Pakistan vs Syria
Pakistan vs Syria: Access to electricity
Access to electricity in 2024: 95.7% in Pakistan and 89.3% in Syria, by World Bank estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Pakistan, by 6.4 percentage points, or 1.07 times that in Syria.
% of people · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Pakistan has been higher since 2015, when it overtook Syria.
- The world as a whole: 91.9% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · World Bank
| Year | Pakistan | Syria | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 95.7 | 89.3 | 91.9 |
| 2023 | 95.6 | 88.4 | 91.6 |
| 2022 | 95 | 89 | 91.3 |
| 2021 | 94.9 | 88.8 | 91.3 |
| 2020 | 94.5 | 89 | 90.4 |
| 2019 | 93.9 | 89.2 | 90.1 |
| 2018 | 93.4 | 86 | 89.8 |
| 2017 | 92.7 | 89.6 | 88.9 |
| 2016 | 91.8 | 89.8 | 88.1 |
| 2015 | 91 | 90 | 86.9 |
| 2014 | 90.1 | 90.2 | 86.2 |
| 2013 | 89.3 | 90.4 | 85.7 |
| 2012 | 88.6 | 90.7 | 84.9 |
| 2011 | 87.8 | 91.5 | 84.5 |
| 2010 | 87.1 | 92.7 | 83.5 |
| 2009 | 82.5 | 91.1 | 82.9 |
| 2008 | 81.4 | 91.3 | 82.7 |
| 2007 | 80.2 | 91.5 | 82 |
| 2006 | 79.1 | 99.5 | 81.4 |
| 2005 | 78.1 | 92 | 80.7 |
| 2004 | 77 | 92.3 | 80 |
| 2003 | 76 | 92.6 | 80 |
| 2002 | 74.9 | 86.6 | 79.1 |
| 2001 | 73.9 | 93.1 | 78.7 |
| 2000 | 72.8 | 93.4 | 78.2 |
| 1999 | 70.3 | – | 74.5 |
| 1998 | 70.5 | – | 73.2 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people with access to electricity, from national surveys and the power industry.
- Source: Tracking SDG 7 (World Bank ESMAP), via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 213 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Pakistan vs Syria
Health
- Life expectancyPakistan: 67.7 years in 2023Syria: 72.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityPakistan: 5.6 per 100 live births in 2024Syria: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityPakistan: 49.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Syria: 16.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionPakistan: 3.33% in 2017Syria: 3.58% in 2017
- Suicide ratePakistan: 4.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Syria: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationPakistan: 248 million people in 2023Syria: 23.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthPakistan: 1.48% a year in 2023Syria: 4.92% a year in 2023
- Fertility ratePakistan: 3.61 births per woman in 2023Syria: 2.71 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationPakistan: 39.5% in 2025Syria: 72.1% in 2025
- Median agePakistan: 20.3 years in 2023Syria: 22.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overPakistan: 4.2% in 2023Syria: 4.7% in 2023
- Net migration ratePakistan: -6.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Syria: 32.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingPakistan: 2.91% of GDP in 2025Syria: 4.06% of GDP in 2010
- Military spending per personPakistan: $47 in 2025Syria: $110 in 2011
- Military share of state spendingPakistan: 13.8% of government spending in 2025Syria: 13.6% of government spending in 2010
- Armed forces personnelPakistan: 943,000 people in 2020Syria: 269,000 people in 2020
- National powerPakistan: 1.77% of world capability in 2022Syria: 0.29% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersPakistan: 1.25% of the labour force in 2020Syria: 5.44% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsPakistan: 706 million TIV in 2025Syria: 2 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsPakistan: 127 million TIV in 2025Syria: 30 million TIV in 2010