Israel
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Identity
Formal name: State of Israel.
CIA 2026
Identity
Name origin: named after the ancient Kingdom of Israel.
CIA 2026
Matchup file
Israel vs Syria
101 shared metrics.
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Syria
Quick notes before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Formal name: Syrian Arab Republic.
CIA 2026
Identity
Name origin: the source of the name is uncertain.
CIA 2026
Analysis
Israel leads in 70 of 101 shared metrics, while Syria leads in 31.
Israel's Foreign Patents is 399.9x that of Syria (8.0K vs 20).
Israel's Beer Consumption is 195.4x that of Syria (1.2 L/person/yr vs 0.01 L/person/yr).
Israel's Health Spending Per Capita is 121.9x that of Syria ($4,223.87 vs $34.36).
Israel's EV Chargers per 100,000 People is 108.0x that of Syria (1.7 per 100k people vs 0.02 per 100k people).
Israel's R&D Spending (% GDP) is 81.3x that of Syria (6.0% of GDP vs 0.07% of GDP).
Key Comparisons
Foreign PatentsIsrael leads
Israel
8.0K
Syria
20
Beer ConsumptionIsrael leads
Israel
1.2 L/person/yr
Syria
0.01 L/person/yr
Health Spending Per CapitaIsrael leads
Israel
$4,223.87
Syria
$34.36
EV Chargers per 100,000 PeopleIsrael leads
Israel
1.7 per 100k people
Syria
0.02 per 100k people
R&D Spending (% GDP)Israel leads
Israel
6.0% of GDP
Syria
0.07% of GDP
GNI Per CapitaIsrael leads
Israel
$52,910
Syria
$710
All Metrics
Foreign Patents
IsraelIsrael
8.0K
Syria
20
39985% higher
Beer Consumption
IsraelIsrael
1.2 L/person/yr
Syria
0.01 L/person/yr
19538% higher
Health Spending Per Capita
IsraelIsrael
$4,223.87
Syria
$34.36
12191% higher
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
IsraelIsrael
1.7 per 100k people
Syria
0.02 per 100k people
10800% higher
R&D Spending (% GDP)
IsraelIsrael
6.0% of GDP
Syria
0.07% of GDP
8134% higher
GNI Per Capita
IsraelIsrael
$52,910
Syria
$710
7352% higher
Solar Electricity Share
IsraelIsrael
16.18%
Syria
0.40%
3945% higher
Protected Land (%)
IsraelIsrael
27.6%
Syria
0.70%
3843% higher
Alcohol Consumption
IsraelIsrael
2.8 L/adult/yr
Syria
0.09 L/adult/yr
2987% higher
Credit Card Ownership
IsraelIsrael
79.05% of adults
Syria
2.8% of adults
2735% higher
Scientific Publications
IsraelIsrael
15.4K
Syria
584.3
2539% higher
GDP (Nominal)
IsraelIsrael
$540,379,921,261.68
Syria
$23,622,827,079.5
2188% higher
Spirits Consumption
IsraelIsrael
1.1 L/person/yr
Syria
0.06 L/person/yr
1804% higher
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
IsraelIsrael
138.25 per 100k
Syria
8.2 per 100k
1582% higher
Domestic Patents
IsraelIsrael
1.6K
Syria
102
1461% higher
Seafood Consumption per Person
IsraelIsrael
24.43 kg/person/yr
Syria
1.8 kg/person/yr
1228% higher
Shipping Traffic
IsraelIsrael
2.95M
Syria
243.3K
1113% higher
Air Passengers
IsraelIsrael
7.38M
Syria
610.7K
1108% higher
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
IsraelIsrael
$55,690.74
Syria
$4,772.46
1067% higher
Liberal Democracy Index
IsraelIsrael
0.59
Syria
0.05
989% higher
Electricity Use (Per Capita)
IsraelIsrael
6.8K kWh/person
Syria
689.51 kWh/person
882% higher
Suicide Rate
IsraelIsrael
4.4 per 100k
Syria
0.59 per 100k
641% higher
Renewable Energy (%)
IsraelIsrael
6.2%
Syria
1.1%
464% higher
Electoral Democracy Index
IsraelIsrael
0.69
Syria
0.13
442% higher
Energy Use (Per Capita)
IsraelIsrael
2.5K kg oil eq/person
Syria
454.53 kg oil eq/person
441% higher
CO2 Per Capita
IsraelIsrael
5.6 t/person/yr
Syria
1.3 t/person/yr
335% higher
Broadband Access (%)
IsraelIsrael
30 per 100 people
Syria
7.0 per 100 people
329% higher
Exports (% GDP)
IsraelIsrael
28.43% of GDP
Syria
6.8% of GDP
318% higher
Corruption Perceptions Index
IsraelIsrael
62 pts
Syria
15 pts
313% higher
Electricity Generation
IsraelIsrael
80.57 TWh
Syria
20.08 TWh
301% higher
Population Density
IsraelIsrael
455.13 /km²
Syria
128.49 /km²
254% higher
Vehicles per 1,000 People
IsraelIsrael
379.04 per 1k people
Syria
124.86 per 1k people
204% higher
Women's Political Empowerment
IsraelIsrael
0.86
Syria
0.29
197% higher
Elderly Population (%)
IsraelIsrael
12.55%
Syria
4.7%
165% higher
Women in Parliament (%)
IsraelIsrael
25%
Syria
9.6%
160% higher
Internet Users (%)
IsraelIsrael
88.18%
Syria
35%
152% higher
Time Zones Count
IsraelIsrael
5.0 time zones
Syria
2.0 time zones
150% higher
Doctors (per 1,000)
IsraelIsrael
3.8 per 1k
Syria
1.5 per 1k
150% higher
Electric Generating Capacity
IsraelIsrael
22.61M kW
Syria
9.64M kW
135% higher
Freedom of Expression Index
IsraelIsrael
0.82
Syria
0.36
130% higher
Forest Coverage (%)
IsraelIsrael
6.5%
Syria
2.8%
128% higher
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
IsraelIsrael
3.1 per 1k
Syria
1.4 per 1k
121% higher
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
IsraelIsrael
153.34 per 100 people
Syria
71 per 100 people
116% higher
Inflation Rate
SyriaIsrael
3.1%
Syria
94.1%
97% lower
Water Withdrawal
SyriaIsrael
1.5 B m³
Syria
13.96 B m³
89% lower
Land Area
SyriaIsrael
21.6K km²
Syria
183.6K km²
88% lower
Infant Mortality
SyriaIsrael
2.7 per 1k births
Syria
19 per 1k births
86% lower
Road Traffic Death Rate
SyriaIsrael
4.2 per 100k
Syria
29.9 per 100k
86% lower
Teen Birth Rate
SyriaIsrael
6.2 per 1k
Syria
38.91 per 1k
84% lower
Political Corruption Index
SyriaIsrael
0.11
Syria
0.62
83% lower
Child Mortality
SyriaIsrael
3.4 per 1k births
Syria
20.6 per 1k births
83% lower
Total CO2 Emissions
IsraelIsrael
57.67 Mt CO2e
Syria
31.45 Mt CO2e
83% higher
Youth Unemployment Rate
SyriaIsrael
6.0% of youth labor force
Syria
33.1% of youth labor force
82% lower
Irrigated Land
SyriaIsrael
1.9K km²
Syria
9.8K km²
80% lower
Health Spending (% GDP)
IsraelIsrael
7.3% of GDP
Syria
4.2% of GDP
77% higher
Unemployment Rate
SyriaIsrael
3.1%
Syria
12.96%
76% lower
Milk Consumption per Person
IsraelIsrael
193.6 kg/person/yr
Syria
111.43 kg/person/yr
74% higher
Forest Area
SyriaIsrael
1.4K km²
Syria
5.2K km²
73% lower
Merchant Fleet Size
IsraelIsrael
41
Syria
24
71% higher
Agricultural Land (%)
SyriaIsrael
24.8%
Syria
74.09%
67% lower
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
IsraelIsrael
10 sites
Syria
6.0 sites
67% higher
Human Development Index
IsraelIsrael
0.92
Syria
0.56
63% higher
Population
SyriaIsrael
9.40M
Syria
24.26M
61% lower
Land Border Length
SyriaIsrael
1.1K km
Syria
2.4K km
55% lower
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
SyriaIsrael
12 days/yr
Syria
24 days/yr
50% lower
Inequality (Gini)
IsraelIsrael
37.9
Syria
26.6
42% higher
Coastline Length
IsraelIsrael
273 km
Syria
193 km
41% higher
Government Debt (% GDP)
SyriaIsrael
59.6% of GDP
Syria
91.3% of GDP
35% lower
Armed Forces Personnel
SyriaIsrael
178.0K
Syria
269.0K
34% lower
Median Age
IsraelIsrael
29.1 years
Syria
22.2 years
31% higher
Dependency Ratio
IsraelIsrael
66.56% of working-age pop.
Syria
51.3% of working-age pop.
30% higher
Electricity Carbon Intensity
SyriaIsrael
492.69 gCO2/kWh
Syria
706.19 gCO2/kWh
30% lower
Hypertension Prevalence
SyriaIsrael
29.4% of adults
Syria
41.1% of adults
28% lower
Railway Length
SyriaIsrael
1.5K km
Syria
2.1K km
27% lower
Urban Population (%)
IsraelIsrael
91.54%
Syria
72.08%
27% higher
Insufficient Physical Activity
SyriaIsrael
27.46% of adults
Syria
37.51% of adults
27% lower
Obesity Rate
SyriaIsrael
23.39%
Syria
31.18%
25% lower
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
SyriaIsrael
18.6 µg/m³
Syria
24.71 µg/m³
25% lower
Food Waste per Person
SyriaIsrael
170.92 kg/person/yr
Syria
227.07 kg/person/yr
25% lower
Death Rate
IsraelIsrael
4.9 per 1k
Syria
4.0 per 1k
23% higher
Highest Elevation
SyriaIsrael
2.2K m
Syria
2.8K m
21% lower
GDP Growth Rate
IsraelIsrael
0.87%
Syria
0.73%
19% higher
Life Expectancy
IsraelIsrael
83.2 years
Syria
72.1 years
15% higher
Electricity Access (%)
IsraelIsrael
100%
Syria
88.4%
13% higher
Birth Rate
SyriaIsrael
18.89 per 1k
Syria
21.26 per 1k
11% lower
Capital Elevation
IsraelIsrael
754 m
Syria
680 m
11% higher
Imports (% GDP)
SyriaIsrael
26.02% of GDP
Syria
28.8% of GDP
10% lower
Fertility Rate
IsraelIsrael
2.9 children/woman
Syria
2.6 children/woman
9% higher
Airports
SyriaIsrael
39
Syria
43
9% lower
Youth Population (%)
SyriaIsrael
27.41%
Syria
29.16%
6% lower
Water Stress (%)
IsraelIsrael
204%
Syria
195.8%
4% higher
Sanitation Access (%)
IsraelIsrael
99.92%
Syria
95.65%
4% higher
Coal Electricity Share
IsraelIsrael
3.4%
Syria
0%
ranked higher
Wind Electricity Share
IsraelIsrael
0.56%
Syria
0%
ranked higher
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
IsraelIsrael
0.53 per 1M people
Syria
0 per 1M people
ranked higher
Lowest Elevation
SyriaIsrael
-431 m
Syria
-66 m
ranked lower
Official Languages Count
IsraelIsrael
1.0
Syria
1.0
equal
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
IsraelIsrael
1.5% of GDP
Syria
-2.8% of GDP
ranked higher
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
IsraelIsrael
2.7% of GDP
Syria
0% of GDP
ranked higher
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
IsraelIsrael
4.4 per 1M people
Syria
0 per 1M people
ranked higher
Border Neighbors
IsraelIsrael
5.0
Syria
5.0
equal
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