Iraq vs Syria: Physical Integrity Rights Index
Iraq
0.424
in 2025
Syria
0.417
in 2025
Iraq rank
131st
Syria rank
132nd
Physical Integrity Rights Index over time
- Iraq
- Syria
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 0.424 against 0.417 in Syria, a difference of 0.007.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 235 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Syria ahead.
Iraq ranks 131st and Syria ranks 132nd of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 6 and Syria in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.191 | 0.191 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0.191 | 0.191 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0.191 | 0.191 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0.191 | 0.191 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0.191 | 0.191 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0.2123 | 0.4457 | 0.2334 | Syria |
| 1840s | 0.447 | 0.447 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0.447 | 0.447 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0.447 | 0.447 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0.3696 | 0.3696 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0.172 | 0.172 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0.172 | 0.172 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0.1868 | 0.1868 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.1638 | 0.1824 | 0.0186 | Syria |
| 1920s | 0.498 | 0.1876 | 0.3104 | Iraq |
| 1930s | 0.4696 | 0.362 | 0.1076 | Iraq |
| 1940s | 0.459 | 0.3881 | 0.0709 | Iraq |
| 1950s | 0.4212 | 0.4464 | 0.0252 | Syria |
| 1960s | 0.1844 | 0.3429 | 0.1585 | Syria |
| 1970s | 0.0673 | 0.0825 | 0.0152 | Syria |
| 1980s | 0.043 | 0.0644 | 0.0214 | Syria |
| 1990s | 0.057 | 0.0909 | 0.0339 | Syria |
| 2000s | 0.2493 | 0.1914 | 0.0579 | Iraq |
| 2010s | 0.241 | 0.0333 | 0.2077 | Iraq |
| 2020s | 0.3472 | 0.1283 | 0.2188 | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher physical integrity rights index, Iraq or Syria?
- Iraq, at 0.424 against 0.417 in Syria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in physical integrity rights index between Iraq and Syria?
- 0.007, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Syria?
- 235 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Syria rank globally for physical integrity rights index?
- Iraq ranks 131st and Syria ranks 132nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Physical Integrity Rights Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture and political killings.