The high vulnerability score and low readiness score of Syria places it in the upper-left quadrant of the Readiness Matrix. It has both a great need for investment and innovations to improve readiness and a great urgency for action. Syria is the 85th most vulnerable country and the 28th least ready country.
| Year | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranking | 114 | 114 | 116 | 116 | 118 | 119 | 120 | 119 | 117 | 121 | 118 | 123 | 123 | 120 | 118 | 120 | 117 |
| Indicator | Composition | 1995 to 2011 | Raw | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability |
|
0.363 | ||
| Food |
|
0.456 | ||
| Food capacity | 0.34 | 0.336 | ||
| Food import dependency | 27 % | 0.270 | ||
| Malnutrition | 11.5 % | 1.000 | ||
| Rural population | 45.1 % | 0.451 | ||
| Variation of cereal yield | 0.07 | 0.140 | ||
| Yield change | 44.93 % | 0.541 | ||
| Ecosystems |
|
0.562 | ||
| Dependency on natural capital | 0.16 % | 0.319 | ||
| Ecological footprint | -0.03 | 0.503 | ||
| Projected Biome Threat | 5.30 | 0.441 | ||
| International Environmental Conventions | 0 | 0.642 | ||
| Protected biomes | 3.76 | 0.962 | ||
| Habitat |
|
0.480 | ||
| Value lost due to electrical outages | 8.59 % | 0.859 | ||
| Slums | 22.50 % | 0.321 | ||
| Threatened species | 0.50 % | 0.504 | ||
| Trade and transport infrastructure | 2.45 | 0.510 | ||
| Urban concentration | 27.50 % | 0.250 | ||
| Urban excess growth | 0.29 % | 0.647 | ||
| Urban risk | 23.38 | 0.292 | ||
| Health |
|
0.214 | ||
| Disability adjusted life years | 3.00 % | 0.075 | ||
| External health dependence | 0.7 % | 0.007 | ||
| Disease mortality | 7.8 % | 0.156 | ||
| Life expectancy | 75.7 | 0.186 | ||
| Maternal mortality | 0 % | 0.055 | ||
| Health workers per capita | 2.52 | 0.806 | ||
| Infrastructure |
|
0.029 | ||
| Coastal area | 0.05 % | 0.001 | ||
| Coastal population | 0.10 % | 0.001 | ||
| Energy access | 92.7 % | 0.073 | ||
| Energy sensitivity | -48.1 % | 0 | ||
| Road flooding | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paved roads | 90.25 % | 0.098 | ||
| Water |
|
0.438 | ||
| Precipitation change | 86.6 % | 0.866 | ||
| Temperature change | 3.8 °C | 0.575 | ||
| Improved sanitation facilities | 95.0 % | 0.050 | ||
| Water access | 90.0 % | 0.100 | ||
| Water disease | 54 | 0.036 | ||
| Water use | 99.8 % | 0.998 |