Iran vs Syria
Iran vs Syria: Deaths in conflicts
Deaths in conflicts in 2022: 360 deaths in Iran and 1,574 deaths in Syria, by UCDP estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Syria, by 1,214 deaths, or 4.37 times that in Iran.
deaths a year · UCDP
What the numbers say
- Syria has been higher since 2011, when it overtook Iran.
- In 2022, Iran ranked 22 and Syria ranked 11 of 198 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
deaths a year · UCDP
| Year | Iran | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 360 | 1,574 |
| 2021 | 46 | 1,854 |
| 2020 | 241 | 5,632 |
| 2019 | 301 | 11,040 |
| 2018 | 163 | 21,470 |
| 2017 | 29 | 38,410 |
| 2016 | 70 | 53,550 |
| 2015 | 0 | 58,610 |
| 2014 | 0 | 75,920 |
| 2013 | 0 | 76,360 |
| 2012 | 0 | 53,660 |
| 2011 | 219 | 4,335 |
| 2010 | 77 | 0 |
| 2009 | 208 | 0 |
| 2008 | 125 | 0 |
| 2007 | 86 | 0 |
| 2006 | 57 | 0 |
| 2005 | 53 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 25 | 0 |
| 2001 | 129 | 0 |
| 2000 | 40 | 0 |
| 1999 | 11 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 40 | 0 |
| 1996 | 34 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 155 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 44 | 0 |
| 1990 | 31 | 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
Iran vs Syria
Health
- Life expectancyIran: 77.7 years in 2023Syria: 72.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIran: 1.1 per 100 live births in 2024Syria: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIran: 9.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Syria: 16.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionIran: 5.12% in 2017Syria: 3.58% in 2017
- Suicide rateIran: 5.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Syria: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIran: 90.6 million people in 2023Syria: 23.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthIran: 1.12% a year in 2023Syria: 4.92% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIran: 1.7 births per woman in 2023Syria: 2.71 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIran: 77.4% in 2025Syria: 72.1% in 2025
- Median ageIran: 32.9 years in 2023Syria: 22.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIran: 7.9% in 2023Syria: 4.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateIran: 2.9 per 1,000 people in 2023Syria: 32.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Military
- Military spendingIran: 2.09% of GDP in 2025Syria: 4.06% of GDP in 2010
- Military spending per personIran: $80 in 2025Syria: $110 in 2011
- Military share of state spendingIran: 11.2% of government spending in 2025Syria: 13.6% of government spending in 2010
- Armed forces personnelIran: 650,000 people in 2020Syria: 269,000 people in 2020
- National powerIran: 1.64% of world capability in 2022Syria: 0.29% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIran: 2.35% of the labour force in 2020Syria: 5.44% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIran: 42 million TIV in 2024Syria: 2 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsIran: 80 million TIV in 2025Syria: 30 million TIV in 2010