528,867
1977 $947,000,000 $7,696,011,396
1978 $974,200,000 $9,275,200,458
1979 $1,080,600,000 $9,929,681,529
1980 $1,383,800,000 $13,062,420,382
1981 $1,479,400,000 $15,518,201,335
1982 $1,474,200,000 $16,298,929,011
1983 $1,623,600,000 $17,589,277,143
1984 $1,816,200,000 $17,503,078,174
1985 $2,009,400,000 $16,403,539,893
1986 $2,318,000,000 $13,293,205,278
1987 $2,047,200,000 $11,356,215,543
1988 $2,613,926,800 $10,577,041,645
1989 $2,736,243,800 $9,853,395,762
1990 $3,096,289,800 $12,308,624,418
1991 $3,473,562,628 $12,981,833,333
1992 $2,257,129,792 $13,253,565,861
1993 $1,878,253,767 $13,695,962,055
1994 $2,167,569,046 $10,122,020,000
1995 $2,813,313,279 $11,396,706,587
1996 $2,907,517,604 $13,789,560,878
1997 $3,338,949,152 $14,505,233,463
1998 $3,723,903,724 $15,200,846,154
1999 $4,153,725,884 $15,873,875,969
2000 $6,813,566,099 $18,937,052,543
2001 $6,331,970,324 $20,237,024,725
2002 $6,205,847,214 $20,669,357,462
2003 $5,071,947,798 $21,828,144,686
2004 $6,087,360,684 $25,086,950,495
2005 $7,030,149,730 $28,858,965,517
2006 $7,638,739,123 $33,751,788,856
2007 $9,228,637,768 $40,465,318,382
2008 $10,432,962,635 $52,557,913,569
2009 $11,597,002,835 $54,111,735,629
2010 $11,859,312,725 $61,390,830,875
2011 $13,008,746,039 $67,539,428,159
2012 $13,708,925,477 $43,190,318,033
2013 $14,902,488,604 $21,361,254,635
2014 $15,146,883,498 $21,502,061,466
2015 $14,849,629,309 $16,466,863,117
2016 $14,069,277,526 $12,597,854,877
2017 $15,093,357,161 $16,369,843,352
2018 $16,403,864,618 $21,497,782,868
2019 $15,016,090,930 $22,583,045,060
2020 $14,508,222,518 $12,047,752,036
2021 $20,877,414,953 $14,353,205,678
2022 $20,253,551,921 $23,622,827,080
2023 $19,850,585,722 $19,993,439,950
2024 $25,224,154,991 -

Haiti and Syria economies compared

GDP per capita
Haiti

Syria
Year GDP per capita
Haiti Syria
1960 $70.8 $183.5
1961 $69 $196.3
1962 $70.4 $223.9
1963 $72.4 $234.9
1964 $78.5 $254.2
1965 $83.6 $270.8
1966 $85.7 $239.3
1967 $84.2 $272.9
1968 $82.4 $293.3
1969 $86.1 $364
1970 $71.5 $335
1971 $76.8 $393
1972 $77.3 $448
1973 $95.1 $459
1974 $113 $707
1975 $133.6 $904
1976 $169.1 $976
1977 $178.7 $951
1978 $180.3 $1,108
1979 $196.2 $1,146
1980 $246.5 $1,458
1981 $258.5 $1,676
1982 $252.6 $1,703
1983 $272.8 $1,776
1984 $299.2 $1,706
1985 $325 $1,544
1986 $367 $1,208
1987 $318 $997
1988 $397 $898
1989 $407 $809
1990 $452 $978
1991 $497 $1,000
1992 $316 $990
1993 $258.1 $993
1994 $292.1 $712
1995 $372 $780
1996 $377 $918
1997 $425 $941
1998 $465 $961
1999 $510 $978
2000 $821 $1,138
2001 $749 $1,187
2002 $721 $1,183
2003 $579 $1,220
2004 $683 $1,368
2005 $776 $1,534
2006 $829 $1,719
2007 $985 $1,938
2008 $1,095 $2,429
2009 $1,197 $2,462
2010 $1,210 $2,731
2011 $1,312 $2,952
2012 $1,361 $1,898
2013 $1,458 $986
2014 $1,460 $1,061
2015 $1,411 $848
2016 $1,318 $656
2017 $1,395 $852
2018 $1,496 $1,098
2019 $1,352 $1,110
2020 $1,290 $572
2021 $1,835 $664
2022 $1,761 $1,052
2023 $1,706 $847
2024 $2,143 -

Haiti vs. Syria life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Haiti

Syria
Year Life expectancy, years
Haiti Syria
1950 37.2 42.5
1951 38.1 43.4
1952 38.8 44.3
1953 39.5 45.3
1954 40.1 46.4
1955 41 47.4
1956 41.6 48.5
1957 42.1 49.6
1958 42.6 50.7
1959 43 51.7
1960 43.4 52.7
1961 43.8 53.7
1962 44.2 54.6
1963 42.7 55.4
1964 44.9 56.2
1965 45.4 56.9
1966 45.6 57.6
1967 46.1 58
1968 46.5 59.1
1969 46.9 59.8
1970 47.3 60.6
1971 47.6 61.3
1972 47.9 62
1973 48.2 60.8
1974 48.5 63.4
1975 48.7 64.2
1976 49 64.8
1977 49.2 65.4
1978 49.5 65.9
1979 49.7 66.2
1980 50 66.5
1981 50.3 64.6
1982 50.6 60.8
1983 50.9 67.4
1984 51.3 67.7
1985 51.6 68
1986 51.9 68.4
1987 52.2 68.8
1988 52.6 69.2
1989 52.9 69.5
1990 53.2 69.8
1991 53.5 70.1
1992 54 70.2
1993 54.5 70.3
1994 54.7 70.3
1995 55.6 70.2
1996 56.1 70.2
1997 56.7 70.2
1998 57.1 70.2
1999 57.7 70.5
2000 58.2 70.9
2001 58.6 71.3
2002 59 71.7
2003 59.4 72.2
2004 58.5 72.5
2005 60.3 72.8
2006 60.7 73
2007 61.1 73.3
2008 61.3 73.4
2009 61.7 73.5
2010 45.6 73.5
2011 61.6 72.3
2012 62.3 66.2
2013 62.6 65.1
2014 63 65.5
2015 63.2 63.3
2016 63.3 65.2
2017 63.8 65.7
2018 64.1 67.4
2019 64.3 71
2020 63.8 71.9
2021 62.6 72.4
2022 63.9 72.8
2023 64.9 72.1
2024 65.1 72.6
2025 65.3 73

Haiti and Syria population clocks and comparison

Population
Haiti

Syria
Year Population
Haiti Syria
1960 3,858,443 4,673,500
1961 3,929,030 4,815,466
1962 4,001,575 4,959,340
1963 4,073,068 5,110,467
1964 4,146,244 5,269,087
1965 4,223,820 5,435,267
1966 4,302,639 5,609,047
1967 4,382,999 5,790,198
1968 4,465,328 5,978,742
1969 4,549,334 6,175,166
1970 4,635,124 6,380,609
1971 4,723,244 6,598,094
1972 4,813,868 6,826,024
1973 4,906,743 7,060,321
1974 5,001,796 7,302,160
1975 5,099,086 7,554,364
1976 5,198,357 7,817,320
1977 5,299,476 8,090,501
1978 5,402,580 8,372,759
1979 5,507,590 8,661,909
1980 5,614,493 8,957,663
1981 5,723,725 9,260,189
1982 5,835,937 9,572,511
1983 5,951,096 9,904,809
1984 6,069,230 10,258,398
1985 6,190,862 10,625,672
1986 6,316,122 11,002,844
1987 6,445,123 11,388,923
1988 6,578,145 11,782,264
1989 6,714,730 12,179,060
1990 6,854,441 12,579,208
1991 6,995,450 12,980,821
1992 7,136,571 13,385,571
1993 7,278,181 13,795,686
1994 7,419,771 14,208,583
1995 7,562,546 14,616,801
1996 7,707,557 15,018,104
1997 7,854,298 15,417,542
1998 8,002,143 15,820,413
1999 8,151,296 16,228,061
2000 8,303,151 16,637,888
2001 8,455,918 17,051,338
2002 8,607,641 17,468,332
2003 8,759,912 17,889,296
2004 8,910,263 18,336,875
2005 9,061,273 18,814,091
2006 9,216,562 19,637,022
2007 9,373,296 20,884,125
2008 9,530,774 21,636,564
2009 9,689,581 21,976,969
2010 9,803,294 22,482,421
2011 9,914,904 22,878,098
2012 10,069,771 22,759,763
2013 10,222,362 21,666,917
2014 10,373,235 20,273,659
2015 10,523,242 19,424,618
2016 10,671,457 19,193,834
2017 10,817,754 19,224,668
2018 10,962,362 19,577,845
2019 11,105,163 20,353,534
2020 11,243,848 21,049,429
2021 11,374,586 21,628,839
2022 11,503,606 22,462,173
2023 11,637,398 23,594,623
2024 11,772,557 24,672,760

Fertility rates in Haiti and Syria

Fertility rate
Haiti

Syria
Year Fertility rate
Haiti Syria
1960 6.18 7.51
1961 6.18 7.5
1962 6.18 7.51
1963 6.17 7.51
1964 6.16 7.53
1965 6.13 7.53
1966 6.09 7.55
1967 6.05 7.56
1968 6.01 7.57
1969 5.96 7.59
1970 5.91 7.62
1971 5.88 7.6
1972 5.85 7.57
1973 5.81 7.55
1974 5.78 7.52
1975 5.75 7.49
1976 5.71 7.45
1977 5.67 7.42
1978 5.64 7.35
1979 5.59 7.25
1980 5.56 7.12
1981 5.53 6.97
1982 5.53 6.81
1983 5.51 6.69
1984 5.51 6.59
1985 5.5 6.48
1986 5.48 6.37
1987 5.47 6.2
1988 5.47 6
1989 5.44 5.78
1990 5.41 5.56
1991 5.32 5.34
1992 5.21 5.14
1993 5.1 4.99
1994 4.99 4.86
1995 4.88 4.7
1996 4.78 4.54
1997 4.67 4.37
1998 4.56 4.25
1999 4.45 4.14
2000 4.39 4.07
2001 4.25 3.98
2002 4.13 3.87
2003 4.05 3.76
2004 3.94 3.68
2005 3.84 3.61
2006 3.76 3.56
2007 3.69 3.54
2008 3.62 3.48
2009 3.57 3.42
2010 3.5 3.36
2011 3.43 3.29
2012 3.32 3.22
2013 3.22 3.17
2014 3.16 3.12
2015 3.11 3.07
2016 3.05 3.01
2017 2.99 2.97
2018 2.92 2.93
2019 2.86 2.88
2020 2.8 2.84
2021 2.75 2.8
2022 2.7 2.75
2023 2.66 2.71

Haiti and Syria demographics compared

Median age
Haiti

Syria
Year Median age, years
Haiti Syria
1960 19.5 17.6
1961 19.5 17.3
1962 19.5 17.1
1963 19.5 16.9
1964 19.5 16.7
1965 19.5 16.5
1966 19.4 16.4
1967 19.4 16.2
1968 19.4 16.1
1969 19.4 16
1970 19.4 15.9
1971 19.4 15.8
1972 19.3 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 19.2 15.6
1980 19.2 15.6
1981 19.2 15.6
1982 19.2 15.7
1983 19.1 15.8
1984 19.1 15.8
1985 19.1 15.9
1986 19 16
1987 19 16.1
1988 19 16.2
1989 18.9 16.4
1990 18.9 16.5
1991 18.9 16.7
1992 18.9 16.9
1993 18.9 17.1
1994 18.9 17.3
1995 19 17.5
1996 19 17.7
1997 19.1 17.9
1998 19.2 18.1
1999 19.3 18.3
2000 19.4 18.5
2001 19.5 18.8
2002 19.7 19
2003 19.8 19.2
2004 20 19.5
2005 20.2 19.7
2006 20.4 20.3
2007 20.6 21
2008 20.9 21.3
2009 21.1 21.5
2010 21.3 21.7
2011 21.6 21.9
2012 21.8 21.8
2013 22 21.2
2014 22.3 20.1
2015 22.5 19.5
2016 22.8 19.5
2017 23 19.6
2018 23.3 20.1
2019 23.5 20.9
2020 23.8 21.6
2021 24 22.2
2022 24.3 22.7
2023 24.5 23.3
2024 24.8 23.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Haiti Syria
GNI, Atlas method
$20.7B
2024
$18.2B
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
6.09%
2025
28.6%
2010
Education expenditure, % of GDP
0.96%
2023
5.13%
2009
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.05%
2023
4.06%
2010
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
269,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.12%
2025
-7.79%
2010
Unemployment rate
14.1%
2012
8.61%
2010
Services, % of GDP
48.3%
2024
44.9%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
33.4%
2024
12%
2022
Economic freedom index
46.1
2025
51.2
2012
Income share by richest 10%
31.2%
2012
21.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2012
3.8%
2022
Total reserves including gold
$2.72B
2024
$20.6B
2010
Personal remittances received
$3.9B
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
938,000
2019
2,424,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
34.8%
2018
32.2%
2010
Banked people share
32.6%
2017
23.3%
2011

Energy

Haiti Syria
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
378 kg
2022
455 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.65
2022
$10.5
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
3.54 megatons
2023
25.6 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.3 tons
2023
1.08 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
21.7%
2022
99.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
76.7%
2021
1.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.37%
2022
0.72%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
61.3%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
74.8 kWh
2022
690 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
19.8%
2021
3.91%
2021
Hydroelectric share
18.2%
2022
3.76%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
51.3%
2023
88.4%
2023

Society

Haiti Syria
% of world population
0.14%
2024
0.3%
2024
Annual migration change
-31,747
2024
+546,494
2024
Urban population
60.5%
2024
58%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.65 ft
2025
5.63 ft
2025
Average female height
5.27 ft
2025
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
15.6
2025
17.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
16
2024
12
2024
Higher education index
7
2025
32
2025
Homicides per 100K people
41.2
2023
2.07
2010
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
18.8
2019
14.9
2019
Visa free countries
61
2025
39
2025
Adult literacy rate
68%
2017
94.4%
2021
English speaking
1%
2025
4%
2025
People using the Internet
39.3%
2019
34.7%
2019

Health

Haiti Syria
Government health expenditure per capita
$52.3
2022
$34.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$25.2
2022
$15.7
2022
Life expectancy
65.3 years
2025
73 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
31%
2022
20.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.24
2018
1.19
2016
Age at first childbirth
22.4 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
328
2023
20
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
55.1
2023
20.6
2023
Obesity rate
11.1%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
8.5%
2024
19%
2024
Air quality index
94
2025
42
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.1%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.11 liters
2020
0.09 liters
2020

Territory

Haiti Syria
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.12%
2025
Land area per capita
904 sq mi
2024
2,874 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
6,931 sq mi
2025
52,533 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,305 sq mi
2025
2,016 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,651 mi
2009
n/a

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