How does Syria rank for human rights index vs. electoral democracy index?

Syria ranks 146th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is human rights index vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in Syria?

Over the last ten years it is up 473.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Syria data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Syria

Name: Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Syria
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Syria: Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 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 vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Syria, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

Syria recorded 0.321 for human rights index vs. electoral democracy index in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 139.6% on the previous year and up 473.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human rights index vs. electoral democracy index in Syria peaked at 0.505 in 1956 and was at its lowest, 0.056, in 2015.

Syria 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.

Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Syria, year by year

Annual values for Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Syria, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.176	—
1790	0.176	+0.0%
1791	0.176	+0.0%
1792	0.176	+0.0%
1793	0.176	+0.0%
1794	0.176	+0.0%
1795	0.176	+0.0%
1796	0.176	+0.0%
1797	0.176	+0.0%
1798	0.176	+0.0%
1799	0.176	+0.0%
1800	0.176	+0.0%
1801	0.176	+0.0%
1802	0.176	+0.0%
1803	0.176	+0.0%
1804	0.176	+0.0%
1805	0.176	+0.0%
1806	0.176	+0.0%
1807	0.176	+0.0%
1808	0.174	-1.1%
1809	0.168	-3.4%
1810	0.168	+0.0%
1811	0.168	+0.0%
1812	0.168	+0.0%
1813	0.168	+0.0%
1814	0.168	+0.0%
1815	0.168	+0.0%
1816	0.168	+0.0%
1817	0.168	+0.0%
1818	0.168	+0.0%
1819	0.168	+0.0%
1820	0.168	+0.0%
1821	0.168	+0.0%
1822	0.168	+0.0%
1823	0.168	+0.0%
1824	0.168	+0.0%
1825	0.168	+0.0%
1826	0.168	+0.0%
1827	0.168	+0.0%
1828	0.168	+0.0%
1829	0.168	+0.0%
1830	0.173	+3.0%
1831	0.308	+78.0%
1832	0.308	+0.0%
1833	0.308	+0.0%
1834	0.308	+0.0%
1835	0.308	+0.0%
1836	0.308	+0.0%
1837	0.308	+0.0%
1838	0.308	+0.0%
1839	0.308	+0.0%
1840	0.317	+2.9%
1841	0.317	+0.0%
1842	0.317	+0.0%
1843	0.317	+0.0%
1844	0.317	+0.0%
1845	0.317	+0.0%
1846	0.317	+0.0%
1847	0.317	+0.0%
1848	0.317	+0.0%
1849	0.317	+0.0%
1850	0.317	+0.0%
1851	0.317	+0.0%
1852	0.317	+0.0%
1853	0.317	+0.0%
1854	0.317	+0.0%
1855	0.317	+0.0%
1856	0.317	+0.0%
1857	0.325	+2.5%
1858	0.326	+0.3%
1859	0.326	+0.0%
1860	0.349	+7.1%
1861	0.349	+0.0%
1862	0.349	+0.0%
1863	0.349	+0.0%
1864	0.349	+0.0%
1865	0.342	-2.0%
1866	0.342	+0.0%
1867	0.345	+0.9%
1868	0.345	+0.0%
1869	0.345	+0.0%
1870	0.345	+0.0%
1871	0.345	+0.0%
1872	0.345	+0.0%
1873	0.345	+0.0%
1874	0.345	+0.0%
1875	0.345	+0.0%
1876	0.371	+7.5%
1877	0.21	-43.4%
1878	0.226	+7.6%
1879	0.226	+0.0%
1880	0.191	-15.5%
1881	0.191	+0.0%
1882	0.191	+0.0%
1883	0.191	+0.0%
1884	0.191	+0.0%
1885	0.191	+0.0%
1886	0.191	+0.0%
1887	0.18	-5.8%
1888	0.18	+0.0%
1889	0.18	+0.0%
1890	0.174	-3.3%
1891	0.174	+0.0%
1892	0.174	+0.0%
1893	0.174	+0.0%
1894	0.174	+0.0%
1895	0.174	+0.0%
1896	0.174	+0.0%
1897	0.174	+0.0%
1898	0.174	+0.0%
1899	0.174	+0.0%
1900	0.175	+0.6%
1901	0.175	+0.0%
1902	0.175	+0.0%
1903	0.175	+0.0%
1904	0.175	+0.0%
1905	0.175	+0.0%
1906	0.175	+0.0%
1907	0.174	-0.6%
1908	0.238	+36.8%
1909	0.366	+53.8%
1910	0.343	-6.3%
1911	0.301	-12.2%
1912	0.269	-10.6%
1913	0.198	-26.4%
1914	0.151	-23.7%
1915	0.139	-7.9%
1916	0.143	+2.9%
1917	0.143	+0.0%
1918	0.362	+153.1%
1919	0.375	+3.6%
1922	0.257	-31.5%
1923	0.264	+2.7%
1924	0.257	-2.7%
1925	0.24	-6.6%
1926	0.247	+2.9%
1927	0.247	+0.0%
1928	0.266	+7.7%
1929	0.266	+0.0%
1930	0.344	+29.3%
1931	0.358	+4.1%
1932	0.359	+0.3%
1933	0.359	+0.0%
1934	0.359	+0.0%
1935	0.359	+0.0%
1936	0.36	+0.3%
1937	0.36	+0.0%
1938	0.36	+0.0%
1939	0.335	-6.9%
1940	0.336	+0.3%
1941	0.338	+0.6%
1942	0.339	+0.3%
1943	0.327	-3.5%
1944	0.322	-1.5%
1945	0.322	+0.0%
1946	0.4	+24.2%
1947	0.503	+25.7%
1948	0.503	+0.0%
1949	0.457	-9.1%
1950	0.438	-4.2%
1951	0.415	-5.3%
1952	0.418	+0.7%
1953	0.417	-0.2%
1954	0.452	+8.4%
1955	0.504	+11.5%
1956	0.505	+0.2%
1957	0.505	+0.0%
1958	0.36	-28.7%
1959	0.342	-5.0%
1960	0.33	-3.5%
1961	0.343	+3.9%
1962	0.415	+21.0%
1963	0.3	-27.7%
1964	0.272	-9.3%
1965	0.272	+0.0%
1966	0.268	-1.5%
1967	0.267	-0.4%
1968	0.267	+0.0%
1969	0.257	-3.7%
1970	0.166	-35.4%
1971	0.138	-16.9%
1972	0.135	-2.2%
1973	0.12	-11.1%
1974	0.12	+0.0%
1975	0.109	-9.2%
1976	0.114	+4.6%
1977	0.114	+0.0%
1978	0.104	-8.8%
1979	0.099	-4.8%
1980	0.097	-2.0%
1981	0.097	+0.0%
1982	0.097	+0.0%
1983	0.106	+9.3%
1984	0.107	+0.9%
1985	0.104	-2.8%
1986	0.104	+0.0%
1987	0.104	+0.0%
1988	0.104	+0.0%
1989	0.104	+0.0%
1990	0.118	+13.5%
1991	0.117	-0.8%
1992	0.118	+0.9%
1993	0.123	+4.2%
1994	0.123	+0.0%
1995	0.127	+3.3%
1996	0.127	+0.0%
1997	0.127	+0.0%
1998	0.132	+3.9%
1999	0.136	+3.0%
2000	0.183	+34.6%
2001	0.185	+1.1%
2002	0.183	-1.1%
2003	0.178	-2.7%
2004	0.168	-5.6%
2005	0.171	+1.8%
2006	0.17	-0.6%
2007	0.169	-0.6%
2008	0.169	+0.0%
2009	0.169	+0.0%
2010	0.17	+0.6%
2011	0.107	-37.1%
2012	0.087	-18.7%
2013	0.059	-32.2%
2014	0.059	+0.0%
2015	0.056	-5.1%
2016	0.06	+7.1%
2017	0.066	+10.0%
2018	0.062	-6.1%
2019	0.063	+1.6%
2020	0.065	+3.2%
2021	0.072	+10.8%
2022	0.077	+6.9%
2023	0.115	+49.4%
2024	0.134	+16.5%
2025	0.321	+139.6%

Syria compared with similar countries

Syria's 0.321 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.42, 76% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Syria's 0.321 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.404, 79% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

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 Syria

143 United Arab Emirates 0.339 compare
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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is human rights index vs. electoral democracy index in Syria?: Human rights index vs. electoral democracy index in Syria was 0.321 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest human rights index vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Syria?: The highest recorded value was 0.505 in 1956.
What is the lowest human rights index vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Syria?: The lowest recorded value was 0.056 in 2015.
How does Syria rank for human rights index vs. electoral democracy index?: Syria ranks 146th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is human rights index vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in Syria?: Over the last ten years it is up 473.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Syria data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy 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: 18 September 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.