Nepal vs Syria

Nepal (Asia) and Syria (Asia) side by side. Each value is the latest available for that country, so the year may differ; the rank is among all countries of the world.

Over time

with the world for reference

GDP per capita

US$ · 1960-2022

Nepal Syria World

0 5,000 10k 15k 1960 Nepal: 50.21 Syria: 183.53 World: 452.65 1961 Nepal: 51.55 Syria: 196.29 World: 471.93 1962 Nepal: 54.57 Syria: 223.93 World: 496.11 1963 Nepal: 46.31 Syria: 234.9 World: 525.19 1964 Nepal: 45.32 Syria: 254.22 World: 563.85 1965 Nepal: 65.81 Syria: 270.83 World: 601.89 1966 Nepal: 79.48 Syria: 239.31 World: 638.97 1967 Nepal: 72.26 Syria: 272.91 World: 664.4 1968 Nepal: 64.86 Syria: 293.33 World: 703.46 1969 Nepal: 64.82 Syria: 363.55 World: 761.11 1970 Nepal: 69.63 Syria: 335.45 World: 817.68 1971 Nepal: 69.45 Syria: 392.52 World: 884.88 1972 Nepal: 78.84 Syria: 448.24 World: 1,002 1973 Nepal: 73.23 Syria: 458.83 World: 1,201.53 1974 Nepal: 89.76 Syria: 706.58 World: 1,362.19 1975 Nepal: 113.61 Syria: 903.71 World: 1,488.94 1976 Nepal: 102.47 Syria: 976.49 World: 1,589.73 1977 Nepal: 95.34 Syria: 951.24 World: 1,766.28 1978 Nepal: 108.1 Syria: 1,107.78 World: 2,055.49 1979 Nepal: 121.87 Syria: 1,146.36 World: 2,335.19 1980 Nepal: 125.11 Syria: 1,458.24 World: 2,587.01 1981 Nepal: 142.92 Syria: 1,675.8 World: 2,628.62 1982 Nepal: 146.98 Syria: 1,702.68 World: 2,554.08 1983 Nepal: 146.63 Syria: 1,775.83 World: 2,561.17 1984 Nepal: 151.08 Syria: 1,706.22 World: 2,614.33 1985 Nepal: 149.9 Syria: 1,543.76 World: 2,690.59 1986 Nepal: 159.55 Syria: 1,208.16 World: 3,118.57 1987 Nepal: 162.04 Syria: 997.13 World: 3,487.88 1988 Nepal: 187.08 Syria: 897.71 World: 3,829.99 1989 Nepal: 184.98 Syria: 809.04 World: 3,930.51 1990 Nepal: 185.79 Syria: 978.49 World: 4,338.94 1991 Nepal: 195.72 Syria: 1,000.08 World: 4,453.9 1992 Nepal: 165.03 Syria: 990.14 World: 4,679.98 1993 Nepal: 172.81 Syria: 992.77 World: 4,685.3 1994 Nepal: 187.26 Syria: 712.39 World: 4,967.01 1995 Nepal: 197.84 Syria: 779.7 World: 5,463.2 1996 Nepal: 198.82 Syria: 918.2 World: 5,507.22 1997 Nepal: 211.83 Syria: 940.83 World: 5,408.57 1998 Nepal: 205.08 Syria: 960.84 World: 5,302.34 1999 Nepal: 208.65 Syria: 978.17 World: 5,401.23 2000 Nepal: 223.83 Syria: 1,138.19 World: 5,512.56 2001 Nepal: 240.8 Syria: 1,177.54 World: 5,404.2 2002 Nepal: 238.89 Syria: 1,189.98 World: 5,539.32 2003 Nepal: 246.43 Syria: 1,220.18 World: 6,129.87 2004 Nepal: 279.59 Syria: 1,368.11 World: 6,818 2005 Nepal: 309.02 Syria: 1,533.9 World: 7,290.57 2006 Nepal: 340.43 Syria: 1,718.78 World: 7,803.19 2007 Nepal: 385.45 Syria: 1,937.61 World: 8,685.33 2008 Nepal: 464.82 Syria: 2,429.12 World: 9,425.74 2009 Nepal: 473.08 Syria: 2,462.2 World: 8,827.04 2010 Nepal: 585.28 Syria: 2,730.61 World: 9,555.07 2011 Nepal: 785.52 Syria: 2,952.14 World: 10,496.93 2012 Nepal: 788.2 Syria: 1,897.66 World: 10,597.85 2013 Nepal: 803.27 Syria: 985.89 World: 10,759.35 2014 Nepal: 821.46 Syria: 1,060.59 World: 10,912.24 2015 Nepal: 875.54 Syria: 847.73 World: 10,191.98 2016 Nepal: 877.26 Syria: 656.35 World: 10,239.47 2017 Nepal: 1,034.28 Syria: 851.5 World: 10,784.4 2018 Nepal: 1,179.2 Syria: 1,098.07 World: 11,344.73 2019 Nepal: 1,203.14 Syria: 1,109.54 World: 11,417.6 2020 Nepal: 1,154.22 Syria: 593.91 World: 10,999.49 2021 Nepal: 1,252.75 Syria: 688.57 World: 12,472.91 2022 Nepal: 1,385.91 Syria: 1,056.78 World: 12,876.24 1960 1978 1987 1996 2005 2022

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Nepal Syria World

30 40 50 60 70 80 1960 Nepal: 38.65 Syria: 52.72 World: 50.94 1961 Nepal: 38.97 Syria: 53.65 World: 52.8 1962 Nepal: 39.33 Syria: 54.57 World: 55.29 1963 Nepal: 39.61 Syria: 55.39 World: 55.65 1964 Nepal: 40.23 Syria: 56.17 World: 56.1 1965 Nepal: 40.69 Syria: 56.9 World: 55.93 1966 Nepal: 41.24 Syria: 57.55 World: 56.45 1967 Nepal: 41.71 Syria: 58.05 World: 56.9 1968 Nepal: 42.17 Syria: 59.12 World: 57.34 1969 Nepal: 42.72 Syria: 59.84 World: 57.68 1970 Nepal: 43.15 Syria: 60.61 World: 57.94 1971 Nepal: 43.62 Syria: 61.33 World: 58.02 1972 Nepal: 44.07 Syria: 61.97 World: 58.84 1973 Nepal: 44.49 Syria: 60.83 World: 59.3 1974 Nepal: 44.92 Syria: 63.44 World: 59.7 1975 Nepal: 45.5 Syria: 64.19 World: 60.13 1976 Nepal: 45.99 Syria: 64.84 World: 60.45 1977 Nepal: 46.63 Syria: 65.4 World: 61.04 1978 Nepal: 47.2 Syria: 65.93 World: 61.39 1979 Nepal: 47.77 Syria: 66.24 World: 61.84 1980 Nepal: 48.33 Syria: 66.55 World: 62.15 1981 Nepal: 48.66 Syria: 64.6 World: 62.52 1982 Nepal: 49.18 Syria: 60.84 World: 62.87 1983 Nepal: 49.68 Syria: 67.35 World: 63.13 1984 Nepal: 50.23 Syria: 67.72 World: 63.44 1985 Nepal: 50.92 Syria: 68.05 World: 63.73 1986 Nepal: 51.59 Syria: 68.42 World: 64.12 1987 Nepal: 52.38 Syria: 68.8 World: 64.46 1988 Nepal: 53.11 Syria: 69.17 World: 64.67 1989 Nepal: 54.01 Syria: 69.49 World: 64.96 1990 Nepal: 54.77 Syria: 69.83 World: 65.11 1991 Nepal: 55.65 Syria: 70.08 World: 65.3 1992 Nepal: 56.69 Syria: 70.24 World: 65.55 1993 Nepal: 57.6 Syria: 70.31 World: 65.74 1994 Nepal: 58.63 Syria: 70.3 World: 65.96 1995 Nepal: 59.32 Syria: 70.21 World: 66.2 1996 Nepal: 60.04 Syria: 70.16 World: 66.52 1997 Nepal: 60.82 Syria: 70.16 World: 66.83 1998 Nepal: 61.53 Syria: 70.24 World: 67.07 1999 Nepal: 62.04 Syria: 70.51 World: 67.31 2000 Nepal: 62.64 Syria: 70.86 World: 67.65 2001 Nepal: 63.29 Syria: 71.3 World: 67.95 2002 Nepal: 63.51 Syria: 71.74 World: 68.23 2003 Nepal: 64.23 Syria: 72.19 World: 68.52 2004 Nepal: 64.74 Syria: 72.49 World: 68.77 2005 Nepal: 65.28 Syria: 72.8 World: 69.11 2006 Nepal: 65.89 Syria: 73.04 World: 69.47 2007 Nepal: 66.17 Syria: 73.26 World: 69.81 2008 Nepal: 66.44 Syria: 73.37 World: 70 2009 Nepal: 66.6 Syria: 73.5 World: 70.38 2010 Nepal: 66.77 Syria: 73.54 World: 70.68 2011 Nepal: 67.12 Syria: 72.26 World: 70.97 2012 Nepal: 67.36 Syria: 66.21 World: 71.26 2013 Nepal: 67.6 Syria: 65.15 World: 71.53 2014 Nepal: 67.81 Syria: 65.49 World: 71.78 2015 Nepal: 67.37 Syria: 63.27 World: 71.97 2016 Nepal: 68.44 Syria: 65.19 World: 72.19 2017 Nepal: 68.74 Syria: 65.65 World: 72.37 2018 Nepal: 69.04 Syria: 67.37 World: 72.64 2019 Nepal: 69.3 Syria: 70.97 World: 72.87 2020 Nepal: 69.11 Syria: 71.94 World: 72.18 2021 Nepal: 68.39 Syria: 72.42 World: 71.22 2022 Nepal: 70.09 Syria: 72.79 World: 72.97 2023 Nepal: 70.35 Syria: 72.12 World: 73.33 2024 Nepal: 70.64 Syria: 72.56 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Nepal Syria World

0 2 4 6 8 1960 Nepal: 6.07 Syria: 7.51 World: 4.69 1961 Nepal: 6.09 Syria: 7.5 World: 4.56 1962 Nepal: 6.08 Syria: 7.51 World: 5.02 1963 Nepal: 6.06 Syria: 7.51 World: 5.31 1964 Nepal: 6.04 Syria: 7.53 World: 5.13 1965 Nepal: 6.01 Syria: 7.53 World: 5.08 1966 Nepal: 5.98 Syria: 7.55 World: 4.97 1967 Nepal: 5.95 Syria: 7.56 World: 4.87 1968 Nepal: 5.94 Syria: 7.57 World: 4.98 1969 Nepal: 5.89 Syria: 7.59 World: 4.88 1970 Nepal: 5.87 Syria: 7.62 World: 4.84 1971 Nepal: 5.85 Syria: 7.6 World: 4.69 1972 Nepal: 5.8 Syria: 7.57 World: 4.55 1973 Nepal: 5.7 Syria: 7.55 World: 4.42 1974 Nepal: 5.75 Syria: 7.52 World: 4.26 1975 Nepal: 5.73 Syria: 7.49 World: 4.07 1976 Nepal: 5.72 Syria: 7.45 World: 3.97 1977 Nepal: 5.69 Syria: 7.42 World: 3.84 1978 Nepal: 5.68 Syria: 7.35 World: 3.77 1979 Nepal: 5.64 Syria: 7.25 World: 3.76 1980 Nepal: 5.6 Syria: 7.12 World: 3.73 1981 Nepal: 5.58 Syria: 6.97 World: 3.71 1982 Nepal: 5.55 Syria: 6.81 World: 3.72 1983 Nepal: 5.54 Syria: 6.69 World: 3.59 1984 Nepal: 5.51 Syria: 6.59 World: 3.57 1985 Nepal: 5.46 Syria: 6.48 World: 3.53 1986 Nepal: 5.4 Syria: 6.37 World: 3.51 1987 Nepal: 5.35 Syria: 6.2 World: 3.48 1988 Nepal: 5.31 Syria: 6 World: 3.39 1989 Nepal: 5.26 Syria: 5.78 World: 3.35 1990 Nepal: 5.21 Syria: 5.56 World: 3.31 1991 Nepal: 5.15 Syria: 5.34 World: 3.13 1992 Nepal: 5.07 Syria: 5.14 World: 3.04 1993 Nepal: 5.04 Syria: 4.99 World: 2.97 1994 Nepal: 4.96 Syria: 4.86 World: 2.92 1995 Nepal: 4.87 Syria: 4.7 World: 2.87 1996 Nepal: 4.67 Syria: 4.54 World: 2.82 1997 Nepal: 4.44 Syria: 4.37 World: 2.78 1998 Nepal: 4.28 Syria: 4.25 World: 2.75 1999 Nepal: 4.13 Syria: 4.14 World: 2.72 2000 Nepal: 3.98 Syria: 4.07 World: 2.73 2001 Nepal: 3.79 Syria: 3.98 World: 2.69 2002 Nepal: 3.6 Syria: 3.87 World: 2.66 2003 Nepal: 3.44 Syria: 3.76 World: 2.64 2004 Nepal: 3.28 Syria: 3.68 World: 2.63 2005 Nepal: 3.12 Syria: 3.61 World: 2.61 2006 Nepal: 2.97 Syria: 3.56 World: 2.61 2007 Nepal: 2.86 Syria: 3.54 World: 2.6 2008 Nepal: 2.74 Syria: 3.48 World: 2.6 2009 Nepal: 2.63 Syria: 3.42 World: 2.59 2010 Nepal: 2.54 Syria: 3.36 World: 2.57 2011 Nepal: 2.46 Syria: 3.29 World: 2.55 2012 Nepal: 2.42 Syria: 3.22 World: 2.56 2013 Nepal: 2.36 Syria: 3.17 World: 2.53 2014 Nepal: 2.32 Syria: 3.12 World: 2.52 2015 Nepal: 2.27 Syria: 3.07 World: 2.49 2016 Nepal: 2.23 Syria: 3.01 World: 2.49 2017 Nepal: 2.17 Syria: 2.97 World: 2.46 2018 Nepal: 2.12 Syria: 2.93 World: 2.39 2019 Nepal: 2.08 Syria: 2.88 World: 2.35 2020 Nepal: 2.05 Syria: 2.84 World: 2.28 2021 Nepal: 2.03 Syria: 2.8 World: 2.25 2022 Nepal: 2 Syria: 2.75 World: 2.22 2023 Nepal: 1.98 Syria: 2.71 World: 2.2 2024 Nepal: 1.96 Syria: 2.7 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Nepal Syria World

0 5 10 15 20 1991 Nepal: 10.47 Syria: 6.75 World: 5.12 1992 Nepal: 10.47 Syria: 6.95 World: 5.28 1993 Nepal: 10.49 Syria: 7.4 World: 5.54 1994 Nepal: 10.46 Syria: 7.5 World: 5.79 1995 Nepal: 10.47 Syria: 7.2 World: 5.92 1996 Nepal: 10.45 Syria: 7.22 World: 5.98 1997 Nepal: 10.51 Syria: 7.31 World: 6.01 1998 Nepal: 10.53 Syria: 7.38 World: 6.16 1999 Nepal: 10.55 Syria: 7.6 World: 6.28 2000 Nepal: 10.53 Syria: 9.59 World: 6.11 2001 Nepal: 10.5 Syria: 11.63 World: 6.19 2002 Nepal: 10.59 Syria: 10.94 World: 6.41 2003 Nepal: 10.64 Syria: 10.28 World: 6.48 2004 Nepal: 10.65 Syria: 9.51 World: 6.33 2005 Nepal: 10.59 Syria: 8.81 World: 6.22 2006 Nepal: 10.61 Syria: 8.17 World: 5.97 2007 Nepal: 10.64 Syria: 8.42 World: 5.77 2008 Nepal: 10.6 Syria: 10.94 World: 5.82 2009 Nepal: 10.58 Syria: 8.14 World: 6.41 2010 Nepal: 10.56 Syria: 8.61 World: 6.28 2011 Nepal: 10.63 Syria: 8.63 World: 6.15 2012 Nepal: 10.63 Syria: 13.8 World: 6.15 2013 Nepal: 10.67 Syria: 14.5 World: 6.1 2014 Nepal: 10.62 Syria: 14.78 World: 5.96 2015 Nepal: 10.64 Syria: 14.24 World: 6 2016 Nepal: 10.71 Syria: 13.8 World: 5.97 2017 Nepal: 10.66 Syria: 13.6 World: 5.9 2018 Nepal: 10.59 Syria: 13.51 World: 5.76 2019 Nepal: 10.48 Syria: 13.37 World: 5.59 2020 Nepal: 13.04 Syria: 15.18 World: 6.59 2021 Nepal: 12.24 Syria: 14.89 World: 6.05 2022 Nepal: 10.66 Syria: 13.25 World: 5.23 2023 Nepal: 10.44 Syria: 13.27 World: 4.85 2024 Nepal: 10.5 Syria: 13.36 World: 4.81 2025 Nepal: 10.47 Syria: 13.57 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Nepal Syria World

0 2 4 6 1970 Nepal: 0.03 Syria: 0.99 World: 4.14 1971 Nepal: 0.03 Syria: 0.97 World: 4.04 1972 Nepal: 0.03 Syria: 0.9 World: 4.16 1973 Nepal: 0.04 Syria: 0.83 World: 4.32 1974 Nepal: 0.04 Syria: 1.09 World: 4.23 1975 Nepal: 0.03 Syria: 1.23 World: 4.14 1976 Nepal: 0.02 Syria: 1.37 World: 4.31 1977 Nepal: 0.03 Syria: 1.45 World: 4.36 1978 Nepal: 0.03 Syria: 1.44 World: 4.42 1979 Nepal: 0.04 Syria: 1.77 World: 4.46 1980 Nepal: 0.04 Syria: 1.6 World: 4.33 1981 Nepal: 0.03 Syria: 1.75 World: 4.18 1982 Nepal: 0.04 Syria: 2 World: 4.05 1983 Nepal: 0.05 Syria: 2.28 World: 4.01 1984 Nepal: 0.05 Syria: 2.47 World: 4.07 1985 Nepal: 0.04 Syria: 2.15 World: 4.05 1986 Nepal: 0.05 Syria: 2.17 World: 4.04 1987 Nepal: 0.05 Syria: 2.66 World: 4.1 1988 Nepal: 0.05 Syria: 2.52 World: 4.16 1989 Nepal: 0.04 Syria: 2.35 World: 4.16 1990 Nepal: 0.06 Syria: 2.62 World: 4.15 1991 Nepal: 0.07 Syria: 2.78 World: 4.1 1992 Nepal: 0.07 Syria: 2.68 World: 4.01 1993 Nepal: 0.07 Syria: 2.67 World: 3.97 1994 Nepal: 0.09 Syria: 2.74 World: 3.94 1995 Nepal: 0.09 Syria: 2.77 World: 3.99 1996 Nepal: 0.1 Syria: 2.9 World: 4.01 1997 Nepal: 0.1 Syria: 2.81 World: 4.02 1998 Nepal: 0.11 Syria: 2.91 World: 3.98 1999 Nepal: 0.14 Syria: 2.79 World: 3.95 2000 Nepal: 0.14 Syria: 2.76 World: 4.01 2001 Nepal: 0.15 Syria: 2.7 World: 4.01 2002 Nepal: 0.12 Syria: 2.62 World: 4.02 2003 Nepal: 0.13 Syria: 2.57 World: 4.15 2004 Nepal: 0.11 Syria: 2.62 World: 4.28 2005 Nepal: 0.12 Syria: 3.13 World: 4.39 2006 Nepal: 0.1 Syria: 3.14 World: 4.48 2007 Nepal: 0.1 Syria: 3.11 World: 4.59 2008 Nepal: 0.11 Syria: 3.08 World: 4.56 2009 Nepal: 0.15 Syria: 2.84 World: 4.45 2010 Nepal: 0.18 Syria: 2.79 World: 4.67 2011 Nepal: 0.2 Syria: 2.56 World: 4.76 2012 Nepal: 0.23 Syria: 2.03 World: 4.77 2013 Nepal: 0.23 Syria: 1.44 World: 4.81 2014 Nepal: 0.27 Syria: 1.53 World: 4.78 2015 Nepal: 0.26 Syria: 1.45 World: 4.7 2016 Nepal: 0.39 Syria: 1.35 World: 4.65 2017 Nepal: 0.47 Syria: 1.62 World: 4.67 2018 Nepal: 0.53 Syria: 1.74 World: 4.73 2019 Nepal: 0.47 Syria: 1.64 World: 4.7 2020 Nepal: 0.57 Syria: 1.51 World: 4.47 2021 Nepal: 0.59 Syria: 1.48 World: 4.68 2022 Nepal: 0.51 Syria: 1.39 World: 4.67 2023 Nepal: 0.52 Syria: 1.33 World: 4.68 2024 Nepal: 0.54 Syria: 1.27 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2018

Nepal Syria World

0 20 40 60 2005 Nepal: 0.83 Syria: 5.65 World: 15.6 2006 Nepal: 1.14 Syria: 7.83 World: 17.2 2007 Nepal: 1.41 Syria: 11.5 World: 20.2 2008 Nepal: 1.73 Syria: 14 World: 22.8 2009 Nepal: 1.97 Syria: 17.3 World: 25.3 2010 Nepal: 7.93 Syria: 20.7 World: 28.4 2011 Nepal: 9 Syria: 22.5 World: 30.9 2012 Nepal: 11.15 Syria: 24.3 World: 33.3 2013 Nepal: 13.3 Syria: 26.2 World: 35.3 2014 Nepal: 15.44 Syria: 28.09 World: 37.4 2015 Nepal: 17.58 Syria: 29.98 World: 39.9 2016 Nepal: 20.7 Syria: 31.87 World: 43.6 2017 Nepal: 24.3 Syria: 32.7 World: 46.3 2018 Nepal: 28.6 Syria: 33.77 World: 49.4 2005 2009 2011 2013 2015 2018

Population

Indicator Nepal Syria
Population 29.6 mn 2025
52nd of 215		 25.6 mn 2025
57th of 215
Population density 207.1 /km² 2023
64th of 214		 128.5 /km² 2023
84th of 214
Population growth -0.11 % 2025
177th of 215		 3.77 % 2025
5th of 215
Life expectancy 70.6 years 2024
148th of 215		 72.6 years 2024
128th of 215
Fertility rate 1.96 2024
106th of 215		 2.70 2024
66th of 215
Birth rate 19.0 ‰ 2024
80th of 215		 23.2 ‰ 2024
58th of 215
Infant mortality 22.2 ‰ 2024
133rd of 196		 17.7 ‰ 2024
125th of 196
Urban population 67.0 % 2025
98th of 215		 72.1 % 2025
80th of 215
Aged 65+ 6.6 % 2025
131st of 215		 4.8 % 2025
149th of 215
Living in cities 19.0 % 2025
168th of 215		 48.5 % 2025
61st of 215
Living in towns 54.3 % 2025
30th of 215		 33.4 % 2025
97th of 215
Living in rural areas 26.7 % 2025
92nd of 215		 18.2 % 2025
147th of 215

Human development

Indicator Nepal Syria
Human Development Index 0.622 2023
145th of 193		 0.564 2023
162nd of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.437 2023
126th of 169		 0.419 2015
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.592 2023
110th of 156		 0.553 2023
123rd of 156
Gender Inequality Index 0.487 2023
126th of 172		 0.490 2023
129th of 172

Economy

Indicator Nepal Syria
GDP 45.5 bn US$ 2025
102nd of 186		 23.7 bn US$ 2022
GDP per capita 1,536 US$ 2025
160th of 186		 1,057 US$ 2022
GDP per capita (PPP) 6,175 int. $ 2025
147th of 185		 4,905 int. $ 2022
GNI per capita 1,570 US$ 2025
155th of 182		 720 US$ 2022
GDP growth 4.4 % 2025
58th of 186		 -0.2 % 2022
Inflation 2.7 % 2025
88th of 165		 13.4 % 2019
Trade 42.6 % 2025
115th of 138		 35.4 % 2022
Exports 8.8 % 2025
136th of 138		 6.8 % 2022
FDI inflows 0.1 % 2024
171st of 192		 1.2 % 2011
Manufacturing 5.0 % 2025
115th of 132		 -
Agriculture 21.6 % 2025
26th of 158		 42.9 % 2022
Tax revenue 13.9 % 2023 -
Government debt 39.9 % 2021
11th of 56		 -
Military spending 1.0 % 2024
110th of 147		 -

Labour

Indicator Nepal Syria
Unemployment 10.5 % 2025
149th of 181		 13.6 % 2025
163rd of 181
Youth unemployment 20.6 % 2025
138th of 181		 33.1 % 2025
166th of 181
Women in the labour force 27.5 % 2025
165th of 181		 12.7 % 2025
178th of 181
Jobs in agriculture 22.9 % 2025
75th of 181		 16.3 % 2025
85th of 181
Weekly hours worked 41.1 h 2025
66th of 181		 28.5 h 2025
177th of 181
Youth NEET rate 30.7 % 2025
157th of 181		 34.4 % 2025
163rd of 181
Labour income share 49.6 % 2023 34.2 % 2025
101st of 114
Output per hour 9.7 $ 2025
131st of 181		 11.1 $ 2025
127th of 181

Health

Indicator Nepal Syria
Health spending 6.2 % 2023
99th of 192		 2.7 % 2023
183rd of 192
Health spending per person 84 US$ 2023
150th of 191		 33 US$ 2023
181st of 191
Physicians 1.01 /1,000 2023 1.52 /1,000 2021
Under-5 mortality 25.1 ‰ 2024
131st of 196		 18.4 ‰ 2024
120th of 196
Maternal mortality 142 /100k 2023
143rd of 194		 20 /100k 2023
74th of 194
Tobacco use 28.7 % 2024
132nd of 166		 -
Safe drinking water 16.5 % 2024
140th of 147		 -

Food

Indicator Nepal Syria
Calories per person 2,927 kcal 2024
79th of 155		 2,213 kcal 2024
140th of 155
Protein supply 83.3 g 2022
108th of 174		 70.9 g 2022
136th of 174
Animal protein supply 17.2 g 2022
145th of 174		 18.7 g 2022
140th of 174
Fat supply 64.1 g 2022
132nd of 174		 68.7 g 2022
124th of 174
Food insecurity 35.0 % 2024
93rd of 134		 -
Severe food insecurity 12.3 % 2024
92nd of 124		 -
Cereal import dependency 17.3 % 2022
112th of 160		 49.8 % 2022
72nd of 160

Education

Indicator Nepal Syria
Literacy 68.7 % 2019 94.4 % 2021
Secondary enrolment 90.4 % 2024
68th of 108		 38.7 % 2024
105th of 108
Tertiary enrolment 21.3 % 2024
106th of 128		 43.8 % 2016
Education spending 3.7 % 2024
53rd of 121		 -
Expected schooling 13.8 yrs 2023
92nd of 195		 7.4 yrs 2023
191st of 195
Mean schooling 4.5 yrs 2023
176th of 193		 5.9 yrs 2023
158th of 193

Society

Indicator Nepal Syria
Income inequality 30.0 2022 26.4 2022
Extreme poverty 2.4 % 2022 18.0 % 2022
Internet use 46.3 % 2024
148th of 182		 33.8 % 2018
Mobile subscriptions 99.8 /100 2024
115th of 151		 71.2 /100 2024
136th of 151
Electricity access 97.9 % 2024
140th of 213		 89.3 % 2024
161st of 213
Women in parliament 33.1 % 2024 4.9 % 2025
174th of 184

Refugees

Indicator Nepal Syria
Refugees hosted 19,613 2025
84th of 177		 9,885 2025
92nd of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 0.7 ‰ 2025
96th of 177		 0.4 ‰ 2025
110th of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 302 2025
122nd of 177		 4,144 2025
72nd of 177
Refugees from the country 8,019 2025
67th of 199		 4.9 mn 2025
2nd of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 0.3 ‰ 2025
91st of 199		 189.9 ‰ 2025
2nd of 199

Governance

Indicator Nepal Syria
Control of corruption 35.1 /100 2024
146th of 207		 13.4 /100 2024
205th of 207
Government effectiveness 34.1 /100 2024
170th of 205		 18.8 /100 2024
198th of 205
Rule of law 51.7 /100 2024
117th of 207		 25.8 /100 2024
202nd of 207
Regulatory quality 46.2 /100 2024
143rd of 205		 23.4 /100 2024
204th of 205
Voice and accountability 55.8 /100 2024
103rd of 205		 24.5 /100 2024
198th of 205
Political stability 58.8 /100 2024
141st of 207		 25.4 /100 2024
205th of 207

Environment

Indicator Nepal Syria
CO₂ per capita 0.54 t 2024
44th of 202		 1.27 t 2024
71st of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 18.8 Mt 2024
91st of 204		 31.8 Mt 2024
73rd of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.05 % 2024
91st of 204		 0.08 % 2024
73rd of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 0.2 Gt 2024
125th of 204		 2.1 Gt 2024
66th of 204
GHG per capita 1.40 t 2024
35th of 202		 1.91 t 2024
53rd of 202
Renewable energy 73.7 % 2021
24th of 211		 1.1 % 2021
190th of 211
Forest area 41.6 % 2023
73rd of 212		 2.8 % 2023
184th of 212
PM2.5 exposure 53.2 µg/m³ 2023
189th of 200		 32.1 µg/m³ 2023
159th of 200
Water stress 8.3 % 2022
81st of 176		 124.4 % 2022
166th of 176
Land area 143,350 km² 2023
93rd of 214		 183,630 km² 2023
88th of 214

Energy

Indicator Nepal Syria
Renewable electricity 100.0 % 2024
6th of 190		 3.5 % 2024
169th of 190
Wind and solar 1.2 % 2024
138th of 190		 0.4 % 2024
160th of 190
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2024
132nd of 180		 0.0 % 2024
159th of 180
Low-carbon electricity 100.0 % 2024
6th of 190		 3.5 % 2024
170th of 190
Fossil electricity 0.0 % 2024
6th of 190		 96.5 % 2024
170th of 190
Coal power 0.0 % 2024
75th of 188		 0.0 % 2024
94th of 188
Carbon intensity of power 24 g/kWh 2024
3rd of 190		 706 g/kWh 2024
177th of 190
Electricity per capita 0.37 MWh 2024
158th of 191		 0.98 MWh 2024
136th of 191

Sources: World Bank (World Development Indicators, Worldwide Governance Indicators), ILO modelled estimates, FAO (FAOSTAT), UNDP (Human Development Report), UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, Ember (electricity), the Global Carbon Project (CO₂) and the UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, under CC BY 4.0 and CC BY 3.0 IGO. Ranks are computed by StatsNode in the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value. Sources and licences.