Syria vs Turkey: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index
Syria
0.316
in 2025
Turkey
0.314
in 2025
Syria rank
143rd
Turkey rank
144th
Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index over time
- Syria
- Turkey
How they compare
Syria currently reports 0.316 against 0.314 in Turkey, a difference of 0.002.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 235 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Turkey ahead.
Syria ranks 143rd and Turkey ranks 144th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Syria averaged higher in 2 and Turkey in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Syria | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.145 | 0.145 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0.145 | 0.145 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0.1418 | 0.1418 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0.129 | 0.129 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0.129 | 0.129 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0.346 | 0.1501 | 0.1959 | Syria |
| 1840s | 0.314 | 0.314 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0.3179 | 0.3179 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0.326 | 0.326 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0.2864 | 0.2864 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0.149 | 0.149 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0.1644 | 0.1644 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0.1932 | 0.1932 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.2135 | 0.2008 | 0.0127 | Syria |
| 1920s | 0.1825 | 0.3155 | 0.133 | Turkey |
| 1930s | 0.2905 | 0.3477 | 0.0572 | Turkey |
| 1940s | 0.3122 | 0.3872 | 0.075 | Turkey |
| 1950s | 0.4029 | 0.458 | 0.0551 | Turkey |
| 1960s | 0.2846 | 0.4915 | 0.2069 | Turkey |
| 1970s | 0.1502 | 0.4743 | 0.3241 | Turkey |
| 1980s | 0.1432 | 0.3591 | 0.2159 | Turkey |
| 1990s | 0.1533 | 0.5459 | 0.3926 | Turkey |
| 2000s | 0.2098 | 0.7123 | 0.5025 | Turkey |
| 2010s | 0.0655 | 0.4709 | 0.4054 | Turkey |
| 2020s | 0.124 | 0.3247 | 0.2007 | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher individual liberties and equality before the law index, Syria or Turkey?
- Syria, at 0.316 against 0.314 in Turkey as of 2025.
- What is the difference in individual liberties and equality before the law index between Syria and Turkey?
- 0.002, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Syria and Turkey?
- 235 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Syria and Turkey rank globally for individual liberties and equality before the law index?
- Syria ranks 143rd and Turkey ranks 144th 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.