Political Rights Score in Syria
Syria: Political Rights Score was -2 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Political Rights Score in Syria, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, political rights score in Syria stood at -2.
The figure is up 33.3% on the previous year and up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score in Syria peaked at 1 in 2002 and was at its lowest, -3, in 2014.
That places Syria 192nd out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Political Rights Score in Syria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1 | — |
| 2003 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2012 | -1 | — |
| 2013 | -2 | +100.0% |
| 2014 | -3 | +50.0% |
| 2015 | -3 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -3 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | -3 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -3 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -3 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -3 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -3 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | -3 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -3 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -3 | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -2 | -33.3% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's -2 is below the median for low income countries, which is 3. (25 countries reporting)
- Syria's -2 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6.5. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 2010s | -2 | -3 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.83 | -3 | -2 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Syria
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 score in Syria?
- Political rights score in Syria was -2 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2002.
- What is the lowest political rights score recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was -3 in 2014.
- How does Syria rank for political rights score?
- Syria ranks 192nd out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Political Rights Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Identifies the fine-grained extent of free and fair elections, political pluralism and participation, and a functioning government. Higher scores indicate more rights.