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Syria vs Vanuatu statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Syria has a population of 24.7M (ranked 57/197), compared with 328K in Vanuatu (ranked 174/197). Syria's land area is 70,900 sq mi versus 4,707 sq mi for Vanuatu (ranked 87th vs. 157th).

By GDP, Syria ranks 129/197 ($20B) and Vanuatu ranks 185/197 ($1.16B). By GDP per capita, Syria ranks 184/197 ($847), while Vanuatu ranks 133/197 ($3,543).

Main facts and rankings

Syria Vanuatu
Population
26304877
341110
Population rank 57/197 174/197
GDP
$20B
2023
$1.16B
2024
GDP rank 129/197 185/197
GDP per capita
$847
2023
$3,543
2024
GDP per capita rank 184/197 133/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$4,650
2023
$3,602
2024
Government debt
$18.4B
2010
$518M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
30%
2010
48.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$820
2010
$1,580
2024
Government debt per person rank 148/185 126/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$731
2025
$2,778
2025
Land area
70,900 sq mi
2025
4,707 sq mi
2025
Population density
348 ppl/mi²
2024
69.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.71
2023
3.6
2023
Median age
23.9 years
2024
21.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
73 years
2025
71.8 years
2025

Syria and Vanuatu: Comparison Charts

Syria and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP
Syria

Vanuatu
Year GDP
Syria Vanuatu
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 $119,258,835
1980 $13,062,420,382 $121,185,498
1981 $15,518,201,335 $113,781,796
1982 $16,298,929,011 $114,501,913
1983 $17,589,277,143 $117,389,554
1984 $17,503,078,174 $144,482,515
1985 $16,403,539,893 $131,856,421
1986 $13,293,205,278 $126,498,935
1987 $11,356,215,543 $139,464,174
1988 $10,577,041,645 $158,351,368
1989 $9,853,395,762 $154,013,202
1990 $12,308,624,418 $168,879,207
1991 $12,981,833,333 $201,334,169
1992 $13,253,565,861 $209,088,825
1993 $13,695,962,055 $200,491,853
1994 $10,122,020,000 $233,701,301
1995 $11,396,706,587 $249,333,250
1996 $13,789,560,878 $261,370,044
1997 $14,505,233,463 $272,771,209
1998 $15,200,846,154 $262,293,411
1999 $15,873,875,969 $268,006,973
2000 $18,937,052,543 $272,014,628
2001 $20,237,024,725 $257,926,882
2002 $20,669,357,462 $262,596,536
2003 $21,828,144,686 $314,471,413
2004 $25,086,950,495 $364,996,869
2005 $28,858,965,517 $394,962,433
2006 $33,751,788,856 $439,358,587
2007 $40,465,318,382 $516,392,923
2008 $52,557,913,569 $590,748,429
2009 $54,111,735,629 $592,622,319
2010 $61,390,830,875 $670,712,980
2011 $67,539,428,159 $770,153,588
2012 $43,190,318,033 $747,839,698
2013 $21,361,254,635 $758,304,466
2014 $21,502,061,466 $773,717,011
2015 $16,466,863,117 $759,690,181
2016 $12,597,854,877 $804,323,577
2017 $16,369,843,352 $880,043,284
2018 $21,497,782,868 $914,727,908
2019 $22,583,045,060 $936,526,268
2020 $12,047,752,036 $909,421,044
2021 $14,353,205,678 $982,362,212
2022 $23,622,827,080 $1,030,654,208
2023 $19,993,439,950 $1,126,313,359
2024 - $1,161,251,868

Syria and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP per capita
Syria

Vanuatu
Year GDP per capita
Syria Vanuatu
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 $1,055
1980 $1,458 $1,048
1981 $1,676 $962
1982 $1,703 $946
1983 $1,776 $947
1984 $1,706 $1,137
1985 $1,544 $1,012
1986 $1,208 $946
1987 $997 $1,017
1988 $898 $1,125
1989 $809 $1,067
1990 $978 $1,141
1991 $1,000 $1,326
1992 $990 $1,344
1993 $993 $1,257
1994 $712 $1,431
1995 $780 $1,492
1996 $918 $1,529
1997 $941 $1,562
1998 $961 $1,471
1999 $978 $1,472
2000 $1,138 $1,460
2001 $1,187 $1,350
2002 $1,183 $1,341
2003 $1,220 $1,567
2004 $1,368 $1,774
2005 $1,534 $1,874
2006 $1,719 $2,035
2007 $1,938 $2,334
2008 $2,429 $2,604
2009 $2,462 $2,546
2010 $2,731 $2,815
2011 $2,952 $3,163
2012 $1,898 $3,005
2013 $986 $2,980
2014 $1,061 $2,973
2015 $848 $2,855
2016 $656 $2,956
2017 $852 $3,160
2018 $1,098 $3,207
2019 $1,110 $3,207
2020 $572 $3,043
2021 $664 $3,212
2022 $1,052 $3,292
2023 $847 $3,515
2024 - $3,543

Syria vs. Vanuatu life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Syria

Vanuatu
Year Life expectancy, years
Syria Vanuatu
1950 42.5 43.9
1951 43.4 42.2
1952 44.3 45.3
1953 45.3 45.8
1954 46.4 46.5
1955 47.4 47.1
1956 48.5 47.7
1957 49.6 48.2
1958 50.7 48.7
1959 51.7 49.3
1960 52.7 49.8
1961 53.7 50.4
1962 54.6 50.9
1963 55.4 51.5
1964 56.2 52
1965 56.9 52.5
1966 57.6 53.1
1967 58 53.7
1968 59.1 54.2
1969 59.8 54.8
1970 60.6 55.3
1971 61.3 55.9
1972 62 56.4
1973 60.8 57
1974 63.4 57.6
1975 64.2 58.1
1976 64.8 58.7
1977 65.4 59.2
1978 65.9 59.9
1979 66.2 60.9
1980 66.5 61.3
1981 64.6 61.9
1982 60.8 62.5
1983 67.4 63.1
1984 67.7 63.5
1985 68 63.9
1986 68.4 64.6
1987 68.8 64.4
1988 69.2 65.7
1989 69.5 66
1990 69.8 66.7
1991 70.1 67.1
1992 70.2 67.4
1993 70.3 67.7
1994 70.3 68
1995 70.2 68.1
1996 70.2 68.2
1997 70.2 68.3
1998 70.2 68.4
1999 70.5 67.9
2000 70.9 68.6
2001 71.3 68.7
2002 71.7 68.8
2003 72.2 68.9
2004 72.5 69
2005 72.8 69.2
2006 73 69.1
2007 73.3 69.1
2008 73.4 69.3
2009 73.5 69.4
2010 73.5 69.6
2011 72.3 69.7
2012 66.2 69.9
2013 65.1 70
2014 65.5 70
2015 63.3 70.2
2016 65.2 70.4
2017 65.7 70.5
2018 67.4 70.6
2019 71 70.8
2020 71.9 70.4
2021 72.4 70
2022 72.8 71.3
2023 72.1 71.5
2024 72.6 71.7
2025 73 71.8

Syria and Vanuatu population clocks and comparison

Population
Syria

Vanuatu
Year Population
Syria Vanuatu
1960 4,673,500 64,431
1961 4,815,466 66,264
1962 4,959,340 68,174
1963 5,110,467 70,159
1964 5,269,087 72,219
1965 5,435,267 74,358
1966 5,609,047 76,590
1967 5,790,198 78,921
1968 5,978,742 81,314
1969 6,175,166 83,755
1970 6,380,609 86,266
1971 6,598,094 88,862
1972 6,826,024 91,562
1973 7,060,321 94,362
1974 7,302,160 97,260
1975 7,554,364 100,269
1976 7,817,320 103,388
1977 8,090,501 106,618
1978 8,372,759 109,963
1979 8,661,909 113,040
1980 8,957,663 115,660
1981 9,260,189 118,249
1982 9,572,511 121,035
1983 9,904,809 123,998
1984 10,258,398 127,109
1985 10,625,672 130,356
1986 11,002,844 133,720
1987 11,388,923 137,187
1988 11,782,264 140,756
1989 12,179,060 144,393
1990 12,579,208 148,063
1991 12,980,821 151,793
1992 13,385,571 155,608
1993 13,795,686 159,463
1994 14,208,583 163,314
1995 14,616,801 167,137
1996 15,018,104 170,911
1997 15,417,542 174,626
1998 15,820,413 178,313
1999 16,228,061 182,048
2000 16,637,888 186,281
2001 17,051,338 191,031
2002 17,468,332 195,863
2003 17,889,296 200,746
2004 18,336,875 205,711
2005 18,814,091 210,760
2006 19,637,022 215,923
2007 20,884,125 221,276
2008 21,636,564 226,896
2009 21,976,969 232,731
2010 22,482,421 238,248
2011 22,878,098 243,474
2012 22,759,763 248,883
2013 21,666,917 254,482
2014 20,273,659 260,240
2015 19,424,618 266,101
2016 19,193,834 272,087
2017 19,224,668 278,507
2018 19,577,845 285,259
2019 20,353,534 291,985
2020 21,049,429 298,858
2021 21,628,839 305,868
2022 22,462,173 313,046
2023 23,594,623 320,409
2024 24,672,760 327,777

Fertility rates in Syria and Vanuatu

Fertility rate
Syria

Vanuatu
Year Fertility rate
Syria Vanuatu
1960 7.51 6.78
1961 7.5 6.73
1962 7.51 6.67
1963 7.51 6.62
1964 7.53 6.57
1965 7.53 6.52
1966 7.55 6.51
1967 7.56 6.51
1968 7.57 6.46
1969 7.59 6.41
1970 7.62 6.35
1971 7.6 6.29
1972 7.57 6.23
1973 7.55 6.15
1974 7.52 6.06
1975 7.49 5.98
1976 7.45 5.89
1977 7.42 5.81
1978 7.35 5.77
1979 7.25 5.73
1980 7.12 5.69
1981 6.97 5.65
1982 6.81 5.6
1983 6.69 5.55
1984 6.59 5.49
1985 6.48 5.43
1986 6.37 5.38
1987 6.2 5.33
1988 6 5.27
1989 5.78 5.21
1990 5.56 5.17
1991 5.34 5.13
1992 5.14 5.09
1993 4.99 5.02
1994 4.86 4.94
1995 4.7 4.85
1996 4.54 4.75
1997 4.37 4.66
1998 4.25 4.6
1999 4.14 4.56
2000 4.07 4.54
2001 3.98 4.5
2002 3.87 4.38
2003 3.76 4.29
2004 3.68 4.21
2005 3.61 4.13
2006 3.56 4.1
2007 3.54 4.12
2008 3.48 4.16
2009 3.42 4.16
2010 3.36 4.13
2011 3.29 4.09
2012 3.22 4.06
2013 3.17 4.04
2014 3.12 4
2015 3.07 3.95
2016 3.01 3.92
2017 2.97 3.88
2018 2.93 3.83
2019 2.88 3.79
2020 2.84 3.74
2021 2.8 3.7
2022 2.75 3.65
2023 2.71 3.6

Syria and Vanuatu demographics compared

Median age
Syria

Vanuatu
Year Median age, years
Syria Vanuatu
1960 17.6 17.7
1961 17.3 17.6
1962 17.1 17.5
1963 16.9 17.4
1964 16.7 17.3
1965 16.5 17.2
1966 16.4 17.1
1967 16.2 17.1
1968 16.1 17
1969 16 17
1970 15.9 17
1971 15.8 17
1972 15.8 17
1973 15.7 17
1974 15.7 17.1
1975 15.7 17.1
1976 15.6 17.1
1977 15.6 17.2
1978 15.6 17.3
1979 15.6 17.5
1980 15.6 17.6
1981 15.6 17.7
1982 15.7 17.7
1983 15.8 17.7
1984 15.8 17.7
1985 15.9 17.7
1986 16 17.8
1987 16.1 17.8
1988 16.2 17.8
1989 16.4 17.8
1990 16.5 17.8
1991 16.7 17.9
1992 16.9 17.8
1993 17.1 17.7
1994 17.3 17.7
1995 17.5 17.8
1996 17.7 18
1997 17.9 18
1998 18.1 18
1999 18.3 18
2000 18.5 18.2
2001 18.8 18.5
2002 19 18.7
2003 19.2 18.9
2004 19.5 19.2
2005 19.7 19.4
2006 20.3 19.6
2007 21 19.9
2008 21.3 20.1
2009 21.5 20.3
2010 21.7 20.5
2011 21.9 20.6
2012 21.8 20.8
2013 21.2 20.9
2014 20.1 21
2015 19.5 21.1
2016 19.5 21.1
2017 19.6 21.2
2018 20.1 21.2
2019 20.9 21.2
2020 21.6 21.2
2021 22.2 21.2
2022 22.7 21.2
2023 23.3 21.2
2024 23.9 21.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Syria Vanuatu
GNI, Atlas method
$18.2B
2023
$1.29B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
28.6%
2010
38.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.13%
2009
7.58%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
4.06%
2010
n/a
Armed forces personnel
269,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-7.79%
2010
-5.96%
2025
Unemployment rate
8.61%
2010
4.05%
2020
Services, % of GDP
44.9%
2022
60.4%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
12%
2022
7.55%
2022
Economic freedom index
51.2
2012
61.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
21.1%
2022
24.7%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
3.8%
2022
3%
2019
Total reserves including gold
$20.6B
2010
$615M
2024
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$145M
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,424,000
2019
82,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
32.2%
2010
50.4%
2020
Banked people share
23.3%
2011
n/a

Energy

Syria Vanuatu
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
455 kg
2022
158.2 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.5
2022
$16.3
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
25.6 megatons
2023
0.29 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.08 tons
2023
0.9 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
99.5%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
1.1%
2021
25%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.72%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
61.3%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
690 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
3.91%
2021
25.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
3.76%
2022
10.7%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
88.4%
2023
61.6%
2023

Society

Syria Vanuatu
% of world population
0.3%
2024
0.004%
2024
Annual migration change
+546,494
2024
-43
2024
Urban population
58%
2024
26.1%
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
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
17.2
2025
45.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
12
2024
50
2024
Higher education index
32
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
2.07
2010
0.32
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
14.9
2019
14.9
2019
Visa free countries
39
2025
96
2025
Adult literacy rate
94.4%
2021
88%
2023
English speaking
4%
2025
83.5%
2023
People using the Internet
34.7%
2019
45.7%
2023

Health

Syria Vanuatu
Government health expenditure per capita
$34.4
2022
$135.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$15.7
2022
$10.3
2022
Life expectancy
73 years
2025
71.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
20.4%
2022
49.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.19
2016
0.16
2019
Maternal mortality per 100K births
20
2023
100
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
20.6
2023
16.8
2023
Obesity rate n/a
22.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
19%
2024
19.7%
2024
Air quality index
42
2025
96
2025
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.09 liters
2020
2.04 liters
2020

Territory

Syria Vanuatu
% of world land
0.12%
2025
0.008%
2025
Land area per capita
2,874 sq mi
2024
14,359 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
52,533 sq mi
2025
722 sq mi
2025
Forest area
2,016 sq mi
2025
1,708 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
665 mi
2000

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