Somalia vs Syria: Private civil liberties index
Somalia
0.272
in 2025
Syria
0.248
in 2025
Somalia rank
158th
Syria rank
161st
Private civil liberties index over time
- Somalia
- Syria
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 0.272 against 0.248 in Syria, a difference of 0.024.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Syria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 124 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Syria ahead.
Somalia ranks 158th and Syria ranks 161st of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 2 and Syria in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.205 | 0.3153 | 0.1103 | Syria |
| 1910s | 0.115 | 0.2754 | 0.1604 | Syria |
| 1920s | 0.119 | 0.2947 | 0.1757 | Syria |
| 1930s | 0.1211 | 0.3069 | 0.1858 | Syria |
| 1940s | 0.1466 | 0.3413 | 0.1947 | Syria |
| 1950s | 0.141 | 0.4374 | 0.2964 | Syria |
| 1960s | 0.2801 | 0.3487 | 0.0686 | Syria |
| 1970s | 0.0793 | 0.2371 | 0.1578 | Syria |
| 1980s | 0.075 | 0.2013 | 0.1263 | Syria |
| 1990s | 0.1093 | 0.2372 | 0.1279 | Syria |
| 2000s | 0.0965 | 0.2671 | 0.1706 | Syria |
| 2010s | 0.1959 | 0.1557 | 0.0402 | Somalia |
| 2020s | 0.2552 | 0.1608 | 0.0943 | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher private civil liberties index, Somalia or Syria?
- Somalia, at 0.272 against 0.248 in Syria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in private civil liberties index between Somalia and Syria?
- 0.024, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Syria?
- 124 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Somalia and Syria rank globally for private civil liberties index?
- Somalia ranks 158th and Syria ranks 161st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Private civil liberties index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.