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
00.10.20.30.40.5178919072025

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.

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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