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Sub-region of Asia · Country Index 2026
Western Asia
How are the countries of Western Asia doing?
Half of Western Asia’s 17 placed countries sit at or above 80th of 174 in the Country Index 2026, which places the region 11th of 21 sub-regions. Cyprus is placed highest, 36th; Yemen lowest, 172nd. None reaches the world’s top fifth. 2 more of its 19 countries and territories are not placed.
Palestine
01Who is in it
The countries of Western Asia
Alphabetical, with each country’s own banner photograph. The position is its place in the whole world ranking, never within the region.
Photo: Alexander Naumov derivative work: Inkey · CC BY 3.0, greyscale
- Capital
- Yerevan
- People, 2023
- 2,943,393
- Land, 2024
- 28,199 km²
Country Index71st of 174
Placed highest on Health & Wellbeing, 55th of 201
Photo: * Original : Matthew Hadley (nickname diff_sky) derivative work: Ximonic , Simo Räsänen derivative work: Inkey · CC BY 1.0, greyscale
- Capital
- Baku
- People, 2023
- 10,318,207
- Land, 2024
- 82,650 km²
Country Index101st of 174
Placed highest on Education & Knowledge, joint 31st of 182
Photo: Peter from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY 2.0, greyscale
- Capital
- Manama
- People, 2023
- 1,569,666
- Land, 2024
- 800 km²
Country Indexjoint 80th of 174
Placed highest on Work & Labour, 19th of 182
Photo: Kaktus999 · CC0, greyscale
- Capital
- Nicosia
- People, 2023
- 1,344,976
- Land, 2024
- 9,240 km²
Country Index36th of 174
Placed highest on Health & Wellbeing, joint 12th of 201
Photo: Philipp Weigell derivative work: Inkey · CC BY 3.0, greyscale
- Capital
- Tbilisi
- People, 2023
- 3,807,492
- Land, 2024
- 69,490 km²
Country Indexjoint 66th of 174
Placed highest on Governance & Institutions, 42nd of 193
Photo: Diyar Muhammed · CC BY-SA 4.0, greyscale
- Capital
- Baghdad
- People, 2023
- 45,074,049
- Land, 2024
- 434,130 km²
Country Index161st of 174
Placed highest on Development & Human Capital, joint 117th of 194
Photo: Yaniv Ben-Arie derivative work: ויקיג'אנקי · CC BY-SA 2.0, greyscale
- Capital
- Jerusalem
- People, 2023
- 9,256,314
- Land, 2024
- 21,640 km²
Country Index39th of 174
Placed highest on Health & Wellbeing, 7th of 201
Photo: Teogomez Teo Gomez · CC0, greyscale
- Capital
- Amman
- People, 2023
- 11,439,213
- Land, 2024
- 88,794 km²
Country Index114th of 174
Placed highest on Governance & Institutions, 47th of 193
Photo: Jack Versloot · CC BY 2.0, greyscale
- Capital
- Kuwait City
- People, 2023
- 4,838,782
- Land, 2024
- 17,820 km²
Country Index84th of 174
Placed highest on Work & Labour, 12th of 182
Photo: Nassif.seif · CC0, greyscale
- Capital
- Beirut
- People, 2023
- 5,773,493
- Land, 2024
- 10,230 km²
Country Index135th of 174
Placed highest on Mobility & Connectivity, 72nd of 147
Photo: Ufo karadagli · CC0, greyscale
Northern Cyprus
- Capital
- North Nicosia
Not placed in the Country Index
Photo: Alfred Weidinger from Vienna, Austria derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY 2.0, greyscale
- Capital
- Muscat
- People, 2023
- 5,049,269
- Land, 2024
- 309,500 km²
Country Index78th of 174
Placed highest on Development & Human Capital, 26th of 194
Photo: KlausFoehl derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
- Capitals
- East Jerusalem, Ramallah
- People, 2023
- 5,409,202
- Land, 2024
- 6,025 km²
Not placed in the Country Index — standings on 8 of 12 topics
Placed highest on Environment & Sustainability, 31st of 161
Photo: Haakon S. Krohn derivative work: JamesA · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
- Capital
- Doha
- People, 2023
- 2,979,082
- Land, 2024
- 11,490 km²
Country Index48th of 174
Placed highest on Work & Labour, joint 8th of 182
Photo: Mardetanha · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
- Capital
- Riyadh
- People, 2023
- 33,264,292
- Land, 2024
- 2,149,690 km²
Country Indexjoint 62nd of 174
Placed highest on Education & Knowledge, joint 25th of 182
Photo: Unknown author · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
- Capital
- Damascus
- People, 2023
- 23,594,623
- Land, 2024
- 183,630 km²
Country Index169th of 174
Placed highest on Development & Human Capital, joint 128th of 194
Photo: Moonik · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
- Capital
- Ankara
- People, 2023
- 87,270,501
- Land, 2024
- 769,630 km²
Country Index89th of 174
Placed highest on Mobility & Connectivity, 44th of 147
Photo: Unknown author · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
- Capital
- Abu Dhabi
- People, 2023
- 10,642,081
- Land, 2024
- 71,020 km²
Country Index37th of 174
Placed highest on Development & Human Capital, 1st of 194
Photo: Jialiang Gao www.peace-on-earth.org derivative work: JamesA · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
- Capitals
- Sanaa, Aden
- People, 2023
- 39,390,799
- Land, 2024
- 527,968 km²
Country Index172nd of 174
Placed highest on Environment & Sustainability, 46th of 161
02The region
About Western Asia
The Middle East and the Caucasus, from Türkiye and the Levant to the Gulf.
Western Asia reaches from Türkiye and the Caucasus in the north to the Arabian Peninsula in the south, and from the eastern Mediterranean to Iraq and the Gulf. Much of it is desert, while the valleys of the Tigris and the Euphrates and the mountains of Anatolia and the Caucasus hold rivers, forests and farmland.
Mesopotamia, between the Tigris and the Euphrates, was home to some of the world’s first cities and writing, and the region is the birthplace of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. It was later part of the Persian, Roman, Arab and Ottoman worlds, and most of its modern states took shape in the twentieth century. Arabic, Turkish, Persian, Hebrew, Kurdish, Armenian, Azerbaijani and Georgian are among its languages.
03Where
Western Asia on the map
Each member shaded by its position in the Country Index 2026, darkest for the best placed; the countries across its land borders in grey. Hover a country for its position, or select it to open its profile.
Country Index position: 1st174thMember, not placedAcross the border, another regionNot a country this site tracks
04Country Index 2026
Where Western Asia’s countries place
Best placed first. Every position is a place in the whole world ranking of 174, never a second list within the region; “=” marks a position shared with another country. Hover the ⓘ for where a country would sit if any one key statistic were dropped.
| In region | Country | In the world | 1st174th |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Cyprus | 36 / 174between 35th and 38th if any one key were dropped · standings on 12 of 12 topics | |
| 2 |  United Arab Emirates | 37 / 174between 35th and 40th if any one key were dropped · standings on 10 of 12 topics | |
| 3 |  Israel | 39 / 174between 37th and 41st if any one key were dropped · standings on 12 of 12 topics | |
| 4 |  Qatar | 48 / 174between 41st and 54th if any one key were dropped · standings on 12 of 12 topics | |
| 5 |  Saudi Arabia | 62 / 174between 52nd and 78th if any one key were dropped · standings on 12 of 12 topics | |
| 6 |  Georgia | 66 / 174between 62nd and 74th if any one key were dropped · standings on 12 of 12 topics | |
| 7 |  Armenia | 71 / 174between 64th and 80th if any one key were dropped · standings on 12 of 12 topics | |
| 8 |  Oman | 78 / 174between 65th and 90th if any one key were dropped · standings on 11 of 12 topics | |
| 9 |  Bahrain | 80 / 174between 62nd and 93rd if any one key were dropped · standings on 12 of 12 topics | |
| 10 |  Kuwait | 84 / 174between 63rd and 90th if any one key were dropped · standings on 11 of 12 topics | |
| 11 |  Türkiye | 89 / 174between 82nd and 94th if any one key were dropped · standings on 12 of 12 topics | |
| 12 |  Azerbaijan | 101 / 174between 96th and 104th if any one key were dropped · standings on 11 of 12 topics | |
| 13 |  Jordan | 114 / 174between 104th and 117th if any one key were dropped · standings on 11 of 12 topics | |
| 14 |  Lebanon | 135 / 174between 128th and 142nd if any one key were dropped · standings on 11 of 12 topics | |
| 15 |  Iraq | 161 / 174between 154th and 165th if any one key were dropped · standings on 12 of 12 topics | |
| 16 |  Syria | 169 / 174between 161st and 170th if any one key were dropped · standings on 11 of 12 topics | |
| 17 |  Yemen | 172 / 174between 165th and 173rd if any one key were dropped · standings on 11 of 12 topics |
A further 2 of its countries and territories are not placed: the Country Index 2026 places a country only once it holds a standing on 9 of its 12 voting topics. Northern Cyprus and Palestine.
Western Asia among the 21 sub-regions with a median
11th of 21. Nothing is weighted by population or size.
- 1Western Europe7th7 of 9Placed countries run from Switzerland 1st to France 25th.
- 2Northern Europe9th10 of 13Placed countries run from Ireland 2nd to Latvia 27th.
- 3Australia and New Zealand13th2 of 2Placed countries run from New Zealand 13th to Australia 14th.
- 4Eastern Asia18th4 of 8Placed countries run from South Korea 16th to Mongolia 80th.
- 5Northern America20th2 of 4Placed countries run from Canada 20th to United States 33rd.
- 6Southern Europe30th12 of 17Placed countries run from Slovenia 15th to Albania 57th.
- 7Eastern Europe41st10 of 10Placed countries run from Czechia 12th to Russia 85th.
- 8Polynesia64th2 of 7Placed countries run from Samoa 64th to Tonga 87th.
- 9South America74th12 of 12Placed countries run from Uruguay 35th to Venezuela 139th.
- 10Caribbean76th9 of 24Placed countries run from Barbados 55th to Haiti 168th.
- 11Western Asia80th17 of 19Placed countries run from Cyprus 36th to Yemen 172nd.
- 12South-eastern Asia90th11 of 11Placed countries run from Singapore 21st to Myanmar 152nd.
- 13Central America92nd8 of 8Placed countries run from Costa Rica 40th to Nicaragua 132nd.
- 14Central Asia104th5 of 5Placed countries run from Kazakhstan 62nd to Turkmenistan 133rd.
- 15Melanesia108th4 of 5Placed countries run from Fiji 66th to Papua New Guinea 145th.
- 16Southern Asia109th9 of 9Placed countries run from Maldives 50th to Afghanistan 171st.
- 17Southern Africa113th5 of 5Placed countries run from South Africa 94th to Eswatini 138th.
- 18Northern Africa125th6 of 6Placed countries run from Tunisia 105th to Sudan 173rd.
- 19Western Africa141st15 of 16Placed countries run from Ghana 99th to Mauritania 166th.
- 20Eastern Africa142nd15 of 19Placed countries run from Mauritius 46th to Somalia 174th.
- 21Middle Africa150th9 of 9Placed countries run from São Tomé and Príncipe 95th to Chad 170th.
- Micronesia—none placed
- Asia, the whole continent89th
- The world’s midpoint87th
1st174thmedianplaced
The square is each region’s median position; the grey bar runs from its best-placed to its lowest-placed country. Hover a row for their names.
05By subject
Topic by topic
Every country’s position on each topic, its shade darker the higher it sits in that topic’s field; select a cell for the country’s page on the topic. Strongest for Western Asia: Work & Labour, 7th of 21 sub-regions. Weakest: Peace & Security, 19th of 20.
Columns run from the topic where Western Asia places best among sub-regions to the one where it places lowest. A region’s median on a topic needs at least two members with a standing; a hatched cell has no standing.
06In numbers
Western Asia in 6 numbers
Each line is every country in the world at its published value; Western Asia’s countries are the red ticks, and the dashed line is the world median. There is no regional average: a region has countries, not a life expectancy of its own.
Population
people · log scale
UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · 222 countries · no better end
No reading: Northern Cyprus
GDP per person
international $, PPP · log scale
World Bank Group · 2025 · 185 countries · higher is better
No reading: Lebanon, Northern Cyprus, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
Life expectancy
years at birth
UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · 222 countries · higher is better
No reading: Northern Cyprus
Human development
HDI, 0–1
UNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · 193 countries · higher is better
No reading: Northern Cyprus
Unemployment
% of the labour force
ILO · 2025 · 182 countries · lower is better
No reading: Lebanon, Northern Cyprus, Palestine
Every value for Western Asia’s countries
| Country | Population 2023 | Land area 2024 | GDP per person 2025 | Life expectancy 2023 | Human development 2023 | Unemployment 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armenia | 2,943,393rank 140 | 28,199rank 138 | 21,153rank 81 | 75.68rank 101 | 0.811rank 69 | 12.87rank 21 |
| Azerbaijan | 10,318,207rank 94 | 82,650rank 112 | 22,314rank 77 | 74.43rank 116 | 0.789rank 81 | 5.457rank 81 |
| Bahrain | 1,569,666rank 154 | 800rank 180 | 60,670rank 22 | 81.28rank 42 | 0.899rank 38 | 1.102rank 176 |
| Cyprus | 1,344,976rank 158 | 9,240rank 164 | 54,103rank 28 | 81.65rank 38 | 0.913rank 32 | 4.924rank 98 |
| Georgia | 3,807,492rank 131 | 69,490rank 118 | 25,136rank 69 | 74.5rank 114 | 0.844rank 57 | 12.1rank 23 |
| Iraq | 45,074,049rank 35 | 434,130rank 57 | 12,192rank 113 | 72.32rank 135 | 0.695rank 126 | 15.48rank 14 |
| Israel | 9,256,314rank 98 | 21,640rank 149 | 48,197rank 39 | 82.41rank 25 | 0.919rank 27 | 3.489rank 126 |
| Jordan | 11,439,213rank 84 | 88,794rank 110 | 10,794rank 119 | 77.81rank 72 | 0.754rank 100 | 16.54rank 12 |
| Kuwait | 4,838,782rank 128 | 17,820rank 154 | 48,254rank 37 | 80.4rank 48 | 0.852rank 52 | 2.181rank 163 |
| Lebanon | 5,773,493rank 116 | 10,230rank 161 | — | 77.82rank 71 | 0.752rank 102 | — |
| Oman | 5,049,269rank 126 | 309,500rank 69 | 36,143rank 54 | 80.03rank 52 | 0.858rank 50 | 3.251rank 134 |
| Palestine | 5,409,202rank 121 | 6,025rank 166 | 4,272rank 153 | 65.17rank 194 | 0.674rank 133 | — |
| Qatar | 2,979,082rank 138 | 11,490rank 159 | 110,136rank 5 | 82.37rank 26 | 0.886rank 43 | 0.13rank 182 |
| Saudi Arabia | 33,264,292rank 48 | 2,149,690rank 12 | 63,051rank 20 | 78.73rank 61 | 0.9rank 37 | 3.038rank 142 |
| Syria | 23,594,623rank 58 | 183,630rank 88 | — | 72.12rank 137 | 0.564rank 162 | 13.57rank 19 |
| Türkiye | 87,270,501rank 18 | 769,630rank 36 | 37,301rank 53 | 77.16rank 83 | 0.853rank 51 | 8.52rank 46 |
| United Arab Emirates | 10,642,081rank 89 | 71,020rank 117 | — | 82.91rank 21 | 0.94rank 15 | 2.174rank 164 |
| Yemen | 39,390,799rank 37 | 527,968rank 49 | — | 69.3rank 161 | 0.47rank 184 | 17.32rank 11 |
07In records
Western Asia in records
The member at the extreme of each statistic, read from its newest edition. Where two members share the top, no record is named.
Most populous
87,270,501
people
Largest by land area
2,149,690
square kilometres
Highest GDP per person
110,136
international $ at purchasing power parity
Longest life expectancy
82.91
years at birth
Highest human development
0.94
on the Human Development Index, 0–1
Perceived as least corrupt
69
on the Corruption Perceptions Index, 0–100
08Latest editions
Who rose and fell in the published ranks
The moves of Western Asia’s countries between each report’s two newest editions, in the publisher’s own ranks. A report whose field changed by more than 5% is left out.
Ranks as published by UNDP Human Development Report Office in the Human Development Index: reference years 2022 (192 countries ranked) → 2023 (193 ranked), both from its 2025 report.
Improved most
rank before → after- United Arab Emirates23 → 15+8
- Armenia72 → 69+3
- Oman52 → 50+2
Ranks as published by Transparency International in the Corruption Perceptions Index: the 2024 edition (180 countries ranked) → the 2025 edition (182 ranked).
Improved most
rank before → after- Azerbaijan154 → 130+24
- Syria177 → 172+5
- Iraq140 → 136+4
Declined most
rank before → after- Türkiye107 → 124−17
- Saudi Arabia38 → 45−7
- Israel30 → 35−5
Ranks as published by UNDP Human Development Report Office in the Gender Inequality Index: reference years 2022 (172 countries ranked) → 2023 (172 ranked), both from its 2025 report.
Declined most
rank before → after- Kuwait41 → 51−10
- United Arab Emirates9 → 13−4
- Saudi Arabia58 → 61−3
Ranks as published by World Intellectual Property Organization in the Global Innovation Index: the 2024 edition (133 countries ranked) → the 2025 edition (139 ranked).
Every country in the Global Innovation Index
Ranks as published by Growth Lab at Harvard University in the Economic Complexity Index: reference years 2023 (145 countries ranked) → 2024 (145 ranked), both from its 2026 report.
Declined most
rank before → after- Bahrain43 → 64−21
- Oman89 → 100−11
- United Arab Emirates44 → 53−9
Ranks as published by Oxford Insights in the Government AI Readiness Index: the 2024 edition (188 countries ranked) → the 2025 edition (195 ranked).
Improved most
rank before → after- Azerbaijan111 → 69+42
- Syria186 → 165+21
- Bahrain68 → 48+20
09In context
Across the border
The countries outside Western Asia that share a land border with one of its members, with their world positions, and the sub-regions they belong to. Land borders only, as drawn on the map.
10Places
Landmarks of Western Asia
Two places from each member with a gallery on its profile.
At-Turaif
Mud-brick historic district in Diriyah, the first capital of the Saudi dynasty.
Photo: Radosław Botev · CC BY 3.0 pl · via Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale
Qasr al-Farid
Large Nabataean tomb at Hegra, carved into a single sandstone outcrop.
Photo: Ahmad AlHasanat · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale
Göreme National Park
Landscape of rock-cut dwellings and fairy chimneys in Cappadocia.
Photo: Brallan · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale
Ephesus
Ancient Greek and Roman city near Selçuk on the Aegean coast.
Photo: Benh LIEU SONG · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale
Burj Khalifa
Skyscraper in Dubai, the tallest building in the world since its completion in 2010.
Photo: Tim.Reckmann · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale
Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque
White marble mosque in Abu Dhabi, completed in 2007.
Photo: PotatoWitch · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale
11Keep reading
Explore further
The rest of Asia
Central Asia
Countries: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan.104th
median of 174 · 5 of 5 placed
Kazakhstan 62nd → Turkmenistan 133rd
Eastern Asia
Countries: China, Hong Kong, Japan, Macau, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, Taiwan.18th
median of 174 · 4 of 8 placed
South Korea 16th → Mongolia 80th
South-eastern Asia
+1Countries: Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Vietnam.90th
median of 174 · 11 of 11 placed
Singapore 21st → Myanmar 152nd
Southern Asia
Countries: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Iran, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka.109th
median of 174 · 9 of 9 placed
Maldives 50th → Afghanistan 171st
12Method
Questions, method and sources
Which countries are in Western Asia?
19 countries and territories: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Cyprus, Georgia, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Northern Cyprus, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Türkiye, United Arab Emirates and Yemen. Membership follows the United Nations’ M49 classification. Northern Cyprus is not listed by M49. This site places it here by geography, and listing it takes no position on its status.
Which country in Western Asia is placed highest?
Cyprus, placed 36th of 174 in the Country Index 2026. Yemen is placed lowest, 172nd. 17 of the region’s 19 countries and territories are placed; the rest hold standings on too few topics.
How does Western Asia compare with other regions?
Half of its 17 placed countries sit at or above 80th of 174, which places it 11th of 21 sub-regions. The median across Asia is 89th. The middle of the whole field is 87th. Nothing is weighted by population or size.
How many people live in Western Asia?
303,965,434 in 2023, the sum of the UN DESA Population Division’s figures for 18 of its 19 countries and territories. No figure is published for Northern Cyprus.
What is the largest country in Western Asia?
By land area, Saudi Arabia: 2,149,690 square kilometres (2024). By population, Türkiye: 87,270,501 people (2023).
How a region’s figure is made
- Membership. Countries belong to regions by the United Nations’ M49 classification; each country declares its sub-region, and a continent is the sum of its sub-regions.
- Positions. Each country’s position is its Country Index 2026 result, unchanged. This page slices the world ranking by place; it does not re-rank anyone.
- The median. A region’s figure is the median of its placed countries’ positions: half sit at or above it, half below. With an even number of placed countries it takes the better of the two middle positions, since there is no country at a half place. Countries the index does not place are named, never counted in.
- A place among peers. Continents are compared with continents and sub-regions with sub-regions, never a part with the whole that contains it; regions sharing a median share a place. Nothing is weighted by population or size, and population and land area are the only figures ever added up.
Where the regions come from
United Nations Statistics Division, Standard country or area codes for statistical use (M49). M49’s middle level (Sub-Saharan Africa; Latin America and the Caribbean) is left out, so every sub-region sits directly under its continent. Kosovo, Northern Cyprus and Somaliland are not in M49 and are placed by geography.
Where the positions come from
Every position is a country’s result in the Country Index 2026 or one of its topics, unchanged. The population and land-area figures are the UN DESA Population Division’s and the FAO’s, added up and shown with their year; every other statistic names its publisher beside its numbers.
Photographs
Each country’s own banner from its profile: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Armenia — Alexander Naumov derivative work: Inkey, CC BY 3.0
- Azerbaijan — * Original : Matthew Hadley (nickname diff_sky) derivative work: Ximonic , Simo Räsänen derivative work: Inkey, CC BY 1.0
- Bahrain — Peter from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY 2.0
- Cyprus — Kaktus999, CC0
- Georgia — Philipp Weigell derivative work: Inkey, CC BY 3.0
- Iraq — Diyar Muhammed, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Israel — Yaniv Ben-Arie derivative work: ויקיג'אנקי, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Jordan — Teogomez Teo Gomez, CC0
- Kuwait — Jack Versloot, CC BY 2.0
- Lebanon — Nassif.seif, CC0
- Northern Cyprus — Ufo karadagli, CC0
- Oman — Alfred Weidinger from Vienna, Austria derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY 2.0
- Palestine — KlausFoehl derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Qatar — Haakon S. Krohn derivative work: JamesA, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Saudi Arabia — Mardetanha, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Syria — Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Türkiye — Moonik, CC BY-SA 3.0
- United Arab Emirates — Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Yemen — Jialiang Gao www.peace-on-earth.org derivative work: JamesA, CC BY-SA 3.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Western Asia: countries, population and rankings, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/regions/western-asia