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Topic 11 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Syria: Risk & Resilience
How exposed is a country to crisis, and how ready is it to cope?
Syria is placed 185th of 193 countries on risk & resilience in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: World Risk Index 12.65 (2025); INFORM Risk Index 7.8 (2025).
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185th
of 193 countries placed
Placed from 3 of 4 key statistics
- 12.65World Risk Index, 2025WorldRiskIndex score (0–100, where 100 is the most at risk)
- 7.8INFORM Risk Index, 2025INFORM Risk score (0–10, where 10 is the highest risk)
- 0.521Climate Vulnerability (ND-GAIN), 2024ND-GAIN Vulnerability (0–1, where 1 is the most vulnerable)
- —Able to Raise Emergency Funds Within 30 Days, 2024No reading for this country
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Syria on risk & resilience — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 1 of 4
World Risk Index
Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV), Ruhr University Bochum
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY 4.0
12.65
WorldRiskIndex score (0–100, where 100 is the most at risk)
Lower is better
Syria: 12.65. Across the 193 countries in this edition, values run from 0.18 (Monaco) to 46.56 (Philippines); the world median is 4.17.
- World median
- 4.17
- Best in Western Asia
- 0.87 Bahrain
- Land neighbours
- Iraq 9.06 · Israel 3.69 · Jordan 3.21 · Lebanon 4.29 · Türkiye 14.62
Key 2 of 4
INFORM Risk Index
European Commission Joint Research Centre, with the Inter-Agency Standing Committee
2026 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY 4.0 (via the European Commission's reuse policy)
7.8
INFORM Risk score (0–10, where 10 is the highest risk)
Lower is better
Syria: 7.8. Across the 191 countries in this edition, values run from 0.7 (Singapore) to 8.5 (South Sudan); the world median is 3.7.
- World median
- 3.7
- Best in Western Asia
- 1.4 Qatar
- Land neighbours
- Iraq 5.8 · Israel 3.2 · Jordan 4.4 · Lebanon 6.3 · Türkiye 5.4
Key 3 of 4
Climate Vulnerability (ND-GAIN)
Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 3.0 Unported
0.521
ND-GAIN Vulnerability (0–1, where 1 is the most vulnerable)
Lower is better
Ranked 149th of 190 by Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame
Syria: 0.521. Across the 190 countries in this edition, values run from 0.263 (Norway) to 0.655 (Mauritania); the world median is 0.45.
- World median
- 0.45
- Best in Western Asia
- 0.344 Israel
- Land neighbours
- Iraq 0.497 · Israel 0.344 · Jordan 0.429 · Lebanon 0.455 · Türkiye 0.396
Key 4 of 4
Able to Raise Emergency Funds Within 30 Days
World Bank Group
Latest reading per country, 2021–2024 · CC BY 4.0
No reading
Adults who could raise emergency funds within 30 days without great difficulty (% of population aged 15+)
Higher is better
World Bank Group publishes no reading from 2021–2024 for Syria, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 142 countries at their latest reading, values run from 16.49 (South Sudan) to 93.69 (Sweden); the world median is 53.85.
- World median
- 53.85
- Best in Western Asia
- 79.33 Saudi Arabia
- Land neighbours
- Iraq 69.1 · Israel 76.93 · Jordan 57.6 · Lebanon 62.42 · Türkiye 59.54
02Over time
Which way Syria is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
World Risk Index
WorldRiskIndex score (0–100, where 100 is the most at risk) · lower is better
SyriaWorld median
Syria rose from 7.02 in 2000 to 12.65 in 2025; the world median went from 4.55 to 4.17.
Every year’s figures
Year Syria World median 2025 12.65 4.17 2024 12.65 4.17 2023 12.65 4.27 2022 12.48 4.08 2021 12.50 4.23 2020 12.54 4.12 2019 12.46 4.23 2018 12.19 4.14 2017 12.07 4.24 2016 11.09 4.23 2015 11.06 4.04 2014 9.84 4.07 2013 8.97 4.08 2012 8.82 4.07 2011 8.43 3.99 2010 5.88 3.86 2009 5.82 3.94 2008 9.09 4.11 2007 9.85 4.41 2006 9.91 4.51 2005 9.86 4.54 2004 9.84 4.42 2003 7.78 4.50 2002 7.56 4.65 2001 7.71 4.37 2000 7.02 4.55 INFORM Risk Index
INFORM Risk score (0–10, where 10 is the highest risk) · lower is better
SyriaWorld median
Syria rose from 7.4 in 2016 to 7.8 in 2025; the world median went from 3.6 to 3.7.
Every year’s figures
Year Syria World median 2025 7.8 3.7 2024 7.7 3.5 2023 7.7 3.6 2022 7.6 3.6 2021 7.7 3.6 2020 7.5 3.6 2019 7.5 3.6 2018 7.4 3.5 2017 7.4 3.5 2016 7.4 3.6 Climate Vulnerability (ND-GAIN)
ND-GAIN Vulnerability (0–1, where 1 is the most vulnerable) · lower is better
SyriaWorld median
Syria rose from 0.483 in 2000 to 0.521 in 2024; the world median went from 0.476 to 0.45.
Every year’s figures
Year Syria World median 2024 0.52075 0.449649 2023 0.52153 0.449167 2022 0.52322 0.447422 2021 0.51357 0.447831 2020 0.51586 0.447902 2019 0.51366 0.447883 2018 0.51717 0.449652 2017 0.51704 0.450532 2016 0.52311 0.451843 2015 0.51683 0.451496 2014 0.51043 0.451502 2013 0.50480 0.454946 2012 0.49390 0.454269 2011 0.48683 0.458012 2010 0.48694 0.460715 2009 0.48947 0.464712 2008 0.48614 0.463801 2007 0.48427 0.466738 2006 0.48376 0.468701 2005 0.48723 0.470646 2004 0.48720 0.472029 2003 0.48854 0.471635 2002 0.48960 0.472031 2001 0.48583 0.476366 2000 0.48291 0.475585
03In context
Syria beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 193 countries on risk & resilience, never a place within the region.
Syria and the countries it borders
Standing among all 193; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | World Risk IndexWorldRiskIndex score (0–100, where 100 is the most at risk) | INFORM Risk IndexINFORM Risk score (0–10, where 10 is the highest risk) | Climate Vulnerability (ND-GAIN)ND-GAIN Vulnerability (0–1, where 1 is the most vulnerable) | Able to Raise Emergency Funds Within 30 DaysAdults who could raise emergency funds within 30 days without great difficulty (% of population aged 15+) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Israel | 44th | 3.69 | 3.2 | 0.344 | 76.93 |
 Jordan | 93rd | 3.21 | 4.4 | 0.429 | 57.6 |
 Lebanon | 119th | 4.29 | 6.3 | 0.455 | 62.42 |
 Türkiye | 120th | 14.62 | 5.4 | 0.396 | 59.54 |
 Iraq | 134th | 9.06 | 5.8 | 0.497 | 69.1 |
| Syria | 185th | 12.65 | 7.8 | 0.521 | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Western Asia
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 193.
Placed either side on risk & resilience
The countries immediately above and below Syria in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Syria is ahead of the world, and behind
21 more statistics filed under risk & resilience, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median1
Statistics on which Syria does better than the middle country measured.
Children's Climate Risk IndexUNICEF · 2020 · world median 54.85No earlier reading
Syria: 4.8 · world median 5 · Children's Climate Risk Index (0–10, higher is more risk). UNICEF, 2021 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 8.7; lower is better.
Ranked 84th of 163 by UNICEF (1st = worst).
Behind the world median12
Statistics on which Syria does worse than the middle country measured.
Per Capita Food Supply VariabilityFAO · 2024 · world median 293729▲ Improved since 2014
Syria: 37 · world median 29 · Year-to-year variability of the food supply (kcal per person per day). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 4 to 227; lower is better.
Riverine Flood Risk (Aqueduct)WRI · 2019 · world median 2.4033.2662.403No earlier reading
Syria: 3.266 · world median 2.403 · Riverine flood risk score (0–5). World Resources Institute (WRI), 2023 edition, data for 2019.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 5; lower is better.
Ranked 49th of 163 by WRI (1st = worst).
ND-GAIN Country IndexNotre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame · 2024 · world median 47.4438.0147.44▲ Improved since 2014
Syria: 38.01 · world median 47.44 · ND-GAIN Index (0–100, where 100 is best placed to adapt). Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 26.42 to 71.85; higher is better.
Ranked 152nd of 190 by Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame.
Climate Readiness (ND-GAIN)Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame · 2024 · world median 0.3870.2810.387▲ Improved since 2014
Syria: 0.281 · world median 0.387 · ND-GAIN Readiness (0–1, where 1 is the most ready). Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.137 to 0.749; higher is better.
Ranked 157th of 192 by Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame.
Baseline Water Stress (Aqueduct)WRI · 2019 · world median 1.6634.0131.663No earlier reading
Syria: 4.013 · world median 1.663 · Baseline water stress score (0–5). World Resources Institute (WRI), 2023 edition, data for 2019.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 5; lower is better.
Days Above 35°CECMWF · 2025 · world median 3.4888.063.48No real change since 2015
Syria: 88.06 · world median 3.48 · Days a year with a maximum temperature above 35°C, averaged over the country’s land. World Bank Group (Climate Change Knowledge Portal), from Copernicus ERA5 (ECMWF), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 222.89; lower is better.
Global Report on Food CrisesFSIN · 2024 · world median 223922▼ Worsened since 2016
Syria: 39 · world median 22 · In IPC Phase 3+ (% of analysed population). Food Security Information Network (FSIN), 2025 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 3 to 56; lower is better.
Position 7th of 44 · derived, 1st = worst.
Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per CapitaFAO · 2022 · world median 2,528317.512,528No real change since 2012
Syria: 317.51 · world median 2,528 · Renewable internal freshwater (cubic metres per person). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 445,023; higher is better.
Position 160th of 181 · derived.
Water StressFAO · 2023 · world median 10124.3610No real change since 2013
Syria: 124.36 · world median 10 · Freshwater withdrawal as a share of available resources (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.03 to 3,851; lower is better.
Position 10th of 177 · derived, 1st = worst.
INFORM Severity IndexACAPS · 2025 · world median 3.14.53.1▲ Improved since 2020
Syria: 4.5 · world median 3.1 · INFORM Severity (1–5, most severe crisis). ACAPS, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.3 to 4.7; lower is better.
Position 3rd of 81 · derived, 1st = worst.
Drought Risk (Aqueduct)WRI · 2019 · world median 2.6233.7232.623No earlier reading
Syria: 3.723 · world median 2.623 · Drought risk score (0–5). World Resources Institute (WRI), 2023 edition, data for 2019.
Published values in that edition run from 0.553 to 4.081; lower is better.
Ranked 6th of 138 by WRI (1st = worst).
Political Stability and Absence of ViolenceWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 0.171-2.320.171No real change since 2015
Syria: -2.32 · world median 0.171 · Political Stability estimate (−2.5 to 2.5). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -2.506 to 1.563; higher is better.
Position 209th of 211 · derived.
No better end8
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Refugees by Country of OriginUNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency · 2025 · world median 1,2724,865,7641,272No real change since 2015
Syria: 4,865,764 · world median 1,272 · Refugees under UNHCR's mandate from this country, end of year (people). UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 5,224,131.
Stateless Persons by Country of ResidenceUNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency · 2025 · world median 1,314160,0001,314No real change since 2015
Syria: 160,000 · world median 1,314 · Stateless persons reported under UNHCR's mandate, end of year (people). UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 5 to 1,177,962.
Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCRUNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency · 2025 · world median 489,6505,542,227489,650Moved since 2015
Syria: 5,542,227 · world median 489,650 · Internally displaced people protected or assisted by UNHCR, end of year (people). UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 4,099 to 9,139,309.
Temperature Change on LandFAO · 2025 · world median 1.4742.0931.474Moved since 2015
Syria: 2.093 · world median 1.474 · Change in mean land-surface temperature against the country's own 1951–1980 average, °C. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.34 to 3.294.
Burned AreaGWIS · 2025 · world median 13,82438,51013,824Moved since 2015
Syria: 38,510 · world median 13,824 · Burned area (hectares). European Commission Joint Research Centre — Global Wildfire Information System (GWIS), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 50,562,035.
Asylum-Seekers by Country of AsylumUNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency · 2025 · world median 1,8364,1441,836Moved since 2015
Syria: 4,144 · world median 1,836 · Asylum-seekers awaiting a decision, end of year (people). UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 3,718,945.
Refugee Population by Country of AsylumUNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency · 2025 · world median 12,2699,88512,269Moved since 2015
Syria: 9,885 · world median 12,269 · Refugees under UNHCR's mandate hosted, end of year (people). UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 2,655,191.
Population Living Below 5 m ElevationCenter for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University · 2015 · world median 2.9540.3962.954No real change since 1990
Syria: 0.396 · world median 2.954 · Population living below 5 m elevation (% of total population). Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University, 2015 edition, data for 2015.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 78.48.
No current reading for Syria
Able to Raise Emergency Funds Within 30 Days, Adults Who Experienced a Natural Disaster or Severe Weather, Firms Whose Assets Were Damaged by Extreme Weather and World Risk Poll Resilience Index. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Risk & Resilience among Syria’s 15 topics
Risk & Resilience is Syria’s 10th best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Poverty & Inequality84th of 1593/3 keys
- Environment & Sustainability107th of 1864/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital121st of 1962/3 keys
- Health & Wellbeing130th of 2002/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture156th of 1843/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge179th of 1983/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade165th of 1773/4 keys
- Digital & Technology188th of 1983/4 keys
- Energy157th of 1652/3 keys
- Risk & Resilience185th of 1933/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions186th of 1944/4 keys
- Peace & Securityjoint 171st of 1773/4 keys
- Work & Labour179th of 1824/4 keys
- Gender & Equality180th of 1832/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties197th of 1984/4 keys
No standing on Economy & Innovation: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on risk & resilience
The three countries placed highest of 193, and the leaders Syria can most readily be measured against.
1
LiechtensteinWestern Europe
1st of 193 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Guido Radig,Inkey · CC BY 3.0, greyscale
2
LuxembourgWestern Europe
2nd of 193 · 3 of 4 keys
Photo: Michal Osmenda from Brussels, Belgium · CC BY-SA 2.0, greyscale
3
DenmarkNorthern Europe
3rd of 193 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: User:Aconcagua · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Asia
Singapore13th4/4 keysHighest in Western Asia
Qatar=16th3/4 keysThis page
Syria185th3/4 keys
Positions out of 193 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Questions
Syria on risk & resilience: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Syria rank on risk & resilience?
Syria is placed 185th of 193 countries on Risk & Resilience in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics (World Risk Index, INFORM Risk Index and Climate Vulnerability (ND-GAIN)). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest World Risk Index figure for Syria?
12.65 in 2025 (worldRiskIndex score (0–100, where 100 is the most at risk)), according to Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV), Ruhr University Bochum. The world median in the same edition was 4.17.
What is the latest INFORM Risk Index figure for Syria?
7.8 in 2025 (iNFORM Risk score (0–10, where 10 is the highest risk)), according to European Commission Joint Research Centre, with the Inter-Agency Standing Committee. The world median in the same edition was 3.7.
How does Syria compare with Türkiye on risk & resilience?
Türkiye is placed 120th of 193, and Syria 185th. World Risk Index: Türkiye 14.62, Syria 12.65; INFORM Risk Index: Türkiye 5.4, Syria 7.8; Climate Vulnerability (ND-GAIN): Türkiye 0.396, Syria 0.521.
How have Syria’s risk & resilience figures changed?
World Risk Index rose from 7.02 in 2000 to 12.65 in 2025; INFORM Risk Index rose from 7.4 in 2016 to 7.8 in 2025; Climate Vulnerability (ND-GAIN) rose from 0.483 in 2000 to 0.521 in 2024.
Which risk & resilience statistics are missing for Syria?
No current reading is published for Syria on Able to Raise Emergency Funds Within 30 Days, Adults Who Experienced a Natural Disaster or Severe Weather, Firms Whose Assets Were Damaged by Extreme Weather and World Risk Poll Resilience Index. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
08Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
This topic does not forecast when a disaster will strike, and it does not measure financial or economic risk. Water stress is measured under Environment & Sustainability. Displacement caused by disasters and the severity of crises already under way are published here as context.
How the Risk & Resilience standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The risk & resilience method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- World Risk Index — Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV), Ruhr University Bochum, CC BY 4.0
- INFORM Risk Index — European Commission Joint Research Centre, with the Inter-Agency Standing Committee, CC BY 4.0 (via the European Commission's reuse policy)
- Climate Vulnerability (ND-GAIN) — Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame, CC BY 3.0 Unported
- Able to Raise Emergency Funds Within 30 Days — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
The other 21 statistics on this page come from 11 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Syria’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Syria (banner) — Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Liechtenstein — Guido Radig,Inkey, CC BY 3.0
- Luxembourg — Michal Osmenda from Brussels, Belgium, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Denmark — User:Aconcagua, CC BY-SA 3.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Syria: Risk & Resilience — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/syria/risk