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Syria vs Turkmenistan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Syria has a population of 24.7M (ranked 57/197), compared with 7.49M in Turkmenistan (ranked 104/197). Syria's land area is 70,900 sq mi versus 181,441 sq mi for Turkmenistan (ranked 87th vs. 53rd).

By GDP, Syria ranks 129/197 ($20B) and Turkmenistan ranks 88/197 ($64.2B). By GDP per capita, Syria ranks 184/197 ($847), while Turkmenistan ranks 91/197 ($8,572).

Main facts and rankings

Syria Turkmenistan
Population
26304877
7713465
Population rank 57/197 104/197
GDP
$20B
2023
$64.2B
2024
GDP rank 129/197 88/197
GDP per capita
$847
2023
$8,572
2024
GDP per capita rank 184/197 91/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$4,650
2023
$20,408
2024
Government debt
$18.4B
2010
$2.97B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
30%
2010
4.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$820
2010
$396
2024
Government debt per person rank 148/185 172/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$731
2025
$8,974
2025
Land area
70,900 sq mi
2025
181,441 sq mi
2025
Population density
348 ppl/mi²
2024
41.3 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.71
2023
2.69
2023
Median age
23.9 years
2024
27.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
73 years
2025
70.3 years
2025

Syria and Turkmenistan: Comparison Charts

Syria and Turkmenistan economies compared

GDP
Syria

Turkmenistan
Year GDP
Syria Turkmenistan
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 $2,331,358,820
1988 $10,577,041,645 $3,010,982,414
1989 $9,853,395,762 $3,006,988,217
1990 $12,308,624,418 $3,189,539,641
1991 $12,981,833,333 $3,208,098,919
1992 $13,253,565,861 $3,200,539,816
1993 $13,695,962,055 $3,179,225,949
1994 $10,122,020,000 $2,561,118,608
1995 $11,396,706,587 $2,482,228,440
1996 $13,789,560,878 $2,378,759,975
1997 $14,505,233,463 $2,450,350,625
1998 $15,200,846,154 $2,605,689,134
1999 $15,873,875,969 $2,450,564,100
2000 $18,937,052,543 $2,904,663,311
2001 $20,237,024,725 $3,534,772,732
2002 $20,669,357,462 $4,462,029,109
2003 $21,828,144,686 $5,977,440,583
2004 $25,086,950,495 $6,838,351,088
2005 $28,858,965,517 $8,103,901,996
2006 $33,751,788,856 $10,276,674,365
2007 $40,465,318,382 $12,664,165,103
2008 $52,557,913,569 $19,271,523,179
2009 $54,111,735,629 $20,214,385,965
2010 $61,390,830,875 $22,583,157,895
2011 $67,539,428,159 $29,233,333,333
2012 $43,190,318,033 $35,164,210,526
2013 $21,361,254,635 $39,197,543,860
2014 $21,502,061,466 $43,524,210,526
2015 $16,466,863,117 $35,799,714,286
2016 $12,597,854,877 $36,169,428,571
2017 $16,369,843,352 $37,926,285,714
2018 $21,497,782,868 $40,765,428,571
2019 $22,583,045,060 $45,232,857,143
2020 $12,047,752,036 $45,818,000,000
2021 $14,353,205,678 $50,007,428,571
2022 $23,622,827,080 $58,972,000,000
2023 $19,993,439,950 $60,628,857,143
2024 - $64,239,891,739

Syria and Turkmenistan economies compared

GDP per capita
Syria

Turkmenistan
Year GDP per capita
Syria Turkmenistan
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 $675
1988 $898 $846
1989 $809 $821
1990 $978 $848
1991 $1,000 $832
1992 $990 $811
1993 $993 $788
1994 $712 $622
1995 $780 $592
1996 $918 $558
1997 $941 $565
1998 $961 $591
1999 $978 $546
2000 $1,138 $634
2001 $1,187 $756
2002 $1,183 $936
2003 $1,220 $1,229
2004 $1,368 $1,379
2005 $1,534 $1,604
2006 $1,719 $1,997
2007 $1,938 $2,415
2008 $2,429 $3,606
2009 $2,462 $3,708
2010 $2,731 $4,059
2011 $2,952 $5,144
2012 $1,898 $6,054
2013 $986 $6,600
2014 $1,061 $7,164
2015 $848 $5,759
2016 $656 $5,687
2017 $852 $5,828
2018 $1,098 $6,125
2019 $1,110 $6,648
2020 $572 $6,593
2021 $664 $7,051
2022 $1,052 $8,156
2023 $847 $8,233
2024 - $8,572

Syria vs. Turkmenistan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Syria

Turkmenistan
Year Life expectancy, years
Syria Turkmenistan
1950 42.5 48.1
1951 43.4 48.6
1952 44.3 49
1953 45.3 49.4
1954 46.4 49.8
1955 47.4 50.2
1956 48.5 50.6
1957 49.6 51
1958 50.7 51.4
1959 51.7 51.8
1960 52.7 52.1
1961 53.7 52.5
1962 54.6 52.9
1963 55.4 53.2
1964 56.2 53.6
1965 56.9 54
1966 57.6 54.4
1967 58 54.8
1968 59.1 55.3
1969 59.8 55.7
1970 60.6 56
1971 61.3 56.3
1972 62 56.6
1973 60.8 56.8
1974 63.4 57
1975 64.2 57.2
1976 64.8 57.4
1977 65.4 57.7
1978 65.9 58.3
1979 66.2 59.1
1980 66.5 60.2
1981 64.6 61
1982 60.8 61.6
1983 67.4 62
1984 67.7 62.4
1985 68 62.8
1986 68.4 63.2
1987 68.8 63.5
1988 69.2 63.7
1989 69.5 63.8
1990 69.8 63.9
1991 70.1 63.8
1992 70.2 63.8
1993 70.3 63.6
1994 70.3 63.5
1995 70.2 63.5
1996 70.2 63.5
1997 70.2 63.7
1998 70.2 64
1999 70.5 64.5
2000 70.9 64.9
2001 71.3 65.3
2002 71.7 65.6
2003 72.2 65.9
2004 72.5 66.1
2005 72.8 66.3
2006 73 66.6
2007 73.3 67
2008 73.4 67.6
2009 73.5 68.2
2010 73.5 68.6
2011 72.3 68.9
2012 66.2 69
2013 65.1 69
2014 65.5 69
2015 63.3 69.1
2016 65.2 69.1
2017 65.7 69.2
2018 67.4 69.3
2019 71 69.4
2020 71.9 68.8
2021 72.4 69.4
2022 72.8 69.9
2023 72.1 70.1
2024 72.6 70.2
2025 73 70.3

Syria and Turkmenistan population clocks and comparison

Population
Syria

Turkmenistan
Year Population
Syria Turkmenistan
1960 4,673,500 1,643,457
1961 4,815,466 1,695,400
1962 4,959,340 1,749,214
1963 5,110,467 1,804,272
1964 5,269,087 1,859,997
1965 5,435,267 1,915,916
1966 5,609,047 1,971,737
1967 5,790,198 2,027,403
1968 5,978,742 2,083,069
1969 6,175,166 2,139,024
1970 6,380,609 2,195,616
1971 6,598,094 2,253,119
1972 6,826,024 2,311,430
1973 7,060,321 2,370,919
1974 7,302,160 2,432,028
1975 7,554,364 2,494,570
1976 7,817,320 2,558,521
1977 8,090,501 2,623,948
1978 8,372,759 2,691,088
1979 8,661,909 2,760,358
1980 8,957,663 2,832,203
1981 9,260,189 2,907,187
1982 9,572,511 2,985,557
1983 9,904,809 3,067,534
1984 10,258,398 3,154,079
1985 10,625,672 3,247,534
1986 11,002,844 3,347,809
1987 11,388,923 3,452,731
1988 11,782,264 3,559,363
1989 12,179,060 3,662,459
1990 12,579,208 3,760,562
1991 12,980,821 3,855,894
1992 13,385,571 3,944,689
1993 13,795,686 4,032,407
1994 14,208,583 4,116,662
1995 14,616,801 4,191,203
1996 15,018,104 4,263,819
1997 15,417,542 4,336,730
1998 15,820,413 4,410,507
1999 16,228,061 4,492,170
2000 16,637,888 4,582,677
2001 17,051,338 4,675,409
2002 17,468,332 4,769,465
2003 17,889,296 4,863,865
2004 18,336,875 4,958,093
2005 18,814,091 5,052,257
2006 19,637,022 5,147,105
2007 20,884,125 5,244,046
2008 21,636,564 5,345,029
2009 21,976,969 5,451,592
2010 22,482,421 5,564,356
2011 22,878,098 5,683,417
2012 22,759,763 5,808,546
2013 21,666,917 5,939,341
2014 20,273,659 6,075,283
2015 19,424,618 6,215,770
2016 19,193,834 6,360,041
2017 19,224,668 6,507,061
2018 19,577,845 6,655,524
2019 20,353,534 6,803,944
2020 21,049,429 6,949,912
2021 21,628,839 7,092,043
2022 22,462,173 7,230,193
2023 23,594,623 7,364,438
2024 24,672,760 7,494,498

Fertility rates in Syria and Turkmenistan

Fertility rate
Syria

Turkmenistan
Year Fertility rate
Syria Turkmenistan
1960 7.51 6.59
1961 7.5 6.69
1962 7.51 6.76
1963 7.51 6.79
1964 7.53 6.79
1965 7.53 6.76
1966 7.55 6.7
1967 7.56 6.64
1968 7.57 6.56
1969 7.59 6.48
1970 7.62 6.4
1971 7.6 6.32
1972 7.57 6.2
1973 7.55 6.15
1974 7.52 6.09
1975 7.49 6
1976 7.45 5.9
1977 7.42 5.77
1978 7.35 5.61
1979 7.25 5.46
1980 7.12 5.3
1981 6.97 5.16
1982 6.81 5.04
1983 6.69 4.97
1984 6.59 4.96
1985 6.48 4.97
1986 6.37 4.94
1987 6.2 4.84
1988 6 4.68
1989 5.78 4.46
1990 5.56 4.29
1991 5.34 4.14
1992 5.14 3.96
1993 4.99 3.78
1994 4.86 3.62
1995 4.7 3.49
1996 4.54 3.29
1997 4.37 3.18
1998 4.25 3.08
1999 4.14 2.98
2000 4.07 2.9
2001 3.98 2.81
2002 3.87 2.71
2003 3.76 2.67
2004 3.68 2.67
2005 3.61 2.71
2006 3.56 2.72
2007 3.54 2.73
2008 3.48 2.75
2009 3.42 2.79
2010 3.36 2.85
2011 3.29 2.9
2012 3.22 2.96
2013 3.17 3.01
2014 3.12 3.02
2015 3.07 3.03
2016 3.01 2.99
2017 2.97 2.93
2018 2.93 2.88
2019 2.88 2.83
2020 2.84 2.79
2021 2.8 2.75
2022 2.75 2.73
2023 2.71 2.69

Syria and Turkmenistan demographics compared

Median age
Syria

Turkmenistan
Year Median age, years
Syria Turkmenistan
1960 17.6 21.3
1961 17.3 20.9
1962 17.1 20.4
1963 16.9 19.7
1964 16.7 19
1965 16.5 18.4
1966 16.4 18
1967 16.2 17.7
1968 16.1 17.5
1969 16 17.4
1970 15.9 17.4
1971 15.8 17.4
1972 15.8 17.5
1973 15.7 17.6
1974 15.7 17.7
1975 15.7 17.9
1976 15.6 18
1977 15.6 18.2
1978 15.6 18.3
1979 15.6 18.5
1980 15.6 18.7
1981 15.6 18.8
1982 15.7 19
1983 15.8 19.1
1984 15.8 19.2
1985 15.9 19.3
1986 16 19.3
1987 16.1 19.3
1988 16.2 19.3
1989 16.4 19.3
1990 16.5 19.3
1991 16.7 19.4
1992 16.9 19.4
1993 17.1 19.5
1994 17.3 19.6
1995 17.5 19.7
1996 17.7 19.9
1997 17.9 20.1
1998 18.1 20.3
1999 18.3 20.6
2000 18.5 20.9
2001 18.8 21.2
2002 19 21.5
2003 19.2 21.8
2004 19.5 22.1
2005 19.7 22.4
2006 20.3 22.8
2007 21 23.1
2008 21.3 23.4
2009 21.5 23.7
2010 21.7 24
2011 21.9 24.3
2012 21.8 24.5
2013 21.2 24.8
2014 20.1 25
2015 19.5 25.3
2016 19.5 25.5
2017 19.6 25.7
2018 20.1 25.9
2019 20.9 26.2
2020 21.6 26.4
2021 22.2 26.7
2022 22.7 26.9
2023 23.3 27.2
2024 23.9 27.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Syria Turkmenistan
GNI, Atlas method
$18.2B
2023
$62.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
28.6%
2010
11.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.13%
2009
2.71%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
4.06%
2010
2.9%
1999
Armed forces personnel
269,000
2020
57,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-7.79%
2010
+0.17%
2025
Unemployment rate
8.61%
2010
4%
2010
Services, % of GDP
44.9%
2022
49.4%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
12%
2022
39.3%
2023
Economic freedom index
51.2
2012
47.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
21.1%
2022
31.5%
1998
Income share by poorest 10%
3.8%
2022
2.4%
1998
Total reserves including gold
$20.6B
2010
$1.51B
1999
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
2,424,000
2019
380,000
1998
International tourism as share of exports
32.2%
2010
n/a
Banked people share
23.3%
2011
40.6%
2017

Energy

Syria Turkmenistan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
455 kg
2022
5,626 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.5
2022
$3.26
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
25.6 megatons
2023
66 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.08 tons
2023
8.96 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
99.5%
2022
100%
2022
Renewable energy use share
1.1%
2021
0.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.72%
2022
0%
2022
Net energy imports use share
61.3%
2022
-109.8%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
690 kWh
2022
2,829 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
3.91%
2021
0.01%
2021
Hydroelectric share
3.76%
2022
0.02%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
88.4%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Syria Turkmenistan
% of world population
0.3%
2024
0.09%
2024
Annual migration change
+546,494
2024
+14,646
2024
Urban population
58%
2024
54.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.63 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.23 ft
2025
5.34 ft
2025
Quality of life index
17.2
2025
33.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
12
2024
17
2024
Higher education index
32
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
2.07
2010
1.09
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
14.9
2019
13.5
2019
Visa free countries
39
2025
65
2025
Adult literacy rate
94.4%
2021
99.9%
2022
English speaking
4%
2025
2%
2025
People using the Internet
34.7%
2019
21.3%
2017

Health

Syria Turkmenistan
Government health expenditure per capita
$34.4
2022
$579
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$15.7
2022
$459
2022
Life expectancy
73 years
2025
70.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
20.4%
2022
0.63%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.19
2016
2.14
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
24.1 years
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
20
2023
5
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
20.6
2023
40
2023
Obesity rate n/a
22.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
19%
2024
7.1%
2024
Air quality index
42
2025
26
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
5.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.09 liters
2020
2.62 liters
2020

Territory

Syria Turkmenistan
% of world land
0.12%
2025
0.32%
2025
Land area per capita
2,874 sq mi
2024
24,210 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
52,533 sq mi
2025
152,812 sq mi
2025
Forest area
2,016 sq mi
2025
15,934 sq mi
2025

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