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Syria vs Tunisia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Syria has a population of 24.7M (ranked 57/197), compared with 12.3M in Tunisia (ranked 80/197). Syria's land area is 70,900 sq mi versus 59,985 sq mi for Tunisia (ranked 87th vs. 91st).

By GDP, Syria ranks 129/197 ($20B) and Tunisia ranks 90/197 ($53.4B). By GDP per capita, Syria ranks 184/197 ($847), while Tunisia ranks 127/197 ($4,350).

Main facts and rankings

Syria Tunisia
Population
26304877
12402051
Population rank 57/197 80/197
GDP
$20B
2023
$53.4B
2024
GDP rank 129/197 90/197
GDP per capita
$847
2023
$4,350
2024
GDP per capita rank 184/197 127/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$4,650
2023
$14,451
2024
Government debt
$18.4B
2010
$44.4B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
30%
2010
82.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$820
2010
$3,617
2024
Government debt per person rank 148/185 95/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$731
2025
$4,061
2025
Land area
70,900 sq mi
2025
59,985 sq mi
2025
Population density
348 ppl/mi²
2024
204.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.71
2023
1.83
2023
Median age
23.9 years
2024
33.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
73 years
2025
76.9 years
2025

Syria and Tunisia: Comparison Charts

Syria and Tunisia economies compared

GDP
Syria

Tunisia
Year GDP
Syria Tunisia
1960 $857,704,413 -
1961 $945,244,972 $866,155,429
1962 $1,110,565,881 $880,027,733
1963 $1,200,447,408 $1,026,737,600
1964 $1,339,494,267 $1,025,866,792
1965 $1,472,036,540 $991,047,619
1966 $1,342,287,553 $1,040,952,381
1967 $1,580,229,799 $1,085,714,286
1968 $1,753,746,430 $1,214,666,667
1969 $2,245,011,515 $1,289,904,762
1970 $2,140,384,010 $1,439,238,095
1971 $2,589,851,325 $1,685,162,272
1972 $3,059,681,698 $2,237,556,149
1973 $3,239,487,516 $2,730,813,385
1974 $5,159,557,148 $3,545,868,575
1975 $6,826,980,444 $4,328,965,588
1976 $7,633,528,867 $4,508,191,942
1977 $7,696,011,396 $5,109,324,009
1978 $9,275,200,458 $5,968,460,080
1979 $9,929,681,529 $7,188,863,904
1980 $13,062,420,382 $8,744,134,354
1981 $15,518,201,335 $8,428,445,294
1982 $16,298,929,011 $8,133,580,052
1983 $17,589,277,143 $8,350,582,748
1984 $17,503,078,174 $8,254,541,195
1985 $16,403,539,893 $8,410,226,053
1986 $13,293,205,278 $9,017,806,654
1987 $11,356,215,543 $9,696,715,911
1988 $10,577,041,645 $10,096,245,762
1989 $9,853,395,762 $10,101,851,745
1990 $12,308,624,418 $12,290,568,182
1991 $12,981,833,333 $13,074,782,609
1992 $13,253,565,861 $15,496,708,060
1993 $13,695,962,055 $14,608,335,608
1994 $10,122,020,000 $15,633,174,304
1995 $11,396,706,587 $18,030,876,599
1996 $13,789,560,878 $19,587,161,807
1997 $14,505,233,463 $20,746,210,354
1998 $15,200,846,154 $21,802,893,587
1999 $15,873,875,969 $22,943,202,175
2000 $18,937,052,543 $21,473,528,161
2001 $20,237,024,725 $22,065,832,449
2002 $20,669,357,462 $23,141,616,605
2003 $21,828,144,686 $27,453,902,261
2004 $25,086,950,495 $31,183,885,241
2005 $28,858,965,517 $32,272,186,695
2006 $33,751,788,856 $34,376,664,601
2007 $40,465,318,382 $38,915,353,867
2008 $52,557,913,569 $44,859,439,902
2009 $54,111,735,629 $43,455,740,497
2010 $61,390,830,875 $46,206,091,938
2011 $67,539,428,159 $48,123,325,825
2012 $43,190,318,033 $47,311,401,813
2013 $21,361,254,635 $48,685,446,414
2014 $21,502,061,466 $50,271,812,921
2015 $16,466,863,117 $45,779,494,042
2016 $12,597,854,877 $44,360,072,680
2017 $16,369,843,352 $42,163,530,591
2018 $21,497,782,868 $42,686,504,460
2019 $22,583,045,060 $41,905,642,419
2020 $12,047,752,036 $42,491,780,918
2021 $14,353,205,678 $47,073,234,359
2022 $23,622,827,080 $44,948,769,171
2023 $19,993,439,950 $48,196,281,784
2024 - $53,409,988,745

Syria and Tunisia economies compared

GDP per capita
Syria

Tunisia
Year GDP per capita
Syria Tunisia
1960 $183.5 -
1961 $196.3 $200.7
1962 $223.9 $201.4
1963 $234.9 $231.9
1964 $254.2 $228.5
1965 $270.8 $217.3
1966 $239.3 $223.8
1967 $272.9 $228
1968 $293.3 $248.9
1969 $364 $257.7
1970 $335 $280.5
1971 $393 $320
1972 $448 $415
1973 $459 $493
1974 $707 $624
1975 $904 $741
1976 $976 $752
1977 $951 $830
1978 $1,108 $946
1979 $1,146 $1,113
1980 $1,458 $1,324
1981 $1,676 $1,247
1982 $1,703 $1,177
1983 $1,776 $1,184
1984 $1,706 $1,143
1985 $1,544 $1,135
1986 $1,208 $1,187
1987 $997 $1,245
1988 $898 $1,266
1989 $809 $1,239
1990 $978 $1,476
1991 $1,000 $1,538
1992 $990 $1,785
1993 $993 $1,649
1994 $712 $1,733
1995 $780 $1,968
1996 $918 $2,107
1997 $941 $2,202
1998 $961 $2,285
1999 $978 $2,376
2000 $1,138 $2,199
2001 $1,187 $2,236
2002 $1,183 $2,321
2003 $1,220 $2,726
2004 $1,368 $3,067
2005 $1,534 $3,147
2006 $1,719 $3,323
2007 $1,938 $3,727
2008 $2,429 $4,255
2009 $2,462 $4,080
2010 $2,731 $4,292
2011 $2,952 $4,421
2012 $1,898 $4,297
2013 $986 $4,370
2014 $1,061 $4,459
2015 $848 $4,015
2016 $656 $3,848
2017 $852 $3,619
2018 $1,098 $3,628
2019 $1,110 $3,529
2020 $572 $3,549
2021 $664 $3,907
2022 $1,052 $3,709
2023 $847 $3,950
2024 - $4,350

Syria vs. Tunisia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Syria

Tunisia
Year Life expectancy, years
Syria Tunisia
1950 42.5 38.2
1951 43.4 38.7
1952 44.3 39.3
1953 45.3 39.7
1954 46.4 40
1955 47.4 40.8
1956 48.5 41.3
1957 49.6 42.1
1958 50.7 42.7
1959 51.7 43.4
1960 52.7 44
1961 53.7 44.3
1962 54.6 45.6
1963 55.4 46.4
1964 56.2 47.3
1965 56.9 48.2
1966 57.6 49.2
1967 58 50.2
1968 59.1 51.3
1969 59.8 52.3
1970 60.6 53.8
1971 61.3 54.9
1972 62 56.1
1973 60.8 57.1
1974 63.4 58.3
1975 64.2 59.3
1976 64.8 60.3
1977 65.4 61.3
1978 65.9 62.1
1979 66.2 62.9
1980 66.5 63.7
1981 64.6 64.4
1982 60.8 65
1983 67.4 65.7
1984 67.7 66.3
1985 68 66.9
1986 68.4 67.4
1987 68.8 68
1988 69.2 68.5
1989 69.5 68.8
1990 69.8 69.1
1991 70.1 69.4
1992 70.2 69.7
1993 70.3 70
1994 70.3 70.4
1995 70.2 70.8
1996 70.2 71.2
1997 70.2 71.7
1998 70.2 72.1
1999 70.5 72.3
2000 70.9 72.6
2001 71.3 72.8
2002 71.7 73.1
2003 72.2 73.3
2004 72.5 73.5
2005 72.8 73.7
2006 73 73.9
2007 73.3 74
2008 73.4 74.2
2009 73.5 74.3
2010 73.5 74.4
2011 72.3 74.5
2012 66.2 74.6
2013 65.1 74.7
2014 65.5 74.8
2015 63.3 74.9
2016 65.2 75
2017 65.7 75.2
2018 67.4 75.4
2019 71 75.6
2020 71.9 75
2021 72.4 72.9
2022 72.8 76.1
2023 72.1 76.5
2024 72.6 76.7
2025 73 76.9

Syria and Tunisia population clocks and comparison

Population
Syria

Tunisia
Year Population
Syria Tunisia
1960 4,673,500 4,267,288
1961 4,815,466 4,316,278
1962 4,959,340 4,369,136
1963 5,110,467 4,427,131
1964 5,269,087 4,489,869
1965 5,435,267 4,561,385
1966 5,609,047 4,652,287
1967 5,790,198 4,760,970
1968 5,978,742 4,879,899
1969 6,175,166 5,004,697
1970 6,380,609 5,131,396
1971 6,598,094 5,261,658
1972 6,826,024 5,396,557
1973 7,060,321 5,537,242
1974 7,302,160 5,684,674
1975 7,554,364 5,839,262
1976 7,817,320 5,996,994
1977 8,090,501 6,155,931
1978 8,372,759 6,309,390
1979 8,661,909 6,456,419
1980 8,957,663 6,606,195
1981 9,260,189 6,758,284
1982 9,572,511 6,908,642
1983 9,904,809 7,053,800
1984 10,258,398 7,220,044
1985 10,625,672 7,409,903
1986 11,002,844 7,600,301
1987 11,388,923 7,789,987
1988 11,782,264 7,974,440
1989 12,179,060 8,151,660
1990 12,579,208 8,324,509
1991 12,980,821 8,501,827
1992 13,385,571 8,682,512
1993 13,795,686 8,857,910
1994 14,208,583 9,018,448
1995 14,616,801 9,161,258
1996 15,018,104 9,294,432
1997 15,417,542 9,421,270
1998 15,820,413 9,541,667
1999 16,228,061 9,655,963
2000 16,637,888 9,764,935
2001 17,051,338 9,869,677
2002 17,468,332 9,971,515
2003 17,889,296 10,071,632
2004 18,336,875 10,166,163
2005 18,814,091 10,255,472
2006 19,637,022 10,346,410
2007 20,884,125 10,441,702
2008 21,636,564 10,542,635
2009 21,976,969 10,650,681
2010 22,482,421 10,765,980
2011 22,878,098 10,886,035
2012 22,759,763 11,009,647
2013 21,666,917 11,141,361
2014 20,273,659 11,274,288
2015 19,424,618 11,402,264
2016 19,193,834 11,528,674
2017 19,224,668 11,650,498
2018 19,577,845 11,765,514
2019 20,353,534 11,875,081
2020 21,049,429 11,974,057
2021 21,628,839 12,048,622
2022 22,462,173 12,119,334
2023 23,594,623 12,200,431
2024 24,672,760 12,277,109

Fertility rates in Syria and Tunisia

Fertility rate
Syria

Tunisia
Year Fertility rate
Syria Tunisia
1960 7.51 7.16
1961 7.5 7.16
1962 7.51 7.17
1963 7.51 7.17
1964 7.53 7.17
1965 7.53 7.11
1966 7.55 7.06
1967 7.56 6.95
1968 7.57 6.81
1969 7.59 6.62
1970 7.62 6.43
1971 7.6 6.29
1972 7.57 6.19
1973 7.55 6.12
1974 7.52 6.05
1975 7.49 5.97
1976 7.45 5.87
1977 7.42 5.68
1978 7.35 5.4
1979 7.25 5.18
1980 7.12 5.03
1981 6.97 5.02
1982 6.81 4.89
1983 6.69 4.77
1984 6.59 4.66
1985 6.48 4.52
1986 6.37 4.36
1987 6.2 4.1
1988 6 3.83
1989 5.78 3.57
1990 5.56 3.44
1991 5.34 3.31
1992 5.14 3.19
1993 4.99 3.06
1994 4.86 2.87
1995 4.7 2.67
1996 4.54 2.49
1997 4.37 2.34
1998 4.25 2.2
1999 4.14 2.08
2000 4.07 2.03
2001 3.98 1.98
2002 3.87 1.94
2003 3.76 1.96
2004 3.68 1.95
2005 3.61 1.95
2006 3.56 1.95
2007 3.54 1.96
2008 3.48 1.98
2009 3.42 2
2010 3.36 2.08
2011 3.29 2.19
2012 3.22 2.28
2013 3.17 2.31
2014 3.12 2.32
2015 3.07 2.31
2016 3.01 2.28
2017 2.97 2.21
2018 2.93 2.13
2019 2.88 2.1
2020 2.84 2
2021 2.8 1.8
2022 2.75 1.85
2023 2.71 1.83

Syria and Tunisia demographics compared

Median age
Syria

Tunisia
Year Median age, years
Syria Tunisia
1960 17.6 18.4
1961 17.3 18.3
1962 17.1 18.2
1963 16.9 18.1
1964 16.7 18
1965 16.5 17.9
1966 16.4 17.8
1967 16.2 17.7
1968 16.1 17.6
1969 16 17.5
1970 15.9 17.6
1971 15.8 17.6
1972 15.8 17.6
1973 15.7 17.7
1974 15.7 17.8
1975 15.7 17.8
1976 15.6 17.9
1977 15.6 18
1978 15.6 18.1
1979 15.6 18.3
1980 15.6 18.5
1981 15.6 18.7
1982 15.7 19
1983 15.8 19.2
1984 15.8 19.5
1985 15.9 19.7
1986 16 19.9
1987 16.1 20.2
1988 16.2 20.4
1989 16.4 20.7
1990 16.5 21
1991 16.7 21.2
1992 16.9 21.5
1993 17.1 21.8
1994 17.3 22.1
1995 17.5 22.5
1996 17.7 22.9
1997 17.9 23.2
1998 18.1 23.6
1999 18.3 24
2000 18.5 24.4
2001 18.8 24.8
2002 19 25.3
2003 19.2 25.7
2004 19.5 26.2
2005 19.7 26.7
2006 20.3 27.2
2007 21 27.6
2008 21.3 28.1
2009 21.5 28.5
2010 21.7 28.9
2011 21.9 29.2
2012 21.8 29.5
2013 21.2 29.8
2014 20.1 30.1
2015 19.5 30.4
2016 19.5 30.8
2017 19.6 31.1
2018 20.1 31.4
2019 20.9 31.7
2020 21.6 32
2021 22.2 32.4
2022 22.7 32.8
2023 23.3 33.2
2024 23.9 33.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Syria Tunisia
GNI, Atlas method
$18.2B
2023
$47.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
28.6%
2010
32.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.13%
2009
6.73%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
4.06%
2010
2.36%
2023
Armed forces personnel
269,000
2020
48,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-7.79%
2010
-5.43%
2025
Unemployment rate
8.61%
2010
15.1%
2023
Services, % of GDP
44.9%
2022
62.1%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
12%
2022
23.6%
2023
Economic freedom index
51.2
2012
49.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
21.1%
2022
27%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
3.8%
2022
3.1%
2021
Listed domestic companies n/a
74
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$8.3B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$20.6B
2010
$9.34B
2024
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$3.26B
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,424,000
2019
2,012,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
32.2%
2010
8.96%
2020
Banked people share
23.3%
2011
37.8%
2024

Energy

Syria Tunisia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
455 kg
2022
956 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.5
2022
$14.2
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
25.6 megatons
2023
31.5 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.08 tons
2023
2.58 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
99.5%
2022
86.8%
2022
Renewable energy use share
1.1%
2021
11.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.72%
2022
1.05%
2022
Net energy imports use share
61.3%
2022
53.1%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
690 kWh
2022
1,595 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
3.91%
2021
2.82%
2021
Hydroelectric share
3.76%
2022
0.07%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
88.4%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Syria Tunisia
% of world population
0.3%
2024
0.15%
2024
Annual migration change
+546,494
2024
-15,221
2024
Urban population
58%
2024
70.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.63 ft
2025
5.8 ft
2025
Average female height
5.23 ft
2025
5.31 ft
2025
Quality of life index
17.2
2025
48.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
12
2024
39
2024
Higher education index
32
2025
41
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.07
2010
4.62
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
14.9
2019
16.5
2019
Visa free countries
39
2025
79
2025
Adult literacy rate
94.4%
2021
86.3%
2023
English speaking
4%
2025
8%
2025
People using the Internet
34.7%
2019
72.4%
2023

Health

Syria Tunisia
Government health expenditure per capita
$34.4
2022
$265.9
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$15.7
2022
$90
2022
Life expectancy
73 years
2025
76.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
20.4%
2022
4.38%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.19
2016
1.29
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
20
2023
36
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
20.6
2023
12.9
2023
Obesity rate n/a
27.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
19%
2024
16%
2024
Air quality index
42
2025
74
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
20.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.09 liters
2020
1.71 liters
2020

Territory

Syria Tunisia
% of world land
0.12%
2025
0.1%
2025
Land area per capita
2,874 sq mi
2024
4,886 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
52,533 sq mi
2025
37,454 sq mi
2025
Forest area
2,016 sq mi
2025
2,731 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
12,272 mi
2023

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