How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Syria?

235 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.

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.

Russia vs Syria: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index

Russia

0.302

in 2025

Syria

0.316

in 2025

Russia rank

145th

Syria rank

143rd

Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index over time

Russia
Syria

How they compare

Syria currently reports 0.316 against 0.302 in Russia, a difference of 0.014.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 235 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Syria ahead.

Russia ranks 145th and Syria ranks 143rd of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Russia averaged higher in 8 and Syria in 17.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Russia	Syria	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.026	0.145	0.119	Syria
1790s	0.0266	0.145	0.1184	Syria
1800s	0.0326	0.1418	0.1092	Syria
1810s	0.033	0.129	0.096	Syria
1820s	0.0294	0.129	0.0996	Syria
1830s	0.0336	0.346	0.3124	Syria
1840s	0.0372	0.314	0.2768	Syria
1850s	0.059	0.3179	0.2589	Syria
1860s	0.163	0.326	0.163	Syria
1870s	0.2528	0.2864	0.0336	Syria
1880s	0.1896	0.149	0.0406	Russia
1890s	0.2304	0.1644	0.066	Russia
1900s	0.2675	0.1932	0.0743	Russia
1910s	0.2478	0.2135	0.0343	Russia
1920s	0.024	0.1825	0.1585	Syria
1930s	0.0078	0.2905	0.2827	Syria
1940s	0.0065	0.3122	0.3057	Syria
1950s	0.0483	0.4029	0.3546	Syria
1960s	0.0929	0.2846	0.1917	Syria
1970s	0.0957	0.1502	0.0545	Syria
1980s	0.1237	0.1432	0.0195	Syria
1990s	0.5688	0.1533	0.4155	Russia
2000s	0.559	0.2098	0.3492	Russia
2010s	0.5137	0.0655	0.4482	Russia
2020s	0.3613	0.124	0.2373	Russia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher individual liberties and equality before the law index, Russia or Syria?: Syria, at 0.316 against 0.302 in Russia as of 2025.
What is the difference in individual liberties and equality before the law index between Russia and Syria?: 0.014, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Syria?: 235 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Russia and Syria rank globally for individual liberties and equality before the law index?: Russia ranks 145th 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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Indicator: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,494 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

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.