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Syria vs Vatican statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Syria has a population of 24.7M (ranked 57/197), compared with 1K in The Vatican (ranked 197/197). Syria's land area is 70,900 sq mi versus 0.17 sq mi for The Vatican (ranked 87th vs. 197th).

By GDP, Syria ranks 129/197 ($20B) and The Vatican ranks 197/197 ($19.8M). By GDP per capita, Syria ranks 184/197 ($847), while The Vatican ranks 59/197 ($19,800).

Main facts and rankings

Syria Vatican
Population
26304877
949
Population rank 57/197 197/197
GDP
$20B
2023
$19.8M
2025
GDP rank 129/197 197/197
GDP per capita
$847
2023
$19,800
2025
GDP per capita rank 184/197 59/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$4,650
2023
$39,191
2025
Government debt
$18.4B
2010
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
30%
2010
n/a
Government debt per person
$820
2010
n/a
Government debt per person rank 148/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$731
2025
$17,307
2025
Land area
70,900 sq mi
2025
0.17 sq mi
2025
Population density
348 ppl/mi²
2024
5,886 ppl/mi²
2019
Fertility rate
2.71
2023
n/a
Median age
23.9 years
2024
n/a
Life expectancy
73 years
2025
83.3 years
2025

Syria and Vatican: Comparison Charts

Syria vs. Vatican life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Syria

Vatican
Year Life expectancy, years
Syria Vatican
1950 42.5 65.9
1951 43.4 65.3
1952 44.3 65.7
1953 45.3 66.3
1954 46.4 67.5
1955 47.4 67.8
1956 48.5 67.3
1957 49.6 67.5
1958 50.7 68.7
1959 51.7 69.2
1960 52.7 69.2
1961 53.7 69.8
1962 54.6 69.2
1963 55.4 69.3
1964 56.2 70.3
1965 56.9 70.1
1966 57.6 70.9
1967 58 70.9
1968 59.1 70.7
1969 59.8 70.7
1970 60.6 71.5
1971 61.3 71.7
1972 62 72
1973 60.8 71.9
1974 63.4 72.7
1975 64.2 72.6
1976 64.8 72.9
1977 65.4 73.3
1978 65.9 73.7
1979 66.2 74
1980 66.5 74.1
1981 64.6 74.3
1982 60.8 74.8
1983 67.4 74.7
1984 67.7 75.1
1985 68 75.5
1986 68.4 75.7
1987 68.8 76.2
1988 69.2 76.4
1989 69.5 76.8
1990 69.8 76.9
1991 70.1 76.9
1992 70.2 77.3
1993 70.3 77
1994 70.3 77.7
1995 70.2 77.8
1996 70.2 78.5
1997 70.2 78.2
1998 70.2 78.3
1999 70.5 78.7
2000 70.9 79.3
2001 71.3 79.9
2002 71.7 80
2003 72.2 79.8
2004 72.5 80.2
2005 72.8 80.6
2006 73 81.2
2007 73.3 81.3
2008 73.4 81.4
2009 73.5 81.3
2010 73.5 81.5
2011 72.3 81.7
2012 66.2 82
2013 65.1 82.5
2014 65.5 82.6
2015 63.3 82.5
2016 65.2 82.9
2017 65.7 82.7
2018 67.4 83.3
2019 71 83.6
2020 71.9 83
2021 72.4 82.9
2022 72.8 83.3
2023 72.1 83
2024 72.6 83.1
2025 73 83.3

Syria and Vatican population clocks and comparison

Population
Syria

Vatican
Year Population
Syria Vatican
1960 4,673,500 -
1961 4,815,466 -
1962 4,959,340 -
1963 5,110,467 -
1964 5,269,087 -
1965 5,435,267 -
1966 5,609,047 -
1967 5,790,198 -
1968 5,978,742 -
1969 6,175,166 -
1970 6,380,609 -
1971 6,598,094 -
1972 6,826,024 -
1973 7,060,321 -
1974 7,302,160 -
1975 7,554,364 -
1976 7,817,320 -
1977 8,090,501 -
1978 8,372,759 -
1979 8,661,909 -
1980 8,957,663 -
1981 9,260,189 -
1982 9,572,511 -
1983 9,904,809 -
1984 10,258,398 -
1985 10,625,672 -
1986 11,002,844 -
1987 11,388,923 -
1988 11,782,264 -
1989 12,179,060 -
1990 12,579,208 -
1991 12,980,821 -
1992 13,385,571 -
1993 13,795,686 -
1994 14,208,583 -
1995 14,616,801 -
1996 15,018,104 -
1997 15,417,542 -
1998 15,820,413 -
1999 16,228,061 -
2000 16,637,888 880
2001 17,051,338 890
2002 17,468,332 900
2003 17,889,296 911
2004 18,336,875 921
2005 18,814,091 921
2006 19,637,022 932
2007 20,884,125 821
2008 21,636,564 824
2009 21,976,969 826
2010 22,482,421 829
2011 22,878,098 832
2012 22,759,763 836
2013 21,666,917 839
2014 20,273,659 842
2015 19,424,618 1,000
2016 19,193,834 -
2017 19,224,668 1,000
2018 19,577,845 -
2019 20,353,534 1,000
2020 21,049,429 -
2021 21,628,839 -
2022 22,462,173 -
2023 23,594,623 -
2024 24,672,760 -

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Syria Vatican
GNI, Atlas method
$18.2B
2023
n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP
28.6%
2010
n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.13%
2009
n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP
4.06%
2010
n/a
Armed forces personnel
269,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-7.79%
2010
n/a
Unemployment rate
8.61%
2010
n/a
Services, % of GDP
44.9%
2022
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
12%
2022
n/a
Economic freedom index
51.2
2012
65
2025
Income share by richest 10%
21.1%
2022
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
3.8%
2022
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$20.6B
2010
n/a
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
n/a
International tourist arrivals
2,424,000
2019
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
32.2%
2010
n/a
Banked people share
23.3%
2011
n/a

Energy

Syria Vatican
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
455 kg
2022
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.5
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
25.6 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
1.08 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
99.5%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
1.1%
2021
n/a
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
n/a
Hydroelectric share
3.76%
2022
n/a
Nuclear share
0%
2021
n/a
Electricity access
88.4%
2023
n/a

Society

Syria Vatican
% of world population
0.3%
2024
0.00001%
2024
Annual migration change
+546,494
2024
n/a
Urban population
58%
2024
n/a
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
n/a
Average male height
5.63 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
5.23 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
17.2
2025
76
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
12
2024
60
2025
Higher education index
32
2025
32
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.07
2010
0
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
14.9
2019
0.5
2025
Visa free countries
39
2025
150
2025
Adult literacy rate
94.4%
2021
100%
2013
English speaking
4%
2025
20%
2025
People using the Internet
34.7%
2019
n/a

Health

Syria Vatican
Government health expenditure per capita
$34.4
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$15.7
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
73 years
2025
83.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
20.4%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.19
2016
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
20
2023
n/a
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
20.6
2023
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
19%
2024
n/a
Air quality index
42
2025
72
2025
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.09 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Syria Vatican
% of world land
0.12%
2025
0.0000003%
2025
Land area per capita
2,874 sq mi
2024
169.9 sq mi
2019
Agricultural land area
52,533 sq mi
2025
n/a
Forest area
2,016 sq mi
2025
n/a
Roads length n/a
5.59 mi
2003

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