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Hungary vs Syria statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Hungary has a population of 9.56M (ranked 97/197), compared with 24.7M in Syria (ranked 57/197). Hungary's land area is 35,236 sq mi versus 70,900 sq mi for Syria (ranked 109th vs. 87th).

By GDP, Hungary ranks 55/197 ($223B) and Syria ranks 129/197 ($20B). By GDP per capita, Hungary ranks 54/197 ($23,311), while Syria ranks 184/197 ($847).

Main facts and rankings

Hungary Syria
Population
9518980
26304877
Population rank 98/197 57/197
GDP
$223B
2024
$20B
2023
GDP rank 55/197 129/197
GDP per capita
$23,311
2024
$847
2023
GDP per capita rank 54/197 184/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$47,636
2024
$4,650
2023
Government debt
$164B
2024
$18.4B
2010
Debt-to-GDP ratio
73.5%
2025
30%
2010
Government debt per person
$17,123
2024
$820
2010
Government debt per person rank 35/185 148/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$15,444
2025
$731
2025
Land area
35,236 sq mi
2025
70,900 sq mi
2025
Population density
271.4 ppl/mi²
2024
348 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.51
2023
2.71
2023
Median age
44.6 years
2024
23.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
77.3 years
2025
73 years
2025

Hungary and Syria: Comparison Charts

Hungary and Syria economies compared

GDP
Hungary

Syria
Year GDP
Hungary 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 $4,886,222,555 $1,753,746,430
1969 $5,429,812,387 $2,245,011,515
1970 $5,780,929,203 $2,140,384,010
1971 $6,291,568,221 $2,589,851,325
1972 $7,379,313,742 $3,059,681,698
1973 $9,138,292,402 $3,239,487,516
1974 $10,016,338,179 $5,159,557,148
1975 $11,420,392,515 $6,826,980,444
1976 $13,235,612,079 $7,633,528,867
1977 $14,783,674,055 $7,696,011,396
1978 $17,286,744,154 $9,275,200,458
1979 $19,959,731,325 $9,929,681,529
1980 $23,116,977,148 $13,062,420,382
1981 $23,705,883,892 $15,518,201,335
1982 $24,141,667,188 $16,298,929,011
1983 $21,910,365,258 $17,589,277,143
1984 $21,242,726,264 $17,503,078,174
1985 $21,510,643,750 $16,403,539,893
1986 $24,778,163,812 $13,293,205,278
1987 $27,232,016,527 $11,356,215,543
1988 $29,799,838,597 $10,577,041,645
1989 $30,422,508,938 $9,853,395,762
1990 $34,478,360,679 $12,308,624,418
1991 $34,867,307,353 $12,981,833,333
1992 $38,857,339,125 $13,253,565,861
1993 $40,256,233,360 $13,695,962,055
1994 $43,307,949,890 $10,122,020,000
1995 $46,577,614,589 $11,396,706,587
1996 $46,833,767,124 $13,789,560,878
1997 $47,398,564,799 $14,505,233,463
1998 $48,784,412,624 $15,200,846,154
1999 $49,160,204,397 $15,873,875,969
2000 $47,275,954,429 $18,937,052,543
2001 $53,800,068,066 $20,237,024,725
2002 $67,636,468,625 $20,669,357,462
2003 $85,190,469,121 $21,828,144,686
2004 $104,015,363,080 $25,086,950,495
2005 $113,098,237,571 $28,858,965,517
2006 $115,604,111,412 $33,751,788,856
2007 $140,123,326,896 $40,465,318,382
2008 $158,228,265,916 $52,557,913,569
2009 $130,807,441,076 $54,111,735,629
2010 $131,898,737,241 $61,390,830,875
2011 $141,712,804,954 $67,539,428,159
2012 $128,470,269,690 $43,190,318,033
2013 $135,646,053,779 $21,361,254,635
2014 $141,128,696,412 $21,502,061,466
2015 $125,244,126,623 $16,466,863,117
2016 $128,983,560,865 $12,597,854,877
2017 $143,335,098,992 $16,369,843,352
2018 $161,184,691,014 $21,497,782,868
2019 $164,936,682,034 $22,583,045,060
2020 $158,468,487,754 $12,047,752,036
2021 $183,282,685,440 $14,353,205,678
2022 $177,536,698,165 $23,622,827,080
2023 $214,022,571,311 $19,993,439,950
2024 $222,904,723,252 -

Hungary and Syria economies compared

GDP per capita
Hungary

Syria
Year GDP per capita
Hungary 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 $476 $293.3
1969 $527 $364
1970 $559 $335
1971 $607 $393
1972 $710 $448
1973 $876 $459
1974 $956 $707
1975 $1,083 $904
1976 $1,249 $976
1977 $1,388 $951
1978 $1,618 $1,108
1979 $1,865 $1,146
1980 $2,158 $1,458
1981 $2,213 $1,676
1982 $2,255 $1,703
1983 $2,050 $1,776
1984 $1,991 $1,706
1985 $2,020 $1,544
1986 $2,331 $1,208
1987 $2,566 $997
1988 $2,812 $898
1989 $2,902 $809
1990 $3,324 $978
1991 $3,361 $1,000
1992 $3,747 $990
1993 $3,887 $993
1994 $4,187 $712
1995 $4,509 $780
1996 $4,542 $918
1997 $4,606 $941
1998 $4,752 $961
1999 $4,802 $978
2000 $4,630 $1,138
2001 $5,281 $1,187
2002 $6,658 $1,183
2003 $8,410 $1,220
2004 $10,291 $1,368
2005 $11,212 $1,534
2006 $11,478 $1,719
2007 $13,935 $1,938
2008 $15,763 $2,429
2009 $13,051 $2,462
2010 $13,190 $2,731
2011 $14,211 $2,952
2012 $12,950 $1,898
2013 $13,739 $986
2014 $14,353 $1,061
2015 $12,783 $848
2016 $13,216 $656
2017 $14,736 $852
2018 $16,605 $1,098
2019 $17,013 $1,110
2020 $16,387 $572
2021 $19,031 $664
2022 $18,484 $1,052
2023 $22,312 $847
2024 $23,311 -

Hungary vs. Syria life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Hungary

Syria
Year Life expectancy, years
Hungary Syria
1950 62.1 42.5
1951 62.5 43.4
1952 63.9 44.3
1953 63.9 45.3
1954 65.4 46.4
1955 66.9 47.4
1956 66 48.5
1957 66.3 49.6
1958 67.4 50.7
1959 67.3 51.7
1960 68.1 52.7
1961 69 53.7
1962 67.9 54.6
1963 68.9 55.4
1964 69.5 56.2
1965 69.1 56.9
1966 69.9 57.6
1967 69.5 58
1968 69.3 59.1
1969 69.4 59.8
1970 69.2 60.6
1971 69.1 61.3
1972 69.7 62
1973 69.6 60.8
1974 69.3 63.4
1975 69.4 64.2
1976 69.7 64.8
1977 69.9 65.4
1978 69.5 65.9
1979 69.7 66.2
1980 69.1 66.5
1981 69.2 64.6
1982 69.4 60.8
1983 68.9 67.4
1984 69 67.7
1985 68.9 68
1986 69.1 68.4
1987 69.6 68.8
1988 69.9 69.2
1989 69.4 69.5
1990 69.4 69.8
1991 69.4 70.1
1992 69.2 70.2
1993 69.2 70.3
1994 69.6 70.3
1995 70 70.2
1996 70.6 70.2
1997 71 70.2
1998 70.9 70.2
1999 71 70.5
2000 71.8 70.9
2001 72.4 71.3
2002 72.5 71.7
2003 72.5 72.2
2004 72.9 72.5
2005 72.9 72.8
2006 73.3 73
2007 73.4 73.3
2008 74 73.4
2009 74.2 73.5
2010 74.5 73.5
2011 74.9 72.3
2012 75.2 66.2
2013 75.7 65.1
2014 75.8 65.5
2015 75.7 63.3
2016 76.2 65.2
2017 76 65.7
2018 76.2 67.4
2019 76.5 71
2020 75.7 71.9
2021 74.2 72.4
2022 76.2 72.8
2023 77 72.1
2024 77.2 72.6
2025 77.3 73

Hungary and Syria population clocks and comparison

Population
Hungary

Syria
Year Population
Hungary Syria
1960 9,983,512 4,673,500
1961 10,027,958 4,815,466
1962 10,060,825 4,959,340
1963 10,087,947 5,110,467
1964 10,119,835 5,269,087
1965 10,147,935 5,435,267
1966 10,178,653 5,609,047
1967 10,216,604 5,790,198
1968 10,255,815 5,978,742
1969 10,298,723 6,175,166
1970 10,337,910 6,380,609
1971 10,367,537 6,598,094
1972 10,398,489 6,826,024
1973 10,432,055 7,060,321
1974 10,478,720 7,302,160
1975 10,540,525 7,554,364
1976 10,598,677 7,817,320
1977 10,648,031 8,090,501
1978 10,684,822 8,372,759
1979 10,704,152 8,661,909
1980 10,711,122 8,957,663
1981 10,711,848 9,260,189
1982 10,705,535 9,572,511
1983 10,689,463 9,904,809
1984 10,668,095 10,258,398
1985 10,648,713 10,625,672
1986 10,630,564 11,002,844
1987 10,612,741 11,388,923
1988 10,596,487 11,782,264
1989 10,481,719 12,179,060
1990 10,373,988 12,579,208
1991 10,373,400 12,980,821
1992 10,369,341 13,385,571
1993 10,357,523 13,795,686
1994 10,343,355 14,208,583
1995 10,328,965 14,616,801
1996 10,311,238 15,018,104
1997 10,290,486 15,417,542
1998 10,266,570 15,820,413
1999 10,237,530 16,228,061
2000 10,210,971 16,637,888
2001 10,187,576 17,051,338
2002 10,158,608 17,468,332
2003 10,129,552 17,889,296
2004 10,107,146 18,336,875
2005 10,087,065 18,814,091
2006 10,071,370 19,637,022
2007 10,055,780 20,884,125
2008 10,038,188 21,636,564
2009 10,022,650 21,976,969
2010 10,000,023 22,482,421
2011 9,971,727 22,878,098
2012 9,920,362 22,759,763
2013 9,872,734 21,666,917
2014 9,833,038 20,273,659
2015 9,797,755 19,424,618
2016 9,759,755 19,193,834
2017 9,726,756 19,224,668
2018 9,706,964 19,577,845
2019 9,694,824 20,353,534
2020 9,670,419 21,049,429
2021 9,630,932 21,628,839
2022 9,605,074 22,462,173
2023 9,592,186 23,594,623
2024 9,562,314 24,672,760

Fertility rates in Hungary and Syria

Fertility rate
Hungary

Syria
Year Fertility rate
Hungary Syria
1960 2.02 7.51
1961 1.94 7.5
1962 1.79 7.51
1963 1.82 7.51
1964 1.82 7.53
1965 1.82 7.53
1966 1.89 7.55
1967 2.01 7.56
1968 2.06 7.57
1969 2.04 7.59
1970 1.98 7.62
1971 1.93 7.6
1972 1.93 7.57
1973 1.93 7.55
1974 2.27 7.52
1975 2.35 7.49
1976 2.23 7.45
1977 2.15 7.42
1978 2.06 7.35
1979 2.01 7.25
1980 1.91 7.12
1981 1.88 6.97
1982 1.8 6.81
1983 1.75 6.69
1984 1.75 6.59
1985 1.85 6.48
1986 1.84 6.37
1987 1.82 6.2
1988 1.81 6
1989 1.82 5.78
1990 1.87 5.56
1991 1.87 5.34
1992 1.77 5.14
1993 1.68 4.99
1994 1.64 4.86
1995 1.57 4.7
1996 1.46 4.54
1997 1.37 4.37
1998 1.32 4.25
1999 1.28 4.14
2000 1.32 4.07
2001 1.31 3.98
2002 1.3 3.87
2003 1.27 3.76
2004 1.28 3.68
2005 1.31 3.61
2006 1.34 3.56
2007 1.32 3.54
2008 1.35 3.48
2009 1.32 3.42
2010 1.25 3.36
2011 1.23 3.29
2012 1.34 3.22
2013 1.35 3.17
2014 1.44 3.12
2015 1.45 3.07
2016 1.53 3.01
2017 1.54 2.97
2018 1.55 2.93
2019 1.55 2.88
2020 1.59 2.84
2021 1.61 2.8
2022 1.56 2.75
2023 1.51 2.71

Hungary and Syria demographics compared

Median age
Hungary

Syria
Year Median age, years
Hungary Syria
1960 32.1 17.6
1961 32.4 17.3
1962 32.6 17.1
1963 32.9 16.9
1964 33.2 16.7
1965 33.4 16.5
1966 33.7 16.4
1967 33.8 16.2
1968 34 16.1
1969 34.1 16
1970 34.1 15.9
1971 34.2 15.8
1972 34.3 15.8
1973 34.3 15.7
1974 34.3 15.7
1975 34.3 15.7
1976 34.2 15.6
1977 34.2 15.6
1978 34.2 15.6
1979 34.3 15.6
1980 34.3 15.6
1981 34.4 15.6
1982 34.5 15.7
1983 34.7 15.8
1984 34.9 15.8
1985 35.1 15.9
1986 35.3 16
1987 35.5 16.1
1988 35.8 16.2
1989 36.1 16.4
1990 36.5 16.5
1991 36.7 16.7
1992 36.9 16.9
1993 37 17.1
1994 37.2 17.3
1995 37.5 17.5
1996 37.7 17.7
1997 37.9 17.9
1998 38.1 18.1
1999 38.3 18.3
2000 38.4 18.5
2001 38.6 18.8
2002 38.7 19
2003 38.8 19.2
2004 38.9 19.5
2005 39 19.7
2006 39.1 20.3
2007 39.2 21
2008 39.4 21.3
2009 39.6 21.5
2010 39.9 21.7
2011 40.4 21.9
2012 40.9 21.8
2013 41.2 21.2
2014 41.5 20.1
2015 41.9 19.5
2016 42.3 19.5
2017 42.6 19.6
2018 42.8 20.1
2019 43 20.9
2020 43.3 21.6
2021 43.6 22.2
2022 43.9 22.7
2023 44.2 23.3
2024 44.6 23.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Hungary Syria
GNI, Atlas method
$198B
2024
$18.2B
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
46.7%
2025
28.6%
2010
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.81%
2022
5.13%
2009
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.13%
2023
4.06%
2010
Armed forces personnel
46,000
2020
269,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.59%
2025
-7.79%
2010
Unemployment rate
4.47%
2024
8.61%
2010
Services, % of GDP
59.7%
2024
44.9%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
23.9%
2024
12%
2022
Economic freedom index
61.4
2025
51.2
2012
Income share by richest 10%
24.4%
2022
21.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2.8%
2022
3.8%
2022
Number of millionaires
24,692
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
0.32%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
4
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00005%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
68
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$41.5B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$46.4B
2024
$20.6B
2010
Personal remittances received
$5.24B
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
31,641,000
2020
2,424,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
3.4%
2020
32.2%
2010
Banked people share
87%
2024
23.3%
2011

Energy

Hungary Syria
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,515 kg
2023
455 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$18
2023
$10.5
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
43.8 megatons
2023
25.6 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.57 tons
2023
1.08 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
64.2%
2023
99.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
15.3%
2021
1.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
21.1%
2023
0.72%
2022
Net energy imports use share
62.5%
2023
61.3%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
4,605 kWh
2023
690 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
19.1%
2021
3.91%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.62%
2023
3.76%
2022
Nuclear share
44.8%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
88.4%
2023

Society

Hungary Syria
% of world population
0.12%
2024
0.3%
2024
Annual migration change
+16,223
2024
+546,494
2024
Urban population
73.2%
2024
58%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.79 ft
2025
5.63 ft
2025
Average female height
5.33 ft
2025
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
69.4
2025
17.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
41
2024
12
2024
Higher education index
80
2025
32
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.77
2023
2.07
2010
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.7
2019
14.9
2019
Visa free countries
174
2025
39
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.1%
2021
94.4%
2021
English speaking
25.3%
2023
4%
2025
People using the Internet
93.8%
2024
34.7%
2019

Health

Hungary Syria
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,407
2023
$34.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$401
2023
$15.7
2022
Life expectancy
77.3 years
2025
73 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
20.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.3
2021
1.19
2016
Age at first childbirth
28.8 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
12
2023
20
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3.8
2023
20.6
2023
Obesity rate
32.5%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
8.3%
2024
19%
2024
Air quality index
59
2025
42
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
32.2%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
9.93 liters
2020
0.09 liters
2020

Territory

Hungary Syria
% of world land
0.06%
2025
0.12%
2025
Land area per capita
3,685 sq mi
2024
2,874 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
19,626 sq mi
2025
52,533 sq mi
2025
Forest area
7,910 sq mi
2025
2,016 sq mi
2025
Roads length
130,979 mi
2018
n/a

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