Syria vs Vatican comparison: 68 facts & rankings

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 185/197 ($847), while The Vatican ranks 59/197 ($19,800).

Main facts and rankings

	Syria	Vatican
Population	26829400	936
Population rank	56/197	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	185/197	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	$730 2026	$18,169 2026
Land area	70,900 sq mi	0.17 sq mi
Population density	375 ppl/mi² 2026	5,493 ppl/mi² 2026
Fertility rate	2.71 2023	n/a
Median age	23.9 years 2024	n/a
Life expectancy	73.4 years 2026	83.4 years 2026

Syria and Vatican: Comparison Charts

Syria vs. Vatican life expectancy calculator

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Year	Life expectancy, years
Year	Syria	Vatican
2026	73.4	83.4
2025	73	83.3
2024	72.6	83.1
2023	72.1	83
2022	72.8	83.3
2021	72.4	82.9
2020	71.9	83
2019	71	83.6
2018	67.4	83.3
2017	65.7	82.7
2016	65.2	82.9
2015	63.3	82.5
2014	65.5	82.6
2013	65.1	82.5
2012	66.2	82
2011	72.3	81.7
2010	73.5	81.5
2009	73.5	81.3
2008	73.4	81.4
2007	73.3	81.3
2006	73	81.2
2005	72.8	80.6
2004	72.5	80.2
2003	72.2	79.8
2002	71.7	80
2001	71.3	79.9
2000	70.9	79.3
1999	70.5	78.7
1998	70.2	78.3
1997	70.2	78.2
1996	70.2	78.5
1995	70.2	77.8
1994	70.3	77.7
1993	70.3	77
1992	70.2	77.3
1991	70.1	76.9
1990	69.8	76.9
1989	69.5	76.8
1988	69.2	76.4
1987	68.8	76.2
1986	68.4	75.7
1985	68	75.5
1984	67.7	75.1
1983	67.4	74.7
1982	60.8	74.8
1981	64.6	74.3
1980	66.5	74.1
1979	66.2	74
1978	65.9	73.7
1977	65.4	73.3
1976	64.8	72.9
1975	64.2	72.6
1974	63.4	72.7
1973	60.8	71.9
1972	62	72
1971	61.3	71.7
1970	60.6	71.5
1969	59.8	70.7
1968	59.1	70.7
1967	58	70.9
1966	57.6	70.9
1965	56.9	70.1
1964	56.2	70.3
1963	55.4	69.3
1962	54.6	69.2
1961	53.7	69.8
1960	52.7	69.2
1959	51.7	69.2
1958	50.7	68.7
1957	49.6	67.5
1956	48.5	67.3
1955	47.4	67.8
1954	46.4	67.5
1953	45.3	66.3
1952	44.3	65.7
1951	43.4	65.3
1950	42.5	65.9

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1950–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Syria and Vatican population clocks and comparison

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

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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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	$1.62B 2010	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	31.4 megatons 2024	n/a
CO2 emissions per capita	1.27 tons 2024	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	+421,693 2025	n/a
Urban population	72.1% 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	18.4 2026	78.4 2026
Corruption Perceptions Index	15 2025	60 2025
Higher education index	33 2026	34 2026
Homicides per 100K people	2.07 2010	0 2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people	14.9 2019	0.5 2025
Visa free countries	37 2025	149 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	$33.3 2023	n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita	$24.1 2023	n/a
Life expectancy	73.4 years 2026	83.4 years 2026
Foreign aid share of health expenditure	11.8% 2023	n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people	1.52 2021	n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births	20 2023	n/a
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age	20.6 2023	n/a
Diabetes prevalence	19% 2024	n/a
Air quality index	42 2026	72 2026
Pure alcohol consumption per capita	0.09 liters 2020	n/a

Territory

	Syria	Vatican
% of world land	0.12% 2026	0.0000003% 2026
Land area per capita	2,874 sq mi 2024	169.9 sq mi 2019
Agricultural land area	52,533 sq mi 2026	n/a
Forest area	2,016 sq mi 2026	n/a
Roads length	n/a	5.59 mi 2003