Pakistan vs Syria: Engaged Society Score

Pakistan
0.482
in 2025
Syria
0.522
in 2025
Pakistan rank
108th
Syria rank
106th

Engaged Society Score over time

  • Pakistan
  • Syria
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How they compare

Syria currently reports 0.522 against 0.482 in Pakistan, a difference of 0.04.

That makes Syria's figure about 1.1 times Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 185 shared years of data; in 1839 it was Syria ahead.

Pakistan ranks 108th and Syria ranks 106th of 176 countries.

Across the 20 decades both report, Pakistan averaged higher in 15 and Syria in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Pakistan Syria Difference Ahead
1830s -1.19 -0.13 1.06 Syria
1840s -1.19 -0.258 0.927 Syria
1850s -1.19 -0.258 0.927 Syria
1860s -1.19 0.074 1.26 Syria
1870s -1.14 -0.3697 0.7697 Syria
1880s -1.03 -2.35 1.31 Pakistan
1890s -1.03 -2.35 1.31 Pakistan
1900s -1 -2.05 1.05 Pakistan
1910s -0.729 -1.24 0.5152 Pakistan
1920s -0.729 -1.94 1.21 Pakistan
1930s -0.7965 -1.05 0.2533 Pakistan
1940s -0.6387 -0.9437 0.305 Pakistan
1950s -0.2383 -0.4871 0.2488 Pakistan
1960s -0.4304 -1.61 1.18 Pakistan
1970s 0.0793 -2.53 2.61 Pakistan
1980s -0.4608 -2.53 2.07 Pakistan
1990s 0.4924 -2.53 3.02 Pakistan
2000s 1.09 -2.45 3.54 Pakistan
2010s 1.18 -2.07 3.25 Pakistan
2020s 0.9387 -1.36 2.29 Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher engaged society score, Pakistan or Syria?
Syria, at 0.522 against 0.482 in Pakistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in engaged society score between Pakistan and Syria?
0.04, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Syria?
185 years are reported by both, from 1839 to 2025.
How do Pakistan and Syria rank globally for engaged society score?
Pakistan ranks 108th and Syria ranks 106th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Engaged Society Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Engaged Society Score
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,403 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which ordinary people independently discuss important policy changes among themselves, in the media, in associations or neighborhoods, or in the streets.