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Syria
Power index #34 / 118✓ No tracked active conflict
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💰 Defense Budget
Composite power index · percentile among 118 scored countries#34
WEAKESTP25MEDIANP75STRONGEST
Figures are educated estimates from open reporting or, where marked, formula-modeled. Blank fields are not estimated, not assumed zero.
Overview
Syria is located in Asia (Western Asia). It has an estimated population of 23,000,000, with a nominal GDP of roughly $20 billion (about $870 per capita). Its armed forces field an estimated 140,000 active-duty personnel, ranking #37 of 174 countries in this dataset by active personnel. Its inventory includes an estimated 300 military aircraft, 2,000 tanks, 30 naval vessels.
Auto-generated from the figures on this page — not independently researched prose.
Global Standing percentile per metric
Active Conflicts
No tracked active conflicts involving Syria. See the Conflict Watch map for all 19 tracked conflicts.
Historical Conflicts in this dataset
Syrian Civil War (peak years)
2011–2020 · Middle East · uprising, multi-sided civil war, foreign intervention
580,000
est. deaths
What began as an uprising against the Assad government became a multi-sided war drawing in ISIS, Kurdish forces, Turkey, Russia, Iran, and the US-led coalition.
SRC: SOHR / UN estimate, widely-cited
War Against ISIS
2014–2019 · Middle East · Iraq/Syria campaign against the Islamic State
110,000
est. deaths
A multinational campaign that destroyed the Islamic State's territorial 'caliphate' across Iraq and Syria by 2019, though insurgent remnants persisted.
SRC: widely-cited estimate
Share of World
of world population
23,000,000 people
of world GDP
$20B nominal
of world active personnel
140,000 soldiers
Economy & Demographics
Manpower
Financials & Strategic
Soldiers per 1,000 people: 6.1
Defense Budget
n/a
Proven Oil Reserves
None reported
Nuclear Warheads
0
🛰️Drone / UAV Capability
UndocumentedNo documented program in this dataset
Airpower
Helicopters (Total)
n/a
✈️Air Fleet Modernity
UNKNOWNInsufficient data
Land Power
🛡️Armor Fleet Modernity
UNKNOWNInsufficient data
Naval Power
⚓Naval Fleet Modernity
UNKNOWNInsufficient data
Regional Context — Western Asia
Syria ranks #6 of 17 in Western Asia on the composite power index. Bars are relative index scores; follow any row to that country's profile.
Compare Syria
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Economic confidence: Low. Military confidence: Low. Ranks shown as "#x of y" count only countries with a reported value for that metric. The composite power index averages the six category scores (log-scaled against the world leader per metric) and is this site's own model — not an official rating.