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Syria

Syrian Arab Republic

Capital
Damascus
Languages
Arabic
Currency
Syrian pound
People
25.6 million (2025)
Neighbours
5
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Syria

  • 6th lowest price level (US = 100) 22% · #6 of 198 · 2022
  • 7th lowest life satisfaction 3.46 · #7 of 163 · 2018
  • 9th lowest fixed broadband download speed 33 Mbps · #9 of 197 · 2026

Surprising facts about Syria

The comparisons that stand out most against its neighbours, its region and the world median.

Picked for surprise among Syria’s neighbours, its region and the world median.

Syria among 213 countries & territories

Each dot shows where Syria sits between the lowest and the highest value in the world; “See it” opens the full visual against the world median. Higher is not automatically better.

World twins

The countries most like Syria across 12 indicators (GDP/person, Life exp., Median age, Fertility, Urban, Internet, Schooling, CO₂/person, Density, Temperature, Happiness, Obesity). Each indicator is standardised and compared by average distance; a resemblance, not a score.

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Natural rivals

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