Congo vs Syria: Human rights index vdem

Congo
0.326
in 2025
Syria
0.321
in 2025
Congo rank
144th
Syria rank
146th

Human rights index vdem over time

  • Congo
  • Syria
00.20.40.6178919072025

How they compare

Congo currently reports 0.326 against 0.321 in Syria, a difference of 0.005.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 121 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Syria ahead.

Congo ranks 144th and Syria ranks 146th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 7 and Syria in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Syria Difference Ahead
1900s 0.143 0.2111 0.0681 Syria
1910s 0.143 0.2424 0.0994 Syria
1920s 0.143 0.2555 0.1125 Syria
1930s 0.143 0.3553 0.2123 Syria
1940s 0.1512 0.3847 0.2335 Syria
1950s 0.1664 0.4356 0.2692 Syria
1960s 0.3402 0.2991 0.0411 Congo
1970s 0.1375 0.1219 0.0156 Congo
1980s 0.1342 0.1024 0.0318 Congo
1990s 0.4627 0.1248 0.3379 Congo
2000s 0.3274 0.1745 0.1529 Congo
2010s 0.3168 0.0789 0.2379 Congo
2020s 0.334 0.1307 0.2033 Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human rights index vdem, Congo or Syria?
Congo, at 0.326 against 0.321 in Syria as of 2025.
What is the difference in human rights index vdem between Congo and Syria?
0.005, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Syria?
121 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
How do Congo and Syria rank globally for human rights index vdem?
Congo ranks 144th and Syria ranks 146th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Human rights index vdem. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

About this data

Indicator
Human rights index vdem
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed