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Equal Rights Protection Index in Syria

Syria: Equal Rights Protection Index was 0.631 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.631
Change on year
up 51.3%
World rank
95th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.648
in 1970
All-time low
0.198
in 1918
Years of data
235
1789–2025

Equal Rights Protection Index in Syria, 1789–2025

0.20.30.40.50.6178919072025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Syria recorded 0.631 for equal rights protection index in 2025.

That represents a change of up 51.3% on the previous year and up 53.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, equal rights protection index in Syria peaked at 0.648 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.198, in 1918.

Syria ranks 95th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 235 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.387 0.387 0.387 1
1790s 0.387 0.387 0.387 10
1800s 0.387 0.387 0.387 10
1810s 0.387 0.387 0.387 10
1820s 0.387 0.387 0.387 10
1830s 0.3069 0.298 0.387 10
1840s 0.55 0.55 0.55 10
1850s 0.55 0.55 0.55 10
1860s 0.5636 0.55 0.584 10
1870s 0.5189 0.367 0.584 10
1880s 0.367 0.367 0.367 10
1890s 0.367 0.367 0.367 10
1900s 0.3742 0.371 0.403 10
1910s 0.3137 0.198 0.403 10
1920s 0.269 0.269 0.269 8
1930s 0.2588 0.248 0.26 10
1940s 0.32 0.248 0.471 10
1950s 0.4612 0.43 0.522 10
1960s 0.5794 0.465 0.644 10
1970s 0.6426 0.642 0.648 10
1980s 0.642 0.642 0.642 10
1990s 0.618 0.618 0.618 10
2000s 0.5225 0.509 0.524 10
2010s 0.4486 0.384 0.519 10
2020s 0.3948 0.303 0.631 6

Countries ranked near Syria

  1. 92 Togo 0.64 compare
  2. 93 Kyrgyzstan 0.638 compare
  3. 94 Malaysia 0.635 compare
  4. 95 North Macedonia 0.631 compare
  5. 97 Guinea 0.627 compare
  6. 98 Brazil 0.624 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is equal rights protection index in Syria?
Equal rights protection index in Syria was 0.631 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest equal rights protection index recorded in Syria?
The highest recorded value was 0.648 in 1970.
What is the lowest equal rights protection index recorded in Syria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.198 in 1918.
How does Syria rank for equal rights protection index?
Syria ranks 95th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is equal rights protection index rising or falling in Syria?
Over the last ten years it is up 53.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Syria data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Equal Rights Protection Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Equal Rights Protection Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,496 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which the state protects the rights and freedoms across social groups equally.