El Salvador vs Syria: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index
El Salvador
0.336
in 2025
Syria
0.316
in 2025
El Salvador rank
141st
Syria rank
143rd
Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index over time
- El Salvador
- Syria
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.336 against 0.316 in Syria, a difference of 0.02.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Syria's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 186 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Syria ahead.
El Salvador ranks 141st and Syria ranks 143rd of 176 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 4 and Syria in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.1 | 0.369 | 0.269 | Syria |
| 1840s | 0.1 | 0.314 | 0.214 | Syria |
| 1850s | 0.1036 | 0.3179 | 0.2143 | Syria |
| 1860s | 0.109 | 0.326 | 0.217 | Syria |
| 1870s | 0.1342 | 0.2864 | 0.1522 | Syria |
| 1880s | 0.1425 | 0.149 | 0.0065 | Syria |
| 1890s | 0.148 | 0.1644 | 0.0164 | Syria |
| 1900s | 0.1486 | 0.1932 | 0.0446 | Syria |
| 1910s | 0.1523 | 0.2135 | 0.0612 | Syria |
| 1920s | 0.1633 | 0.1825 | 0.0192 | Syria |
| 1930s | 0.0785 | 0.2905 | 0.212 | Syria |
| 1940s | 0.0934 | 0.3122 | 0.2188 | Syria |
| 1950s | 0.151 | 0.4029 | 0.2519 | Syria |
| 1960s | 0.1318 | 0.2846 | 0.1528 | Syria |
| 1970s | 0.066 | 0.1502 | 0.0842 | Syria |
| 1980s | 0.0547 | 0.1432 | 0.0885 | Syria |
| 1990s | 0.4591 | 0.1533 | 0.3058 | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 0.6448 | 0.2098 | 0.435 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.6417 | 0.0655 | 0.5762 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.3542 | 0.124 | 0.2302 | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher individual liberties and equality before the law index, El Salvador or Syria?
- El Salvador, at 0.336 against 0.316 in Syria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in individual liberties and equality before the law index between El Salvador and Syria?
- 0.02, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Syria?
- 186 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Syria rank globally for individual liberties and equality before the law index?
- El Salvador ranks 141st and Syria ranks 143rd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which extent to which citizens enjoy physical integrity rights, freedoms of religion, of movement, and from forced labor, as well as access to justice, laws are transparent, and public administration is impartial.