Somalia vs Syria: Share of the population that is female
Somalia
49.9%
in 2025
Syria
49.9%
in 2025
Somalia rank
144th
Syria rank
143rd
Share of the population that is female over time
- Somalia
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 49.9% against 49.9% in Somalia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Somalia ahead.
Somalia ranks 144th and Syria ranks 143rd of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 6 and Syria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.2% | 48.6% | 1.6% | Somalia |
| 1970s | 50.1% | 48.9% | 1.2% | Somalia |
| 1980s | 50.0% | 49.2% | 0.8% | Somalia |
| 1990s | 50.2% | 49.4% | 0.8% | Somalia |
| 2000s | 50.0% | 49.6% | 0.4% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 49.9% | 49.8% | 0.2% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 49.9% | 50.0% | 0.1% | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population that is female, Somalia or Syria?
- Syria, at 49.9% against 49.9% in Somalia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of the population that is female between Somalia and Syria?
- 0.0%, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Syria?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Somalia and Syria rank globally for share of the population that is female?
- Somalia ranks 144th and Syria ranks 143rd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population that is female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.