ASIA · SYR

Syria geopolitical profile

National context alongside 69 of 194 possible reviewed directions from Syria. Relationship scores remain directional: the reverse country view may differ.

65Mixed4Competitive

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Country snapshot

Comparable national indicators provide context only. They do not enter the geopolitical relationship score.

Economy

GDP$23.7B2022 · World Bank

GDP, purchasing power$110.2B2022 · World Bank

GDP per capita$1.1K2022 · World Bank

GNI per capita$7202022 · World Bank

GDP growth-0.2%2022 · World Bank

Inflation13.4%2019 · World Bank

Unemployment13.6%2025 · World Bank

People & place

Population25.6M2025 · World Bank

Population density128.5/km²2023 · World Bank

Surface area185.2K km²2023 · World Bank

Life expectancy72.6 years2024 · World Bank

Global context

Trade openness35.4%2022 · World Bank

Military expenditureNo comparable dataWorld Bank

GDP per capita$1.1K

2015 $847.7 → 2022 $1.1K

GDP growth-0.2%

2015 -4.2% → 2022 -0.2%

Inflation13.4%

2015 38.5% → 2019 13.4%

Population25.6M

2015 19.4M → 2025 25.6M

World Bank Indicators API · downloaded 2026-09-17 · each card uses its latest available year · CC BY 4.0

ATLAS-DERIVED · ENGINE 1.0

Geopolitical position

A relational fingerprint calculated only from reviewed directions. Coverage is stated beside every aggregate.

Average toward reviewed countries-169 directions reviewed

Average from reviewed countries-169 directions reviewed

Cooperative or stronger0Scores of +10 or above

Competitive or worse4Scores of −10 or below

Strongest reviewed direction

Saudi Arabia+7

SYR → SAU · Mixed Most difficult reviewed direction

SYR → ISR · Competitive

CURRENT REVIEWED LAYER

Relationships from Syria

Sorted from highest to lowest for navigation, not as a league table. Differences below 5 points are treated as practical ties. Select a row for the evidence-backed directional page and its reciprocal comparison.

CountryScoreBandConfidenceEvidence

Saudi ArabiaSYR → SAU+7Mixed56%Documented bilateral evidence IranSYR → IRN+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only AlgeriaSYR → DZA+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidence BangladeshSYR → BGD+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidence ChinaSYR → CHN+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidence IraqSYR → IRQ+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidence KazakhstanSYR → KAZ+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidence KuwaitSYR → KWT+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidence MalaysiaSYR → MYS+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidence MoroccoSYR → MAR+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidence PakistanSYR → PAK+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidence QatarSYR → QAT+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidence United Arab EmiratesSYR → ARE+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidence UzbekistanSYR → UZB+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidence AngolaSYR → AGO+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only BrazilSYR → BRA+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only ChileSYR → CHL+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only ColombiaSYR → COL+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only Dominican RepublicSYR → DOM+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only EcuadorSYR → ECU+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only EgyptSYR → EGY+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only EthiopiaSYR → ETH+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only GhanaSYR → GHA+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only GuatemalaSYR → GTM+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only IndiaSYR → IND+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only IndonesiaSYR → IDN+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only KenyaSYR → KEN+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only MexicoSYR → MEX+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only NigeriaSYR → NGA+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only PeruSYR → PER+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only PhilippinesSYR → PHL+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only SingaporeSYR → SGP+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only SlovakiaSYR → SVK+2Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidence South AfricaSYR → ZAF+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only SpainSYR → ESP+2Mixed59%Broad sourced evidence ThailandSYR → THA+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only VietnamSYR → VNM+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only RussiaSYR → RUS+1Mixed74%Documented bilateral evidence ArgentinaSYR → ARG0Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only JapanSYR → JPN0Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only New ZealandSYR → NZL0Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only NorwaySYR → NOR0Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only South KoreaSYR → KOR0Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only SwitzerlandSYR → CHE0Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only UkraineSYR → UKR0Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only AustraliaSYR → AUS-6Mixed54%Documented bilateral evidence AustriaSYR → AUT-6Mixed54%Documented bilateral evidence BelgiumSYR → BEL-6Mixed54%Documented bilateral evidence BulgariaSYR → BGR-6Mixed54%Documented bilateral evidence CroatiaSYR → HRV-6Mixed54%Documented bilateral evidence CzechiaSYR → CZE-6Mixed54%Documented bilateral evidence DenmarkSYR → DNK-6Mixed54%Documented bilateral evidence FinlandSYR → FIN-6Mixed54%Documented bilateral evidence GermanySYR → DEU-6Mixed54%Documented bilateral evidence GreeceSYR → GRC-6Mixed54%Documented bilateral evidence HungarySYR → HUN-6Mixed54%Documented bilateral evidence IrelandSYR → IRL-6Mixed54%Documented bilateral evidence ItalySYR → ITA-6Mixed54%Documented bilateral evidence NetherlandsSYR → NLD-6Mixed54%Documented bilateral evidence PolandSYR → POL-6Mixed54%Documented bilateral evidence PortugalSYR → PRT-6Mixed54%Documented bilateral evidence RomaniaSYR → ROU-6Mixed54%Documented bilateral evidence SwedenSYR → SWE-6Mixed54%Documented bilateral evidence United KingdomSYR → GBR-6Mixed54%Documented bilateral evidence TürkiyeSYR → TUR-8Mixed56%Documented bilateral evidence FranceSYR → FRA-10Competitive56%Documented bilateral evidence CanadaSYR → CAN-12Competitive68%Broad sourced evidence United StatesSYR → USA-15Competitive68%Broad sourced evidence IsraelSYR → ISR-25Competitive74%Broad sourced evidence

Methodology v1.1.1 frozen

Every component begins at zero. Only documented rules and measured thresholds alter the score; unavailable evidence is not converted into a neutral assumption. Gaps below 5 points should not be interpreted as a meaningful ranking.