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Syria vs Vietnam statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Syria has a population of 24.7M (ranked 57/197), compared with 101M in Vietnam (ranked 16/197). Syria's land area is 70,900 sq mi versus 121,016 sq mi for Vietnam (ranked 87th vs. 67th).

By GDP, Syria ranks 129/197 ($20B) and Vietnam ranks 34/197 ($476B). By GDP per capita, Syria ranks 184/197 ($847), while Vietnam ranks 123/197 ($4,717).

Main facts and rankings

Syria Vietnam
Population
26304877
102063551
Population rank 57/197 16/197
GDP
$20B
2023
$476B
2024
GDP rank 129/197 34/197
GDP per capita
$847
2023
$4,717
2024
GDP per capita rank 184/197 123/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$4,650
2023
$16,386
2024
Government debt
$18.4B
2010
$157B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
30%
2010
33.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$820
2010
$1,550
2024
Government debt per person rank 148/185 127/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$731
2025
$4,107
2025
Land area
70,900 sq mi
2025
121,016 sq mi
2025
Population density
348 ppl/mi²
2024
835 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.71
2023
1.91
2023
Median age
23.9 years
2024
33.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
73 years
2025
74.9 years
2025

Syria and Vietnam: Comparison Charts

Syria and Vietnam economies compared

GDP
Syria

Vietnam
Year GDP
Syria Vietnam
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 -
1980 $13,062,420,382 -
1981 $15,518,201,335 -
1982 $16,298,929,011 -
1983 $17,589,277,143 -
1984 $17,503,078,174 -
1985 $16,403,539,893 $14,094,687,821
1986 $13,293,205,278 $26,336,616,250
1987 $11,356,215,543 $36,658,108,850
1988 $10,577,041,645 $25,423,812,649
1989 $9,853,395,762 $6,293,304,975
1990 $12,308,624,418 $6,471,740,806
1991 $12,981,833,333 $9,613,369,520
1992 $13,253,565,861 $9,866,990,236
1993 $13,695,962,055 $13,180,953,598
1994 $10,122,020,000 $16,286,433,533
1995 $11,396,706,587 $20,736,164,459
1996 $13,789,560,878 $24,657,470,575
1997 $14,505,233,463 $26,843,700,442
1998 $15,200,846,154 $27,209,602,050
1999 $15,873,875,969 $28,683,659,007
2000 $18,937,052,543 $31,172,518,403
2001 $20,237,024,725 $32,685,198,809
2002 $20,669,357,462 $35,064,105,501
2003 $21,828,144,686 $39,552,513,232
2004 $25,086,950,495 $45,427,854,693
2005 $28,858,965,517 $57,633,255,738
2006 $33,751,788,856 $66,371,664,817
2007 $40,465,318,382 $77,414,425,532
2008 $52,557,913,569 $99,130,304,099
2009 $54,111,735,629 $106,014,659,565
2010 $61,390,830,875 $147,201,173,197
2011 $67,539,428,159 $172,595,049,184
2012 $43,190,318,033 $195,590,661,129
2013 $21,361,254,635 $213,708,811,665
2014 $21,502,061,466 $233,451,469,643
2015 $16,466,863,117 $239,258,328,382
2016 $12,597,854,877 $257,096,001,178
2017 $16,369,843,352 $281,353,605,987
2018 $21,497,782,868 $310,106,478,395
2019 $22,583,045,060 $334,365,270,497
2020 $12,047,752,036 $346,615,738,538
2021 $14,353,205,678 $366,474,752,771
2022 $23,622,827,080 $413,445,230,669
2023 $19,993,439,950 $433,857,681,378
2024 - $476,388,230,307

Syria and Vietnam economies compared

GDP per capita
Syria

Vietnam
Year GDP per capita
Syria Vietnam
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 -
1980 $1,458 -
1981 $1,676 -
1982 $1,703 -
1983 $1,776 -
1984 $1,706 -
1985 $1,544 $238.6
1986 $1,208 $436
1987 $997 $595
1988 $898 $405
1989 $809 $98.1
1990 $978 $98.8
1991 $1,000 $143.7
1992 $990 $144.5
1993 $993 $189.4
1994 $712 $229.9
1995 $780 $287.8
1996 $918 $337
1997 $941 $362
1998 $961 $361
1999 $978 $376
2000 $1,138 $404
2001 $1,187 $419
2002 $1,183 $445
2003 $1,220 $497
2004 $1,368 $565
2005 $1,534 $711
2006 $1,719 $808
2007 $1,938 $926
2008 $2,429 $1,164
2009 $2,462 $1,226
2010 $2,731 $1,683
2011 $2,952 $1,951
2012 $1,898 $2,185
2013 $986 $2,360
2014 $1,061 $2,546
2015 $848 $2,578
2016 $656 $2,735
2017 $852 $2,956
2018 $1,098 $3,222
2019 $1,110 $3,441
2020 $572 $3,534
2021 $664 $3,704
2022 $1,052 $4,148
2023 $847 $4,323
2024 - $4,717

Syria vs. Vietnam life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Syria

Vietnam
Year Life expectancy, years
Syria Vietnam
1950 42.5 48
1951 43.4 48.7
1952 44.3 49.4
1953 45.3 50
1954 46.4 52
1955 47.4 54.8
1956 48.5 55.5
1957 49.6 56.2
1958 50.7 56.8
1959 51.7 57.4
1960 52.7 58
1961 53.7 58.5
1962 54.6 58.2
1963 55.4 56.9
1964 56.2 57.5
1965 56.9 57
1966 57.6 56.9
1967 58 56.7
1968 59.1 52.7
1969 59.8 54.8
1970 60.6 54.9
1971 61.3 55.6
1972 62 51.9
1973 60.8 55.7
1974 63.4 54.8
1975 64.2 61.9
1976 64.8 63.7
1977 65.4 64.1
1978 65.9 64.5
1979 66.2 65
1980 66.5 65.3
1981 64.6 65.8
1982 60.8 66.2
1983 67.4 66.5
1984 67.7 66.9
1985 68 67.2
1986 68.4 67.6
1987 68.8 68
1988 69.2 68.6
1989 69.5 68.8
1990 69.8 69
1991 70.1 69.3
1992 70.2 69.6
1993 70.3 70
1994 70.3 70.4
1995 70.2 70.9
1996 70.2 71.3
1997 70.2 71.7
1998 70.2 72.3
1999 70.5 72.6
2000 70.9 72.7
2001 71.3 73
2002 71.7 73.1
2003 72.2 73.2
2004 72.5 73.1
2005 72.8 73.2
2006 73 73.3
2007 73.3 73.4
2008 73.4 73.5
2009 73.5 73.5
2010 73.5 73.6
2011 72.3 73.7
2012 66.2 73.8
2013 65.1 73.8
2014 65.5 73.9
2015 63.3 74
2016 65.2 74
2017 65.7 74
2018 67.4 74.1
2019 71 74.2
2020 71.9 75.4
2021 72.4 74.1
2022 72.8 74.5
2023 72.1 74.6
2024 72.6 74.7
2025 73 74.9

Syria and Vietnam population clocks and comparison

Population
Syria

Vietnam
Year Population
Syria Vietnam
1960 4,673,500 32,531,933
1961 4,815,466 33,409,059
1962 4,959,340 34,288,560
1963 5,110,467 35,249,101
1964 5,269,087 36,201,563
1965 5,435,267 37,129,656
1966 5,609,047 38,024,836
1967 5,790,198 38,895,080
1968 5,978,742 39,734,609
1969 6,175,166 40,582,096
1970 6,380,609 41,475,230
1971 6,598,094 42,449,276
1972 6,826,024 43,429,168
1973 7,060,321 44,409,861
1974 7,302,160 45,413,537
1975 7,554,364 46,482,903
1976 7,817,320 47,684,931
1977 8,090,501 48,954,872
1978 8,372,759 50,249,552
1979 8,661,909 51,378,211
1980 8,957,663 52,490,101
1981 9,260,189 53,738,141
1982 9,572,511 55,011,289
1983 9,904,809 56,337,921
1984 10,258,398 57,706,067
1985 10,625,672 59,060,622
1986 11,002,844 60,347,048
1987 11,388,923 61,584,651
1988 11,782,264 62,843,228
1989 12,179,060 64,147,348
1990 12,579,208 65,504,552
1991 12,980,821 66,891,775
1992 13,385,571 68,260,337
1993 13,795,686 69,586,384
1994 14,208,583 70,854,391
1995 14,616,801 72,049,940
1996 15,018,104 73,156,447
1997 15,417,542 74,226,889
1998 15,820,413 75,299,660
1999 16,228,061 76,287,452
2000 16,637,888 77,154,011
2001 17,051,338 77,969,361
2002 17,468,332 78,772,224
2003 17,889,296 79,563,777
2004 18,336,875 80,338,971
2005 18,814,091 81,088,313
2006 19,637,022 82,167,897
2007 20,884,125 83,633,375
2008 21,636,564 85,175,788
2009 21,976,969 86,460,018
2010 22,482,421 87,455,152
2011 22,878,098 88,468,314
2012 22,759,763 89,510,356
2013 21,666,917 90,573,104
2014 20,273,659 91,679,578
2015 19,424,618 92,823,254
2016 19,193,834 94,000,117
2017 19,224,668 95,176,977
2018 19,577,845 96,237,319
2019 20,353,534 97,173,776
2020 21,049,429 98,079,191
2021 21,628,839 98,935,098
2022 22,462,173 99,680,655
2023 23,594,623 100,352,192
2024 24,672,760 100,987,686

Fertility rates in Syria and Vietnam

Fertility rate
Syria

Vietnam
Year Fertility rate
Syria Vietnam
1960 7.51 6.27
1961 7.5 5.48
1962 7.51 6.26
1963 7.51 6.39
1964 7.53 6.29
1965 7.53 6.16
1966 7.55 5.97
1967 7.56 5.88
1968 7.57 6.03
1969 7.59 6.01
1970 7.62 6.02
1971 7.6 6.07
1972 7.57 6.1
1973 7.55 6.11
1974 7.52 5.78
1975 7.49 5.62
1976 7.45 5.46
1977 7.42 5.29
1978 7.35 5.1
1979 7.25 4.94
1980 7.12 4.8
1981 6.97 4.67
1982 6.81 4.59
1983 6.69 4.52
1984 6.59 4.41
1985 6.48 4.21
1986 6.37 3.96
1987 6.2 3.72
1988 6 3.62
1989 5.78 3.64
1990 5.56 3.6
1991 5.34 3.52
1992 5.14 3.35
1993 4.99 3.17
1994 4.86 2.94
1995 4.7 2.7
1996 4.54 2.47
1997 4.37 2.27
1998 4.25 2.1
1999 4.14 2
2000 4.07 2.03
2001 3.98 2.02
2002 3.87 2.01
2003 3.76 2
2004 3.68 1.97
2005 3.61 1.89
2006 3.56 1.87
2007 3.54 1.91
2008 3.48 1.93
2009 3.42 1.92
2010 3.36 1.91
2011 3.29 1.93
2012 3.22 1.97
2013 3.17 1.98
2014 3.12 2.09
2015 3.07 2.1
2016 3.01 2
2017 2.97 1.99
2018 2.93 1.88
2019 2.88 1.94
2020 2.84 1.96
2021 2.8 1.94
2022 2.75 1.93
2023 2.71 1.91

Syria and Vietnam demographics compared

Median age
Syria

Vietnam
Year Median age, years
Syria Vietnam
1960 17.6 21.2
1961 17.3 20.7
1962 17.1 20.2
1963 16.9 19.7
1964 16.7 19.2
1965 16.5 18.9
1966 16.4 18.7
1967 16.2 18.5
1968 16.1 18.4
1969 16 18.4
1970 15.9 18.4
1971 15.8 18.4
1972 15.8 18.5
1973 15.7 18.5
1974 15.7 18.6
1975 15.7 18.7
1976 15.6 18.8
1977 15.6 19
1978 15.6 19.1
1979 15.6 19.3
1980 15.6 19.4
1981 15.6 19.5
1982 15.7 19.6
1983 15.8 19.7
1984 15.8 19.8
1985 15.9 19.9
1986 16 20
1987 16.1 20.1
1988 16.2 20.2
1989 16.4 20.4
1990 16.5 20.5
1991 16.7 20.7
1992 16.9 20.9
1993 17.1 21.1
1994 17.3 21.4
1995 17.5 21.7
1996 17.7 22
1997 17.9 22.4
1998 18.1 22.9
1999 18.3 23.3
2000 18.5 23.7
2001 18.8 24.2
2002 19 24.6
2003 19.2 25
2004 19.5 25.4
2005 19.7 25.8
2006 20.3 26.3
2007 21 26.9
2008 21.3 27.4
2009 21.5 27.9
2010 21.7 28.3
2011 21.9 28.7
2012 21.8 29
2013 21.2 29.4
2014 20.1 29.8
2015 19.5 30.2
2016 19.5 30.5
2017 19.6 30.8
2018 20.1 31.2
2019 20.9 31.6
2020 21.6 32.1
2021 22.2 32.5
2022 22.7 33
2023 23.3 33.4
2024 23.9 33.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Syria Vietnam
GNI, Atlas method
$18.2B
2023
$454B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
28.6%
2010
22%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.13%
2009
2.89%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
4.06%
2010
1.81%
2018
Armed forces personnel
269,000
2020
522,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-7.79%
2010
-3.39%
2025
Unemployment rate
8.61%
2010
1.65%
2023
Services, % of GDP
44.9%
2022
42.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
12%
2022
37.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
51.2
2012
65.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
21.1%
2022
28.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
3.8%
2022
2.6%
2022
Number of billionaires n/a
5
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.000007%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
393
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$205B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$20.6B
2010
$83.1B
2024
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$16B
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,424,000
2019
3,837,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
32.2%
2010
1.11%
2020
Banked people share
23.3%
2011
70.6%
2024

Energy

Syria Vietnam
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
455 kg
2022
1,023 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.5
2022
$13.6
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
25.6 megatons
2023
373 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.08 tons
2023
3.72 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
99.5%
2022
79.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
1.1%
2021
24.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.72%
2022
11.3%
2022
Net energy imports use share
61.3%
2022
34%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
690 kWh
2022
2,624 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
3.91%
2021
41.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
3.76%
2022
34.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
88.4%
2023
99.8%
2023

Society

Syria Vietnam
% of world population
0.3%
2024
1.24%
2024
Annual migration change
+546,494
2024
-59,645
2024
Urban population
58%
2024
40.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.63 ft
2025
5.54 ft
2025
Average female height
5.23 ft
2025
5.2 ft
2025
Quality of life index
17.2
2025
47.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
12
2024
40
2024
Higher education index
32
2025
52
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.07
2010
1.54
2011
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
14.9
2019
30.6
2019
Visa free countries
39
2025
69
2025
Adult literacy rate
94.4%
2021
96.1%
2022
English speaking
4%
2025
16%
2025
People using the Internet
34.7%
2019
84.2%
2024

Health

Syria Vietnam
Government health expenditure per capita
$34.4
2022
$188.9
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$15.7
2022
$74.7
2022
Life expectancy
73 years
2025
74.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
20.4%
2022
1.59%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.19
2016
0.83
2016
Maternal mortality per 100K births
20
2023
48
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
20.6
2023
20
2023
Obesity rate n/a
2.04%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
19%
2024
3.4%
2024
Air quality index
42
2025
18
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
22.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.09 liters
2020
8.04 liters
2020

Territory

Syria Vietnam
% of world land
0.12%
2025
0.21%
2025
Land area per capita
2,874 sq mi
2024
1,198 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
52,533 sq mi
2025
47,456 sq mi
2025
Forest area
2,016 sq mi
2025
57,416 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
354,460 mi
2019

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