International rankings of Syria

The following are international rankings of Syria.

Demographics

• Population ranked 54 out of 228 countries and territories.
• Life expectancy 2008 estimates ranked 69 out of 195 countries and territories.

Economy

• The Wall Street Journal and the Heritage Foundation: Index of Economic Freedom 2008, ranked 144 out of 157 countries.
• International Monetary Fund: GDP (nominal) per capita 2007, ranked 111 out of 182 countries.
• International Monetary Fund: GDP (nominal) 2007, ranked 63 out of 181 countries.
• World Economic Forum: Global Competitiveness Index 2008-2009, ranked 78 out of 134 countries.

Environment

• Yale University: Environmental Sustainability Index 2008, ranked 99 out of 149 countries

Geography

• Total area ranked 88 out of 233 countries.

Globalization

• A.T. Kearney/Foreign Policy Magazine: Globalization Index 2007, ranked 109 out of 122 countries.

Military

• Center for Strategic and International Studies: active troops ranked 15 out of 166 countries^[1]
• Institute for Economics and Peace Global Peace Index ranked92 out of 144^[2]

Politics

• Transparency International: Corruption Perceptions Index 2008, ranked 147 out of 180 countries.
• Reporters Without Borders: Worldwide press freedom index 2008, ranked 159 out of 173 countries.
• The Economist Democracy Index 2008, ranked 156 out of 167 countries
• Economist Intelligence Unit Shoe-Thrower's index ranked 4^[3]

Society

• United Nations: Human Development Index 2010, ranked 111 out of 169 countries
• Gallup Global Wellbeing Index 2010, ranked 122 out of 155^[4]

Technology

• World Economic Forum Networked Readiness Index 2007–2008, ranked 110 out of 127 countries^[5]

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