Civil Rights Score in Syria
Syria: Civil Rights Score was 3 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Civil Rights Score in Syria, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for civil rights score in Syria is 3, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 200.0% on the previous year and up 200.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil rights score in Syria peaked at 3 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2013.
Syria ranks 82nd of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Civil Rights Score in Syria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3 | — |
| 2007 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2009 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 3 | +200.0% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 3 is above the median for low income countries, which is 2, 1.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Syria's 3 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.33 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.67 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Syria
- 82 Cameroon 3 compare
- 82 Central African Republic 3 compare
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- 82 Egypt 3 compare
- 82 El Salvador 3 compare
- 82 Guatemala 3 compare
- 82 Iraq 3 compare
- 82 Laos 3 compare
- 82 Mali 3 compare
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- 82 Rwanda 3 compare
- 82 Thailand 3 compare
- 82 Tunisia 3 compare
- 82 Turkey 3 compare
- 82 Vietnam 3 compare
More social development data for Syria
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 9,885 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4.87 million (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.1899 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4.87 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0004 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is civil rights score in Syria?
- Civil rights score in Syria was 3 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest civil rights score recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 3 in 2005.
- What is the lowest civil rights score recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2013.
- How does Syria rank for civil rights score?
- Syria ranks 82nd out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is civil rights score rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 200.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Civil Rights Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Indicates the extent to which civil rights are codified in law, and the state prosecutes any violations and works to prevent discrimination.