Which has higher number of deaths, Portugal or Syrian Arab Republic?

Syrian Arab Republic, at 118,896 deaths against 115,924 deaths in Portugal as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of deaths between Portugal and Syrian Arab Republic?

2,972 deaths, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Syrian Arab Republic?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Portugal vs Syrian Arab Republic: Number of deaths

Portugal

115,924 deaths

in 2023

Syrian Arab Republic

118,896 deaths

in 2023

Portugal rank

73rd

Syrian Arab Republic rank

72nd

Number of deaths over time

Portugal
Syrian Arab Republic

How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 118,896 deaths against 115,924 deaths in Portugal, a difference of 2,972 deaths.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 73rd and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 72nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 7 and Syrian Arab Republic in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Portugal	Syrian Arab Republic	Difference	Ahead
1950s	99,898 deaths	87,742 deaths	12,156 deaths	Portugal
1960s	96,046 deaths	72,286 deaths	23,759 deaths	Portugal
1970s	92,928 deaths	62,680 deaths	30,248 deaths	Portugal
1980s	92,796 deaths	62,877 deaths	29,919 deaths	Portugal
1990s	101,495 deaths	65,885 deaths	35,610 deaths	Portugal
2000s	102,314 deaths	75,497 deaths	26,817 deaths	Portugal
2010s	105,896 deaths	132,769 deaths	26,872 deaths	Syrian Arab Republic
2020s	121,372 deaths	109,982 deaths	11,390 deaths	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, Portugal or Syrian Arab Republic?: Syrian Arab Republic, at 118,896 deaths against 115,924 deaths in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of deaths between Portugal and Syrian Arab Republic?: 2,972 deaths, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Syrian Arab Republic?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Portugal and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for number of deaths?: Portugal ranks 73rd and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 72nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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