Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Syria
Syria: Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre was 0 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Syria, 1972–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Syria is 0 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Syria peaked at 0 units per square kilometre in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1977.
Syria ranks 82nd of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Syria, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1973 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0 units per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1975 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0 units per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1978 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0 units per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1984 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0 units per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1990 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 0 units per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0 units per square kilometre, 2.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Syria's 0 units per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0 units per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 8 |
| 1980s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1990s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Syria
- 79 Sierra Leone 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 80 Cambodia 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 81 Bangladesh 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 83 Kyrgyzstan 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 84 Honduras 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 85 Croatia 0 units per square kilometre compare
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Syria?
- Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Syria was 0 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest political rights rating fh, per square kilometre recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 2004.
- What is the lowest political rights rating fh, per square kilometre recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 1977.
- How does Syria rank for political rights rating fh, per square kilometre?
- Syria ranks 82nd out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is political rights rating fh, per square kilometre rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Political rights rating fh divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Political rights rating fh ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Political Rights Rating Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Political rights rating fh divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.