Israel vs Syria
Israel vs Syria: Tropical nights
Tropical nights in 2014: 97.9 nights in Israel and 89.6 nights in Syria, in the CMIP6 climate models’ median run. In 2014 the value was higher in Israel, by 8.3 nights, or 1.09 times that in Syria.
nights a year · CMIP6
What the numbers say
- Israel has been higher since 1985, when it overtook Syria.
- The CMIP6 model median (SSP2-4.5, middle of the road) puts Israel at 149.4 nights and Syria at 133.8 nights in 2100.
Every year
nights a year · CMIP6
| Year | Israel | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 97.9 | 89.6 |
| 2013 | 98 | 90.8 |
| 2012 | 96.3 | 91.2 |
| 2011 | 96.1 | 89.6 |
| 2010 | 95.5 | 88.1 |
| 2009 | 92.5 | 86.2 |
| 2008 | 94.1 | 87.9 |
| 2007 | 92.7 | 85 |
| 2006 | 92 | 87.3 |
| 2005 | 92.3 | 85.3 |
| 2004 | 90.7 | 86.7 |
| 2003 | 93.9 | 86.7 |
| 2002 | 89.5 | 84.3 |
| 2001 | 91 | 85.9 |
| 2000 | 89.5 | 83.2 |
| 1999 | 86.2 | 82.1 |
| 1998 | 84.8 | 80.5 |
| 1997 | 84.2 | 80.5 |
| 1996 | 83.7 | 78.1 |
| 1995 | 79.3 | 75.8 |
| 1994 | 80.1 | 76.7 |
| 1993 | 71.6 | 71.5 |
| 1992 | 74.9 | 71.3 |
| 1991 | 78.4 | 75.5 |
| 1990 | 80.2 | 79.3 |
| 1989 | 76.9 | 75.7 |
| 1988 | 76.5 | 76.2 |
| 1987 | 75.1 | 73 |
| 1986 | 78.3 | 76 |
| 1985 | 74 | 72.6 |
| 1984 | 69.4 | 69.6 |
| 1983 | 68.9 | 67.9 |
| 1982 | 73.5 | 72 |
| 1981 | 73.5 | 72 |
| 1980 | 75.3 | 75 |
| 1979 | 68.7 | 67.7 |
| 1978 | 71.6 | 70.2 |
| 1977 | 72.3 | 70.1 |
| 1976 | 73.2 | 73.4 |
| 1975 | 70.9 | 69 |
| 1974 | 72.5 | 70 |
| 1973 | 71.9 | 70.7 |
| 1972 | 69.9 | 70.1 |
| 1971 | 73.1 | 70.7 |
| 1970 | 71.6 | 70.9 |
| 1969 | 70.6 | 71.3 |
| 1968 | 69.6 | 68.7 |
| 1967 | 66.9 | 68.8 |
| 1966 | 68.8 | 68.8 |
| 1965 | 63.5 | 64.3 |
| 1964 | 66.1 | 66.4 |
| 1963 | 70.9 | 69.1 |
| 1962 | 73 | 71.5 |
| 1961 | 71.5 | 70.8 |
| 1960 | 74.9 | 71.7 |
| 1959 | 75 | 72.7 |
| 1958 | 73 | 72.8 |
| 1957 | 74.8 | 72.6 |
| 1956 | 74.3 | 72.2 |
| 1955 | 72.8 | 70.3 |
| 1954 | 71.4 | 68.9 |
| 1953 | 73.7 | 72.2 |
| 1952 | 72 | 70.8 |
| 1951 | 75.1 | 72.4 |
| 1950 | 69.5 | 68.9 |
CMIP6 model median (SSP2-4.5, middle of the road) · 2015–2100
| Year | Israel | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 105.988.4–122.7 | 96.981.9–110.9 |
| 2016 | 104.186.9–120.1 | 93.581.2–108.2 |
| 2017 | 107.892.2–121.4 | 9782.1–109.5 |
| 2018 | 10993.8–124.2 | 97.785.9–111 |
| 2019 | 10989.1–124.5 | 98.983.7–111.2 |
| 2020 | 111.594.8–123.5 | 98.683.7–112.6 |
| 2021 | 11097.7–128.4 | 10087.1–110.7 |
| 2022 | 111.493.6–130.2 | 101.684.9–113.2 |
| 2023 | 117.297.9–130.5 | 101.988.3–115.3 |
| 2024 | 114.5100.4–127.3 | 102.790.7–113.8 |
| 2025 | 116.698.3–129.2 | 102.988.6–114.2 |
| 2026 | 115.9104.9–126.2 | 103.389.5–116.1 |
| 2027 | 115.699–127.1 | 103.886.7–116.5 |
| 2028 | 116.3100.2–127.9 | 103.589.2–116.4 |
| 2029 | 117103.1–129.2 | 105.694–116.3 |
| 2030 | 118.6102.1–131.2 | 105.991.3–119.2 |
| 2031 | 116.8104.4–132.8 | 105.190.7–116 |
| 2032 | 121.4106.5–134.7 | 107.893.2–119.4 |
| 2033 | 122.1108.9–134.7 | 108.796.6–119.1 |
| 2034 | 119.7103.1–133.4 | 107.593.9–119 |
| 2035 | 122.8105.8–138.8 | 108.596.3–118.3 |
| 2036 | 120.2105.5–136.2 | 105.793.2–118.7 |
| 2037 | 121.6106.3–139.4 | 109.294.8–121.9 |
| 2038 | 126.5105.7–142.1 | 111.897.8–125.5 |
| 2039 | 127.7110.5–147.1 | 112.398.9–128 |
| 2040 | 124.2109.7–144.9 | 111.898.5–127.5 |
| 2041 | 126108.4–141.5 | 110.799.1–124.5 |
| 2042 | 128.5105.8–144.3 | 112.996.4–126.5 |
| 2043 | 126.5111.8–144.3 | 113.199.7–127.3 |
| 2044 | 125.9108.5–142.9 | 112.599.8–128.8 |
| 2045 | 130.9117.5–148.6 | 118.4105.5–131.3 |
| 2046 | 131114.4–147.2 | 117.2104.7–129 |
| 2047 | 132.3116.1–145.4 | 114.9100.6–129.1 |
| 2048 | 129.9118.5–146.9 | 114.3101.2–130.8 |
| 2049 | 127.9108.7–143.9 | 11499.3–128.9 |
| 2050 | 133.3114.3–147 | 116.8104.6–132.7 |
| 2051 | 130.3116.7–143.9 | 117.7105.5–129 |
| 2052 | 130.3119.9–143.5 | 116.2103.9–128.2 |
| 2053 | 135120.4–149.7 | 119.1105.2–131.3 |
| 2054 | 134.1118.8–149.3 | 119.7102.7–135.5 |
| 2055 | 134.1115.2–150.3 | 120.8104.3–134.2 |
| 2056 | 136110.1–151.1 | 119.799.9–132.9 |
| 2057 | 132.7110.9–155 | 120.6102.3–137.1 |
| 2058 | 135.7119.1–155.4 | 120.1103.1–136.5 |
| 2059 | 138.8118.5–156.7 | 123.5107.4–137.2 |
| 2060 | 136.1116.3–159.2 | 119.6106.4–140.3 |
| 2061 | 136119–150.7 | 122.8103.9–136.1 |
| 2062 | 139118.7–156 | 121.8104.3–136.5 |
| 2063 | 137.4120.1–151.2 | 122.1106.2–136.7 |
| 2064 | 139.3121–154.3 | 124.3108.4–136.6 |
| 2065 | 139.6122.3–154.3 | 123.7108.9–138.7 |
| 2066 | 137.3119.6–153.7 | 122.1104.4–136.2 |
| 2067 | 142.8126–157.8 | 126111.1–142.7 |
| 2068 | 141.2122.8–156.4 | 126.8112.1–140.3 |
| 2069 | 141.5123.7–157.6 | 123107.9–137.3 |
| 2070 | 141.8120.5–157.5 | 126.5110.3–139.4 |
| 2071 | 142.9124.3–161.8 | 126109.5–142.8 |
| 2072 | 144.3127–158.5 | 128111.8–141.9 |
| 2073 | 143.6127.3–159.2 | 127.6108–143.7 |
| 2074 | 138.8123–162.2 | 124.2107–139.7 |
| 2075 | 138.1120.8–154.6 | 124.7109.2–140.6 |
| 2076 | 143.2126.8–161.5 | 126.6109.8–140.8 |
| 2077 | 142.8120.5–161.6 | 127.5109–143.3 |
| 2078 | 143.6128.2–160.6 | 127.2113.3–141.8 |
| 2079 | 148.6123.7–160.2 | 132.9116–146.9 |
| 2080 | 145.5123.5–163.7 | 129111.8–144.3 |
| 2081 | 143.7128.1–161.2 | 127.6112.5–145.6 |
| 2082 | 145.8129.5–160.6 | 129.1111.3–143.8 |
| 2083 | 149.4126–163.1 | 133.2110.3–144.1 |
| 2084 | 148128.2–164 | 132.2111–145.1 |
| 2085 | 149127.9–162.4 | 130.9112.7–143.3 |
| 2086 | 148127.4–167.1 | 130.9112.6–146.5 |
| 2087 | 146.4123.7–165.7 | 129.6109.8–148.7 |
| 2088 | 147.6133.5–165.3 | 132.5116.9–146.5 |
| 2089 | 148.4131.4–169.1 | 130.4115.3–148.4 |
| 2090 | 147.6132.4–168.8 | 128.9115–145.8 |
| 2091 | 151.9131.7–170.6 | 133.4116–150.3 |
| 2092 | 148.2132–167.4 | 131.6115.3–149 |
| 2093 | 154.1135.3–172.2 | 135119.8–151 |
| 2094 | 153.2133.6–170.3 | 134118–148.5 |
| 2095 | 148.2131.4–164.1 | 134.3117.3–148.9 |
| 2096 | 150.5130.5–172.6 | 131.5113.7–148.7 |
| 2097 | 149.8134.4–172.7 | 136.2112.7–154.1 |
| 2098 | 150.9131.3–170.1 | 131.5115.2–152.2 |
| 2099 | 149.5129–166.6 | 132.8116–145.1 |
| 2100 | 149.4130.1–168.5 | 133.8113.2–152.2 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Nights in a year when the temperature stays above 20 °C, averaged over the country.
- Source: World Bank Climate Change Knowledge Portal, CMIP6 multi-model median.
- The dashed line is the CMIP6 model median (SSP2-4.5, middle of the road), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its models’ 10th–90th percentile.
- Climate model values are the median of the CMIP6 models, run on past emissions to 2014 and on SSP2-4.5, a middle-of-the-road path, after: they are not measurements.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Israel vs Syria
Health
- Life expectancyIsrael: 82.4 years in 2023Syria: 72.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIsrael: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Syria: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIsrael: 2.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Syria: 16.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionIsrael: 3.83% in 2017Syria: 3.58% in 2017
- Suicide rateIsrael: 5.7 per 100,000 people in 2017Syria: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIsrael: 9.26 million people in 2023Syria: 23.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthIsrael: 1.42% a year in 2023Syria: 4.92% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIsrael: 2.83 births per woman in 2023Syria: 2.71 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIsrael: 91.6% in 2025Syria: 72.1% in 2025
- Median ageIsrael: 29.2 years in 2023Syria: 22.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIsrael: 12.4% in 2023Syria: 4.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateIsrael: 1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Syria: 32.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIsrael: 7.81% of GDP in 2025Syria: 4.06% of GDP in 2010
- Military spending per personIsrael: $5,108 in 2025Syria: $110 in 2011
- Military share of state spendingIsrael: 17.8% of government spending in 2025Syria: 13.6% of government spending in 2010
- Armed forces personnelIsrael: 178,000 people in 2020Syria: 269,000 people in 2020
- National powerIsrael: 0.38% of world capability in 2022Syria: 0.29% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIsrael: 4.23% of the labour force in 2020Syria: 5.44% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIsrael: 537 million TIV in 2025Syria: 2 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsIsrael: 2.62 billion TIV in 2025Syria: 30 million TIV in 2010