Libya vs Syria: Democracy
Libya
0
in 2025
Syria
0
in 2025
Libya rank
142nd
Syria rank
142nd
Democracy over time
- Libya
- Syria
How they compare
Libya currently reports 0 against 0 in Syria, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 117 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Syria ahead.
Libya ranks 142nd and Syria ranks 142nd of 176 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 1 and Syria in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 1.67 | 1.67 | Syria |
| 1960s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Syria |
| 1970s | 0 | 1.78 | 1.78 | Syria |
| 1980s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Syria |
| 1990s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Syria |
| 2000s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Syria |
| 2010s | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | Libya |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Libya or Syria?
- Libya, at 0 against 0 in Syria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Libya and Syria?
- 0, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Syria?
- 117 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Libya and Syria rank globally for democracy?
- Libya ranks 142nd and Syria ranks 142nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg, including ambiguous categories.