Libya vs Syria: Human rights index vdem
Libya
0.323
in 2025
Syria
0.321
in 2025
Libya rank
145th
Syria rank
146th
Human rights index vdem over time
- Libya
- Syria
How they compare
Libya currently reports 0.323 against 0.321 in Syria, a difference of 0.002.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 150 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Libya ahead.
Libya ranks 145th and Syria ranks 146th of 176 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 8 and Syria in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.225 | 0.176 | 0.049 | Libya |
| 1790s | 0.225 | 0.176 | 0.049 | Libya |
| 1800s | 0.225 | 0.175 | 0.05 | Libya |
| 1810s | 0.225 | 0.168 | 0.057 | Libya |
| 1820s | 0.225 | 0.168 | 0.057 | Libya |
| 1830s | 0.2252 | 0.281 | 0.0558 | Syria |
| 1910s | 0.042 | 0.2312 | 0.1892 | Syria |
| 1920s | 0.0409 | 0.2555 | 0.2146 | Syria |
| 1930s | 0.0336 | 0.3553 | 0.3217 | Syria |
| 1940s | 0.0475 | 0.337 | 0.2895 | Syria |
| 1950s | 0.3104 | 0.4353 | 0.1249 | Syria |
| 1960s | 0.2972 | 0.2991 | 0.0019 | Syria |
| 1970s | 0.1071 | 0.1219 | 0.0148 | Syria |
| 1980s | 0.108 | 0.1024 | 0.0056 | Libya |
| 1990s | 0.1112 | 0.1248 | 0.0136 | Syria |
| 2000s | 0.1132 | 0.1745 | 0.0613 | Syria |
| 2010s | 0.3431 | 0.0789 | 0.2642 | Libya |
| 2020s | 0.3223 | 0.1307 | 0.1917 | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher human rights index vdem, Libya or Syria?
- Libya, at 0.323 against 0.321 in Syria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in human rights index vdem between Libya and Syria?
- 0.002, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Syria?
- 150 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Libya and Syria rank globally for human rights index vdem?
- Libya ranks 145th 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.