Key features of human rights in Syria
Syria: Key features of human rights 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
Key features of human rights in Syria, 1789–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Syria recorded 0.321 for key features of human rights 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, key features of human rights 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.
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
More social development data for Syria
- 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 key features of human rights in Syria?
- Key features of human rights in Syria was 0.321 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest key features of human rights recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.505 in 1956.
- What is the lowest key features of human rights recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.056 in 2015.
- How does Syria rank for key features of human rights?
- Syria ranks 146th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is key features of human rights 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Key features of human rights. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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