Somalia vs Syria: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate)
Somalia
27.4%
in 2025
Syria
31.9%
in 2025
Somalia rank
184th
Syria rank
183rd
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) over time
- Somalia
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 31.9% against 27.4% in Somalia, a difference of 4.5%.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.2 times Somalia's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Syria has been ahead every year.
Somalia ranks 184th and Syria ranks 183rd of 187 countries.
Syria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.4% | 46.4% | 19.0% | Syria |
| 2000s | 27.9% | 42.3% | 14.4% | Syria |
| 2010s | 27.8% | 34.0% | 6.2% | Syria |
| 2020s | 27.3% | 31.7% | 4.3% | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%), Somalia or Syria?
- Syria, at 31.9% against 27.4% in Somalia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) between Somalia and Syria?
- 4.5%, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Syria?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Somalia and Syria rank globally for employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%)?
- Somalia ranks 184th and Syria ranks 183rd of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.