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Syria vs Tajikistan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Syria has a population of 24.7M (ranked 57/197), compared with 10.6M in Tajikistan (ranked 91/197). Syria's land area is 70,900 sq mi versus 53,587 sq mi for Tajikistan (ranked 87th vs. 93rd).

By GDP, Syria ranks 129/197 ($20B) and Tajikistan ranks 145/197 ($14.2B). By GDP per capita, Syria ranks 184/197 ($847), while Tajikistan ranks 167/197 ($1,341).

Main facts and rankings

Syria Tajikistan
Population
26304877
10940854
Population rank 57/197 88/197
GDP
$20B
2023
$14.2B
2024
GDP rank 129/197 145/197
GDP per capita
$847
2023
$1,341
2024
GDP per capita rank 184/197 167/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$4,650
2023
$5,406
2024
Government debt
$18.4B
2010
$4.2B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
30%
2010
28.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$820
2010
$396
2024
Government debt per person rank 148/185 171/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$731
2025
$2,250
2025
Land area
70,900 sq mi
2025
53,587 sq mi
2025
Population density
348 ppl/mi²
2024
197.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.71
2023
3.07
2023
Median age
23.9 years
2024
23 years
2024
Life expectancy
73 years
2025
72.1 years
2025

Syria and Tajikistan: Comparison Charts

Syria and Tajikistan economies compared

GDP
Syria

Tajikistan
Year GDP
Syria Tajikistan
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 $12,308,624,418 $2,629,395,066
1991 $12,981,833,333 $2,536,585,366
1992 $13,253,565,861 $1,908,554,572
1993 $13,695,962,055 $1,646,623,195
1994 $10,122,020,000 $1,522,001,206
1995 $11,396,706,587 $1,231,561,860
1996 $13,789,560,878 $1,043,654,822
1997 $14,505,233,463 $921,518,033
1998 $15,200,846,154 $1,320,199,582
1999 $15,873,875,969 $1,086,612,290
2000 $18,937,052,543 $860,541,842
2001 $20,237,024,725 $1,080,772,551
2002 $20,669,357,462 $1,221,106,220
2003 $21,828,144,686 $1,555,318,261
2004 $25,086,950,495 $2,076,176,869
2005 $28,858,965,517 $2,312,352,021
2006 $33,751,788,856 $2,830,213,849
2007 $40,465,318,382 $3,719,524,541
2008 $52,557,913,569 $5,161,299,725
2009 $54,111,735,629 $4,979,472,364
2010 $61,390,830,875 $5,642,221,099
2011 $67,539,428,159 $6,522,756,255
2012 $43,190,318,033 $7,633,036,903
2013 $21,361,254,635 $8,448,411,318
2014 $21,502,061,466 $9,112,605,459
2015 $16,466,863,117 $8,271,431,485
2016 $12,597,854,877 $6,992,416,097
2017 $16,369,843,352 $7,536,402,853
2018 $21,497,782,868 $7,764,999,999
2019 $22,583,045,060 $8,300,813,599
2020 $12,047,752,036 $8,133,963,551
2021 $14,353,205,678 $8,937,805,347
2022 $23,622,827,080 $10,713,525,200
2023 $19,993,439,950 $12,244,169,293
2024 - $14,204,575,549

Syria and Tajikistan economies compared

GDP per capita
Syria

Tajikistan
Year GDP per capita
Syria Tajikistan
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 $978 $487
1991 $1,000 $458
1992 $990 $338
1993 $993 $287.6
1994 $712 $261.3
1995 $780 $207
1996 $918 $172
1997 $941 $150.1
1998 $961 $213.7
1999 $978 $175
2000 $1,138 $136.9
2001 $1,187 $168.7
2002 $1,183 $187
2003 $1,220 $233.6
2004 $1,368 $306
2005 $1,534 $334
2006 $1,719 $401
2007 $1,938 $517
2008 $2,429 $703
2009 $2,462 $665
2010 $2,731 $737
2011 $2,952 $834
2012 $1,898 $952
2013 $986 $1,028
2014 $1,061 $1,082
2015 $848 $957
2016 $656 $789
2017 $852 $829
2018 $1,098 $834
2019 $1,110 $871
2020 $572 $834
2021 $664 $897
2022 $1,052 $1,052
2023 $847 $1,178
2024 - $1,341

Syria vs. Tajikistan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Syria

Tajikistan
Year Life expectancy, years
Syria Tajikistan
1950 42.5 49.3
1951 43.4 49.6
1952 44.3 49.9
1953 45.3 50.2
1954 46.4 50.5
1955 47.4 50.8
1956 48.5 51.1
1957 49.6 51.4
1958 50.7 51.8
1959 51.7 52.2
1960 52.7 52.5
1961 53.7 52.9
1962 54.6 53.4
1963 55.4 53.8
1964 56.2 54.2
1965 56.9 54.7
1966 57.6 55.1
1967 58 55.5
1968 59.1 55.9
1969 59.8 56.3
1970 60.6 56.6
1971 61.3 56.9
1972 62 57.2
1973 60.8 57.4
1974 63.4 57.7
1975 64.2 57.9
1976 64.8 58.1
1977 65.4 58.2
1978 65.9 58.4
1979 66.2 58.5
1980 66.5 58.6
1981 64.6 58.8
1982 60.8 60.2
1983 67.4 60.5
1984 67.7 60.7
1985 68 61
1986 68.4 61.8
1987 68.8 61.6
1988 69.2 61.8
1989 69.5 61.7
1990 69.8 61.6
1991 70.1 61.7
1992 70.2 57.1
1993 70.3 55.5
1994 70.3 60.1
1995 70.2 61.4
1996 70.2 60.8
1997 70.2 61.9
1998 70.2 62.4
1999 70.5 63.1
2000 70.9 63.5
2001 71.3 64.2
2002 71.7 64.9
2003 72.2 65.9
2004 72.5 66.6
2005 72.8 66.5
2006 73 67
2007 73.3 67.4
2008 73.4 67.9
2009 73.5 68.2
2010 73.5 68.4
2011 72.3 68.7
2012 66.2 69.1
2013 65.1 69.6
2014 65.5 69.7
2015 63.3 69.7
2016 65.2 70
2017 65.7 70.5
2018 67.4 70.7
2019 71 71
2020 71.9 68.6
2021 72.4 69.6
2022 72.8 71.6
2023 72.1 71.8
2024 72.6 71.9
2025 73 72.1

Syria and Tajikistan population clocks and comparison

Population
Syria

Tajikistan
Year Population
Syria Tajikistan
1960 4,673,500 2,112,131
1961 4,815,466 2,181,805
1962 4,959,340 2,255,026
1963 5,110,467 2,331,736
1964 5,269,087 2,411,260
1965 5,435,267 2,492,998
1966 5,609,047 2,577,184
1967 5,790,198 2,664,130
1968 5,978,742 2,753,848
1969 6,175,166 2,845,273
1970 6,380,609 2,936,779
1971 6,598,094 3,028,837
1972 6,826,024 3,123,691
1973 7,060,321 3,222,290
1974 7,302,160 3,324,499
1975 7,554,364 3,430,425
1976 7,817,320 3,540,076
1977 8,090,501 3,653,265
1978 8,372,759 3,768,508
1979 8,661,909 3,882,691
1980 8,957,663 3,995,256
1981 9,260,189 4,109,022
1982 9,572,511 4,227,171
1983 9,904,809 4,350,874
1984 10,258,398 4,480,026
1985 10,625,672 4,619,003
1986 11,002,844 4,772,139
1987 11,388,923 4,939,059
1988 11,782,264 5,114,989
1989 12,179,060 5,267,249
1990 12,579,208 5,398,768
1991 12,980,821 5,541,205
1992 13,385,571 5,649,400
1993 13,795,686 5,724,993
1994 14,208,583 5,825,368
1995 14,616,801 5,948,584
1996 15,018,104 6,066,523
1997 15,417,542 6,139,829
1998 15,820,413 6,176,397
1999 16,228,061 6,208,370
2000 16,637,888 6,284,735
2001 17,051,338 6,407,377
2002 17,468,332 6,531,669
2003 17,889,296 6,658,575
2004 18,336,875 6,790,547
2005 18,814,091 6,924,720
2006 19,637,022 7,057,566
2007 20,884,125 7,194,477
2008 21,636,564 7,338,403
2009 21,976,969 7,490,230
2010 22,482,421 7,652,141
2011 22,878,098 7,824,785
2012 22,759,763 8,014,084
2013 21,666,917 8,216,724
2014 20,273,659 8,425,552
2015 19,424,618 8,643,840
2016 19,193,834 8,865,631
2017 19,224,668 9,085,946
2018 19,577,845 9,307,333
2019 20,353,534 9,529,966
2020 21,049,429 9,749,310
2021 21,628,839 9,966,908
2022 22,462,173 10,182,222
2023 23,594,623 10,389,799
2024 24,672,760 10,590,927

Fertility rates in Syria and Tajikistan

Fertility rate
Syria

Tajikistan
Year Fertility rate
Syria Tajikistan
1960 7.51 6.24
1961 7.5 6.35
1962 7.51 6.48
1963 7.51 6.62
1964 7.53 6.68
1965 7.53 6.74
1966 7.55 6.82
1967 7.56 6.89
1968 7.57 6.91
1969 7.59 6.91
1970 7.62 6.91
1971 7.6 6.91
1972 7.57 6.89
1973 7.55 6.84
1974 7.52 6.77
1975 7.49 6.69
1976 7.45 6.6
1977 7.42 6.49
1978 7.35 6.4
1979 7.25 6.31
1980 7.12 6.21
1981 6.97 6.12
1982 6.81 6.03
1983 6.69 5.98
1984 6.59 5.96
1985 6.48 5.94
1986 6.37 5.91
1987 6.2 5.84
1988 6 5.75
1989 5.78 5.61
1990 5.56 5.46
1991 5.34 5.28
1992 5.14 5.06
1993 4.99 4.92
1994 4.86 4.79
1995 4.7 4.66
1996 4.54 3.94
1997 4.37 4.06
1998 4.25 4.07
1999 4.14 3.85
2000 4.07 3.49
2001 3.98 3.49
2002 3.87 3.47
2003 3.76 3.42
2004 3.68 3.51
2005 3.61 3.4
2006 3.56 3.34
2007 3.54 3.37
2008 3.48 3.39
2009 3.42 3.43
2010 3.36 3.46
2011 3.29 3.46
2012 3.22 3.42
2013 3.17 3.43
2014 3.12 3.46
2015 3.07 3.46
2016 3.01 3.38
2017 2.97 3.29
2018 2.93 3.29
2019 2.88 3.28
2020 2.84 3.21
2021 2.8 3.17
2022 2.75 3.13
2023 2.71 3.07

Syria and Tajikistan demographics compared

Median age
Syria

Tajikistan
Year Median age, years
Syria Tajikistan
1960 17.6 21.6
1961 17.3 21.4
1962 17.1 20.9
1963 16.9 20.4
1964 16.7 19.6
1965 16.5 18.9
1966 16.4 18.4
1967 16.2 18.1
1968 16.1 17.9
1969 16 17.8
1970 15.9 17.8
1971 15.8 17.8
1972 15.8 17.8
1973 15.7 17.8
1974 15.7 17.8
1975 15.7 17.9
1976 15.6 17.9
1977 15.6 18
1978 15.6 18
1979 15.6 18.1
1980 15.6 18.1
1981 15.6 18.1
1982 15.7 18.2
1983 15.8 18.2
1984 15.8 18.2
1985 15.9 18.2
1986 16 18.3
1987 16.1 18.3
1988 16.2 18.3
1989 16.4 18.2
1990 16.5 18.1
1991 16.7 18
1992 16.9 17.9
1993 17.1 17.8
1994 17.3 17.7
1995 17.5 17.7
1996 17.7 17.7
1997 17.9 17.9
1998 18.1 18
1999 18.3 18.2
2000 18.5 18.5
2001 18.8 18.7
2002 19 18.9
2003 19.2 19.2
2004 19.5 19.4
2005 19.7 19.6
2006 20.3 19.8
2007 21 20.1
2008 21.3 20.4
2009 21.5 20.6
2010 21.7 20.8
2011 21.9 21
2012 21.8 21.2
2013 21.2 21.4
2014 20.1 21.6
2015 19.5 21.7
2016 19.5 21.9
2017 19.6 22
2018 20.1 22.2
2019 20.9 22.3
2020 21.6 22.5
2021 22.2 22.6
2022 22.7 22.7
2023 23.3 22.9
2024 23.9 23

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Syria Tajikistan
GNI, Atlas method
$18.2B
2023
$17.5B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
28.6%
2010
30.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.13%
2009
5.44%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
4.06%
2010
1.22%
2023
Armed forces personnel
269,000
2020
17,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-7.79%
2010
-2.5%
2025
Unemployment rate
8.61%
2010
0.08%
2016
Services, % of GDP
44.9%
2022
34.7%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
12%
2022
33.6%
2023
Economic freedom index
51.2
2012
51.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
21.1%
2022
28.2%
2024
Income share by poorest 10%
3.8%
2022
2.9%
2024
Total reserves including gold
$20.6B
2010
$3.3B
2023
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$6.8B
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,424,000
2019
1,035,000
2018
International tourism as share of exports
32.2%
2010
7.27%
2020
Banked people share
23.3%
2011
54.5%
2024

Energy

Syria Tajikistan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
455 kg
2022
375 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.5
2022
$12
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
25.6 megatons
2023
9.31 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.08 tons
2023
0.9 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
99.5%
2022
60.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
1.1%
2021
34.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.72%
2022
44.8%
2022
Net energy imports use share
61.3%
2022
28%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
690 kWh
2022
1,476 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
3.91%
2021
93.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
3.76%
2022
92.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
88.4%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Syria Tajikistan
% of world population
0.3%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
+546,494
2024
-21,236
2024
Urban population
58%
2024
28.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.63 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.23 ft
2025
5.19 ft
2025
Quality of life index
17.2
2025
27.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
12
2024
19
2024
Higher education index
32
2025
14
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.07
2010
0.91
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
14.9
2019
15.7
2019
Visa free countries
39
2025
72
2025
Adult literacy rate
94.4%
2021
99.7%
2010
English speaking
4%
2025
5%
2025
People using the Internet
34.7%
2019
56.8%
2023

Health

Syria Tajikistan
Government health expenditure per capita
$34.4
2022
$78.6
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$15.7
2022
$51.2
2022
Life expectancy
73 years
2025
72.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
20.4%
2022
11.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.19
2016
2.13
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
23.2 years
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
20
2023
14
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
20.6
2023
27.3
2023
Obesity rate n/a
24.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
19%
2024
8%
2024
Air quality index
42
2025
5
2025
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.09 liters
2020
0.74 liters
2020

Territory

Syria Tajikistan
% of world land
0.12%
2025
0.09%
2025
Land area per capita
2,874 sq mi
2024
5,060 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
52,533 sq mi
2025
14,976 sq mi
2025
Forest area
2,016 sq mi
2025
1,648 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
18,641 mi
2018

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