Which has higher employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%), Somalia or Syrian Arab Republic?

Syrian Arab Republic, 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 Syrian Arab Republic?

4.5%, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Syrian Arab Republic?

35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.

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.

Somalia vs Syrian Arab Republic: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%)

Somalia

27.4%

in 2025

Syrian Arab Republic

31.9%

in 2025

Somalia rank

184th

Syrian Arab Republic rank

183rd

Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) over time

Somalia
Syrian Arab Republic

How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 31.9% against 27.4% in Somalia, a difference of 4.5%.

That makes Syrian Arab Republic's figure about 1.2 times Somalia's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Syrian Arab Republic has been ahead every year.

Somalia ranks 184th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 183rd of 187 countries.

Syrian Arab Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Somalia	Syrian Arab Republic	Difference	Ahead
1990s	27.4%	46.4%	19.0%	Syrian Arab Republic
2000s	27.9%	42.3%	14.4%	Syrian Arab Republic
2010s	27.8%	34.0%	6.2%	Syrian Arab Republic
2020s	27.3%	31.7%	4.3%	Syrian Arab Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%), Somalia or Syrian Arab Republic?: Syrian Arab Republic, 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 Syrian Arab Republic?: 4.5%, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Syrian Arab Republic?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Somalia and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%)?: Somalia ranks 184th and Syrian Arab Republic 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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Indicator: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.