Compare Syria & its neighbours
(Cyprus, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey)
| Syria | Cyprus | Iraq | Israel | Jordan | Lebanon | Turkey |
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| Country Code | | SY | CY | IQ | IL | JO | LB | TR |
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| Area
(sq km) | | 185,180 | 9,251 | 438,317 | 20,770 | 89,342 | 10,400 | 783,562 |
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| Coastline
(km) | | 193 | 648 | 58 | 273 | 26 | 225 | 7,200 |
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| Highest Point
(m) | | 2,814
(Mount Hermon (Jabal a-Shayk)) | 1,951
(Mount Olympus) | 3,611
(Cheekha Dar (Kurdish for "Black Tent")) | 2,224
(Mitspe Shlagim) | 1,854
(Jabal Umm ad Dami) | 3,088
(Qornet es Saouda) | 5,137
(Mount Ararat) |
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| Average Elevation
(m) | | 514 | 91 | 312 | 508 | 812 | 1,250 | 1,132 |
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| Population | | 19,454,263 | 1,237,088 | 40,194,216 | 8,424,904 | 10,458,413 | 6,100,075 | 81,257,239 |
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| Median Age | | 24.50 | 37.20 | 20.20 | 30.10 | 22.80 | 31.30 | 31.40 |
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| Growth Rate | | 7.37 % | 1.27 % | 2.50 % | 1.49 % | 2.02 % | -3.13 % | 0.49 % |
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| Birth Rate
(Births a year per 1,000 people) | | 20.70 | 11.20 | 30.00 | 17.90 | 23.60 | 14.10 | 15.40 |
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| Death Rate
(Deaths a year per 1,000 people) | | 4.00 | 6.80 | 3.80 | 5.20 | 3.40 | 5.10 | 6.00 |
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| Urban Population | | 54.20 % | 66.80 % | 70.50 % | 92.40 % | 91.00 % | 88.60 % | 75.10 % |
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| Mothers age at first birth | | | 28.80 | | 27.60 | 24.80 | | 22.30 |
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| Maternal mortality rate
(Deaths per 100,000 live births) | | 68.00 | 7.00 | 50.00 | 5.00 | 58.00 | 15.00 | 16.00 |
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| Infant mortality rate
(Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 births) | | 14.40 | 7.70 | 37.50 | 3.40 | 13.70 | 7.20 | 16.90 |
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| Health expenditure
(As a percentage of GDP) | | 3.30 % | 7.40 % | 5.50 % | 7.80 % | 7.50 % | 6.40 % | 5.40 % |
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| Physicians
(per 1,000 people) | | 1.22 | 1.95 | 0.82 | 3.22 | 2.34 | 2.27 | 1.76 |
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| Hospital beds
(per 1,000 people) | | 1.50 | 3.40 | 1.40 | 3.10 | 1.40 | 2.90 | 2.70 |
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| Adult obesity
(Percentage of population with BMI > 30) | | 27.80 % | 21.80 % | 30.40 % | 26.10 % | 35.50 % | 32.00 % | 32.10 % |
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| Education expenditure
(As a percentage of GDP) | | 5.10 % | 6.40 % | | 5.90 % | 3.60 % | 2.50 % | 4.30 % |
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| School life
(years) | | 9 | 15 | | 16 | 13 | 11 | 18 |
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| Youth unemployment
(% of 15 to 24 years old unemployed) | | 35.80 % | 24.70 % | 25.60 % | 7.30 % | 35.60 % | | 20.50 % |
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| GDP
(Gross Domestic Product in US $) | | 50.280 billion | 31.780 billion | 649.300 billion | 317.100 billion | 89.000 billion | 88.250 billion | 2.186 trillion |
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| Growth Rate
(Real growth rate of GDP) | | -36.50 % | 3.90 % | -2.10 % | 3.30 % | 2.00 % | 1.50 % | 7.40 % |
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| GDP per capita
(Gross Domestic Product per person, in US $) | | 2,900 | 37,200 | 16,700 | 36,400 | 9,200 | 19,600 | 27,000 |
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| Gross National Saving
(National saving as a percent of GDP) | | 17.00 % | 13.70 % | 19.00 % | 23.60 % | 9.10 % | -0.70 % | 25.50 % |
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