Somalia vs Syria: Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases
Somalia
3.79 million Number of people
in 2024
Syria
2.99 million Number of people
in 2024
Somalia rank
47th
Syria rank
50th
Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases over time
- Somalia
- Syria
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 3.79 million Number of people against 2.99 million Number of people in Syria, a difference of 801,560 Number of people.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.3 times Syria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Somalia ahead.
Somalia ranks 47th and Syria ranks 50th of 194 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.94 million Number of people | 651,304 Number of people | 3.29 million Number of people | Somalia |
| 2020s | 3.67 million Number of people | 2.87 million Number of people | 801,040 Number of people | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases, Somalia or Syria?
- Somalia, at 3.79 million Number of people against 2.99 million Number of people in Syria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases between Somalia and Syria?
- 801,560 Number of people, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Syria?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2024.
- How do Somalia and Syria rank globally for number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases?
- Somalia ranks 47th and Syria ranks 50th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of people requiring medical treatment for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs).