Multi-party elections for legislature in Syria

Syria: Multi-party elections for legislature was 0 in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
0
World rank
163rd
of 172 countries
All-time high
1
in 1908
All-time low
0
in 1914
Years of data
79
1908–2025

Multi-party elections for legislature in Syria, 1908–2025

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Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Syria recorded 0 for multi-party elections for legislature in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 79 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, multi-party elections for legislature in Syria peaked at 1 in 1908 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1914.

Syria ranks 163rd of 172 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Multi-party elections for legislature in Syria, year by year

Annual values for Multi-party elections for legislature in Syria, 1908 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1908 1
1909 1 +0.0%
1910 1 +0.0%
1911 1 +0.0%
1912 1 +0.0%
1913 1 +0.0%
1914 0 -100.0%
1915 0
1916 0
1917 0
1947 1
1948 1 +0.0%
1949 1 +0.0%
1950 1 +0.0%
1951 1 +0.0%
1952 1 +0.0%
1953 1 +0.0%
1954 1 +0.0%
1955 1 +0.0%
1956 1 +0.0%
1957 1 +0.0%
1958 1 +0.0%
1961 1 +0.0%
1962 1 +0.0%
1963 1 +0.0%
1964 1 +0.0%
1965 1 +0.0%
1966 1 +0.0%
1972 1 +0.0%
1973 1 +0.0%
1974 1 +0.0%
1975 1 +0.0%
1976 1 +0.0%
1977 1 +0.0%
1978 1 +0.0%
1979 1 +0.0%
1980 1 +0.0%
1981 1 +0.0%
1982 1 +0.0%
1983 1 +0.0%
1984 1 +0.0%
1985 1 +0.0%
1986 1 +0.0%
1987 1 +0.0%
1988 1 +0.0%
1989 1 +0.0%
1990 1 +0.0%
1991 1 +0.0%
1992 1 +0.0%
1993 1 +0.0%
1994 1 +0.0%
1995 1 +0.0%
1996 1 +0.0%
1997 1 +0.0%
1998 1 +0.0%
1999 1 +0.0%
2000 1 +0.0%
2001 1 +0.0%
2002 1 +0.0%
2003 1 +0.0%
2004 1 +0.0%
2005 1 +0.0%
2006 1 +0.0%
2007 1 +0.0%
2008 1 +0.0%
2009 1 +0.0%
2010 1 +0.0%
2011 1 +0.0%
2012 1 +0.0%
2015 1 +0.0%
2016 0 -100.0%
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0
2020 1
2022 1 +0.0%
2023 1 +0.0%
2024 0 -100.0%
2025 0

Syria compared with similar countries

  • Syria's 0 is below the median for low income countries, which is 1. (25 countries reporting)
  • Syria's 0 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1. (20 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 1 1 1 2
1910s 0.5 0 1 8
1940s 1 1 1 3
1950s 1 1 1 9
1960s 1 1 1 6
1970s 1 1 1 8
1980s 1 1 1 10
1990s 1 1 1 10
2000s 1 1 1 10
2010s 0.5 0 1 8
2020s 0.6 0 1 5

Countries ranked near Syria

  1. 163 Belarus 0 compare
  2. 163 Cuba 0 compare
  3. 163 Eritrea 0 compare
  4. 163 Eswatini 0 compare
  5. 163 Laos 0 compare
  6. 163 North Korea 0 compare
  7. 163 Somalia 0 compare
  8. 163 United Arab Emirates 0 compare
  9. 163 Vietnam 0 compare

See the full ranking of 172 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is multi-party elections for legislature in Syria?
Multi-party elections for legislature in Syria was 0 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest multi-party elections for legislature recorded in Syria?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 1908.
What is the lowest multi-party elections for legislature recorded in Syria?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1914.
How does Syria rank for multi-party elections for legislature?
Syria ranks 163rd out of 172 countries with data for 2025.
Is multi-party elections for legislature rising or falling in Syria?
Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Syria data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Multi-party elections for legislature. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Multi-party elections for legislature
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
172 places, 17,136 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of whether multi-party elections for the national legislature were held or not.