Syria vs Türkiye
Syria vs Türkiye: Access to electricity
Access to electricity in 2024: 89.3% in Syria and 100% in Türkiye, by World Bank estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Türkiye, by 10.7 percentage points, or 1.12 times that in Syria.
% of people · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Türkiye has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2000.
- The world as a whole: 91.9% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · World Bank
| Year | Syria | Türkiye | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 89.3 | 100 | 91.9 |
| 2023 | 88.4 | 100 | 91.6 |
| 2022 | 89 | 100 | 91.3 |
| 2021 | 88.8 | 100 | 91.3 |
| 2020 | 89 | 100 | 90.4 |
| 2019 | 89.2 | 100 | 90.1 |
| 2018 | 86 | 100 | 89.8 |
| 2017 | 89.6 | 100 | 88.9 |
| 2016 | 89.8 | 100 | 88.1 |
| 2015 | 90 | 100 | 86.9 |
| 2014 | 90.2 | 100 | 86.2 |
| 2013 | 90.4 | 100 | 85.7 |
| 2012 | 90.7 | 100 | 84.9 |
| 2011 | 91.5 | 100 | 84.5 |
| 2010 | 92.7 | 100 | 83.5 |
| 2009 | 91.1 | 99.7 | 82.9 |
| 2008 | 91.3 | 99.7 | 82.7 |
| 2007 | 91.5 | 99.7 | 82 |
| 2006 | 99.5 | 99.7 | 81.4 |
| 2005 | 92 | 99.7 | 80.7 |
| 2004 | 92.3 | 99.7 | 80 |
| 2003 | 92.6 | 99.8 | 80 |
| 2002 | 86.6 | 99.8 | 79.1 |
| 2001 | 93.1 | 99.9 | 78.7 |
| 2000 | 93.4 | 99.9 | 78.2 |
| 1999 | – | – | 74.5 |
| 1998 | – | – | 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
Syria vs Türkiye
Health
- Life expectancySyria: 72.1 years in 2023Türkiye: 77.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySyria: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024Türkiye: 1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySyria: 16.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Türkiye: 9.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionSyria: 3.58% in 2017Türkiye: 3.72% in 2017
- Suicide rateSyria: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Türkiye: 3.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSyria: 23.6 million people in 2023Türkiye: 87.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthSyria: 4.92% a year in 2023Türkiye: 0.23% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSyria: 2.71 births per woman in 2023Türkiye: 1.63 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSyria: 72.1% in 2025Türkiye: 89.5% in 2025
- Median ageSyria: 22.3 years in 2023Türkiye: 32.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSyria: 4.7% in 2023Türkiye: 10% in 2023
- Net migration rateSyria: 32.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Türkiye: -3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSyria: 4.06% of GDP in 2010Türkiye: 1.91% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personSyria: $110 in 2011Türkiye: $342 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingSyria: 13.6% of government spending in 2010Türkiye: 5.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelSyria: 269,000 people in 2020Türkiye: 512,000 people in 2020
- National powerSyria: 0.29% of world capability in 2022Türkiye: 1.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSyria: 5.44% of the labour force in 2020Türkiye: 1.61% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSyria: 2 million TIV in 2025Türkiye: 381 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsSyria: 30 million TIV in 2010Türkiye: 539 million TIV in 2025