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Kazakhstan vs Syria statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Kazakhstan has a population of 20.6M (ranked 64/197), compared with 24.7M in Syria (ranked 57/197). Kazakhstan's land area is 1,042,360 sq mi versus 70,900 sq mi for Syria (ranked 9th vs. 87th).

By GDP, Kazakhstan ranks 50/197 ($288B) and Syria ranks 129/197 ($20B). By GDP per capita, Kazakhstan ranks 72/197 ($14,005), while Syria ranks 184/197 ($847).

Main facts and rankings

Kazakhstan Syria
Population
21036432
26304877
Population rank 65/197 57/197
GDP
$288B
2024
$20B
2023
GDP rank 50/197 129/197
GDP per capita
$14,005
2024
$847
2023
GDP per capita rank 72/197 184/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$40,813
2024
$4,650
2023
Government debt
$71.5B
2024
$18.4B
2010
Debt-to-GDP ratio
25.4%
2025
30%
2010
Government debt per person
$3,474
2024
$820
2010
Government debt per person rank 96/185 148/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$7,117
2025
$731
2025
Land area
1,042,360 sq mi
2025
70,900 sq mi
2025
Population density
19.8 ppl/mi²
2024
348 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.01
2023
2.71
2023
Median age
30.5 years
2024
23.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
74.7 years
2025
73 years
2025

Kazakhstan and Syria: Comparison Charts

Kazakhstan and Syria economies compared

GDP
Kazakhstan

Syria
Year GDP
Kazakhstan 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 $26,932,016,270 $12,308,624,418
1991 $24,923,076,923 $12,981,833,333
1992 $24,917,355,372 $13,253,565,861
1993 $23,409,260,880 $13,695,962,055
1994 $21,250,792,886 $10,122,020,000
1995 $20,374,302,652 $11,396,706,587
1996 $21,035,357,937 $13,789,560,878
1997 $22,165,932,063 $14,505,233,463
1998 $22,135,245,507 $15,200,846,154
1999 $16,870,817,182 $15,873,875,969
2000 $18,291,990,662 $18,937,052,543
2001 $22,152,689,180 $20,237,024,725
2002 $24,636,598,527 $20,669,357,462
2003 $30,833,692,900 $21,828,144,686
2004 $43,151,647,003 $25,086,950,495
2005 $57,123,671,734 $28,858,965,517
2006 $81,003,864,630 $33,751,788,856
2007 $104,849,915,058 $40,465,318,382
2008 $133,441,648,852 $52,557,913,569
2009 $115,308,686,941 $54,111,735,629
2010 $148,047,348,241 $61,390,830,875
2011 $192,626,464,617 $67,539,428,159
2012 $207,998,568,866 $43,190,318,033
2013 $236,634,603,409 $21,361,254,635
2014 $221,415,613,595 $21,502,061,466
2015 $184,388,404,706 $16,466,863,117
2016 $137,278,320,084 $12,597,854,877
2017 $166,805,788,827 $16,369,843,352
2018 $179,339,977,690 $21,497,782,868
2019 $181,667,184,855 $22,583,045,060
2020 $171,082,365,861 $12,047,752,036
2021 $197,112,255,361 $14,353,205,678
2022 $225,496,328,925 $23,622,827,080
2023 $261,840,101,060 $19,993,439,950
2024 $288,406,138,231 -

Kazakhstan and Syria economies compared

GDP per capita
Kazakhstan

Syria
Year GDP per capita
Kazakhstan 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 $1,570 $978
1991 $1,442 $1,000
1992 $1,438 $990
1993 $1,355 $993
1994 $1,247 $712
1995 $1,218 $780
1996 $1,281 $918
1997 $1,382 $941
1998 $1,415 $961
1999 $1,092 $978
2000 $1,180 $1,138
2001 $1,422 $1,187
2002 $1,574 $1,183
2003 $1,958 $1,220
2004 $2,722 $1,368
2005 $3,577 $1,534
2006 $5,030 $1,719
2007 $6,449 $1,938
2008 $8,124 $2,429
2009 $6,938 $2,462
2010 $8,793 $2,731
2011 $11,287 $2,952
2012 $12,019 $1,898
2013 $13,478 $986
2014 $12,428 $1,061
2015 $10,196 $848
2016 $7,476 $656
2017 $8,943 $852
2018 $9,472 $1,098
2019 $9,457 $1,110
2020 $8,782 $572
2021 $9,984 $664
2022 $11,255 $1,052
2023 $12,879 $847
2024 $14,005 -

Kazakhstan vs. Syria life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Kazakhstan

Syria
Year Life expectancy, years
Kazakhstan Syria
1950 55.6 42.5
1951 55.9 43.4
1952 56.1 44.3
1953 56.4 45.3
1954 56.6 46.4
1955 56.8 47.4
1956 57.1 48.5
1957 57.3 49.6
1958 57.5 50.7
1959 57.7 51.7
1960 57.9 52.7
1961 58.2 53.7
1962 58.4 54.6
1963 58.6 55.4
1964 58.8 56.2
1965 59 56.9
1966 59.2 57.6
1967 59.4 58
1968 59.6 59.1
1969 59.8 59.8
1970 60 60.6
1971 60.3 61.3
1972 60.5 62
1973 60.7 60.8
1974 60.9 63.4
1975 61.1 64.2
1976 61.3 64.8
1977 61.5 65.4
1978 61.8 65.9
1979 62.1 66.2
1980 62.5 66.5
1981 63 64.6
1982 63.6 60.8
1983 64.2 67.4
1984 64.8 67.7
1985 65.4 68
1986 65.8 68.4
1987 66 68.8
1988 66 69.2
1989 65.9 69.5
1990 65.7 69.8
1991 65.4 70.1
1992 65 70.2
1993 64.5 70.3
1994 64.1 70.3
1995 63.7 70.2
1996 63.5 70.2
1997 63.3 70.2
1998 63.3 70.2
1999 63.5 70.5
2000 63.8 70.9
2001 64.1 71.3
2002 64.4 71.7
2003 64.8 72.2
2004 65 72.5
2005 65.4 72.8
2006 65.7 73
2007 66.2 73.3
2008 66.8 73.4
2009 67.5 73.5
2010 68.3 73.5
2011 69.1 72.3
2012 69.9 66.2
2013 70.7 65.1
2014 71.4 65.5
2015 72 63.3
2016 72.5 65.2
2017 73 65.7
2018 73.4 67.4
2019 73.7 71
2020 71.2 71.9
2021 70.1 72.4
2022 73.5 72.8
2023 74.4 72.1
2024 74.5 72.6
2025 74.7 73

Kazakhstan and Syria population clocks and comparison

Population
Kazakhstan

Syria
Year Population
Kazakhstan Syria
1960 9,429,981 4,673,500
1961 9,742,085 4,815,466
1962 10,058,928 4,959,340
1963 10,377,466 5,110,467
1964 10,690,309 5,269,087
1965 10,993,183 5,435,267
1966 11,288,989 5,609,047
1967 11,584,428 5,790,198
1968 11,879,182 5,978,742
1969 12,156,212 6,175,166
1970 12,419,057 6,380,609
1971 12,684,813 6,598,094
1972 12,951,798 6,826,024
1973 13,208,121 7,060,321
1974 13,454,570 7,302,160
1975 13,700,843 7,554,364
1976 13,998,738 7,817,320
1977 14,353,265 8,090,501
1978 14,711,497 8,372,759
1979 14,978,696 8,661,909
1980 15,152,949 8,957,663
1981 15,323,082 9,260,189
1982 15,492,595 9,572,511
1983 15,665,551 9,904,809
1984 15,844,621 10,258,398
1985 16,031,090 10,625,672
1986 16,262,702 11,002,844
1987 16,527,715 11,388,923
1988 16,781,168 11,782,264
1989 16,997,013 12,179,060
1990 17,154,054 12,579,208
1991 17,278,600 12,980,821
1992 17,332,625 13,385,571
1993 17,274,487 13,795,686
1994 17,043,771 14,208,583
1995 16,730,536 14,616,801
1996 16,416,027 15,018,104
1997 16,043,251 15,417,542
1998 15,647,785 15,820,413
1999 15,455,874 16,228,061
2000 15,501,103 16,637,888
2001 15,575,550 17,051,338
2002 15,656,677 17,468,332
2003 15,747,380 17,889,296
2004 15,850,159 18,336,875
2005 15,968,117 18,814,091
2006 16,103,716 19,637,022
2007 16,257,214 20,884,125
2008 16,426,525 21,636,564
2009 16,619,846 21,976,969
2010 16,836,810 22,482,421
2011 17,066,002 22,878,098
2012 17,306,106 22,759,763
2013 17,556,502 21,666,917
2014 17,816,285 20,273,659
2015 18,084,169 19,424,618
2016 18,363,600 19,193,834
2017 18,651,931 19,224,668
2018 18,932,727 19,577,845
2019 19,209,555 20,353,534
2020 19,482,117 21,049,429
2021 19,743,603 21,628,839
2022 20,034,609 22,462,173
2023 20,330,104 23,594,623
2024 20,592,571 24,672,760

Fertility rates in Kazakhstan and Syria

Fertility rate
Kazakhstan

Syria
Year Fertility rate
Kazakhstan Syria
1960 4.5 7.51
1961 4.42 7.5
1962 4.36 7.51
1963 4.26 7.51
1964 4.07 7.53
1965 3.88 7.53
1966 3.82 7.55
1967 3.77 7.56
1968 3.63 7.57
1969 3.51 7.59
1970 3.51 7.62
1971 3.53 7.6
1972 3.55 7.57
1973 3.51 7.55
1974 3.45 7.52
1975 3.4 7.49
1976 3.33 7.45
1977 3.26 7.42
1978 3.16 7.35
1979 3.14 7.25
1980 3.09 7.12
1981 3.05 6.97
1982 3.02 6.81
1983 3.07 6.69
1984 3.15 6.59
1985 3.21 6.48
1986 3.19 6.37
1987 3.12 6.2
1988 3 6
1989 2.87 5.78
1990 2.75 5.56
1991 2.68 5.34
1992 2.58 5.14
1993 2.48 4.99
1994 2.38 4.86
1995 2.25 4.7
1996 2.08 4.54
1997 1.97 4.37
1998 1.94 4.25
1999 1.9 4.14
2000 1.9 4.07
2001 1.91 3.98
2002 1.96 3.87
2003 2.08 3.76
2004 2.2 3.68
2005 2.27 3.61
2006 2.38 3.56
2007 2.49 3.54
2008 2.62 3.48
2009 2.58 3.42
2010 2.61 3.36
2011 2.61 3.29
2012 2.64 3.22
2013 2.67 3.17
2014 2.76 3.12
2015 2.76 3.07
2016 2.8 3.01
2017 2.75 2.97
2018 2.85 2.93
2019 2.89 2.88
2020 3.13 2.84
2021 3.32 2.8
2022 3.05 2.75
2023 3.01 2.71

Kazakhstan and Syria demographics compared

Median age
Kazakhstan

Syria
Year Median age, years
Kazakhstan Syria
1960 23.2 17.6
1961 23.2 17.3
1962 23.3 17.1
1963 23.3 16.9
1964 23.3 16.7
1965 23.2 16.5
1966 23.2 16.4
1967 23.2 16.2
1968 23.1 16.1
1969 22.9 16
1970 22.8 15.9
1971 22.9 15.8
1972 22.9 15.8
1973 23.1 15.7
1974 23.2 15.7
1975 23.3 15.7
1976 23.3 15.6
1977 23.2 15.6
1978 23.2 15.6
1979 23 15.6
1980 22.9 15.6
1981 23.2 15.6
1982 23.5 15.7
1983 23.8 15.8
1984 24.1 15.8
1985 24.3 15.9
1986 24.6 16
1987 24.9 16.1
1988 25.2 16.2
1989 25.5 16.4
1990 25.7 16.5
1991 25.8 16.7
1992 25.9 16.9
1993 26.1 17.1
1994 26.3 17.3
1995 26.5 17.5
1996 26.7 17.7
1997 26.9 17.9
1998 27.1 18.1
1999 27.4 18.3
2000 27.6 18.5
2001 27.8 18.8
2002 28 19
2003 28.2 19.2
2004 28.3 19.5
2005 28.4 19.7
2006 28.4 20.3
2007 28.5 21
2008 28.4 21.3
2009 28.5 21.5
2010 28.6 21.7
2011 28.7 21.9
2012 28.8 21.8
2013 28.9 21.2
2014 29.1 20.1
2015 29.3 19.5
2016 29.5 19.5
2017 29.7 19.6
2018 29.9 20.1
2019 30.1 20.9
2020 30.2 21.6
2021 30.3 22.2
2022 30.3 22.7
2023 30.4 23.3
2024 30.5 23.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Kazakhstan Syria
GNI, Atlas method
$250B
2024
$18.2B
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
20.6%
2025
28.6%
2010
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.85%
2023
5.13%
2009
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.48%
2023
4.06%
2010
Armed forces personnel
71,000
2020
269,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.15%
2025
-7.79%
2010
Unemployment rate
4.86%
2022
8.61%
2010
Services, % of GDP
58.2%
2024
44.9%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
31.4%
2024
12%
2022
Economic freedom index
63.8
2025
51.2
2012
Income share by richest 10%
24.8%
2021
21.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
4.3%
2021
3.8%
2022
Number of millionaires
44,307
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
0.34%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
6
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00005%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
79
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$62.8B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$45.8B
2024
$20.6B
2010
Personal remittances received
$240M
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
2,035,000
2020
2,424,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
1.2%
2020
32.2%
2010
Banked people share
87%
2024
23.3%
2011

Energy

Kazakhstan Syria
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
3,651 kg
2023
455 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.6
2023
$10.5
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
239.9 megatons
2023
25.6 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
11.8 tons
2023
1.08 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
98.2%
2022
99.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
2%
2021
1.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
1.68%
2023
0.72%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-119.1%
2023
61.3%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
5,146 kWh
2023
690 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
11%
2021
3.91%
2021
Hydroelectric share
7.76%
2023
3.76%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
88.4%
2023

Society

Kazakhstan Syria
% of world population
0.25%
2024
0.3%
2024
Annual migration change
-7,368
2024
+546,494
2024
Urban population
58.4%
2024
58%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.76 ft
2025
5.63 ft
2025
Average female height
5.31 ft
2025
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
52.6
2025
17.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
40
2024
12
2024
Higher education index
46
2025
32
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.63
2022
2.07
2010
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
12.7
2019
14.9
2019
Visa free countries
95
2025
39
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.8%
2020
94.4%
2021
English speaking
15.4%
2023
4%
2025
People using the Internet
93.4%
2024
34.7%
2019

Health

Kazakhstan Syria
Government health expenditure per capita
$421
2022
$34.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$130
2022
$15.7
2022
Life expectancy
74.7 years
2025
73 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.24%
2022
20.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.03
2020
1.19
2016
Age at first childbirth
29.5 years
2021
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
10
2023
20
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.6
2023
20.6
2023
Obesity rate
19%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
6.8%
2024
19%
2024
Air quality index
22
2025
42
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
22.2%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.52 liters
2020
0.09 liters
2020

Territory

Kazakhstan Syria
% of world land
1.81%
2025
0.12%
2025
Land area per capita
50,618 sq mi
2024
2,874 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
827,284 sq mi
2025
52,533 sq mi
2025
Forest area
13,677 sq mi
2025
2,016 sq mi
2025
Roads length
59,284 mi
2017
n/a

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