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Pakistan vs Syria statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Pakistan has a population of 251M (ranked 5/197), compared with 24.7M in Syria (ranked 57/197). Pakistan's land area is 297,638 sq mi versus 70,900 sq mi for Syria (ranked 35th vs. 87th).

By GDP, Pakistan ranks 44/197 ($373B) and Syria ranks 129/197 ($20B). By GDP per capita, Pakistan ranks 163/197 ($1,485), while Syria ranks 184/197 ($847).

Main facts and rankings

Pakistan Syria
Population
258497127
26304877
Population rank 5/197 57/197
GDP
$373B
2024
$20B
2023
GDP rank 44/197 129/197
GDP per capita
$1,485
2024
$847
2023
GDP per capita rank 163/197 184/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$6,287
2024
$4,650
2023
Government debt
$261B
2024
$18.4B
2010
Debt-to-GDP ratio
73.6%
2025
30%
2010
Government debt per person
$1,040
2024
$820
2010
Government debt per person rank 141/185 148/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,459
2025
$731
2025
Land area
297,638 sq mi
2025
70,900 sq mi
2025
Population density
844 ppl/mi²
2024
348 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.61
2023
2.71
2023
Median age
21.5 years
2024
23.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
67.9 years
2025
73 years
2025

Pakistan and Syria: Comparison Charts

Pakistan and Syria economies compared

GDP
Pakistan

Syria
Year GDP
Pakistan Syria
1960 $3,749,265,015 $857,704,413
1961 $4,118,647,627 $945,244,972
1962 $4,310,163,797 $1,110,565,881
1963 $4,630,827,383 $1,200,447,408
1964 $5,204,955,901 $1,339,494,267
1965 $5,929,231,415 $1,472,036,540
1966 $6,561,108,778 $1,342,287,553
1967 $7,464,510,710 $1,580,229,799
1968 $8,041,999,160 $1,753,746,430
1969 $8,683,116,338 $2,245,011,515
1970 $10,027,509,450 $2,140,384,010
1971 $10,665,896,682 $2,589,851,325
1972 $9,415,016,360 $3,059,681,698
1973 $6,383,429,490 $3,239,487,516
1974 $8,899,191,919 $5,159,557,148
1975 $11,230,606,061 $6,826,980,444
1976 $13,168,080,808 $7,633,528,867
1977 $15,126,060,606 $7,696,011,396
1978 $17,811,515,152 $9,275,200,458
1979 $19,688,383,838 $9,929,681,529
1980 $23,654,444,444 $13,062,420,382
1981 $28,100,606,061 $15,518,201,335
1982 $30,725,971,564 $16,298,929,011
1983 $28,691,889,764 $17,589,277,143
1984 $31,151,825,467 $17,503,078,174
1985 $31,144,920,844 $16,403,539,893
1986 $31,899,070,056 $13,293,205,278
1987 $33,351,529,275 $11,356,215,543
1988 $38,472,742,808 $10,577,041,645
1989 $40,171,106,279 $9,853,395,762
1990 $40,010,423,970 $12,308,624,418
1991 $45,625,336,680 $12,981,833,333
1992 $48,884,671,947 $13,253,565,861
1993 $51,809,999,353 $13,695,962,055
1994 $52,293,470,813 $10,122,020,000
1995 $60,636,071,684 $11,396,706,587
1996 $63,320,170,084 $13,789,560,878
1997 $62,433,340,468 $14,505,233,463
1998 $62,191,955,814 $15,200,846,154
1999 $62,973,857,069 $15,873,875,969
2000 $99,484,802,345 $18,937,052,543
2001 $97,145,618,480 $20,237,024,725
2002 $97,923,302,809 $20,669,357,462
2003 $112,371,913,741 $21,828,144,686
2004 $132,216,048,339 $25,086,950,495
2005 $145,208,562,961 $28,858,965,517
2006 $161,871,385,506 $33,751,788,856
2007 $184,140,869,997 $40,465,318,382
2008 $202,203,748,584 $52,557,913,569
2009 $187,337,783,856 $54,111,735,629
2010 $196,709,621,850 $61,390,830,875
2011 $230,586,581,060 $67,539,428,159
2012 $250,106,966,105 $43,190,318,033
2013 $258,657,231,672 $21,361,254,635
2014 $271,390,474,858 $21,502,061,466
2015 $299,963,590,535 $16,466,863,117
2016 $313,630,000,130 $12,597,854,877
2017 $339,205,534,861 $16,369,843,352
2018 $356,128,166,705 $21,497,782,868
2019 $320,909,472,771 $22,583,045,060
2020 $300,425,609,818 $12,047,752,036
2021 $348,516,647,445 $14,353,205,678
2022 $374,890,295,667 $23,622,827,080
2023 $337,885,531,778 $19,993,439,950
2024 $373,071,855,732 -

Pakistan and Syria economies compared

GDP per capita
Pakistan

Syria
Year GDP per capita
Pakistan Syria
1960 $82 $183.5
1961 $87.8 $196.3
1962 $89.5 $223.9
1963 $93.7 $234.9
1964 $102.5 $254.2
1965 $113.6 $270.8
1966 $122.2 $239.3
1967 $135.2 $272.9
1968 $141.6 $293.3
1969 $148.5 $364
1970 $166.7 $335
1971 $172.5 $393
1972 $148.1 $448
1973 $97.5 $459
1974 $132 $707
1975 $161.7 $904
1976 $183.9 $976
1977 $204.7 $951
1978 $233.4 $1,108
1979 $249.2 $1,146
1980 $287.4 $1,458
1981 $328 $1,676
1982 $345 $1,703
1983 $311 $1,776
1984 $327 $1,706
1985 $317 $1,544
1986 $314 $1,208
1987 $317 $997
1988 $354 $898
1989 $358 $809
1990 $344 $978
1991 $380 $1,000
1992 $396 $990
1993 $408 $993
1994 $400 $712
1995 $451 $780
1996 $457 $918
1997 $438 $941
1998 $424 $961
1999 $418 $978
2000 $642 $1,138
2001 $610 $1,187
2002 $600 $1,183
2003 $672 $1,220
2004 $772 $1,368
2005 $828 $1,534
2006 $901 $1,719
2007 $998 $1,938
2008 $1,067 $2,429
2009 $964 $2,462
2010 $987 $2,731
2011 $1,132 $2,952
2012 $1,204 $1,898
2013 $1,225 $986
2014 $1,267 $1,061
2015 $1,380 $848
2016 $1,425 $656
2017 $1,519 $852
2018 $1,569 $1,098
2019 $1,390 $1,110
2020 $1,278 $572
2021 $1,455 $664
2022 $1,538 $1,052
2023 $1,365 $847
2024 $1,485 -

Pakistan vs. Syria life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Pakistan

Syria
Year Life expectancy, years
Pakistan Syria
1950 34.2 42.5
1951 35.4 43.4
1952 36.5 44.3
1953 37.6 45.3
1954 38.6 46.4
1955 39.6 47.4
1956 40.6 48.5
1957 41.6 49.6
1958 42.5 50.7
1959 43.3 51.7
1960 44.1 52.7
1961 45 53.7
1962 45.9 54.6
1963 46.8 55.4
1964 47.8 56.2
1965 48.5 56.9
1966 49.8 57.6
1967 50.8 58
1968 51.6 59.1
1969 52.3 59.8
1970 52.9 60.6
1971 49 61.3
1972 53.8 62
1973 54.1 60.8
1974 54.3 63.4
1975 54.7 64.2
1976 55.1 64.8
1977 55.5 65.4
1978 56.1 65.9
1979 56.6 66.2
1980 57.2 66.5
1981 57.8 64.6
1982 58.3 60.8
1983 58.7 67.4
1984 58.9 67.7
1985 59.1 68
1986 59.2 68.4
1987 59.2 68.8
1988 59.4 69.2
1989 59.5 69.5
1990 59.7 69.8
1991 59.9 70.1
1992 60 70.2
1993 60.1 70.3
1994 60.2 70.3
1995 60.3 70.2
1996 60.5 70.2
1997 60.6 70.2
1998 61.1 70.2
1999 61.5 70.5
2000 61.9 70.9
2001 62.2 71.3
2002 62.6 71.7
2003 62.8 72.2
2004 63.1 72.5
2005 62.4 72.8
2006 63.6 73
2007 63.8 73.3
2008 64 73.4
2009 64.2 73.5
2010 64.4 73.5
2011 64.7 72.3
2012 64.9 66.2
2013 65.1 65.1
2014 65.4 65.5
2015 65.6 63.3
2016 65.9 65.2
2017 66.2 65.7
2018 66.5 67.4
2019 66.7 71
2020 65.7 71.9
2021 65.8 72.4
2022 67.4 72.8
2023 67.6 72.1
2024 67.8 72.6
2025 67.9 73

Pakistan and Syria population clocks and comparison

Population
Pakistan

Syria
Year Population
Pakistan Syria
1960 45,709,310 4,673,500
1961 46,921,277 4,815,466
1962 48,156,128 4,959,340
1963 49,447,776 5,110,467
1964 50,799,999 5,269,087
1965 52,209,010 5,435,267
1966 53,678,667 5,609,047
1967 55,214,768 5,790,198
1968 56,810,507 5,978,742
1969 58,460,939 6,175,166
1970 60,166,719 6,380,609
1971 61,847,899 6,598,094
1972 63,583,194 6,826,024
1973 65,461,912 7,060,321
1974 67,415,487 7,302,160
1975 69,461,175 7,554,364
1976 71,620,254 7,817,320
1977 73,901,827 8,090,501
1978 76,307,379 8,372,759
1979 78,997,039 8,661,909
1980 82,291,010 8,957,663
1981 85,802,049 9,260,189
1982 89,089,246 9,572,511
1983 92,227,711 9,904,809
1984 95,164,936 10,258,398
1985 98,229,285 10,625,672
1986 101,606,764 11,002,844
1987 105,130,717 11,388,923
1988 108,724,739 11,782,264
1989 112,336,629 12,179,060
1990 116,155,576 12,579,208
1991 120,060,406 12,980,821
1992 123,546,848 13,385,571
1993 127,020,117 13,795,686
1994 130,748,083 14,208,583
1995 134,582,253 14,616,801
1996 138,557,092 15,018,104
1997 142,531,804 15,417,542
1998 146,522,356 15,820,413
1999 150,565,377 16,228,061
2000 154,879,127 16,637,888
2001 159,270,907 17,051,338
2002 163,222,549 17,468,332
2003 167,110,248 17,889,296
2004 171,286,000 18,336,875
2005 175,453,212 18,814,091
2006 179,682,690 19,637,022
2007 184,493,231 20,884,125
2008 189,499,113 21,636,564
2009 194,376,534 21,976,969
2010 199,239,047 22,482,421
2011 203,746,065 22,878,098
2012 207,667,125 22,759,763
2013 211,073,978 21,666,917
2014 214,264,647 20,273,659
2015 217,290,883 19,424,618
2016 220,138,869 19,193,834
2017 223,273,967 19,224,668
2018 226,928,892 19,577,845
2019 230,800,899 20,353,534
2020 235,001,746 21,049,429
2021 239,477,801 21,628,839
2022 243,700,667 22,462,173
2023 247,504,495 23,594,623
2024 251,269,164 24,672,760

Fertility rates in Pakistan and Syria

Fertility rate
Pakistan

Syria
Year Fertility rate
Pakistan Syria
1960 6.8 7.51
1961 6.8 7.5
1962 6.8 7.51
1963 6.8 7.51
1964 6.8 7.53
1965 6.8 7.53
1966 6.8 7.55
1967 6.8 7.56
1968 6.8 7.57
1969 6.8 7.59
1970 6.8 7.62
1971 6.8 7.6
1972 6.81 7.57
1973 6.81 7.55
1974 6.81 7.52
1975 6.81 7.49
1976 6.81 7.45
1977 6.8 7.42
1978 6.78 7.35
1979 6.76 7.25
1980 6.73 7.12
1981 6.7 6.97
1982 6.67 6.81
1983 6.64 6.69
1984 6.62 6.59
1985 6.59 6.48
1986 6.55 6.37
1987 6.52 6.2
1988 6.48 6
1989 6.43 5.78
1990 6.36 5.56
1991 6.29 5.34
1992 6.21 5.14
1993 6.11 4.99
1994 6.01 4.86
1995 5.89 4.7
1996 5.77 4.54
1997 5.64 4.37
1998 5.51 4.25
1999 5.46 4.14
2000 5.35 4.07
2001 5.18 3.98
2002 5.01 3.87
2003 4.89 3.76
2004 4.68 3.68
2005 4.6 3.61
2006 4.59 3.56
2007 4.55 3.54
2008 4.51 3.48
2009 4.47 3.42
2010 4.4 3.36
2011 4.31 3.29
2012 4.2 3.22
2013 4.13 3.17
2014 4.06 3.12
2015 3.99 3.07
2016 3.9 3.01
2017 3.9 2.97
2018 3.86 2.93
2019 3.81 2.88
2020 3.77 2.84
2021 3.72 2.8
2022 3.66 2.75
2023 3.61 2.71

Pakistan and Syria demographics compared

Median age
Pakistan

Syria
Year Median age, years
Pakistan Syria
1960 19.1 17.6
1961 19.1 17.3
1962 19 17.1
1963 19 16.9
1964 18.9 16.7
1965 18.8 16.5
1966 18.7 16.4
1967 18.6 16.2
1968 18.5 16.1
1969 18.4 16
1970 18.2 15.9
1971 18.1 15.8
1972 18 15.8
1973 18 15.7
1974 17.9 15.7
1975 17.9 15.7
1976 17.9 15.6
1977 17.9 15.6
1978 18 15.6
1979 18 15.6
1980 18.2 15.6
1981 18.3 15.6
1982 18.4 15.7
1983 18.4 15.8
1984 18.3 15.8
1985 18.2 15.9
1986 18.2 16
1987 18.1 16.1
1988 18.1 16.2
1989 18 16.4
1990 18 16.5
1991 18 16.7
1992 17.9 16.9
1993 17.8 17.1
1994 17.8 17.3
1995 17.8 17.5
1996 17.8 17.7
1997 17.8 17.9
1998 17.9 18.1
1999 18 18.3
2000 18.1 18.5
2001 18.3 18.8
2002 18.4 19
2003 18.5 19.2
2004 18.7 19.5
2005 18.9 19.7
2006 19 20.3
2007 19.2 21
2008 19.4 21.3
2009 19.6 21.5
2010 19.8 21.7
2011 19.9 21.9
2012 20 21.8
2013 20.1 21.2
2014 20.2 20.1
2015 20.3 19.5
2016 20.3 19.5
2017 20.4 19.6
2018 20.5 20.1
2019 20.7 20.9
2020 20.9 21.6
2021 21 22.2
2022 21.2 22.7
2023 21.3 23.3
2024 21.5 23.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Pakistan Syria
GNI, Atlas method
$360B
2024
$18.2B
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
21.6%
2025
28.6%
2010
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.95%
2023
5.13%
2009
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.8%
2023
4.06%
2010
Armed forces personnel
943,000
2020
269,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.62%
2025
-7.79%
2010
Unemployment rate
6.34%
2021
8.61%
2010
Services, % of GDP
50.5%
2024
44.9%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
20%
2024
12%
2022
Economic freedom index
49.1
2025
51.2
2012
Income share by richest 10%
25.5%
2018
21.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
4.2%
2018
3.8%
2022
Listed domestic companies
530
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$52.1B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$18.4B
2024
$20.6B
2010
Personal remittances received
$34.9B
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
966,000
2012
2,424,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
2.8%
2020
32.2%
2010
Banked people share
27.3%
2024
23.3%
2011

Energy

Pakistan Syria
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
471 kg
2022
455 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$12.6
2022
$10.5
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
200.5 megatons
2023
25.6 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.81 tons
2023
1.08 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
63.9%
2022
99.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
41.6%
2021
1.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
9.25%
2022
0.72%
2022
Net energy imports use share
39.8%
2022
61.3%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
606 kWh
2022
690 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
28.3%
2021
3.91%
2021
Hydroelectric share
20%
2022
3.76%
2022
Nuclear share
15.6%
2022
0%
2021
Electricity access
95.6%
2023
88.4%
2023

Society

Pakistan Syria
% of world population
3.09%
2024
0.3%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,401,173
2024
+546,494
2024
Urban population
38.4%
2024
58%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.49 ft
2025
5.63 ft
2025
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
29
2025
17.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
27
2024
12
2024
Higher education index
58
2025
32
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.34
2023
2.07
2010
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
13
2019
14.9
2019
Visa free countries
45
2025
39
2025
Adult literacy rate
58.9%
2021
94.4%
2021
English speaking
48.9%
2023
4%
2025
People using the Internet
27.4%
2023
34.7%
2019

Health

Pakistan Syria
Government health expenditure per capita
$38.8
2022
$34.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$18.4
2022
$15.7
2022
Life expectancy
67.9 years
2025
73 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
13.2%
2022
20.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.08
2019
1.19
2016
Age at first childbirth
22.8 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
155
2023
20
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
58.5
2023
20.6
2023
Obesity rate
23.7%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
31.4%
2024
19%
2024
Air quality index
2
2025
42
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
18.9%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.08 liters
2020
0.09 liters
2020

Territory

Pakistan Syria
% of world land
0.52%
2025
0.12%
2025
Land area per capita
1,185 sq mi
2024
2,874 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
138,977 sq mi
2025
52,533 sq mi
2025
Forest area
13,907 sq mi
2025
2,016 sq mi
2025
Roads length
164,151 mi
2025
n/a

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