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Syria vs United Arab Emirates
How Syria and United Arab Emirates compare on 36 measures, from 1789 to 2025. The main differences:
- Life expectancy · In 2023, United Arab Emirates was higher: 82.9 years against 72.1 years
- GDP per person · In 2022, United Arab Emirates was higher: $41,830 against $717
- Population · In 2023, Syria was higher: 23.6 million people against 10.6 million people
- Military spending · In 2010, United Arab Emirates was higher: 6.04% of GDP against 4.06% of GDP
- CO₂ per person · In 2024, United Arab Emirates was higher: 18.26 tonnes against 1.28 tonnes
- Life expectancySyria: 72.1 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 82.9 years in 2023
- PopulationSyria: 23.6 million people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 10.6 million people in 2023
- GDP per personSyria: $717 in 2022United Arab Emirates: $41,610 in 2024
- TemperatureSyria: 20.4 °C in 2025United Arab Emirates: 28.9 °C in 2025
Every measure
Health
- Life expectancySyria: 72.1 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 82.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySyria: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024United Arab Emirates: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySyria: 16.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023United Arab Emirates: 4.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionSyria: 3.58% in 2017United Arab Emirates: 2.88% in 2017
- Suicide rateSyria: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017United Arab Emirates: 5.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSyria: 23.6 million people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 10.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthSyria: 4.92% a year in 2023United Arab Emirates: 3.7% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSyria: 2.71 births per woman in 2023United Arab Emirates: 1.2 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSyria: 72.1% in 2025United Arab Emirates: 86% in 2025
- Median ageSyria: 22.3 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 31.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSyria: 4.7% in 2023United Arab Emirates: 1.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateSyria: 32.1 per 1,000 people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 28.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personSyria: $717 in 2022United Arab Emirates: $41,610 in 2024
- GDP growthSyria: 3.4% a year in 2010United Arab Emirates: 6.2% a year in 2025
- InflationSyria: 4.4% a year in 2010United Arab Emirates: 1.3% a year in 2025
- Government debtSyria: 31.2% of GDP in 2009United Arab Emirates: 33.9% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSyria: 4.06% of GDP in 2010United Arab Emirates: 5.64% of GDP in 2014
- Military spending per personSyria: $110 in 2011United Arab Emirates: $2,840 in 2014
- Military share of state spendingSyria: 13.6% of government spending in 2010United Arab Emirates: 17% of government spending in 2014
- Armed forces personnelSyria: 269,000 people in 2020United Arab Emirates: 63,000 people in 2020
- National powerSyria: 0.29% of world capability in 2022United Arab Emirates: 0.47% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSyria: 5.44% of the labour force in 2020United Arab Emirates: 1.02% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSyria: 2 million TIV in 2025United Arab Emirates: 868 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsSyria: 30 million TIV in 2010United Arab Emirates: 33 million TIV in 2025
Climate
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Good to know
- Sources: UN, Gapminder and UN IGME, IHME, World Bank, IMF, UNESCO, Our World in Data, V-Dem, UCDP, SIPRI, IISS, Correlates of War, ERA5, CMIP6, EDGAR, ITU and FAO. Each measure’s page names its own and what it counts.
- Values are drawn on today’s borders. Years without a published value are left empty, never filled in.
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