Ethiopia vs Syrian Arab Republic: Human rights index vdem

Ethiopia
0.304
in 2025
Syrian Arab Republic
0.321
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
149th
Syrian Arab Republic rank
146th

Human rights index vdem over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Syrian Arab Republic
00.20.40.6178919072025

How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 0.321 against 0.304 in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.017.

That makes Syrian Arab Republic's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 235 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 149th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 146th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 4 and Syrian Arab Republic in 21.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Syrian Arab Republic Difference Ahead
1780s 0.098 0.176 0.078 Syrian Arab Republic
1790s 0.098 0.176 0.078 Syrian Arab Republic
1800s 0.098 0.175 0.077 Syrian Arab Republic
1810s 0.098 0.168 0.07 Syrian Arab Republic
1820s 0.098 0.168 0.07 Syrian Arab Republic
1830s 0.098 0.2945 0.1965 Syrian Arab Republic
1840s 0.098 0.317 0.219 Syrian Arab Republic
1850s 0.0966 0.3196 0.223 Syrian Arab Republic
1860s 0.096 0.3464 0.2504 Syrian Arab Republic
1870s 0.096 0.3103 0.2143 Syrian Arab Republic
1880s 0.1067 0.1877 0.081 Syrian Arab Republic
1890s 0.136 0.174 0.038 Syrian Arab Republic
1900s 0.1451 0.2003 0.0552 Syrian Arab Republic
1910s 0.1535 0.2424 0.0889 Syrian Arab Republic
1920s 0.1605 0.2555 0.095 Syrian Arab Republic
1930s 0.1506 0.3553 0.2047 Syrian Arab Republic
1940s 0.1689 0.3847 0.2158 Syrian Arab Republic
1950s 0.1775 0.4356 0.2581 Syrian Arab Republic
1960s 0.1867 0.2991 0.1124 Syrian Arab Republic
1970s 0.1141 0.1219 0.0078 Syrian Arab Republic
1980s 0.0557 0.1024 0.0467 Syrian Arab Republic
1990s 0.3446 0.1248 0.2198 Ethiopia
2000s 0.3869 0.1745 0.2124 Ethiopia
2010s 0.3942 0.0789 0.3153 Ethiopia
2020s 0.3965 0.1307 0.2658 Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human rights index vdem, Ethiopia or Syrian Arab Republic?
Syrian Arab Republic, at 0.321 against 0.304 in Ethiopia as of 2025.
What is the difference in human rights index vdem between Ethiopia and Syrian Arab Republic?
0.017, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Syrian Arab Republic?
235 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Ethiopia and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for human rights index vdem?
Ethiopia ranks 149th and Syrian Arab Republic 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.

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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
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