Somalia vs Syria: Democracy
Somalia
0
in 2025
Syria
0
in 2025
Somalia rank
142nd
Syria rank
142nd
Democracy over time
- Somalia
- Syria
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 0 against 0 in Syria, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Syria ahead.
Somalia ranks 142nd and Syria ranks 142nd of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 1 and Syria in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | Syria |
| 1950s | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | Syria |
| 1960s | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.7 | Somalia |
| 1970s | 0 | 0.8889 | 0.8889 | Syria |
| 1980s | 0.4 | 1 | 0.6 | Syria |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Syria |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Syria |
| 2010s | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | Syria |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Somalia or Syria?
- Somalia, at 0 against 0 in Syria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Somalia and Syria?
- 0, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Syria?
- 123 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Somalia and Syria rank globally for democracy?
- Somalia 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
Identifies the political regime of a country by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.