What is participatory democracy index in Syria?

Participatory democracy index in Syria was 0.058 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest participatory democracy index recorded in Syria?

The highest recorded value was 0.107 in 1948.

What is the lowest participatory democracy index recorded in Syria?

The lowest recorded value was 0.008 in 1900.

How does Syria rank for participatory democracy index?

Syria ranks 155th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is participatory democracy index rising or falling in Syria?

Over the last ten years it is up 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Syria data come from?

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

Participatory Democracy Index in Syria

Name: Participatory Democracy Index in Syria
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Syria: Participatory Democracy Index was 0.058 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.058

Change on year

down 10.8%

World rank

155th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.107

in 1948

All-time low

0.008

in 1900

Years of data

235

1789–2025

Participatory Democracy Index in Syria, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for participatory democracy index in Syria is 0.058, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of down 10.8% on the previous year and up 28.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, participatory democracy index in Syria peaked at 0.107 in 1948 and was at its lowest, 0.008, in 1900.

Syria ranks 155th of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Participatory Democracy Index in Syria, year by year

Annual values for Participatory Democracy Index in Syria, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.018	—
1790	0.018	+0.0%
1791	0.018	+0.0%
1792	0.018	+0.0%
1793	0.018	+0.0%
1794	0.018	+0.0%
1795	0.018	+0.0%
1796	0.018	+0.0%
1797	0.018	+0.0%
1798	0.018	+0.0%
1799	0.018	+0.0%
1800	0.018	+0.0%
1801	0.018	+0.0%
1802	0.018	+0.0%
1803	0.018	+0.0%
1804	0.018	+0.0%
1805	0.018	+0.0%
1806	0.018	+0.0%
1807	0.018	+0.0%
1808	0.018	+0.0%
1809	0.018	+0.0%
1810	0.018	+0.0%
1811	0.018	+0.0%
1812	0.018	+0.0%
1813	0.018	+0.0%
1814	0.018	+0.0%
1815	0.018	+0.0%
1816	0.018	+0.0%
1817	0.018	+0.0%
1818	0.018	+0.0%
1819	0.018	+0.0%
1820	0.018	+0.0%
1821	0.018	+0.0%
1822	0.018	+0.0%
1823	0.018	+0.0%
1824	0.018	+0.0%
1825	0.018	+0.0%
1826	0.018	+0.0%
1827	0.018	+0.0%
1828	0.018	+0.0%
1829	0.018	+0.0%
1830	0.018	+0.0%
1831	0.024	+33.3%
1832	0.024	+0.0%
1833	0.024	+0.0%
1834	0.024	+0.0%
1835	0.024	+0.0%
1836	0.024	+0.0%
1837	0.024	+0.0%
1838	0.024	+0.0%
1839	0.024	+0.0%
1840	0.018	-25.0%
1841	0.018	+0.0%
1842	0.018	+0.0%
1843	0.018	+0.0%
1844	0.018	+0.0%
1845	0.018	+0.0%
1846	0.018	+0.0%
1847	0.018	+0.0%
1848	0.018	+0.0%
1849	0.018	+0.0%
1850	0.018	+0.0%
1851	0.018	+0.0%
1852	0.018	+0.0%
1853	0.018	+0.0%
1854	0.018	+0.0%
1855	0.018	+0.0%
1856	0.018	+0.0%
1857	0.018	+0.0%
1858	0.018	+0.0%
1859	0.018	+0.0%
1860	0.019	+5.6%
1861	0.019	+0.0%
1862	0.019	+0.0%
1863	0.019	+0.0%
1864	0.02	+5.3%
1865	0.023	+15.0%
1866	0.023	+0.0%
1867	0.024	+4.3%
1868	0.024	+0.0%
1869	0.024	+0.0%
1870	0.024	+0.0%
1871	0.024	+0.0%
1872	0.024	+0.0%
1873	0.024	+0.0%
1874	0.024	+0.0%
1875	0.024	+0.0%
1876	0.03	+25.0%
1877	0.013	-56.7%
1878	0.012	-7.7%
1879	0.012	+0.0%
1880	0.012	+0.0%
1881	0.012	+0.0%
1882	0.012	+0.0%
1883	0.012	+0.0%
1884	0.012	+0.0%
1885	0.012	+0.0%
1886	0.012	+0.0%
1887	0.012	+0.0%
1888	0.012	+0.0%
1889	0.012	+0.0%
1890	0.012	+0.0%
1891	0.012	+0.0%
1892	0.012	+0.0%
1893	0.012	+0.0%
1894	0.012	+0.0%
1895	0.012	+0.0%
1896	0.012	+0.0%
1897	0.012	+0.0%
1898	0.012	+0.0%
1899	0.012	+0.0%
1900	0.008	-33.3%
1901	0.008	+0.0%
1902	0.008	+0.0%
1903	0.008	+0.0%
1904	0.008	+0.0%
1905	0.008	+0.0%
1906	0.008	+0.0%
1907	0.008	+0.0%
1908	0.014	+75.0%
1909	0.033	+135.7%
1910	0.036	+9.1%
1911	0.035	-2.8%
1912	0.032	-8.6%
1913	0.018	-43.8%
1914	0.016	-11.1%
1915	0.016	+0.0%
1916	0.016	+0.0%
1917	0.016	+0.0%
1918	0.04	+150.0%
1919	0.04	+0.0%
1922	0.018	-55.0%
1923	0.018	+0.0%
1924	0.018	+0.0%
1925	0.018	+0.0%
1926	0.018	+0.0%
1927	0.018	+0.0%
1928	0.02	+11.1%
1929	0.02	+0.0%
1930	0.026	+30.0%
1931	0.027	+3.8%
1932	0.029	+7.4%
1933	0.029	+0.0%
1934	0.027	-6.9%
1935	0.027	+0.0%
1936	0.027	+0.0%
1937	0.031	+14.8%
1938	0.031	+0.0%
1939	0.024	-22.6%
1940	0.024	+0.0%
1941	0.024	+0.0%
1942	0.024	+0.0%
1943	0.026	+8.3%
1944	0.028	+7.7%
1945	0.026	-7.1%
1946	0.033	+26.9%
1947	0.083	+151.5%
1948	0.107	+28.9%
1949	0.097	-9.3%
1950	0.09	-7.2%
1951	0.065	-27.8%
1952	0.053	-18.5%
1953	0.067	+26.4%
1954	0.078	+16.4%
1955	0.104	+33.3%
1956	0.104	+0.0%
1957	0.104	+0.0%
1958	0.041	-60.6%
1959	0.029	-29.3%
1960	0.029	+0.0%
1961	0.047	+62.1%
1962	0.077	+63.8%
1963	0.052	-32.5%
1964	0.042	-19.2%
1965	0.042	+0.0%
1966	0.037	-11.9%
1967	0.033	-10.8%
1968	0.033	+0.0%
1969	0.033	+0.0%
1970	0.019	-42.4%
1971	0.044	+131.6%
1972	0.036	-18.2%
1973	0.054	+50.0%
1974	0.053	-1.9%
1975	0.053	+0.0%
1976	0.053	+0.0%
1977	0.054	+1.9%
1978	0.054	+0.0%
1979	0.054	+0.0%
1980	0.053	-1.9%
1981	0.053	+0.0%
1982	0.054	+1.9%
1983	0.052	-3.7%
1984	0.051	-1.9%
1985	0.053	+3.9%
1986	0.053	+0.0%
1987	0.053	+0.0%
1988	0.053	+0.0%
1989	0.053	+0.0%
1990	0.053	+0.0%
1991	0.054	+1.9%
1992	0.054	+0.0%
1993	0.054	+0.0%
1994	0.054	+0.0%
1995	0.054	+0.0%
1996	0.053	-1.9%
1997	0.051	-3.8%
1998	0.05	-2.0%
1999	0.053	+6.0%
2000	0.057	+7.5%
2001	0.058	+1.8%
2002	0.054	-6.9%
2003	0.057	+5.6%
2004	0.053	-7.0%
2005	0.045	-15.1%
2006	0.044	-2.2%
2007	0.045	+2.3%
2008	0.047	+4.4%
2009	0.047	+0.0%
2010	0.047	+0.0%
2011	0.049	+4.3%
2012	0.047	-4.1%
2013	0.046	-2.1%
2014	0.046	+0.0%
2015	0.045	-2.2%
2016	0.045	+0.0%
2017	0.044	-2.2%
2018	0.053	+20.5%
2019	0.046	-13.2%
2020	0.046	+0.0%
2021	0.044	-4.3%
2022	0.043	-2.3%
2023	0.046	+7.0%
2024	0.065	+41.3%
2025	0.058	-10.8%

Syria compared with similar countries

Syria's 0.058 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.13, 45% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Syria's 0.058 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.087, 67% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.018	0.018	0.018	1
1790s	0.018	0.018	0.018	10
1800s	0.018	0.018	0.018	10
1810s	0.018	0.018	0.018	10
1820s	0.018	0.018	0.018	10
1830s	0.0234	0.018	0.024	10
1840s	0.018	0.018	0.018	10
1850s	0.018	0.018	0.018	10
1860s	0.0214	0.019	0.024	10
1870s	0.0211	0.012	0.03	10
1880s	0.012	0.012	0.012	10
1890s	0.012	0.012	0.012	10
1900s	0.0111	0.008	0.033	10
1910s	0.0265	0.016	0.04	10
1920s	0.0185	0.018	0.02	8
1930s	0.0278	0.024	0.031	10
1940s	0.0472	0.024	0.107	10
1950s	0.0735	0.029	0.104	10
1960s	0.0425	0.029	0.077	10
1970s	0.0474	0.019	0.054	10
1980s	0.0528	0.051	0.054	10
1990s	0.053	0.05	0.054	10
2000s	0.0507	0.044	0.058	10
2010s	0.0468	0.044	0.053	10
2020s	0.0503	0.043	0.065	6

Countries ranked near Syria

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153 Cambodia 0.06 compare
154 Tajikistan 0.059 compare
156 Palestine 0.055 compare
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157 Belarus 0.054 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 participatory democracy index in Syria?: Participatory democracy index in Syria was 0.058 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest participatory democracy index recorded in Syria?: The highest recorded value was 0.107 in 1948.
What is the lowest participatory democracy index recorded in Syria?: The lowest recorded value was 0.008 in 1900.
How does Syria rank for participatory democracy index?: Syria ranks 155th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is participatory democracy index rising or falling in Syria?: Over the last ten years it is up 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Syria data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Participatory Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Participatory Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,363 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.