Syria is a country in Western Asia with a population of about 17M, with Damascus as its capital. GDP per capita (PPP) is $4,772 and life expectancy is 72.6 years. STATLAS gives Syria a quality-of-life score of 52/100, a modeled cost-of-living index of 52 (world median = 100). Below you'll find 88 cities and dozens of indicators covering economy, health, education, environment and infrastructure.
38 indicators from 3 open data sources. Click any metric for detail, trends and rankings.
| Cost of living index index | 51.5 | Modeled |
| PPP conversion factor LCU / int'l $ · 2023 | 1,757.52 | Measured |
| Price level vs USA index | 22.4 | Modeled |
| Female labor participation % · 2025 | 12.7% | Measured |
| GDP (total) US$ · 2022 | $24B | Measured |
| GDP growth % / yr · 2022 | 0.7% | Measured |
| GDP per capita US$ · 2022 | $1,052 | Measured |
| GDP per capita (PPP) int'l $ · 2022 | $4,772 | Measured |
| GNI per capita (PPP) int'l $ · 2022 | $4,610 | Measured |
| Gini index index · 2022 | 26.4 | Measured |
| Inflation rate % · 2019 | 13.4% | Measured |
| International tourist arrivals visitors / yr · 2019 | 2.4M | Measured |
| Unemployment rate % · 2025 | 13.6% | Measured |
| Quality of life index index | 52.1 | Modeled |
| Health expenditure % GDP · 2023 | 2.7% | Measured |
| Hospital beds / 1,000 · 2021 | 1.4 | Measured |
| Infant mortality / 1,000 births · 2024 | 17.7 | Measured |
| Life expectancy years · 2024 | 72.6 | Measured |
| Physicians / 1,000 · 2021 | 1.52 | Measured |
| Under-5 mortality / 1,000 · 2024 | 18.4 | Measured |
| Fertility rate births / woman · 2024 | 2.70 | Measured |
| Land area km² | 185,180 | Measured |
| Net migration people · 2025 | 421,693 | Measured |
| Population people · 2024 | 17M | Measured |
| Population density / km² · 2023 | 128.5 | Measured |
| Population growth % / yr · 2024 | 4.5% | Measured |
| Urban population % · 2024 | 72.1% | Measured |
| Literacy rate % · 2021 | 94.4% | Measured |
| Secondary enrollment % · 2024 | 38.7% | Measured |
| Fixed broadband / 100 · 2023 | 6.9 | Measured |
| Mobile subscriptions / 100 · 2024 | 71.2 | Measured |
| Drinking water access % · 2024 | 94.1% | Measured |
| Electricity access % · 2023 | 88.4% | Measured |
| Sanitation access % · 2024 | 95.6% | Measured |
| Air pollution (PM2.5) µg/m³ · 2020 | 24.7 | Measured |
| CO₂ emissions per capita t / person · 2024 | 1.27 | Measured |
| Forest area % · 2023 | 2.8% | Measured |
| Renewable energy % · 2021 | 1.1% | Measured |
Syria has a modeled cost-of-living index of 52, where the world median is 100. That makes it cheaper than the global median.
STATLAS rates the quality of life in Syria at 52 out of 100, combining income, health, safety, environment and connectivity.
STATLAS has data for 88 cities in Syria.
Sources: World Bank Open Data, GeoNames, STATLAS Modeled Index. Indices labeled “modeled” are STATLAS estimates — see our methodology.