Uganda vs Syrian Arab Republic

Uganda
Sub-Saharan Africa
Low income
Capital: Kampala
Population
50M
GDP
$53.9B
Syrian Arab Republic
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Low income
Capital: Damascus
Population
24.7M
GDP
$23.7B

POP 2.0x GDP 2.3x LE 4.1 yrs same-band LIC

Widest indicator spreads · Uganda vs Syrian Arab Republic

Net Migration121.6%GDP Growth Rate103.3%Freshwater Withdrawal99.2%Renewable Energy Consump…98.8%School Enrollment (Terti…89.4%Electric Power Consumption88.8%Maternal Mortality Ratio88.2%Physicians (per 1,000 pe…87.4%
MID pair: Net Migration is the opener; totals are closer than rates on same-band LIC.

Demographics: Urban Population (Syrian Arab Republic, 57% spread)

Indicator Uganda Syrian Arab Republic Year
Urban Population 31.3% 72.1% 2024
Population Ages 65+ 2.2% 4.7% 2024
Population 50M 24.7M 2024
Population Density 242.7 128.5 2023

1 closer demographics rows sit on the Uganda and Syrian Arab Republic profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Economy: GDP Growth Rate (Uganda, 103% spread)

Indicator Uganda Syrian Arab Republic Year
GDP Growth Rate 6.1% -0.2% 2024
Unemployment Rate 2.7% 13.4% 2024
Foreign Direct Investment $3.3B $804.2M 2024
Inflation (Consumer Prices) 3.3% 13.4% 2024

4 closer economy rows sit on the Uganda and Syrian Arab Republic profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Health: Maternal Mortality Ratio (Syrian Arab Republic, 88% spread)

Indicator Uganda Syrian Arab Republic Year
Maternal Mortality Ratio 170 20 2023
Physicians (per 1,000 people) 0.2 1.5 2022
Under-5 Mortality Rate 48.7 18.4 2024
Infant Mortality Rate 35.9 17.7 2024

3 closer health rows sit on the Uganda and Syrian Arab Republic profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Education: School Enrollment (Tertiary) (Syrian Arab Republic, 89% spread)

Indicator Uganda Syrian Arab Republic Year
School Enrollment (Tertiary) 4.6% 43.8% 2014
Education Expenditure (% of GDP) 2.6% 5.1% 2022
School Enrollment (Secondary) 24.1% 38.7% 2007
School Enrollment (Primary) 106.2% 81.4% 2017

2 closer education rows sit on the Uganda and Syrian Arab Republic profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Environment: Freshwater Withdrawal (Syrian Arab Republic, 99% spread)

Indicator Uganda Syrian Arab Republic Year
Freshwater Withdrawal 1.6% 195.8% 2022
Renewable Energy Consumption 90.9% 1.1% 2022
Electric Power Consumption 95 854 2023
CO2 Emissions Per Capita 0.2 1.3 2024

1 closer environment rows sit on the Uganda and Syrian Arab Republic profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Infrastructure: Internet Users (Syrian Arab Republic, 73% spread)

Indicator Uganda Syrian Arab Republic Year
Internet Users 8.9% 33.8% 2024
Access to Electricity 51.5% 88.4% 2023

3 closer infrastructure rows sit on the Uganda and Syrian Arab Republic profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Social: Net Migration (Syrian Arab Republic, 122% spread)

Indicator Uganda Syrian Arab Republic Year
Net Migration -117,924 546.5K 2024
Female Labor Participation 75.6% 12.8% 2024
Intentional Homicides 9.0 2.1 2023
Poverty (< $2.15/day) 59.8% 18.0% 2019

2 closer social rows sit on the Uganda and Syrian Arab Republic profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

How to read this Uganda vs Syrian Arab Republic comparison

Uganda (LIC) and Syrian Arab Republic (LIC) sit in a MID-spread band on this curated board (same-band LIC). Population is 2.0x larger; GDP is 2.3x larger. Open with Net Migration (~122%) before the 7-topic tables (42 rows). Sub-Saharan Africa vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan; treat region as a confounder on environment rows. Figures may come from different reporting years; dollar values move with exchange rates; national averages conceal inequality. See our methodology.

Other curated pairs · MID band

Indexable comparisons only (Module 42). Full picker with every country lives on /compare, not duplicated under every pair.

Uganda vs Syrian Arab Republic figures: World Bank Open Data and health rows: WHO Global Health Observatory. CC BY 4.0 · same-band LIC · MID scale band.