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Syrian Arab Republic vs Thailand: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 111 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Syrian Arab Republic
syr
Leads on 29 of 111 metrics
Thailand
tha
Leads on 69 of 111 metrics

Summary

Comparing Syrian Arab Republic and Thailand: Syrian Arab Republic leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (134,000) against Thailand (1.33); Syrian Arab Republic leads on Refined Petroleum Products Production (111,600) against Thailand (1.33); Thailand leads on Share of population in poverty ($3 a day) (0.02) against Syrian Arab Republic (16.47). Across 111 compared metrics, Syrian Arab Republic wins on 29 and Thailand wins on 69.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 11 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 27 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇸🇾 Syrian Arab Republic🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)33.77 %56.82 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)34.65 %66.65 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 35% (2019 est.)percent of population: 90% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score15.82 points56.72 points★
Radios4.1513.96★
Televisions1.0515.19★
Waterways9004,000★

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇸🇾 Syrian Arab Republic🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country197.98M $45.86B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars16.43B $533.67B $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)0.75 %1.5 %★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)14 %★4.42 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)NA3.8 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index29.884.6★
Electricity Consumption14.16187.7★
Electricity Exports262★2.27
Electricity from Fossil Fuels83★76
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants17★8
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables016★
Electricity Imports019.83★
Electricity Installed Capacity9.0644.89★
Electricity Production17.07181.5★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)13.57 USD per capita80.6 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient26.633.5★
Gross Fixed Investment20.828.8★
Gross National Saving1734.1★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-13.4 %0.9 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)94.1 %1.4 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)6.5 % of GDP★1.1 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption3.7452.64★
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports014.41★
Natural Gas Production3.7438.59★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves240.7★193.4
Oil Consumption292,000988,000★
Oil Exports263,000269,100★
Oil Imports55,280807,100★
Oil Production401,000406,800★
Oil Proved Reserves2.5435★
Population Below Poverty Line82.5 people6.3 people★
Public Debt91.361.1★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)-1.2 USD2.5 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption134,000★1.33
Refined Petroleum Products Exports12,520278,300★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports38,080134,200★
Refined Petroleum Products Production111,600★1.33
Remittances01.8★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)16.470.02★
Taxes and Other Revenues4.214.38★
Top Exporting Countries1.61B USD324.02B USD★
Unemployment Rate13 %0.7 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate36.9 %★66.68 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇸🇾 Syrian Arab Republic🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)104,804★3.03M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions20.24★336.69
Population Distributionsignificant population density along the Mediterranean coast; larger concentrations found in the major cities of Damascus, Aleppo (the country's largest city), and Hims (Homs); more than half of the population lives in the coastal plain, the province of Hhighest population density is found in and around Bangkok; significant population clusters throughout large parts of the country, particularly north and northeast of Bangkok and in the extreme southern region of the country
Protected Land Area for Adaptation0.7 sq km18.37 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country6.17 Cubic meters per year41.9 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources16.8438.61★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇸🇾 Syrian Arab Republic🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization3.98 %5.23 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)49.98142.5★
Agricultural land133,656.6 sq. km243,086.8 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)193 km3,219 km★
Dam capacity per capita748.37 cubic meters per inhabitant1,098 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land9,82064,150★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇸🇾 Syrian Arab Republic🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Rule of Law Index by Country1.5 %56.88 %★
Administrative Divisions1476★
Independence17123★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

11 metrics
Metric🇸🇾 Syrian Arab Republic🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)11.31★12.42
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)19★10.2
Health Care Spending per Capita132.75 USD1,465.74 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)7.8 % of GDP★5.2 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate(2021 est.) <0.1%1 %
Hospital Bed Density1.4 people/sq km2.3 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)20 %★34 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)27.8 %10 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS<1,000 (2020)500,000
Psychiatrist Density Per 100,000 People0 per 100,000 people1 per 100,000 people★
Underweight Children Under 5NA7.7

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇸🇾 Syrian Arab Republic🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)269,000455,000★

People and Society

27 metrics
Metric🇸🇾 Syrian Arab Republic🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Currently married (Percent)54.36 %★50.17 %
Life expectancy at birth75.31 years80.78 years★
Median age of population23.98 years41.03 years★
Population Change1.11M persons★-87,807.2 persons
Population density145.09 per sq. km140.16 per sq. km★
Total population26.57M persons71.57M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.20.38★
Birth Rate (%)21.26 %★9.82 %
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNA73 %
Death Rate (%)3.97 %★8.08 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)NA3.2 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age7.60M persons16.94M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate6.6240.62★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population2.59 people11.07 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)170.43★169.16
Military Manpower at Military Age19★18
Military Service Age and Obligationunder Bashar al-ASAD, Syrian men aged 18-38 were required to serve 18-21 months in the military; conscription continued until ASAD's fall when the interim government announced that mandatory conscription to Syria s armed forces would be abolished and only18
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization82.39 %★62.64 %
Physician Density1.52 people/sq km★0.54 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate1.63 %★0.13 %
Population living in slums41.64 %★2 %
Total deaths130,201.4 persons★685,767.7 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)41.9 %44.11 %★
Total fertility rate2.63 per woman★1.18 per woman
Total net-migration604,061 persons★36,266.2 persons
Under-five mortality rate20.62 per live births10.25 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇸🇾 Syrian Arab Republic🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.031.01★
Airports42105★
Civil Air Travel3541★
Heliports13★5

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