Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Syria
Syria: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index was 0.316 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.316
Change on year
up 124.1%
World rank
143rd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.445
in 1955
All-time low
0.036
in 2015
Years of data
235
1789–2025
Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Syria, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for individual liberties and equality before the law index in Syria is 0.316, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 124.1% on the previous year and up 777.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, individual liberties and equality before the law index in Syria peaked at 0.445 in 1955 and was at its lowest, 0.036, in 2015.
Syria ranks 143rd of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 235 years of available data.
Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Syria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | 0.145 | — |
| 1790 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 0.129 | -11.0% |
| 1809 | 0.129 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.129 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 0.129 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 0.129 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 0.129 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 0.129 | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 0.129 | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 0.129 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 0.129 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 0.129 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 0.129 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.129 | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 0.129 | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 0.129 | +0.0% |
| 1823 | 0.129 | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 0.129 | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 0.129 | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 0.129 | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 0.129 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 0.129 | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 0.129 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.139 | +7.8% |
| 1831 | 0.369 | +165.5% |
| 1832 | 0.369 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 0.369 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 0.369 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 0.369 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 0.369 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 0.369 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 0.369 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 0.369 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.314 | -14.9% |
| 1841 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1849 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.329 | +4.8% |
| 1858 | 0.326 | -0.9% |
| 1859 | 0.326 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.326 | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 0.326 | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 0.326 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.326 | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 0.326 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.326 | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 0.326 | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 0.326 | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 0.326 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.326 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.326 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 0.326 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.326 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.326 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.326 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.326 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.309 | -5.2% |
| 1877 | 0.185 | -40.1% |
| 1878 | 0.207 | +11.9% |
| 1879 | 0.207 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.149 | -28.0% |
| 1881 | 0.149 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 0.149 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.149 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.149 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.149 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.149 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.149 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.149 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.149 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.164 | +10.1% |
| 1891 | 0.164 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.164 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.164 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.164 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.164 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.164 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.164 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.166 | +1.2% |
| 1899 | 0.166 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.166 | +0.0% |
| 1901 | 0.166 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.166 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.166 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.166 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.166 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.166 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.178 | +7.2% |
| 1908 | 0.261 | +46.6% |
| 1909 | 0.331 | +26.8% |
| 1910 | 0.322 | -2.7% |
| 1911 | 0.283 | -12.1% |
| 1912 | 0.268 | -5.3% |
| 1913 | 0.218 | -18.7% |
| 1914 | 0.15 | -31.2% |
| 1915 | 0.124 | -17.3% |
| 1916 | 0.13 | +4.8% |
| 1917 | 0.13 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.249 | +91.5% |
| 1919 | 0.261 | +4.8% |
| 1922 | 0.184 | -29.5% |
| 1923 | 0.19 | +3.3% |
| 1924 | 0.182 | -4.2% |
| 1925 | 0.172 | -5.5% |
| 1926 | 0.178 | +3.5% |
| 1927 | 0.178 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.188 | +5.6% |
| 1929 | 0.188 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.295 | +56.9% |
| 1931 | 0.297 | +0.7% |
| 1932 | 0.297 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.297 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.297 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.294 | -1.0% |
| 1936 | 0.294 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.294 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.294 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.246 | -16.3% |
| 1940 | 0.246 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.246 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.251 | +2.0% |
| 1943 | 0.25 | -0.4% |
| 1944 | 0.244 | -2.4% |
| 1945 | 0.263 | +7.8% |
| 1946 | 0.34 | +29.3% |
| 1947 | 0.444 | +30.6% |
| 1948 | 0.444 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.394 | -11.3% |
| 1950 | 0.389 | -1.3% |
| 1951 | 0.397 | +2.1% |
| 1952 | 0.4 | +0.8% |
| 1953 | 0.399 | -0.3% |
| 1954 | 0.435 | +9.0% |
| 1955 | 0.445 | +2.3% |
| 1956 | 0.441 | -0.9% |
| 1957 | 0.43 | -2.5% |
| 1958 | 0.342 | -20.5% |
| 1959 | 0.351 | +2.6% |
| 1960 | 0.342 | -2.6% |
| 1961 | 0.342 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.387 | +13.2% |
| 1963 | 0.266 | -31.3% |
| 1964 | 0.254 | -4.5% |
| 1965 | 0.254 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.254 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.256 | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.256 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.235 | -8.2% |
| 1970 | 0.187 | -20.4% |
| 1971 | 0.161 | -13.9% |
| 1972 | 0.162 | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.15 | -7.4% |
| 1974 | 0.15 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.137 | -8.7% |
| 1976 | 0.146 | +6.6% |
| 1977 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.133 | -8.9% |
| 1979 | 0.13 | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.129 | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.129 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.135 | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 0.144 | +6.7% |
| 1984 | 0.15 | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 0.149 | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.149 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.149 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.149 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.149 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.151 | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.151 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.151 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.154 | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.147 | -4.5% |
| 1995 | 0.15 | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.15 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.15 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.163 | +8.7% |
| 1999 | 0.166 | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.216 | +30.1% |
| 2001 | 0.216 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.216 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.203 | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 0.202 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.209 | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 0.209 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.209 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.209 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.209 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.209 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.101 | -51.7% |
| 2012 | 0.071 | -29.7% |
| 2013 | 0.038 | -46.5% |
| 2014 | 0.037 | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.036 | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.039 | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 0.039 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.04 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.045 | +12.5% |
| 2020 | 0.044 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.077 | +75.0% |
| 2022 | 0.066 | -14.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1 | +51.5% |
| 2024 | 0.141 | +41.0% |
| 2025 | 0.316 | +124.1% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 0.316 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.341, 93% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Syria's 0.316 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.452, 70% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.145 | 0.145 | 0.145 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.145 | 0.145 | 0.145 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.1418 | 0.129 | 0.145 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.129 | 0.129 | 0.129 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.129 | 0.129 | 0.129 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.346 | 0.139 | 0.369 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.314 | 0.314 | 0.314 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.3179 | 0.314 | 0.329 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.326 | 0.326 | 0.326 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.2864 | 0.185 | 0.326 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.149 | 0.149 | 0.149 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.1644 | 0.164 | 0.166 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.1932 | 0.166 | 0.331 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.2135 | 0.124 | 0.322 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1825 | 0.172 | 0.19 | 8 |
| 1930s | 0.2905 | 0.246 | 0.297 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.3122 | 0.244 | 0.444 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.4029 | 0.342 | 0.445 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2846 | 0.235 | 0.387 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1502 | 0.13 | 0.187 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1432 | 0.129 | 0.15 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1533 | 0.147 | 0.166 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2098 | 0.202 | 0.216 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0655 | 0.036 | 0.209 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.124 | 0.044 | 0.316 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More reference data data for Syria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 29.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 16.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1542 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0904 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5377 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1191 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 29.01 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is individual liberties and equality before the law index in Syria?
- Individual liberties and equality before the law index in Syria was 0.316 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest individual liberties and equality before the law index recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.445 in 1955.
- What is the lowest individual liberties and equality before the law index recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.036 in 2015.
- How does Syria rank for individual liberties and equality before the law index?
- Syria ranks 143rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is individual liberties and equality before the law index rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 777.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.