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Syria vs Uganda statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Syria has a population of 24.7M (ranked 57/197), compared with 50M in Uganda (ranked 31/197). Syria's land area is 70,900 sq mi versus 77,421 sq mi for Uganda (ranked 87th vs. 84th).

By GDP, Syria ranks 129/197 ($20B) and Uganda ranks 89/197 ($53.7B). By GDP per capita, Syria ranks 184/197 ($847), while Uganda ranks 173/197 ($1,073).

Main facts and rankings

Syria Uganda
Population
26304877
52490669
Population rank 57/197 30/197
GDP
$20B
2023
$53.7B
2024
GDP rank 129/197 89/197
GDP per capita
$847
2023
$1,073
2024
GDP per capita rank 184/197 173/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$4,650
2023
$3,276
2024
Government debt
$18.4B
2010
$27.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
30%
2010
54%
2025
Government debt per person
$820
2010
$556
2024
Government debt per person rank 148/185 162/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$731
2025
$1,648
2025
Land area
70,900 sq mi
2025
77,421 sq mi
2025
Population density
348 ppl/mi²
2024
646 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.71
2023
4.28
2023
Median age
23.9 years
2024
17.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
73 years
2025
68.7 years
2025

Syria and Uganda: Comparison Charts

Syria and Uganda economies compared

GDP
Syria

Uganda
Year GDP
Syria Uganda
1960 $857,704,413 $423,145,605
1961 $945,244,972 $441,667,335
1962 $1,110,565,881 $449,158,233
1963 $1,200,447,408 $516,315,231
1964 $1,339,494,267 $589,247,687
1965 $1,472,036,540 $884,502,310
1966 $1,342,287,553 $925,381,492
1967 $1,580,229,799 $967,240,655
1968 $1,753,746,430 $1,037,379,252
1969 $2,245,011,515 $1,168,556,629
1970 $2,140,384,010 $1,259,554,809
1971 $2,589,851,325 $1,417,191,656
1972 $3,059,681,698 $1,490,970,181
1973 $3,239,487,516 $1,701,829,789
1974 $5,159,557,148 $2,098,944,967
1975 $6,826,980,444 $2,359,555,556
1976 $7,633,528,867 $2,447,300,000
1977 $7,696,011,396 $2,936,470,588
1978 $9,275,200,458 $2,420,260,870
1979 $9,929,681,529 $2,139,025,000
1980 $13,062,420,382 $1,244,610,000
1981 $15,518,201,335 $1,337,300,000
1982 $16,298,929,011 $2,177,500,000
1983 $17,589,277,143 $2,240,333,333
1984 $17,503,078,174 $3,615,647,477
1985 $16,403,539,893 $3,519,695,444
1986 $13,293,205,278 $3,923,244,050
1987 $11,356,215,543 $6,269,522,042
1988 $10,577,041,645 $6,508,931,652
1989 $9,853,395,762 $5,276,480,799
1990 $12,308,624,418 $4,304,399,310
1991 $12,981,833,333 $3,321,729,160
1992 $13,253,565,861 $2,857,457,762
1993 $13,695,962,055 $3,220,439,044
1994 $10,122,020,000 $3,990,430,447
1995 $11,396,706,587 $5,755,818,842
1996 $13,789,560,878 $6,044,585,327
1997 $14,505,233,463 $6,269,333,313
1998 $15,200,846,154 $6,584,815,847
1999 $15,873,875,969 $5,998,563,258
2000 $18,937,052,543 $6,193,246,837
2001 $20,237,024,725 $5,840,503,869
2002 $20,669,357,462 $6,178,563,591
2003 $21,828,144,686 $6,606,884,275
2004 $25,086,950,495 $7,939,487,548
2005 $28,858,965,517 $9,239,221,763
2006 $33,751,788,856 $9,977,647,683
2007 $40,465,318,382 $11,902,564,495
2008 $52,557,913,569 $14,440,404,132
2009 $54,111,735,629 $25,127,805,567
2010 $61,390,830,875 $26,673,441,431
2011 $67,539,428,159 $27,871,725,241
2012 $43,190,318,033 $27,305,915,911
2013 $21,361,254,635 $28,915,786,517
2014 $21,502,061,466 $32,612,397,257
2015 $16,466,863,117 $32,387,183,730
2016 $12,597,854,877 $29,203,988,696
2017 $16,369,843,352 $30,744,473,841
2018 $21,497,782,868 $32,927,025,620
2019 $22,583,045,060 $35,353,061,008
2020 $12,047,752,036 $37,600,368,240
2021 $14,353,205,678 $40,529,788,744
2022 $23,622,827,080 $45,565,333,216
2023 $19,993,439,950 $48,768,955,859
2024 - $53,651,874,314

Syria and Uganda economies compared

GDP per capita
Syria

Uganda
Year GDP per capita
Syria Uganda
1960 $183.5 $55.4
1961 $196.3 $56.2
1962 $223.9 $55.5
1963 $234.9 $62
1964 $254.2 $68.6
1965 $270.8 $100
1966 $239.3 $101.4
1967 $272.9 $102.8
1968 $293.3 $106.9
1969 $364 $116.7
1970 $335 $122
1971 $393 $133.5
1972 $448 $137
1973 $459 $152.7
1974 $707 $183.7
1975 $904 $201.2
1976 $976 $203.3
1977 $951 $237.6
1978 $1,108 $190.7
1979 $1,146 $164.5
1980 $1,458 $93.8
1981 $1,676 $98.6
1982 $1,703 $157
1983 $1,776 $157.5
1984 $1,706 $247.5
1985 $1,544 $234.3
1986 $1,208 $253.6
1987 $997 $393
1988 $898 $395
1989 $809 $310
1990 $978 $245
1991 $1,000 $183
1992 $990 $152.1
1993 $993 $165.6
1994 $712 $198.4
1995 $780 $278.5
1996 $918 $284.7
1997 $941 $286.8
1998 $961 $292.5
1999 $978 $257.9
2000 $1,138 $258.1
2001 $1,187 $236
2002 $1,183 $242
2003 $1,220 $250.7
2004 $1,368 $292.4
2005 $1,534 $330
2006 $1,719 $347
2007 $1,938 $401
2008 $2,429 $473
2009 $2,462 $799
2010 $2,731 $823
2011 $2,952 $836
2012 $1,898 $795
2013 $986 $818
2014 $1,061 $896
2015 $848 $863
2016 $656 $753
2017 $852 $765
2018 $1,098 $792
2019 $1,110 $822
2020 $572 $846
2021 $664 $883
2022 $1,052 $963
2023 $847 $1,002
2024 - $1,073

Syria vs. Uganda life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Syria

Uganda
Year Life expectancy, years
Syria Uganda
1950 42.5 39.7
1951 43.4 40.2
1952 44.3 40.8
1953 45.3 41.3
1954 46.4 41.8
1955 47.4 42.4
1956 48.5 43
1957 49.6 43.7
1958 50.7 44.3
1959 51.7 45
1960 52.7 45.6
1961 53.7 46.3
1962 54.6 46.8
1963 55.4 47.4
1964 56.2 47.8
1965 56.9 48.3
1966 57.6 48.5
1967 58 49
1968 59.1 49.3
1969 59.8 49.5
1970 60.6 49.6
1971 61.3 47.1
1972 62 47.2
1973 60.8 47
1974 63.4 46.9
1975 64.2 46.5
1976 64.8 46.2
1977 65.4 45.8
1978 65.9 45.6
1979 66.2 45.4
1980 66.5 43.5
1981 64.6 43.5
1982 60.8 43.3
1983 67.4 43.5
1984 67.7 43.7
1985 68 45.5
1986 68.4 45.7
1987 68.8 47.4
1988 69.2 47.5
1989 69.5 47.5
1990 69.8 47.6
1991 70.1 47.5
1992 70.2 47.7
1993 70.3 47.7
1994 70.3 47.7
1995 70.2 47.7
1996 70.2 47.8
1997 70.2 48
1998 70.2 48.3
1999 70.5 49
2000 70.9 49.6
2001 71.3 50.6
2002 71.7 51.4
2003 72.2 52.4
2004 72.5 53.7
2005 72.8 54.9
2006 73 56.1
2007 73.3 57.2
2008 73.4 58.3
2009 73.5 59.2
2010 73.5 60
2011 72.3 60.8
2012 66.2 61.6
2013 65.1 62.4
2014 65.5 63.1
2015 63.3 63.8
2016 65.2 64.5
2017 65.7 65.2
2018 67.4 65.8
2019 71 66.4
2020 71.9 66.4
2021 72.4 66.4
2022 72.8 67.7
2023 72.1 68.3
2024 72.6 68.5
2025 73 68.7

Syria and Uganda population clocks and comparison

Population
Syria

Uganda
Year Population
Syria Uganda
1960 4,673,500 7,640,973
1961 4,815,466 7,862,217
1962 4,959,340 8,092,231
1963 5,110,467 8,333,663
1964 5,269,087 8,586,363
1965 5,435,267 8,849,203
1966 5,609,047 9,122,864
1967 5,790,198 9,408,924
1968 5,978,742 9,708,632
1969 6,175,166 10,014,858
1970 6,380,609 10,321,603
1971 6,598,094 10,618,206
1972 6,826,024 10,885,796
1973 7,060,321 11,144,236
1974 7,302,160 11,424,846
1975 7,554,364 11,725,240
1976 7,817,320 12,037,294
1977 8,090,501 12,359,669
1978 8,372,759 12,692,113
1979 8,661,909 13,002,163
1980 8,957,663 13,275,741
1981 9,260,189 13,556,452
1982 9,572,511 13,873,631
1983 9,904,809 14,221,881
1984 10,258,398 14,607,677
1985 10,625,672 15,023,681
1986 11,002,844 15,467,579
1987 11,388,923 15,954,170
1988 11,782,264 16,470,483
1989 12,179,060 17,010,698
1990 12,579,208 17,569,897
1991 12,980,821 18,155,901
1992 13,385,571 18,785,032
1993 13,795,686 19,445,161
1994 14,208,583 20,108,801
1995 14,616,801 20,665,667
1996 15,018,104 21,231,550
1997 15,417,542 21,856,046
1998 15,820,413 22,515,806
1999 16,228,061 23,257,281
2000 16,637,888 24,000,150
2001 17,051,338 24,745,676
2002 17,468,332 25,532,870
2003 17,889,296 26,352,124
2004 18,336,875 27,154,515
2005 18,814,091 27,963,289
2006 19,637,022 28,794,003
2007 20,884,125 29,653,430
2008 21,636,564 30,539,553
2009 21,976,969 31,451,151
2010 22,482,421 32,390,802
2011 22,878,098 33,354,543
2012 22,759,763 34,337,438
2013 21,666,917 35,337,042
2014 20,273,659 36,395,539
2015 19,424,618 37,531,446
2016 19,193,834 38,799,152
2017 19,224,668 40,177,388
2018 19,577,845 41,565,831
2019 20,353,534 42,999,637
2020 21,049,429 44,457,152
2021 21,628,839 45,910,930
2022 22,462,173 47,312,719
2023 23,594,623 48,656,601
2024 24,672,760 50,015,092

Fertility rates in Syria and Uganda

Fertility rate
Syria

Uganda
Year Fertility rate
Syria Uganda
1960 7.51 6.91
1961 7.5 6.93
1962 7.51 6.96
1963 7.51 6.98
1964 7.53 7.01
1965 7.53 7.04
1966 7.55 7.07
1967 7.56 7.1
1968 7.57 7.13
1969 7.59 7.12
1970 7.62 7.15
1971 7.6 7.18
1972 7.57 7.19
1973 7.55 7.19
1974 7.52 7.19
1975 7.49 7.2
1976 7.45 7.19
1977 7.42 7.18
1978 7.35 7.16
1979 7.25 7.14
1980 7.12 7.11
1981 6.97 7.12
1982 6.81 7.11
1983 6.69 7.07
1984 6.59 7.02
1985 6.48 7.04
1986 6.37 7.08
1987 6.2 7.12
1988 6 7.1
1989 5.78 7.05
1990 5.56 7.01
1991 5.34 6.94
1992 5.14 6.91
1993 4.99 6.89
1994 4.86 6.9
1995 4.7 6.87
1996 4.54 6.84
1997 4.37 6.86
1998 4.25 6.84
1999 4.14 6.83
2000 4.07 6.79
2001 3.98 6.76
2002 3.87 6.74
2003 3.76 6.67
2004 3.68 6.61
2005 3.61 6.53
2006 3.56 6.43
2007 3.54 6.33
2008 3.48 6.2
2009 3.42 6.12
2010 3.36 6.02
2011 3.29 5.89
2012 3.22 5.73
2013 3.17 5.56
2014 3.12 5.41
2015 3.07 5.25
2016 3.01 5.11
2017 2.97 4.99
2018 2.93 4.87
2019 2.88 4.74
2020 2.84 4.62
2021 2.8 4.51
2022 2.75 4.39
2023 2.71 4.28

Syria and Uganda demographics compared

Median age
Syria

Uganda
Year Median age, years
Syria Uganda
1960 17.6 17.1
1961 17.3 16.9
1962 17.1 16.8
1963 16.9 16.7
1964 16.7 16.6
1965 16.5 16.6
1966 16.4 16.6
1967 16.2 16.6
1968 16.1 16.6
1969 16 16.6
1970 15.9 16.6
1971 15.8 16.6
1972 15.8 16.5
1973 15.7 16.3
1974 15.7 16.3
1975 15.7 16.2
1976 15.6 16.2
1977 15.6 16.2
1978 15.6 16.1
1979 15.6 16.1
1980 15.6 16
1981 15.6 15.9
1982 15.7 15.9
1983 15.8 15.9
1984 15.8 15.9
1985 15.9 15.9
1986 16 15.9
1987 16.1 15.9
1988 16.2 15.9
1989 16.4 15.8
1990 16.5 15.8
1991 16.7 15.8
1992 16.9 15.7
1993 17.1 15.7
1994 17.3 15.6
1995 17.5 15.4
1996 17.7 15.3
1997 17.9 15.1
1998 18.1 15
1999 18.3 15
2000 18.5 15
2001 18.8 15
2002 19 15
2003 19.2 15
2004 19.5 15
2005 19.7 15
2006 20.3 15
2007 21 15
2008 21.3 15.1
2009 21.5 15.1
2010 21.7 15.2
2011 21.9 15.3
2012 21.8 15.4
2013 21.2 15.5
2014 20.1 15.6
2015 19.5 15.8
2016 19.5 16
2017 19.6 16.3
2018 20.1 16.5
2019 20.9 16.8
2020 21.6 17
2021 22.2 17.2
2022 22.7 17.4
2023 23.3 17.6
2024 23.9 17.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Syria Uganda
GNI, Atlas method
$18.2B
2023
$50.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
28.6%
2010
21.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.13%
2009
2.55%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
4.06%
2010
1.98%
2023
Armed forces personnel
269,000
2020
46,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-7.79%
2010
-6.7%
2025
Unemployment rate
8.61%
2010
3.42%
2021
Services, % of GDP
44.9%
2022
43.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
12%
2022
24.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
51.2
2012
51.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
21.1%
2022
34.5%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
3.8%
2022
2.4%
2019
Total reserves including gold
$20.6B
2010
$3.36B
2018
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$1.44B
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,424,000
2019
473,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
32.2%
2010
9.21%
2020
Banked people share
23.3%
2011
72.8%
2024

Energy

Syria Uganda
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
455 kg
2022
483 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.5
2022
$6.05
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
25.6 megatons
2023
7.22 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.08 tons
2023
0.15 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
99.5%
2022
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
1.1%
2021
90.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.72%
2022
1.93%
2022
Net energy imports use share
61.3%
2022
20.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
690 kWh
2022
89.9 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
3.91%
2021
90%
2021
Hydroelectric share
3.76%
2022
86.2%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
88.4%
2023
51.5%
2023

Society

Syria Uganda
% of world population
0.3%
2024
0.61%
2024
Annual migration change
+546,494
2024
-117,924
2024
Urban population
58%
2024
27.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.63 ft
2025
5.53 ft
2025
Average female height
5.23 ft
2025
5.2 ft
2025
Quality of life index
17.2
2025
28.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
12
2024
26
2024
Higher education index
32
2025
67
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.07
2010
8.77
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
14.9
2019
29.4
2019
Visa free countries
39
2025
74
2025
Adult literacy rate
94.4%
2021
80.6%
2022
English speaking
4%
2025
44.7%
2023
People using the Internet
34.7%
2019
8.95%
2024

Health

Syria Uganda
Government health expenditure per capita
$34.4
2022
$44.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$15.7
2022
$15
2022
Life expectancy
73 years
2025
68.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
20.4%
2022
41.6%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.19
2016
0.17
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
19.4 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
20
2023
170
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
20.6
2023
38.8
2023
Obesity rate n/a
8.05%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
19%
2024
2.2%
2024
Air quality index
42
2025
8
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
7.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.09 liters
2020
11.3 liters
2020

Territory

Syria Uganda
% of world land
0.12%
2025
0.13%
2025
Land area per capita
2,874 sq mi
2024
1,548 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
52,533 sq mi
2025
55,657 sq mi
2025
Forest area
2,016 sq mi
2025
8,549 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
90,720 mi
2019

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