Effective Power to Govern Score in Syria
Syria: Effective Power to Govern Score was 1 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Effective Power to Govern Score in Syria, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, effective power to govern score in Syria stood at 1. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, effective power to govern score in Syria peaked at 2 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2005.
Syria ranks 103rd of 128 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.33 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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- 103 Saudi Arabia 1 compare
- 103 South Sudan 1 compare
- 103 Sudan 1 compare
- 103 Turkmenistan 1 compare
- 103 United Arab Emirates 1 compare
- 103 Yemen 1 compare
More reference data data for Syria
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.329 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.3623 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -1.58 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Consumer price index 614.95 2010 = 100 (2019)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.14 °C (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.2737 °C (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is effective power to govern score in Syria?
- Effective power to govern score in Syria was 1 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest effective power to govern score recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 2009.
- What is the lowest effective power to govern score recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2005.
- How does Syria rank for effective power to govern score?
- Syria ranks 103rd out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is effective power to govern score rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Effective Power to Govern Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indicates the extent to which no individual or group holds de facto veto power over democratically elected political leaders.