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Syria vs Venezuela statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Syria has a population of 24.7M (ranked 57/197), compared with 28.4M in Venezuela (ranked 53/197). Syria's land area is 70,900 sq mi versus 340,561 sq mi for Venezuela (ranked 87th vs. 32nd).

By GDP, Syria ranks 129/197 ($20B) and Venezuela ranks 33/197 ($482B). By GDP per capita, Syria ranks 184/197 ($847), while Venezuela ranks 66/197 ($15,944).

Main facts and rankings

Syria Venezuela
Population
26304877
28610737
Population rank 57/197 54/197
GDP
$20B
2023
$482B
2014
GDP rank 129/197 33/197
GDP per capita
$847
2023
$15,944
2014
GDP per capita rank 184/197 66/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$4,650
2023
$17,349
2011
Government debt
$18.4B
2010
$410B
2014
Debt-to-GDP ratio
30%
2010
192.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$820
2010
$13,536
2014
Government debt per person rank 148/185 44/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$731
2025
$4,514
2025
Land area
70,900 sq mi
2025
340,561 sq mi
2025
Population density
348 ppl/mi²
2024
83.4 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.71
2023
2.08
2023
Median age
23.9 years
2024
30.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
73 years
2025
72.8 years
2025

Syria and Venezuela: Comparison Charts

Syria and Venezuela economies compared

GDP
Syria

Venezuela
Year GDP
Syria Venezuela
1960 $857,704,413 $7,663,938,303
1961 $945,244,972 $8,067,267,031
1962 $1,110,565,881 $8,814,309,884
1963 $1,200,447,408 $9,608,717,288
1964 $1,339,494,267 $8,192,413,793
1965 $1,472,036,540 $8,427,777,778
1966 $1,342,287,553 $8,781,333,333
1967 $1,580,229,799 $9,250,000,000
1968 $1,753,746,430 $10,034,444,444
1969 $2,245,011,515 $10,285,111,111
1970 $2,140,384,010 $11,561,111,111
1971 $2,589,851,325 $12,986,590,909
1972 $3,059,681,698 $13,977,727,273
1973 $3,239,487,516 $17,035,581,395
1974 $5,159,557,148 $26,100,930,233
1975 $6,826,980,444 $27,464,651,163
1976 $7,633,528,867 $31,419,534,884
1977 $7,696,011,396 $36,210,697,674
1978 $9,275,200,458 $39,316,279,070
1979 $9,929,681,529 $48,310,930,233
1980 $13,062,420,382 $59,116,511,628
1981 $15,518,201,335 $66,327,441,860
1982 $16,298,929,011 $67,736,744,186
1983 $17,589,277,143 $67,556,279,070
1984 $17,503,078,174 $59,867,743,468
1985 $16,403,539,893 $61,965,466,667
1986 $13,293,205,278 $60,516,123,711
1987 $11,356,215,543 $48,029,034,483
1988 $10,577,041,645 $60,226,413,793
1989 $9,853,395,762 $43,536,709,104
1990 $12,308,624,418 $48,606,952,195
1991 $12,981,833,333 $53,453,444,787
1992 $13,253,565,861 $60,416,519,620
1993 $13,695,962,055 $60,037,460,783
1994 $10,122,020,000 $58,418,666,667
1995 $11,396,706,587 $77,389,487,770
1996 $13,789,560,878 $70,543,211,119
1997 $14,505,233,463 $85,837,678,560
1998 $15,200,846,154 $91,336,763,255
1999 $15,873,875,969 $97,972,842,462
2000 $18,937,052,543 $117,146,466,003
2001 $20,237,024,725 $122,911,036,747
2002 $20,669,357,462 $92,893,587,734
2003 $21,828,144,686 $83,620,628,582
2004 $25,086,950,495 $112,451,400,425
2005 $28,858,965,517 $145,513,489,652
2006 $33,751,788,856 $183,477,522,124
2007 $40,465,318,382 $230,364,012,576
2008 $52,557,913,569 $315,953,388,511
2009 $54,111,735,629 $329,787,628,928
2010 $61,390,830,875 $393,192,354,511
2011 $67,539,428,159 $316,482,190,800
2012 $43,190,318,033 $381,286,237,848
2013 $21,361,254,635 $371,005,379,787
2014 $21,502,061,466 $482,359,318,768
2015 $16,466,863,117 -
2016 $12,597,854,877 -
2017 $16,369,843,352 -
2018 $21,497,782,868 -
2019 $22,583,045,060 -
2020 $12,047,752,036 -
2021 $14,353,205,678 -
2022 $23,622,827,080 -
2023 $19,993,439,950 -

Syria and Venezuela economies compared

GDP per capita
Syria

Venezuela
Year GDP per capita
Syria Venezuela
1960 $183.5 $939
1961 $196.3 $954
1962 $223.9 $1,007
1963 $234.9 $1,060
1964 $254.2 $874
1965 $270.8 $869
1966 $239.3 $876
1967 $272.9 $893
1968 $293.3 $938
1969 $364 $932
1970 $335 $1,015
1971 $393 $1,106
1972 $448 $1,155
1973 $459 $1,367
1974 $707 $2,034
1975 $904 $2,078
1976 $976 $2,309
1977 $951 $2,585
1978 $1,108 $2,727
1979 $1,146 $3,257
1980 $1,458 $3,874
1981 $1,676 $4,228
1982 $1,703 $4,202
1983 $1,776 $4,079
1984 $1,706 $3,520
1985 $1,544 $3,549
1986 $1,208 $3,376
1987 $997 $2,611
1988 $898 $3,191
1989 $809 $2,250
1990 $978 $2,452
1991 $1,000 $2,633
1992 $990 $2,907
1993 $993 $2,825
1994 $712 $2,689
1995 $780 $3,487
1996 $918 $3,113
1997 $941 $3,711
1998 $961 $3,870
1999 $978 $4,071
2000 $1,138 $4,776
2001 $1,187 $4,920
2002 $1,183 $3,652
2003 $1,220 $3,230
2004 $1,368 $4,269
2005 $1,534 $5,432
2006 $1,719 $6,739
2007 $1,938 $8,332
2008 $2,429 $11,262
2009 $2,462 $11,597
2010 $2,731 $13,646
2011 $2,952 $10,844
2012 $1,898 $12,901
2013 $986 $12,403
2014 $1,061 $15,944
2015 $848 -
2016 $656 -
2017 $852 -
2018 $1,098 -
2019 $1,110 -
2020 $572 -
2021 $664 -
2022 $1,052 -
2023 $847 -

Syria vs. Venezuela life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Syria

Venezuela
Year Life expectancy, years
Syria Venezuela
1950 42.5 51.1
1951 43.4 52
1952 44.3 52.7
1953 45.3 53.4
1954 46.4 54.1
1955 47.4 54.8
1956 48.5 55.5
1957 49.6 56.2
1958 50.7 56.9
1959 51.7 57.7
1960 52.7 58.4
1961 53.7 59.1
1962 54.6 59.7
1963 55.4 60.5
1964 56.2 61.2
1965 56.9 61.9
1966 57.6 62.9
1967 58 63.6
1968 59.1 63.9
1969 59.8 63.8
1970 60.6 64.8
1971 61.3 65.2
1972 62 65.6
1973 60.8 65.7
1974 63.4 66.2
1975 64.2 66.7
1976 64.8 67.3
1977 65.4 67.7
1978 65.9 68.1
1979 66.2 68.2
1980 66.5 68.2
1981 64.6 68.7
1982 60.8 69
1983 67.4 69.5
1984 67.7 69.7
1985 68 70
1986 68.4 70.5
1987 68.8 70.7
1988 69.2 70.8
1989 69.5 70.8
1990 69.8 71
1991 70.1 71.2
1992 70.2 71.2
1993 70.3 71.4
1994 70.3 71.3
1995 70.2 71.7
1996 70.2 71.9
1997 70.2 72.6
1998 70.2 72.4
1999 70.5 72.1
2000 70.9 72.4
2001 71.3 71
2002 71.7 72.8
2003 72.2 72.1
2004 72.5 72.8
2005 72.8 73.1
2006 73 73
2007 73.3 73.3
2008 73.4 72.6
2009 73.5 72.8
2010 73.5 73.1
2011 72.3 73.1
2012 66.2 73.1
2013 65.1 73.1
2014 65.5 72.8
2015 63.3 73
2016 65.2 72
2017 65.7 71.9
2018 67.4 72.6
2019 71 72.8
2020 71.9 72.4
2021 72.4 71.5
2022 72.8 72.6
2023 72.1 72.5
2024 72.6 72.7
2025 73 72.8

Syria and Venezuela population clocks and comparison

Population
Syria

Venezuela
Year Population
Syria Venezuela
1960 4,673,500 8,160,090
1961 4,815,466 8,455,915
1962 4,959,340 8,756,870
1963 5,110,467 9,064,021
1964 5,269,087 9,377,712
1965 5,435,267 9,697,790
1966 5,609,047 10,024,854
1967 5,790,198 10,358,513
1968 5,978,742 10,697,530
1969 6,175,166 11,040,280
1970 6,380,609 11,387,790
1971 6,598,094 11,741,008
1972 6,826,024 12,099,180
1973 7,060,321 12,463,537
1974 7,302,160 12,835,351
1975 7,554,364 13,215,892
1976 7,817,320 13,606,284
1977 8,090,501 14,006,812
1978 8,372,759 14,416,684
1979 8,661,909 14,834,552
1980 8,957,663 15,258,218
1981 9,260,189 15,687,297
1982 9,572,511 16,121,874
1983 9,904,809 16,562,205
1984 10,258,398 17,008,841
1985 10,625,672 17,461,434
1986 11,002,844 17,923,536
1987 11,388,923 18,394,963
1988 11,782,264 18,871,020
1989 12,179,060 19,348,921
1990 12,579,208 19,827,010
1991 12,980,821 20,304,896
1992 13,385,571 20,780,948
1993 13,795,686 21,254,520
1994 14,208,583 21,725,188
1995 14,616,801 22,193,821
1996 15,018,104 22,662,113
1997 15,417,542 23,131,685
1998 15,820,413 23,601,337
1999 16,228,061 24,066,593
2000 16,637,888 24,526,708
2001 17,051,338 24,979,922
2002 17,468,332 25,435,671
2003 17,889,296 25,892,703
2004 18,336,875 26,340,838
2005 18,814,091 26,785,804
2006 19,637,022 27,224,686
2007 20,884,125 27,649,363
2008 21,636,564 28,053,696
2009 21,976,969 28,438,298
2010 22,482,421 28,813,101
2011 22,878,098 29,185,212
2012 22,759,763 29,553,826
2013 21,666,917 29,912,198
2014 20,273,659 30,254,079
2015 19,424,618 30,573,972
2016 19,193,834 30,765,720
2017 19,224,668 30,565,323
2018 19,577,845 29,807,592
2019 20,353,534 28,938,098
2020 21,049,429 28,444,077
2021 21,628,839 28,237,826
2022 22,462,173 28,213,017
2023 23,594,623 28,300,854
2024 24,672,760 28,405,543

Fertility rates in Syria and Venezuela

Fertility rate
Syria

Venezuela
Year Fertility rate
Syria Venezuela
1960 7.51 6.38
1961 7.5 6.3
1962 7.51 6.23
1963 7.51 6.16
1964 7.53 6.07
1965 7.53 5.98
1966 7.55 5.87
1967 7.56 5.75
1968 7.57 5.61
1969 7.59 5.47
1970 7.62 5.32
1971 7.6 5.17
1972 7.57 5.04
1973 7.55 4.91
1974 7.52 4.79
1975 7.49 4.69
1976 7.45 4.59
1977 7.42 4.49
1978 7.35 4.4
1979 7.25 4.3
1980 7.12 4.2
1981 6.97 4.1
1982 6.81 4.01
1983 6.69 3.93
1984 6.59 3.86
1985 6.48 3.79
1986 6.37 3.73
1987 6.2 3.67
1988 6 3.6
1989 5.78 3.52
1990 5.56 3.45
1991 5.34 3.37
1992 5.14 3.29
1993 4.99 3.22
1994 4.86 3.15
1995 4.7 3.08
1996 4.54 3.02
1997 4.37 2.97
1998 4.25 2.91
1999 4.14 2.86
2000 4.07 2.79
2001 3.98 2.78
2002 3.87 2.74
2003 3.76 2.7
2004 3.68 2.64
2005 3.61 2.63
2006 3.56 2.6
2007 3.54 2.52
2008 3.48 2.48
2009 3.42 2.42
2010 3.36 2.4
2011 3.29 2.4
2012 3.22 2.38
2013 3.17 2.33
2014 3.12 2.3
2015 3.07 2.25
2016 3.01 2.22
2017 2.97 2.18
2018 2.93 2.15
2019 2.88 2.13
2020 2.84 2.12
2021 2.8 2.11
2022 2.75 2.09
2023 2.71 2.08

Syria and Venezuela demographics compared

Median age
Syria

Venezuela
Year Median age, years
Syria Venezuela
1960 17.6 16.6
1961 17.3 16.6
1962 17.1 16.5
1963 16.9 16.5
1964 16.7 16.5
1965 16.5 16.5
1966 16.4 16.6
1967 16.2 16.6
1968 16.1 16.7
1969 16 16.9
1970 15.9 17
1971 15.8 17.2
1972 15.8 17.3
1973 15.7 17.5
1974 15.7 17.7
1975 15.7 17.9
1976 15.6 18.1
1977 15.6 18.3
1978 15.6 18.5
1979 15.6 18.7
1980 15.6 18.8
1981 15.6 19
1982 15.7 19.2
1983 15.8 19.4
1984 15.8 19.6
1985 15.9 19.8
1986 16 20
1987 16.1 20.2
1988 16.2 20.4
1989 16.4 20.6
1990 16.5 20.8
1991 16.7 21
1992 16.9 21.2
1993 17.1 21.4
1994 17.3 21.6
1995 17.5 21.9
1996 17.7 22.1
1997 17.9 22.3
1998 18.1 22.6
1999 18.3 22.8
2000 18.5 23.1
2001 18.8 23.4
2002 19 23.6
2003 19.2 23.9
2004 19.5 24.1
2005 19.7 24.4
2006 20.3 24.7
2007 21 24.9
2008 21.3 25.2
2009 21.5 25.5
2010 21.7 25.8
2011 21.9 26.1
2012 21.8 26.5
2013 21.2 26.8
2014 20.1 27.1
2015 19.5 27.4
2016 19.5 27.7
2017 19.6 28
2018 20.1 28.4
2019 20.9 28.9
2020 21.6 29.2
2021 22.2 29.6
2022 22.7 29.8
2023 23.3 30
2024 23.9 30.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Syria Venezuela
GNI, Atlas method
$18.2B
2023
$393B
2014
Government expenditure, % of GDP
28.6%
2010
15.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.13%
2009
0.003%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
4.06%
2010
0.5%
2023
Armed forces personnel
269,000
2020
343,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-7.79%
2010
-5.51%
2025
Unemployment rate
8.61%
2010
7.53%
2020
Services, % of GDP
44.9%
2022
51.7%
2014
Industry, % of GDP
12%
2022
37.2%
2014
Economic freedom index
51.2
2012
27.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
21.1%
2022
33.2%
2006
Income share by poorest 10%
3.8%
2022
1.2%
2006
Number of billionaires n/a
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.000005%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
37
2014
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$3.98B
2002
Total reserves including gold
$20.6B
2010
$9.79B
2017
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
2,424,000
2019
429,000
2017
International tourism as share of exports
32.2%
2010
1.9%
2016
Banked people share
23.3%
2011
87.3%
2024

Energy

Syria Venezuela
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
455 kg
2022
1,478 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.5
2022
$7.51
2011
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
25.6 megatons
2023
84.6 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.08 tons
2023
2.99 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
99.5%
2022
85.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
1.1%
2021
33.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.72%
2022
13.3%
2022
Net energy imports use share
61.3%
2022
-73.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
690 kWh
2022
1,989 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
3.91%
2021
75.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
3.76%
2022
78.3%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
88.4%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Syria Venezuela
% of world population
0.3%
2024
0.35%
2024
Annual migration change
+546,494
2024
-105,297
2024
Urban population
58%
2024
88.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.63 ft
2025
5.69 ft
2025
Average female height
5.23 ft
2025
5.25 ft
2025
Quality of life index
17.2
2025
28.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
12
2024
10
2024
Higher education index
32
2025
62
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.07
2010
12.6
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
14.9
2019
39
2019
Visa free countries
39
2025
125
2025
Adult literacy rate
94.4%
2021
97.6%
2022
English speaking
4%
2025
1%
2025
People using the Internet
34.7%
2019
61.6%
2017

Health

Syria Venezuela
Government health expenditure per capita
$34.4
2022
$208.6
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$15.7
2022
$51.9
2022
Life expectancy
73 years
2025
72.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
20.4%
2022
0.71%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.19
2016
1.66
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
20
2023
227
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
20.6
2023
24.3
2023
Obesity rate n/a
23.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
19%
2024
8.6%
2024
Air quality index
42
2025
73
2025
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.09 liters
2020
1.99 liters
2020

Territory

Syria Venezuela
% of world land
0.12%
2025
0.59%
2025
Land area per capita
2,874 sq mi
2024
11,989 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
52,533 sq mi
2025
83,012 sq mi
2025
Forest area
2,016 sq mi
2025
177,888 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
59,769 mi
2014

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