Syrian Arab Republic | |||
Voter turnout in the national election | 33.2% (2020) [188/199 countries] |
Syrian Arab Republic | |||
Statutory number of members (As of February 16, 2023) | 250 [49/190 countries] | ||
Inhabitants per parliamentarian (2021) | 74,940 [68/192 countries] | ||
% of women in parliament (As of February 16, 2023) | 10.80% [162/185 countries] | ||
% of MPs 40 years of age or younger (As of February 16, 2023) | 6.85% [130/143 countries] | ||
Women in ministerial positions (% of all ministers) (2021) | 10.3% [148/193 countries] |
Syrian Arab Republic | |||
% of those who belong to a political party (2004) | 9.1% [19/37 countries] |
Syrian Arab Republic | |||
% of those who think that MPs try to keep the promises they have made during the election (2006) | 36.9% [3/33 countries] | ||
% of those who think that MPs try to keep the promises they have made during the election (1996) | 26.8% [8/24 countries] |
Syrian Arab Republic | |||
% of those interested in politics (4 choices) (2007) | 45.8% [12/33 countries] | ||
% of those interested in politics (4 choices) (2004) | 58.3% [10/38 countries] | ||
% of those who think that they understand political issues of the country (2006) | 56.5% [9/33 countries] | ||
% of those who think that they understand political issues of the country (2004) | 59.8% [13/38 countries] | ||
% of those who think that they understand political issues of the country (1996) | 43.1% [14/24 countries] | ||
% of those who think that ordinary citizens have no political voice (2006) | 42.6% [27/33 countries] | ||
% of those who think that ordinary citizens have no political voice (2004) | 34.4% [30/38 countries] | ||
% of those who think that ordinary citizens have no political voice (2001) | 41.5% [13/18 countries] |
Syrian Arab Republic | |||
% of those who trust in civil servants (2006) | 52.9% [3/33 countries] | ||
% of those who trust in civil servants (1996) | 33.4% [5/24 countries] | ||
Evaluation of control of corruption (0-100) (2021) | 0.5 [208/209 countries] | ||
% of those who think that few public officials are involved in corruption (2006) | 53.1% [2/33 countries] |
Syrian Arab Republic | |||
% of those who are in favour of cuts in government spending (2006) | 44.2% [29/33 countries] |
Syrian Arab Republic | |||
% of those who think that taxes are too high for those with high incomes (2006) | 6.9% [33/33 countries] | ||
% of those who think that taxes are too high for those with high incomes (1996) | 8.1% [24/24 countries] | ||
% of those who think that taxes are too low for those with high incomes (2006) | 63.6% [4/33 countries] |
Syrian Arab Republic | |||
% of those who think that it is worse to convict an innocent person than to let a guilty person go free (2006) | 80.8% [7/33 countries] | ||
% of those who follow conscience rather than law on occasions (2 choices) (2006) | 68.5% [5/33 countries] |
Syrian Arab Republic | |||
Population (ten thousands) (2021) | 1,827.6 [65/216 countries] | ||
Popuation growth (annual) (2021) | 2.6% [16/217 countries] | ||
Popuation change in the last 20 years (2001-2021) | 9.0% [166/217 countries] | ||
0-14 years, % of the total population (2021) | 30.7% [66/193 countries] | ||
15-64 years, % of the total population (2021) | 64.4% [95/193 countries] | ||
65 years and over, % of the total population (2021) | 4.9% [125/193 countries] | ||
Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years) (2020) | 73.7 [105/199 countries] | ||
Life expectancy at birth - Female (years) (2020) | 78.4 [81/199 countries] | ||
Life expectancy at birth - Male (years) (2020) | 69.4 [120/199 countries] | ||
Population density (per square kilometer) (2021) | 99.5 [105/216 countries] | ||
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population) (2021) | 31.8 [31/121 countries] |
Syrian Arab Republic | |||
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (2020) | 2.73 [69/200 countries] | ||
Crude birth rate (per 1,000 people) (2020) | 22.7 [65/204 countries] | ||
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) (2017) | 31 [111/183 countries] | ||
Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) (2020) | 18.4 [79/193 countries] | ||
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) (2020) | 22 [79/194 countries] |
Syrian Arab Republic | |||
Prevalence of stunting in children under 5 (%) (2020) | 29.6% [35/154 countries] | ||
Prevalence of overweight in children under 5 (%) (2020) | 18.2% [4/154 countries] |
Syrian Arab Republic | |||
International migrant stock (% of immigrants in the population) (2020) | 5.0% [122/231 countries] | ||
Refugee population by country or territory of asylum (2019) | 578,525 [12/164 countries] |
Syrian Arab Republic | |||
Shadow economy, as % of GDP (2015) | 19.5% [117/158 countries] | ||
% of those who agree that the government is responsible for providing industry with the help it needs to grow (2006) | 45.0% [33/33 countries] |
Syrian Arab Republic | |||
% of those who agree that the government is responsible for keeping prices under control (2006) | 77.3% [29/33 countries] | ||
% of those who agree that the government is responsible for keeping prices under control (1996) | 78.4% [19/24 countries] |
Syrian Arab Republic | |||
% of those who are in favour of less government regulation of business (2006) | 45.9% [23/33 countries] | ||
% of those who are in favour of less government regulation of business (1996) | 53.5% [9/24 countries] | ||
% of those who are in favour of government support for industry to develop new products and technology (2006) | 68.8% [31/33 countries] | ||
% of those who are in favour of government support for industry to develop new products and technology (1996) | 76.1% [23/24 countries] | ||
% of those who are in favour of government support for declining industries to protect jobs (2006) | 56.8% [21/33 countries] |
Syrian Arab Republic | |||
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (2019) | 10.1% [115/187 countries] | ||
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (2019) | 10.1% [115/187 countries] | ||
Employment in industry (% of total employment) (2019) | 23.2% [58/187 countries] | ||
Employment in services (% of total employment) (2019) | 66.7% [67/187 countries] | ||
% of those who agree that the government is responsible for providing a job for everyone who wants one (2006) | 50.3% [29/33 countries] | ||
% of those who agree that the government is responsible for providing a job for everyone who wants one (1998) | 66.3% [25/30 countries] | ||
% of those who agree that the government is responsible for providing a job for everyone who wants one (1996) | 55.6% [20/24 countries] | ||
% of those who are in favour of government financing of projects to create new jobs (2006) | 76.5% [24/33 countries] |
Syrian Arab Republic | |||
% of those who think that women should work outside the home full-time when there is a child under school age (2002) | 2.2% [32/33 countries] | ||
% of those who think that women should stay at home when there is a child under school age (2002) | 47.1% [9/33 countries] | ||
% of those who think that women should work outside the home full-time after the youngest child starts school (2002) | 5.8% [33/33 countries] |
Syrian Arab Republic | |||
% of those who agree that the government is responsible for providing a decent standard of living for the unemployed (2006) | 67.0% [24/33 countries] | ||
% of those who agree that the government is responsible for providing a decent standard of living for the unemployed (1996) | 71.6% [17/24 countries] | ||
% of those who would like to see more government spending in unemployment benefits (2006) | 36.9% [19/32 countries] |
Syrian Arab Republic | |||
% of those who are in favour of reducing the working week to create more jobs (2006) | 34.6% [24/33 countries] | ||
% of those who are in favour of reducing the working week to create more jobs (1996) | 56.1% [8/24 countries] | ||
% of those who prefer to work longer hours and earn more money (2005) | 14.3% [28/31 countries] | ||
% of those who can decide themselves when to start/ finish work (2005) | 65.2% [5/31 countries] | ||
% of those who can decide themselves when to start/ finish work (1997) | 66.1% [3/25 countries] |
Syrian Arab Republic | |||
% of those who think that trade unions are very important for the job security of employees (2005) | 63.8% [12/31 countries] | ||
% of those who think that the working conditions of employees would be much worse without trade unions (2005) | 72.8% [6/31 countries] | ||
% of those who describe relations at their workplace between management and employees as good (2005) | 84.8% [2/31 countries] |
Syrian Arab Republic | |||
% of those who would like to have more time doing household work (2007) | 13.3% [30/34 countries] | ||
% of those who would like to have more time doing household work (1997) | 15.2% [20/25 countries] |
Syrian Arab Republic | |||
% of those who would like to see more government spending in education (2006) | 70.5% [23/33 countries] |
Syrian Arab Republic | |||
% of Grade 8 students who have their own room (2011) | 44.3% [38/41 countries] |
Syrian Arab Republic | |||
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they like being in school (2011) | 95.1% [5/42 countries] | ||
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they like being in school (2007) | 86.7% [3/52 countries] | ||
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they feel safe at school (2011) | 92.0% [4/42 countries] | ||
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they feel like they belong at the school (2011) | 89.2% [12/42 countries] | ||
% of Grade 8 students who say that other students spread lies about them (2011) | 47.2% [24/41 countries] | ||
% of Grade 8 students who say that other students stole something from them (2011) | 37.0% [19/41 countries] | ||
% of Grade 8 students who say that other students made them do things they didn't want to do (2011) | 21.3% [16/41 countries] |
Syrian Arab Republic | |||
% of Grade 8 students who watch television and videos for less than 1 hour per day (2007) | 49.7% [4/50 countries] | ||
% of Grade 8 students who watch television and videos for more than 2 hours per day (2007) | 16.9% [49/50 countries] | ||
Daily newspapers: number of titles (2004) | 4 [100/153 countries] |
Syrian Arab Republic | |||
E-Government Development Index (2020) | 0.4763 [131/193 countries] | ||
E-Participation Index (as a component of E-Government Development Index) (2020) | 0.5119 [106/193 countries] | ||
Online Service Index (as a component of E-Government Development Index) (2020) | 0.5412 [102/193 countries] | ||
Human Capital Component (as a component of E-Government Development Index) (2020) | 0.5073 [160/193 countries] |
Syrian Arab Republic | |||
Surface area (square km) (2020) | 185,180 [88/215 countries] | ||
Land area (sq. km) (2020) | 183,630 [88/216 countries] | ||
Agricultural land (% of land area) (2020) | 75.8% [9/209 countries] | ||
Forest area (sq. km) (2020) | 5,221 [138/209 countries] | ||
Forest area (% of land area) (2020) | 2.8% [184/209 countries] | ||
Coastline (km) (2019) | 193 [137/230 countries] | ||
Population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population) (2015) | 0.4% [161/172 countries] | ||
Average yearly temperature (degrees Celsius) (1961-1990) | 17.8 [120/191 countries] | ||
Average precipitation in depth (mm per year) (2019) | 252 [159/182 countries] |
Syrian Arab Republic | |||
Bird species, threatened (2018) | 17 [78/215 countries] | ||
Fish species, threatened (2018) | 51 [49/215 countries] | ||
Mammal species, threatened (2018) | 14 [70/215 countries] | ||
Plant species (higher), threatened (2018) | 26 [91/215 countries] | ||
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) (2018) | 0.7% [204/211 countries] |
Syrian Arab Republic | |||
CO2 emissions (kilo tonnes) (2019) | 25,710 [77/191 countries] |
Syrian Arab Republic | |||
Crude oil supply per capita (kg) (2018) | 434 [57/90 countries] | ||
Natural gas supply per capita (million J) (2018) | 8,187 [62/88 countries] |
Syrian Arab Republic | |||
Age-standardized mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution (per 100,000 population) (2016) | 75.2 [86/183 countries] | ||
Mortality rate attributed to exposure to unsafe WASH services (per 100,000 population) (2016) | 3.7 [69/157 countries] |
Syrian Arab Republic | |||
Period of United Nations membership () | 1945.1024 [1/192 countries] |
Syrian Arab Republic | |||
Armed forces personnel (ten thousands) (2019) | 26.9 [26/169 countries] | ||
% of those who would like to see more government spending in the military and defence (2006) | 4.9% [32/33 countries] |
Syrian Arab Republic | |||
Road traffic mortality rate (per 100,000 population) (2019) | 14.9 [95/183 countries] |
Syrian Arab Republic | |||
Prevalence of obesity among children and adolescents (5?19 years) (%) (2016) | 11.5% [52/190 countries] |
Syrian Arab Republic | |||
Prevalence of anaemia in women of reproductive age (15?49 years) (%) (2019) | 32.8% [56/192 countries] |
Syrian Arab Republic | |||
% of those who use cocaine | 0.00% (2005) [96/98 countries] |
Syrian Arab Republic | |||
Healthy life expectancy at birth - male (2019) | 62.5 [95/183 countries] | ||
Healthy life expectancy at birth - female (2019) | 63.3 [116/183 countries] |
Syrian Arab Republic | |||
New HIV infectionsf (per 1000 uninfected population) (2020) | 0.01 [122/130 countries] | ||
Tuberculosis incidence (per 100,000 population) (2020) | 19 [127/194 countries] | ||
Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence among children under 5 years (%) (2020) | 0.69 [57/194 countries] | ||
Reported number of people requiring interventions against NTDs (2020) | 2,440,286 [55/194 countries] | ||
Probability of dying from any of CVD, cancer, diabetes, CRD between age 30-70 (%) (2019) | 22.1 [68/183 countries] |
Syrian Arab Republic | |||
Density of medical doctors (per 10,000 population) (2012-2020) | 12.9 [105/193 countries] | ||
Density of nursing and midwifery personnel (per 10,000 population) (2012-2020) | 15.4 [142/194 countries] | ||
Density of dentists (per 10,000 population) (2012-2020) | 7.2 [39/167 countries] | ||
Density of pharmacists (per 10,000 population) (2012-2020) | 10.7 [18/167 countries] | ||
Hospital beds (number per 1,000 population) | 1.4 (2017) [80/110 countries] | ||
% of those who agree that the government is responsible for providing health care for the sick (2006) | 88.2% [32/33 countries] | ||
% of those who agree that the government is responsible for providing health care for the sick (1996) | 90.0% [22/24 countries] | ||
% of those who would like to see more government spending in health (2006) | 47.9% [33/33 countries] | ||
% of those who would like to see more government spending in health (1996) | 36.3% [24/24 countries] |
Syrian Arab Republic | |||
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (2019) | 10.1% [115/187 countries] | ||
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (2019) | 10.1% [115/187 countries] |
Syrian Arab Republic | |||
Stimulants, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019) | 2.32 [77/179 countries] | ||
Coffee and products, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019) | 1.22 [86/179 countries] | ||
Tea (including mate), food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019) | 1.10 [25/178 countries] | ||
Alcoholic Beverages, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019) | 0.68 [167/178 countries] | ||
Total alcohol per capita (??15 years of age) consumptionl (litres of pure alcohol) (2019) | 0.2 [177/185 countries] | ||
Wine, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019) | 0.01 [167/177 countries] | ||
Beer, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019) | 0.48 [165/177 countries] | ||
Fermented beverages, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019) | 0.00 [141/175 countries] |
Syrian Arab Republic | |||
Number of foreign visitors to Japan (2019) | 1,106 [105/196 countries] | ||
Number of foreign visitors to Japan (per 10,000 population) (2019) | 0.6 [143/188 countries] | ||
International tourism, number of arrivals (ten thousands) (2019) | 242.4 [90/179 countries] |
Syrian Arab Republic | |||
Number of world heritage properties (2011) | 5 [51/151 countries] | ||
% of those who would like to see more government spending in culture and the arts (2006) | 22.6% [20/33 countries] |
Syrian Arab Republic | |||
% of Grade 8 students who read a book for enjoyment for less than 1 hours per day (2007) | 65.6% [35/50 countries] |
Syrian Arab Republic | |||
% of Grade 8 students who play sports for less than 1 hour per day (2007) | 57.7% [10/50 countries] |
Syrian Arab Republic | |||
Life satisfaction (10 steps) - male (2012-2014) | 4.075 [143/162 countries] | ||
Life satisfaction (10 steps) - female (2012-2014) | 4.200 [139/162 countries] | ||
% of those who had positive affect on the previous day (2010-2012) | 54.5% [139/154 countries] | ||
% of those who report that they felt happiness on the previous day (2010-2012) | 51.0% [137/155 countries] |
Syrian Arab Republic | |||
% of Grade 8 students who play or talk with friends for less than 1 hour per day (2007) | 60.7% [2/50 countries] | ||
% of Grade 8 students who play or talk with friends for more than 2 hours per day (2007) | 14.6% [50/50 countries] |
Syrian Arab Republic | |||
Christian, % of population (2012) | 10.0% [149/180 countries] | ||
Muslim, % of population (2012) | 90.0% [16/101 countries] |
Syrian Arab Republic | |||
% of those who have confidence in churches and religious organizations (1998) | 72.5% [7/30 countries] | ||
% of those who think that religious leaders should not try to influence how people vote in elections (1998) | 76.8% [20/30 countries] | ||
% of those who think that religious leaders should not try to influence government decisions (1998) | 69.8% [17/30 countries] |
Syrian Arab Republic | |||
% of those who believe in life after death (4 choices) (1998) | 70.8% [9/29 countries] |