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Niger vs Syria statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Niger has a population of 27M (ranked 55/197), compared with 24.7M in Syria (ranked 57/197). Niger's land area is 489,076 sq mi versus 70,900 sq mi for Syria (ranked 20th vs. 87th).

By GDP, Niger ranks 132/197 ($19.5B) and Syria ranks 129/197 ($20B). By GDP per capita, Niger ranks 187/197 ($723), while Syria ranks 184/197 ($847).

Main facts and rankings

Niger Syria
Population
28638403
26304877
Population rank 53/197 57/197
GDP
$19.5B
2024
$20B
2023
GDP rank 132/197 129/197
GDP per capita
$723
2024
$847
2023
GDP per capita rank 187/197 184/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,015
2024
$4,650
2023
Government debt
$9.22B
2024
$18.4B
2010
Debt-to-GDP ratio
43.4%
2025
30%
2010
Government debt per person
$341
2024
$820
2010
Government debt per person rank 176/185 148/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,379
2025
$731
2025
Land area
489,076 sq mi
2025
70,900 sq mi
2025
Population density
55.3 ppl/mi²
2024
348 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
6.06
2023
2.71
2023
Median age
16.5 years
2024
23.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
61.7 years
2025
73 years
2025

Niger and Syria: Comparison Charts

Niger and Syria economies compared

GDP
Niger

Syria
Year GDP
Niger Syria
1960 $449,526,873 $857,704,413
1961 $485,785,231 $945,244,972
1962 $531,736,599 $1,110,565,881
1963 $586,294,879 $1,200,447,408
1964 $582,816,396 $1,339,494,267
1965 $673,383,511 $1,472,036,540
1966 $702,296,079 $1,342,287,553
1967 $665,586,872 $1,580,229,799
1968 $641,214,226 $1,753,746,430
1969 $625,867,985 $2,245,011,515
1970 $649,916,621 $2,140,384,010
1971 $693,573,704 $2,589,851,325
1972 $742,779,661 $3,059,681,698
1973 $946,385,105 $3,239,487,516
1974 $1,026,137,111 $5,159,557,148
1975 $1,048,690,933 $6,826,980,444
1976 $1,064,517,601 $7,633,528,867
1977 $1,291,458,041 $7,696,011,396
1978 $1,774,365,590 $9,275,200,458
1979 $2,109,277,666 $9,929,681,529
1980 $2,508,524,721 $13,062,420,382
1981 $2,170,893,414 $15,518,201,335
1982 $2,017,612,216 $16,298,929,011
1983 $1,803,099,561 $17,589,277,143
1984 $1,461,243,326 $17,503,078,174
1985 $1,440,581,652 $16,403,539,893
1986 $1,904,096,998 $13,293,205,278
1987 $2,233,006,105 $11,356,215,543
1988 $2,280,356,193 $10,577,041,645
1989 $2,179,567,114 $9,853,395,762
1990 $3,512,356,508 $12,308,624,418
1991 $3,285,796,875 $12,981,833,333
1992 $3,386,232,579 $13,253,565,861
1993 $3,052,673,849 $13,695,962,055
1994 $1,938,058,175 $10,122,020,000
1995 $2,302,537,562 $11,396,706,587
1996 $2,405,686,940 $13,789,560,878
1997 $2,290,318,910 $14,505,233,463
1998 $2,643,363,519 $15,200,846,154
1999 $2,537,789,821 $15,873,875,969
2000 $2,241,753,193 $18,937,052,543
2001 $2,448,714,704 $20,237,024,725
2002 $2,782,192,879 $20,669,357,462
2003 $3,394,084,732 $21,828,144,686
2004 $3,760,443,738 $25,086,950,495
2005 $4,383,315,965 $28,858,965,517
2006 $4,756,361,252 $33,751,788,856
2007 $5,731,485,052 $40,465,318,382
2008 $7,297,600,226 $52,557,913,569
2009 $7,352,131,310 $54,111,735,629
2010 $7,851,192,502 $61,390,830,875
2011 $8,772,950,778 $67,539,428,159
2012 $9,426,912,648 $43,190,318,033
2013 $10,224,897,438 $21,361,254,635
2014 $10,862,943,544 $21,502,061,466
2015 $9,683,867,926 $16,466,863,117
2016 $10,398,861,982 $12,597,854,877
2017 $11,185,104,252 $16,369,843,352
2018 $12,837,307,497 $21,497,782,868
2019 $12,889,555,561 $22,583,045,060
2020 $13,744,653,103 $12,047,752,036
2021 $14,915,002,436 $14,353,205,678
2022 $15,433,852,714 $23,622,827,080
2023 $16,698,786,973 $19,993,439,950
2024 $19,537,639,288 -

Niger and Syria economies compared

GDP per capita
Niger

Syria
Year GDP per capita
Niger Syria
1960 $128.3 $183.5
1961 $134.6 $196.3
1962 $143.2 $223.9
1963 $153.3 $234.9
1964 $148.1 $254.2
1965 $166.3 $270.8
1966 $168.6 $239.3
1967 $155.4 $272.9
1968 $145.6 $293.3
1969 $138.3 $364
1970 $139.8 $335
1971 $145.2 $393
1972 $151.4 $448
1973 $187.9 $459
1974 $198.3 $707
1975 $197.2 $904
1976 $194.8 $976
1977 $229.8 $951
1978 $307 $1,108
1979 $354 $1,146
1980 $409 $1,458
1981 $343 $1,676
1982 $310 $1,703
1983 $268.8 $1,776
1984 $211.5 $1,706
1985 $202.4 $1,544
1986 $259.6 $1,208
1987 $295.3 $997
1988 $292.6 $898
1989 $271.3 $809
1990 $424 $978
1991 $384 $1,000
1992 $384 $990
1993 $335 $993
1994 $206.2 $712
1995 $237 $780
1996 $239.5 $918
1997 $220.6 $941
1998 $246.1 $961
1999 $228.3 $978
2000 $194.8 $1,138
2001 $205.4 $1,187
2002 $225.3 $1,183
2003 $265.2 $1,220
2004 $283.5 $1,368
2005 $319 $1,534
2006 $333 $1,719
2007 $387 $1,938
2008 $475 $2,429
2009 $461 $2,462
2010 $474 $2,731
2011 $511 $2,952
2012 $529 $1,898
2013 $552 $986
2014 $565 $1,061
2015 $486 $848
2016 $503 $656
2017 $522 $852
2018 $579 $1,098
2019 $562 $1,110
2020 $580 $572
2021 $609 $664
2022 $610 $1,052
2023 $638 $847
2024 $723 -

Niger vs. Syria life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Niger

Syria
Year Life expectancy, years
Niger Syria
1950 35.9 42.5
1951 35.9 43.4
1952 35.9 44.3
1953 35.9 45.3
1954 36 46.4
1955 36 47.4
1956 36 48.5
1957 36.1 49.6
1958 36.1 50.7
1959 36.1 51.7
1960 36.2 52.7
1961 36.3 53.7
1962 36.3 54.6
1963 36.4 55.4
1964 36.5 56.2
1965 36.4 56.9
1966 36.3 57.6
1967 36.2 58
1968 36.1 59.1
1969 36 59.8
1970 35.9 60.6
1971 35.3 61.3
1972 35.8 62
1973 35.9 60.8
1974 36.2 63.4
1975 36.6 64.2
1976 37.1 64.8
1977 37.7 65.4
1978 38.3 65.9
1979 38.9 66.2
1980 39.3 66.5
1981 39.6 64.6
1982 39.8 60.8
1983 40 67.4
1984 40 67.7
1985 40.1 68
1986 40.3 68.4
1987 40.5 68.8
1988 40.8 69.2
1989 41.2 69.5
1990 41.7 69.8
1991 42.3 70.1
1992 43.1 70.2
1993 43.8 70.3
1994 44.6 70.3
1995 45.5 70.2
1996 46.3 70.2
1997 47.1 70.2
1998 47.8 70.2
1999 48.5 70.5
2000 49.2 70.9
2001 49.9 71.3
2002 50.6 71.7
2003 51.5 72.2
2004 52.4 72.5
2005 53.3 72.8
2006 54.2 73
2007 55.1 73.3
2008 55.9 73.4
2009 56.5 73.5
2010 57.1 73.5
2011 57.6 72.3
2012 58 66.2
2013 58.4 65.1
2014 58.7 65.5
2015 58.8 63.3
2016 59.2 65.2
2017 59.5 65.7
2018 59.8 67.4
2019 60 71
2020 59.9 71.9
2021 59.5 72.4
2022 60.4 72.8
2023 61.2 72.1
2024 61.4 72.6
2025 61.7 73

Niger and Syria population clocks and comparison

Population
Niger

Syria
Year Population
Niger Syria
1960 3,505,050 4,673,500
1961 3,608,162 4,815,466
1962 3,714,520 4,959,340
1963 3,823,873 5,110,467
1964 3,935,814 5,269,087
1965 4,049,695 5,435,267
1966 4,165,544 5,609,047
1967 4,283,590 5,790,198
1968 4,403,637 5,978,742
1969 4,525,725 6,175,166
1970 4,650,275 6,380,609
1971 4,776,225 6,598,094
1972 4,904,845 6,826,024
1973 5,037,865 7,060,321
1974 5,174,953 7,302,160
1975 5,317,019 7,554,364
1976 5,464,962 7,817,320
1977 5,619,716 8,090,501
1978 5,782,932 8,372,759
1979 5,955,556 8,661,909
1980 6,135,971 8,957,663
1981 6,322,006 9,260,189
1982 6,512,732 9,572,511
1983 6,708,644 9,904,809
1984 6,909,971 10,258,398
1985 7,118,457 10,625,672
1986 7,335,811 11,002,844
1987 7,561,150 11,388,923
1988 7,793,748 11,782,264
1989 8,034,780 12,179,060
1990 8,286,059 12,579,208
1991 8,546,900 12,980,821
1992 8,817,633 13,385,571
1993 9,100,789 13,795,686
1994 9,398,258 14,208,583
1995 9,714,529 14,616,801
1996 10,044,852 15,018,104
1997 10,383,969 15,417,542
1998 10,741,413 15,820,413
1999 11,117,411 16,228,061
2000 11,509,630 16,637,888
2001 11,920,647 17,051,338
2002 12,349,144 17,468,332
2003 12,796,984 17,889,296
2004 13,265,836 18,336,875
2005 13,756,192 18,814,091
2006 14,268,581 19,637,022
2007 14,803,610 20,884,125
2008 15,361,915 21,636,564
2009 15,943,675 21,976,969
2010 16,548,835 22,482,421
2011 17,176,283 22,878,098
2012 17,836,769 22,759,763
2013 18,519,898 21,666,917
2014 19,215,909 20,273,659
2015 19,939,498 19,424,618
2016 20,685,753 19,193,834
2017 21,435,446 19,224,668
2018 22,188,069 19,577,845
2019 22,947,757 20,353,534
2020 23,717,613 21,049,429
2021 24,502,140 21,628,839
2022 25,311,973 22,462,173
2023 26,159,867 23,594,623
2024 27,032,412 24,672,760

Fertility rates in Niger and Syria

Fertility rate
Niger

Syria
Year Fertility rate
Niger Syria
1960 7.53 7.51
1961 7.51 7.5
1962 7.5 7.51
1963 7.49 7.51
1964 7.48 7.53
1965 7.47 7.53
1966 7.48 7.55
1967 7.49 7.56
1968 7.5 7.57
1969 7.51 7.59
1970 7.51 7.62
1971 7.52 7.6
1972 7.52 7.57
1973 7.53 7.55
1974 7.54 7.52
1975 7.54 7.49
1976 7.56 7.45
1977 7.6 7.42
1978 7.66 7.35
1979 7.72 7.25
1980 7.78 7.12
1981 7.82 6.97
1982 7.86 6.81
1983 7.9 6.69
1984 7.92 6.59
1985 7.93 6.48
1986 7.9 6.37
1987 7.87 6.2
1988 7.84 6
1989 7.82 5.78
1990 7.81 5.56
1991 7.8 5.34
1992 7.8 5.14
1993 7.79 4.99
1994 7.79 4.86
1995 7.78 4.7
1996 7.78 4.54
1997 7.8 4.37
1998 7.84 4.25
1999 7.84 4.14
2000 7.83 4.07
2001 7.81 3.98
2002 7.8 3.87
2003 7.79 3.76
2004 7.78 3.68
2005 7.77 3.61
2006 7.74 3.56
2007 7.73 3.54
2008 7.7 3.48
2009 7.68 3.42
2010 7.64 3.36
2011 7.59 3.29
2012 7.53 3.22
2013 7.45 3.17
2014 7.34 3.12
2015 7.22 3.07
2016 7.04 3.01
2017 6.87 2.97
2018 6.71 2.93
2019 6.54 2.88
2020 6.37 2.84
2021 6.2 2.8
2022 6.14 2.75
2023 6.06 2.71

Niger and Syria demographics compared

Median age
Niger

Syria
Year Median age, years
Niger Syria
1960 15.5 17.6
1961 15.5 17.3
1962 15.5 17.1
1963 15.5 16.9
1964 15.6 16.7
1965 15.6 16.5
1966 15.6 16.4
1967 15.7 16.2
1968 15.7 16.1
1969 15.8 16
1970 15.9 15.9
1971 15.9 15.8
1972 16 15.8
1973 16.1 15.7
1974 16.1 15.7
1975 16.2 15.7
1976 16.3 15.6
1977 16.3 15.6
1978 16.4 15.6
1979 16.4 15.6
1980 16.4 15.6
1981 16.4 15.6
1982 16.4 15.7
1983 16.4 15.8
1984 16.4 15.8
1985 16.4 15.9
1986 16.4 16
1987 16.4 16.1
1988 16.5 16.2
1989 16.5 16.4
1990 16.5 16.5
1991 16.6 16.7
1992 16.6 16.9
1993 16.6 17.1
1994 16.6 17.3
1995 16.6 17.5
1996 16.6 17.7
1997 16.5 17.9
1998 16.5 18.1
1999 16.4 18.3
2000 16.3 18.5
2001 16.2 18.8
2002 16.1 19
2003 16 19.2
2004 15.9 19.5
2005 15.8 19.7
2006 15.7 20.3
2007 15.5 21
2008 15.5 21.3
2009 15.4 21.5
2010 15.3 21.7
2011 15.3 21.9
2012 15.3 21.8
2013 15.3 21.2
2014 15.3 20.1
2015 15.4 19.5
2016 15.5 19.5
2017 15.6 19.6
2018 15.7 20.1
2019 15.8 20.9
2020 15.9 21.6
2021 16 22.2
2022 16.2 22.7
2023 16.3 23.3
2024 16.5 23.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Niger Syria
GNI, Atlas method
$17.9B
2024
$18.2B
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
13.4%
2025
28.6%
2010
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.07%
2023
5.13%
2009
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.07%
2023
4.06%
2010
Armed forces personnel
10,000
2020
269,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.02%
2025
-7.79%
2010
Unemployment rate
0.4%
2022
8.61%
2010
Services, % of GDP
45.4%
2024
44.9%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
17.8%
2024
12%
2022
Economic freedom index
51.5
2025
51.2
2012
Income share by richest 10%
27.8%
2021
21.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
3.8%
2021
3.8%
2022
Total reserves including gold n/a
$20.6B
2010
Personal remittances received
$567M
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
85,000
2020
2,424,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
9.38%
2019
32.2%
2010
Banked people share
14.8%
2024
23.3%
2011

Energy

Niger Syria
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
162 kg
2022
455 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$11.4
2022
$10.5
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
2.82 megatons
2023
25.6 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.11 tons
2023
1.08 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
99.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
79.6%
2021
1.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.05%
2022
0.72%
2022
Net energy imports use share
5.41%
2022
61.3%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
62.4 kWh
2022
690 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
6.38%
2021
3.91%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
3.76%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
20.1%
2023
88.4%
2023

Society

Niger Syria
% of world population
0.33%
2024
0.3%
2024
Annual migration change
-4,041
2024
+546,494
2024
Urban population
17.2%
2024
58%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
5.63 ft
2025
Average female height
5.24 ft
2025
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
16.1
2025
17.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
34
2024
12
2024
Higher education index
22
2025
32
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.39
2012
2.07
2010
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
25.5
2019
14.9
2019
Visa free countries
64
2025
39
2025
Adult literacy rate
35.6%
2022
94.4%
2021
English speaking
1%
2025
4%
2025
People using the Internet
23.2%
2023
34.7%
2019

Health

Niger Syria
Government health expenditure per capita
$26.5
2022
$34.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$10.7
2022
$15.7
2022
Life expectancy
61.7 years
2025
73 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
18.2%
2022
20.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.02
2022
1.19
2016
Age at first childbirth
18.5 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
350
2023
20
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
114.8
2023
20.6
2023
Obesity rate
6.21%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
4.1%
2024
19%
2024
Air quality index
12
2025
42
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
7.7%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.13 liters
2020
0.09 liters
2020

Territory

Niger Syria
% of world land
0.85%
2025
0.12%
2025
Land area per capita
18,092 sq mi
2024
2,874 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
179,918 sq mi
2025
52,533 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,025 sq mi
2025
2,016 sq mi
2025
Roads length
11,774 mi
2010
n/a

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