Human rights index vdem in Syrian Arab Republic
Syrian Arab Republic: Human rights index vdem was 0.321 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.321
Change on year
up 139.6%
World rank
146th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.505
in 1956
All-time low
0.056
in 2015
Years of data
235
1789–2025
Human rights index vdem in Syrian Arab Republic, 1789–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Syrian Arab Republic recorded 0.321 for human rights index vdem in 2025.
The figure is up 139.6% on the previous year and up 473.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vdem in Syrian Arab Republic peaked at 0.505 in 1956 and was at its lowest, 0.056, in 2015.
Syrian Arab Republic ranks 146th of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 235 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.176 | 0.176 | 0.176 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.176 | 0.176 | 0.176 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.175 | 0.168 | 0.176 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.168 | 0.168 | 0.168 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.168 | 0.168 | 0.168 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.2945 | 0.173 | 0.308 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.317 | 0.317 | 0.317 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.3196 | 0.317 | 0.326 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.3464 | 0.342 | 0.349 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.3103 | 0.21 | 0.371 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.1877 | 0.18 | 0.191 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.174 | 0.174 | 0.174 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.2003 | 0.174 | 0.366 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.2424 | 0.139 | 0.375 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.2555 | 0.24 | 0.266 | 8 |
| 1930s | 0.3553 | 0.335 | 0.36 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.3847 | 0.322 | 0.503 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.4356 | 0.342 | 0.505 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2991 | 0.257 | 0.415 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1219 | 0.099 | 0.166 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1024 | 0.097 | 0.107 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1248 | 0.117 | 0.136 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1745 | 0.168 | 0.185 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0789 | 0.056 | 0.17 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1307 | 0.065 | 0.321 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Syrian Arab Republic
- 143 United Arab Emirates 0.339 compare
- 144 Congo, Rep. 0.326 compare
- 145 Libya 0.323 compare
- 147 Uganda 0.315 compare
- 148 Venezuela, RB 0.307 compare
- 149 Ethiopia 0.304 compare
More social development data for Syrian Arab Republic
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 9,885 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 4.87 million (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 7 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.321 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.054 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.128 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.159 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.358 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.058 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vdem in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Human rights index vdem in Syrian Arab Republic was 0.321 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human rights index vdem recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.505 in 1956.
- What is the lowest human rights index vdem recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.056 in 2015.
- How does Syrian Arab Republic rank for human rights index vdem?
- Syrian Arab Republic ranks 146th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vdem rising or falling in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 473.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Syrian Arab Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Human rights index vdem. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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