Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) vs Syria: Population, total, per unit of GDP

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
0.0004 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Syria
0.0009 units per US$ of GDP
in 2022
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
16th
Syria rank
17th

Population, total, per unit of GDP over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
  • Syria
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How they compare

Syria currently reports 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP.

That makes Syria's figure about 2.7 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ahead.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 16th and Syria ranks 17th of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) averaged higher in 2 and Syria in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Syria Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0057 units per US$ of GDP 0.0041 units per US$ of GDP 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1970s 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1980s 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP Syria
1990s 0.001 units per US$ of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP Syria
2000s 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP Syria
2010s 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP Syria
2020s 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, total, per unit of gdp, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) or Syria?
Syria, at 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2022.
What is the difference in population, total, per unit of gdp between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Syria?
0.0005 units per US$ of GDP, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Syria?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Syria rank globally for population, total, per unit of gdp?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 16th and Syria ranks 17th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population, total, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Population, total, per unit of GDP
Unit
units per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
262 places, 14,784 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Population, total divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.