Which has higher human rights index, Syria or Venezuela?

Syria, at 0.321 against 0.307 in Venezuela as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Syria and Venezuela?

225 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Human Rights Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Syria vs Venezuela: Human Rights Index

Syria

0.321

in 2025

Venezuela

0.307

in 2025

Syria rank

146th

Venezuela rank

148th

Human Rights Index over time

Syria
Venezuela

How they compare

Syria currently reports 0.321 against 0.307 in Venezuela, a difference of 0.014.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 225 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Syria ahead.

Syria ranks 146th and Venezuela ranks 148th of 176 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Syria averaged higher in 6 and Venezuela in 18.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Syria	Venezuela	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.176	0.14	0.036	Syria
1790s	0.176	0.14	0.036	Syria
1800s	0.175	0.1471	0.0279	Syria
1810s	0.168	0.1748	0.0068	Venezuela
1830s	0.2945	0.4609	0.1664	Venezuela
1840s	0.317	0.4018	0.0848	Venezuela
1850s	0.3196	0.3897	0.0701	Venezuela
1860s	0.3464	0.4387	0.0923	Venezuela
1870s	0.3103	0.401	0.0907	Venezuela
1880s	0.1877	0.4409	0.2532	Venezuela
1890s	0.174	0.4572	0.2832	Venezuela
1900s	0.2003	0.2892	0.0889	Venezuela
1910s	0.2424	0.2597	0.0173	Venezuela
1920s	0.2555	0.2419	0.0136	Syria
1930s	0.3553	0.336	0.0193	Syria
1940s	0.3847	0.5666	0.1819	Venezuela
1950s	0.4356	0.3668	0.0688	Syria
1960s	0.2991	0.7947	0.4956	Venezuela
1970s	0.1219	0.8598	0.7379	Venezuela
1980s	0.1024	0.8659	0.7635	Venezuela
1990s	0.1248	0.8674	0.7426	Venezuela
2000s	0.1745	0.7173	0.5428	Venezuela
2010s	0.0789	0.5338	0.4549	Venezuela
2020s	0.1307	0.3308	0.2002	Venezuela

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human rights index, Syria or Venezuela?: Syria, at 0.321 against 0.307 in Venezuela as of 2025.
What is the difference in human rights index between Syria and Venezuela?: 0.014, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Syria and Venezuela?: 225 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Syria and Venezuela rank globally for human rights index?: Syria ranks 146th and Venezuela ranks 148th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Human Rights Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Human Rights Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.