Algeria vs Syria
Algeria vs Syria: Deaths in conflicts
Deaths in conflicts in 2022: 10 deaths in Algeria and 1,574 deaths in Syria, by UCDP estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Syria, by 1,564 deaths, or 160 times that in Algeria.
deaths a year · UCDP
What the numbers say
- Syria has been higher since 2011, when it overtook Algeria.
- In 2022, Algeria ranked 51 and Syria ranked 11 of 198 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
deaths a year · UCDP
| Year | Algeria | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 10 | 1,574 |
| 2021 | 13 | 1,854 |
| 2020 | 30 | 5,632 |
| 2019 | 0 | 11,040 |
| 2018 | 45 | 21,470 |
| 2017 | 98 | 38,410 |
| 2016 | 85 | 53,550 |
| 2015 | 128 | 58,610 |
| 2014 | 107 | 75,920 |
| 2013 | 226 | 76,360 |
| 2012 | 258 | 53,660 |
| 2011 | 261 | 4,335 |
| 2010 | 236 | 0 |
| 2009 | 544 | 0 |
| 2008 | 345 | 0 |
| 2007 | 531 | 0 |
| 2006 | 292 | 0 |
| 2005 | 217 | 0 |
| 2004 | 484 | 1 |
| 2003 | 704 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1,049 | 0 |
| 2001 | 674 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1,191 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1,156 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3,281 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2,008 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1,084 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3,035 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1,916 | 0 |
| 1993 | 826 | 0 |
| 1992 | 257 | 0 |
| 1991 | 34 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 1 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Soldiers and civilians killed in the year’s armed conflicts fought in the country, by the Uppsala Conflict Data Program’s best estimate.
- Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 198 countries with a value in 2022, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Algeria vs Syria
Health
- Life expectancyAlgeria: 76.3 years in 2023Syria: 72.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAlgeria: 2.2 per 100 live births in 2024Syria: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAlgeria: 17.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Syria: 16.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionAlgeria: 3.66% in 2017Syria: 3.58% in 2017
- Suicide rateAlgeria: 4.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Syria: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAlgeria: 46.2 million people in 2023Syria: 23.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthAlgeria: 1.44% a year in 2023Syria: 4.92% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAlgeria: 2.77 births per woman in 2023Syria: 2.71 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAlgeria: 75.8% in 2025Syria: 72.1% in 2025
- Median ageAlgeria: 28.2 years in 2023Syria: 22.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAlgeria: 6.4% in 2023Syria: 4.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateAlgeria: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Syria: 32.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Military
- Military spendingAlgeria: 8.83% of GDP in 2025Syria: 4.06% of GDP in 2010
- Military spending per personAlgeria: $540 in 2025Syria: $110 in 2011
- Military share of state spendingAlgeria: 24.6% of government spending in 2025Syria: 13.6% of government spending in 2010
- Armed forces personnelAlgeria: 326,000 people in 2020Syria: 269,000 people in 2020
- National powerAlgeria: 0.51% of world capability in 2022Syria: 0.29% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAlgeria: 2.81% of the labour force in 2020Syria: 5.44% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAlgeria: 108 million TIV in 2025Syria: 2 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsAlgeria: 12 million TIV in 1984Syria: 30 million TIV in 2010