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Luxembourg vs Syria statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Luxembourg has a population of 678K (ranked 164/197), compared with 24.7M in Syria (ranked 57/197). Luxembourg's land area is 994 sq mi versus 70,900 sq mi for Syria (ranked 169th vs. 87th).

By GDP, Luxembourg ranks 73/197 ($93.2B) and Syria ranks 129/197 ($20B). By GDP per capita, Luxembourg ranks 3/197 ($137,517), while Syria ranks 184/197 ($847).

Main facts and rankings

Luxembourg Syria
Population
690832
26304877
Population rank 164/197 57/197
GDP
$93.2B
2024
$20B
2023
GDP rank 73/197 129/197
GDP per capita
$137,517
2024
$847
2023
GDP per capita rank 3/197 184/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$150,772
2024
$4,650
2023
Government debt
$24.2B
2024
$18.4B
2010
Debt-to-GDP ratio
26.4%
2025
30%
2010
Government debt per person
$35,728
2024
$820
2010
Government debt per person rank 20/185 148/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$64,450
2025
$731
2025
Land area
994 sq mi
2025
70,900 sq mi
2025
Population density
682 ppl/mi²
2024
348 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.25
2023
2.71
2023
Median age
40.2 years
2024
23.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.5 years
2025
73 years
2025

Luxembourg and Syria: Comparison Charts

Luxembourg and Syria economies compared

GDP
Luxembourg

Syria
Year GDP
Luxembourg Syria
1960 $709,941,874 $857,704,413
1961 $710,163,719 $945,244,972
1962 $747,846,862 $1,110,565,881
1963 $797,902,154 $1,200,447,408
1964 $910,877,686 $1,339,494,267
1965 $929,477,285 $1,472,036,540
1966 $976,717,015 $1,342,287,553
1967 $983,052,315 $1,580,229,799
1968 $1,075,561,623 $1,753,746,430
1969 $1,245,432,991 $2,245,011,515
1970 $1,457,768,455 $2,140,384,010
1971 $1,518,773,421 $2,589,851,325
1972 $1,901,697,370 $3,059,681,698
1973 $2,609,875,802 $3,239,487,516
1974 $3,183,637,117 $5,159,557,148
1975 $3,123,333,333 $6,826,980,444
1976 $3,423,586,207 $7,633,528,867
1977 $3,789,321,328 $7,696,011,396
1978 $4,718,539,772 $9,275,200,458
1979 $5,516,982,664 $9,929,681,529
1980 $6,019,805,490 $13,062,420,382
1981 $5,053,665,797 $15,518,201,335
1982 $4,602,316,793 $16,298,929,011
1983 $4,524,217,751 $17,589,277,143
1984 $4,438,435,493 $17,503,078,174
1985 $4,577,211,767 $16,403,539,893
1986 $6,685,595,088 $13,293,205,278
1987 $8,320,902,215 $11,356,215,543
1988 $9,418,167,855 $10,577,041,645
1989 $10,037,674,038 $9,853,395,762
1990 $12,778,792,854 $12,308,624,418
1991 $13,834,219,728 $12,981,833,333
1992 $15,518,702,635 $13,253,565,861
1993 $15,925,521,222 $13,695,962,055
1994 $17,701,798,891 $10,122,020,000
1995 $20,853,093,870 $11,396,706,587
1996 $20,895,314,658 $13,789,560,878
1997 $19,563,836,265 $14,505,233,463
1998 $20,150,053,345 $15,200,846,154
1999 $21,899,317,599 $15,873,875,969
2000 $21,230,182,989 $18,937,052,543
2001 $21,387,533,703 $20,237,024,725
2002 $23,649,833,332 $20,669,357,462
2003 $29,667,268,248 $21,828,144,686
2004 $35,064,843,793 $25,086,950,495
2005 $37,672,280,120 $28,858,965,517
2006 $42,910,146,296 $33,751,788,856
2007 $51,587,401,416 $40,465,318,382
2008 $58,844,277,702 $52,557,913,569
2009 $54,467,289,898 $54,111,735,629
2010 $56,213,985,987 $61,390,830,875
2011 $61,696,281,326 $67,539,428,159
2012 $59,776,383,527 $43,190,318,033
2013 $65,203,276,467 $21,361,254,635
2014 $68,804,811,898 $21,502,061,466
2015 $60,071,584,216 $16,466,863,117
2016 $62,216,885,436 $12,597,854,877
2017 $65,712,180,343 $16,369,843,352
2018 $71,085,623,495 $21,497,782,868
2019 $69,872,035,114 $22,583,045,060
2020 $73,670,782,100 $12,047,752,036
2021 $86,386,759,695 $14,353,205,678
2022 $80,801,680,397 $23,622,827,080
2023 $87,574,021,092 $19,993,439,950
2024 $93,197,329,012 -

Luxembourg and Syria economies compared

GDP per capita
Luxembourg

Syria
Year GDP per capita
Luxembourg Syria
1960 $2,261 $183.5
1961 $2,241 $196.3
1962 $2,332 $223.9
1963 $2,462 $234.9
1964 $2,779 $254.2
1965 $2,804 $270.8
1966 $2,925 $239.3
1967 $2,935 $272.9
1968 $3,203 $293.3
1969 $3,690 $364
1970 $4,298 $335
1971 $4,435 $393
1972 $5,487 $448
1973 $7,447 $459
1974 $8,967 $707
1975 $8,701 $904
1976 $9,491 $976
1977 $10,486 $951
1978 $13,034 $1,108
1979 $15,204 $1,146
1980 $16,531 $1,458
1981 $13,837 $1,676
1982 $12,591 $1,703
1983 $12,374 $1,776
1984 $12,127 $1,706
1985 $12,482 $1,544
1986 $18,150 $1,208
1987 $22,443 $997
1988 $25,219 $898
1989 $26,618 $809
1990 $33,465 $978
1991 $35,747 $1,000
1992 $39,571 $990
1993 $40,067 $993
1994 $43,933 $712
1995 $51,032 $780
1996 $50,444 $918
1997 $46,642 $941
1998 $47,445 $961
1999 $50,872 $978
2000 $48,660 $1,138
2001 $48,440 $1,187
2002 $53,006 $1,183
2003 $65,689 $1,220
2004 $76,545 $1,368
2005 $80,988 $1,534
2006 $90,789 $1,719
2007 $107,475 $1,938
2008 $120,422 $2,429
2009 $109,420 $2,462
2010 $110,886 $2,731
2011 $119,025 $2,952
2012 $112,585 $1,898
2013 $120,000 $986
2014 $123,679 $1,061
2015 $105,462 $848
2016 $106,899 $656
2017 $110,193 $852
2018 $116,927 $1,098
2019 $112,697 $1,110
2020 $116,860 $572
2021 $134,966 $664
2022 $123,720 $1,052
2023 $131,408 $847
2024 $137,517 -

Luxembourg vs. Syria life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Luxembourg

Syria
Year Life expectancy, years
Luxembourg Syria
1950 65.5 42.5
1951 65.9 43.4
1952 66.1 44.3
1953 66.4 45.3
1954 66.7 46.4
1955 67.4 47.4
1956 67.1 48.5
1957 66.9 49.6
1958 68.4 50.7
1959 68.4 51.7
1960 68.8 52.7
1961 69.1 53.7
1962 68.4 54.6
1963 68.7 55.4
1964 68.8 56.2
1965 69.2 56.9
1966 68.9 57.6
1967 69.5 58
1968 70 59.1
1969 69.7 59.8
1970 69.2 60.6
1971 69.2 61.3
1972 70.5 62
1973 70.3 60.8
1974 70.2 63.4
1975 70.3 64.2
1976 70.2 64.8
1977 71.5 65.4
1978 71.5 65.9
1979 72.3 66.2
1980 72.4 66.5
1981 72.1 64.6
1982 72.2 60.8
1983 73 67.4
1984 72.7 67.7
1985 73.3 68
1986 74.1 68.4
1987 73.9 68.8
1988 74.3 69.2
1989 74.3 69.5
1990 75 69.8
1991 75 70.1
1992 74.7 70.2
1993 75.4 70.3
1994 75.9 70.3
1995 75.9 70.2
1996 76.2 70.2
1997 76.4 70.2
1998 76.6 70.2
1999 77 70.5
2000 77.3 70.9
2001 77.5 71.3
2002 77.6 71.7
2003 77.3 72.2
2004 78.7 72.5
2005 78.9 72.8
2006 78.8 73
2007 79.1 73.3
2008 80.1 73.4
2009 79.9 73.5
2010 80.1 73.5
2011 80.3 72.3
2012 80.4 66.2
2013 80.9 65.1
2014 81.2 65.5
2015 81.3 63.3
2016 81.6 65.2
2017 81.1 65.7
2018 81.5 67.4
2019 81.6 71
2020 81.4 71.9
2021 81.8 72.4
2022 82.2 72.8
2023 82.2 72.1
2024 82.4 72.6
2025 82.5 73

Luxembourg and Syria population clocks and comparison

Population
Luxembourg

Syria
Year Population
Luxembourg Syria
1960 313,970 4,673,500
1961 316,845 4,815,466
1962 320,750 4,959,340
1963 324,100 5,110,467
1964 327,750 5,269,087
1965 331,500 5,435,267
1966 333,895 5,609,047
1967 334,995 5,790,198
1968 335,850 5,978,742
1969 337,500 6,175,166
1970 339,171 6,380,609
1971 342,421 6,598,094
1972 346,600 6,826,024
1973 350,450 7,060,321
1974 355,050 7,302,160
1975 358,950 7,554,364
1976 360,731 7,817,320
1977 361,358 8,090,501
1978 362,007 8,372,759
1979 362,856 8,661,909
1980 364,150 8,957,663
1981 365,225 9,260,189
1982 365,525 9,572,511
1983 365,622 9,904,809
1984 365,998 10,258,398
1985 366,706 10,625,672
1986 368,355 11,002,844
1987 370,750 11,388,923
1988 373,450 11,782,264
1989 377,100 12,179,060
1990 381,850 12,579,208
1991 387,000 12,980,821
1992 392,175 13,385,571
1993 397,475 13,795,686
1994 402,925 14,208,583
1995 408,625 14,616,801
1996 414,225 15,018,104
1997 419,450 15,417,542
1998 424,700 15,820,413
1999 430,475 16,228,061
2000 436,300 16,637,888
2001 441,525 17,051,338
2002 446,175 17,468,332
2003 451,630 17,889,296
2004 458,095 18,336,875
2005 465,158 18,814,091
2006 472,637 19,637,022
2007 479,993 20,884,125
2008 488,650 21,636,564
2009 497,783 21,976,969
2010 506,953 22,482,421
2011 518,347 22,878,098
2012 530,946 22,759,763
2013 543,360 21,666,917
2014 556,319 20,273,659
2015 569,604 19,424,618
2016 582,014 19,193,834
2017 596,336 19,224,668
2018 607,950 19,577,845
2019 620,001 20,353,534
2020 630,419 21,049,429
2021 640,064 21,628,839
2022 653,103 22,462,173
2023 666,430 23,594,623
2024 677,717 24,672,760

Fertility rates in Luxembourg and Syria

Fertility rate
Luxembourg

Syria
Year Fertility rate
Luxembourg Syria
1960 2.29 7.51
1961 - 7.5
1962 2.37 7.51
1963 - 7.51
1964 2.34 7.53
1965 2.42 7.53
1966 2.34 7.55
1967 2.24 7.56
1968 2.12 7.57
1969 2.02 7.59
1970 1.97 7.62
1971 1.95 7.6
1972 1.75 7.57
1973 1.58 7.55
1974 1.58 7.52
1975 1.55 7.49
1976 1.48 7.45
1977 1.5 7.42
1978 1.48 7.35
1979 1.48 7.25
1980 1.5 7.12
1981 1.55 6.97
1982 1.49 6.81
1983 1.43 6.69
1984 1.42 6.59
1985 1.38 6.48
1986 1.43 6.37
1987 1.4 6.2
1988 1.51 6
1989 1.52 5.78
1990 1.6 5.56
1991 1.6 5.34
1992 1.64 5.14
1993 1.7 4.99
1994 1.72 4.86
1995 1.7 4.7
1996 1.77 4.54
1997 1.71 4.37
1998 1.68 4.25
1999 1.74 4.14
2000 1.76 4.07
2001 1.66 3.98
2002 1.63 3.87
2003 1.62 3.76
2004 1.66 3.68
2005 1.63 3.61
2006 1.65 3.56
2007 1.61 3.54
2008 1.61 3.48
2009 1.59 3.42
2010 1.63 3.36
2011 1.52 3.29
2012 1.57 3.22
2013 1.55 3.17
2014 1.5 3.12
2015 1.47 3.07
2016 1.41 3.01
2017 1.39 2.97
2018 1.38 2.93
2019 1.34 2.88
2020 1.36 2.84
2021 1.38 2.8
2022 1.31 2.75
2023 1.25 2.71

Luxembourg and Syria demographics compared

Median age
Luxembourg

Syria
Year Median age, years
Luxembourg Syria
1960 35.1 17.6
1961 35.1 17.3
1962 35.1 17.1
1963 35.1 16.9
1964 35.2 16.7
1965 35.2 16.5
1966 35.2 16.4
1967 35.2 16.2
1968 35.3 16.1
1969 35.3 16
1970 35.3 15.9
1971 35.3 15.8
1972 35.1 15.8
1973 35.1 15.7
1974 35 15.7
1975 35 15.7
1976 34.9 15.6
1977 34.8 15.6
1978 34.8 15.6
1979 34.8 15.6
1980 34.9 15.6
1981 35 15.6
1982 35.2 15.7
1983 35.4 15.8
1984 35.6 15.8
1985 35.8 15.9
1986 36 16
1987 36.1 16.1
1988 36.2 16.2
1989 36.3 16.4
1990 36.4 16.5
1991 36.4 16.7
1992 36.5 16.9
1993 36.5 17.1
1994 36.6 17.3
1995 36.7 17.5
1996 36.8 17.7
1997 37 17.9
1998 37.1 18.1
1999 37.3 18.3
2000 37.3 18.5
2001 37.3 18.8
2002 37.6 19
2003 37.8 19.2
2004 38 19.5
2005 38.2 19.7
2006 38.4 20.3
2007 38.5 21
2008 38.7 21.3
2009 38.8 21.5
2010 38.9 21.7
2011 39 21.9
2012 39.1 21.8
2013 39.1 21.2
2014 39.2 20.1
2015 39.3 19.5
2016 39.3 19.5
2017 39.4 19.6
2018 39.5 20.1
2019 39.5 20.9
2020 39.6 21.6
2021 39.7 22.2
2022 39.7 22.7
2023 39.9 23.3
2024 40.2 23.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Luxembourg Syria
GNI, Atlas method
$62B
2024
$18.2B
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
48.2%
2025
28.6%
2010
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.71%
2022
5.13%
2009
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.75%
2023
4.06%
2010
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
269,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.78%
2025
-7.79%
2010
Unemployment rate
6.42%
2024
8.61%
2010
Services, % of GDP
81.9%
2024
44.9%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
9.01%
2024
12%
2022
Economic freedom index
79.5
2025
51.2
2012
Income share by richest 10%
25%
2023
21.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2.8%
2023
3.8%
2022
Number of billionaires
1
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0002%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
28
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$41.9B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$2.79B
2024
$20.6B
2010
Personal remittances received
$2.45B
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
525,000
2020
2,424,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
2.98%
2020
32.2%
2010
Banked people share
98.8%
2017
23.3%
2011

Energy

Luxembourg Syria
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
4,592 kg
2023
455 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$31
2023
$10.5
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
7.01 megatons
2023
25.6 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
10.5 tons
2023
1.08 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
70.4%
2023
99.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
20.5%
2021
1.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.55%
2023
0.72%
2022
Net energy imports use share
109.6%
2023
61.3%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
11,428 kWh
2023
690 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
89%
2021
3.91%
2021
Hydroelectric share
48.8%
2023
3.76%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
88.4%
2023

Society

Luxembourg Syria
% of world population
0.008%
2024
0.3%
2024
Annual migration change
+5,677
2024
+546,494
2024
Urban population
92.3%
2024
58%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.86 ft
2025
5.63 ft
2025
Average female height
5.42 ft
2025
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
93.1
2025
17.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
81
2024
12
2024
Higher education index
79
2025
32
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.54
2022
2.07
2010
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
4.1
2019
14.9
2019
Visa free countries
175
2025
39
2025
Adult literacy rate
100%
2000
94.4%
2021
English speaking
57%
2023
4%
2025
People using the Internet
98.8%
2024
34.7%
2019

Health

Luxembourg Syria
Government health expenditure per capita
$7,505
2023
$34.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$654
2023
$15.7
2022
Life expectancy
82.5 years
2025
73 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.07%
2023
20.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.99
2017
1.19
2016
Age at first childbirth
31.4 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
11
2023
20
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.3
2023
20.6
2023
Obesity rate
18.9%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
5.8%
2024
19%
2024
Air quality index
81
2025
42
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
23%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
10.8 liters
2020
0.09 liters
2020

Territory

Luxembourg Syria
% of world land
0.002%
2025
0.12%
2025
Land area per capita
1,467 sq mi
2024
2,874 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
514 sq mi
2025
52,533 sq mi
2025
Forest area
342 sq mi
2025
2,016 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,786 mi
2019
n/a

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