Saudi Arabia vs Syria: Competitiveness of Political Participation Score

Saudi Arabia
1
in 2018
Syria
1
in 2018
Saudi Arabia rank
149th
Syria rank
149th

Competitiveness of Political Participation Score over time

  • Saudi Arabia
  • Syria
00.511.52192619722018

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 1 against 1 in Syria, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 68 shared years of data; in 1944 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Saudi Arabia ranks 149th and Syria ranks 149th of 167 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 2 and Syria in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Saudi Arabia Syria Difference Ahead
1940s 1 0 1 Saudi Arabia
1950s 1 0.8571 0.1429 Saudi Arabia
1960s 1 2 1 Syria
1970s 1 1 0
1980s 1 1 0
1990s 1 1 0
2000s 1 2 1 Syria
2010s 1 1.22 0.2222 Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher competitiveness of political participation score, Saudi Arabia or Syria?
Saudi Arabia, at 1 against 1 in Syria as of 2018.
What is the difference in competitiveness of political participation score between Saudi Arabia and Syria?
0, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Syria?
68 years are reported by both, from 1944 to 2018.
How do Saudi Arabia and Syria rank globally for competitiveness of political participation score?
Saudi Arabia ranks 149th and Syria ranks 149th of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Competitiveness of Political Participation Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Saudi Arabia vs Syria: Competitiveness of Political Participation Score. Statizoid, drawing on Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 30 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/competitiveness-of-political-participation-score/saudi-arabia/syrian-arab-republic/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/competitiveness-of-political-participation-score/saudi-arabia/syrian-arab-republic/">Saudi Arabia vs Syria: Competitiveness of Political Participation Score</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Competitiveness of Political Participation Score
Source
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
167 places, 17,813 data points, 1789–2020
Last refreshed

Indicates the extent to which political participation is competitive. It ranges from unregulated political participation (score of 0), over repressed political participation (score of 1), suppressed political participation (score of 2), factional political participation (score of 3), and transitional arrangements (score of 4), to competitive political participation (score of 5).