Syria vs Tunisia
Syria vs Tunisia: Armed forces, share of workers
Armed forces, share of workers in 2020: 5.44% of the labour force in Syria and 1.18% of the labour force in Tunisia, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Syria, by 4.26 percentage points, or 4.63 times that in Tunisia.
% of the labour force · IISS
What the numbers say
- Syria has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2020, Syria ranked 3 and Tunisia ranked 56 of 168 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 0.79% of the labour force in 2020.
Every year
% of the labour force · IISS
| Year | Syria | Tunisia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5.44 | 1.18 | 0.79 |
| 2019 | 5.47 | 1.09 | 0.79 |
| 2018 | 5.61 | 1.12 | 0.8 |
| 2017 | 5.43 | 1.16 | 0.8 |
| 2016 | 7.1 | 1.16 | 0.81 |
| 2015 | 6.37 | 1.17 | 0.82 |
| 2014 | 6.09 | 1.18 | 0.82 |
| 2013 | 3.51 | 1.19 | 0.83 |
| 2012 | 3.14 | 1.19 | 0.87 |
| 2011 | 2.81 | 1.22 | 0.88 |
| 2010 | 6.57 | 1.24 | 0.89 |
| 2009 | 6.71 | 1.26 | 0.89 |
| 2008 | 6.67 | 1.29 | 0.89 |
| 2007 | 6.86 | 1.31 | 0.89 |
| 2006 | 7.2 | 1.34 | 0.95 |
| 2005 | 7.79 | 1.34 | 0.96 |
| 2004 | 7.92 | 1.36 | 0.94 |
| 2003 | 8.3 | 1.38 | 0.98 |
| 2002 | 8.42 | 1.4 | 1 |
| 2001 | 8.58 | 1.42 | 1.01 |
| 2000 | 8.63 | 1.44 | 1.07 |
| 1999 | 9.01 | 1.46 | 1.09 |
| 1998 | 9.52 | 1.48 | 1.13 |
| 1997 | 9.89 | 1.51 | 1.15 |
| 1996 | 12.69 | 1.91 | 1.18 |
| 1995 | 13.24 | 1.98 | 1.2 |
| 1994 | 8.15 | 1.22 | 0.94 |
| 1993 | 10.62 | 1.25 | 0.98 |
| 1992 | 11.04 | 1.29 | 1.03 |
| 1991 | 11.45 | 1.33 | 1.03 |
| 1990 | 11.9 | 1.37 | 1.11 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Active-duty military personnel as a share of everyone working or looking for work, by the IISS Military Balance.
- Source: IISS, The Military Balance, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 168 countries with a value in 2020, 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
Syria vs Tunisia
Health
- Life expectancySyria: 72.1 years in 2023Tunisia: 76.5 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySyria: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024Tunisia: 1.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySyria: 16.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Tunisia: 9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionSyria: 3.58% in 2017Tunisia: 3.92% in 2017
- Suicide rateSyria: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Tunisia: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSyria: 23.6 million people in 2023Tunisia: 12.2 million people in 2023
- Population growthSyria: 4.92% a year in 2023Tunisia: 0.65% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSyria: 2.71 births per woman in 2023Tunisia: 1.83 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSyria: 72.1% in 2025Tunisia: 70.7% in 2025
- Median ageSyria: 22.3 years in 2023Tunisia: 32.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSyria: 4.7% in 2023Tunisia: 9.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateSyria: 32.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Tunisia: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSyria: 4.06% of GDP in 2010Tunisia: 2.5% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personSyria: $110 in 2011Tunisia: $121 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingSyria: 13.6% of government spending in 2010Tunisia: 7.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelSyria: 269,000 people in 2020Tunisia: 48,000 people in 2020
- National powerSyria: 0.29% of world capability in 2022Tunisia: 0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Arms importsSyria: 2 million TIV in 2025Tunisia: 7 million TIV in 2025