Iraq vs Syrian Arab Republic: Gas reserves, per unit of GDP

Iraq
17.78 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Syrian Arab Republic
16.16 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Iraq rank
14th
Syrian Arab Republic rank
15th

Gas reserves, per unit of GDP over time

  • Iraq
  • Syrian Arab Republic
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How they compare

Iraq currently reports 17.78 cubic meters per US$ of GDP against 16.16 cubic meters per US$ of GDP in Syrian Arab Republic, a difference of 1.62 cubic meters per US$ of GDP.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Syrian Arab Republic's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 14th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 15th of 197 countries.

Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Syrian Arab Republic Difference Ahead
1980s 19.21 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 7.27 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 11.93 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Iraq
1990s 1,619 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 14.75 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 1,604 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Iraq
2000s 67.06 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 8.73 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 58.32 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Iraq
2010s 16.93 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 10.58 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 6.35 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Iraq
2020s 19.2 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 17.71 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 1.49 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gas reserves, per unit of gdp, Iraq or Syrian Arab Republic?
Iraq, at 17.78 cubic meters per US$ of GDP against 16.16 cubic meters per US$ of GDP in Syrian Arab Republic as of 2021.
What is the difference in gas reserves, per unit of gdp between Iraq and Syrian Arab Republic?
1.62 cubic meters per US$ of GDP, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Syrian Arab Republic?
42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
How do Iraq and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for gas reserves, per unit of gdp?
Iraq ranks 14th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 15th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gas reserves, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gas reserves, per unit of GDP
Unit
cubic meters per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
197 places, 7,394 data points, 1980–2021
Last refreshed

Gas reserves divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.