How does Syria rank for participatory political institutions index?

Syria ranks 153rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is participatory political institutions index rising or falling in Syria?

Over the last ten years it is up 40.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Syria data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Participatory Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Participatory Political Institutions Index in Syria

Name: Participatory Political Institutions Index in Syria
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Syria: Participatory Political Institutions Index was 0.179 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.179

Change on year

down 8.2%

World rank

153rd

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.238

in 1949

All-time low

0.03

in 1900

Years of data

235

1789–2025

Participatory Political Institutions Index in Syria, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for participatory political institutions index in Syria is 0.179, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.2% on the previous year and up 40.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, participatory political institutions index in Syria peaked at 0.238 in 1949 and was at its lowest, 0.03, in 1900.

Syria ranks 153rd of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 235 years of available data.

Participatory Political Institutions Index in Syria, year by year

Annual values for Participatory Political Institutions Index in Syria, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.07	—
1790	0.07	+0.0%
1791	0.07	+0.0%
1792	0.07	+0.0%
1793	0.07	+0.0%
1794	0.07	+0.0%
1795	0.07	+0.0%
1796	0.07	+0.0%
1797	0.07	+0.0%
1798	0.07	+0.0%
1799	0.07	+0.0%
1800	0.07	+0.0%
1801	0.07	+0.0%
1802	0.07	+0.0%
1803	0.07	+0.0%
1804	0.07	+0.0%
1805	0.07	+0.0%
1806	0.07	+0.0%
1807	0.07	+0.0%
1808	0.07	+0.0%
1809	0.07	+0.0%
1810	0.07	+0.0%
1811	0.07	+0.0%
1812	0.07	+0.0%
1813	0.07	+0.0%
1814	0.07	+0.0%
1815	0.07	+0.0%
1816	0.07	+0.0%
1817	0.07	+0.0%
1818	0.07	+0.0%
1819	0.07	+0.0%
1820	0.07	+0.0%
1821	0.07	+0.0%
1822	0.07	+0.0%
1823	0.07	+0.0%
1824	0.07	+0.0%
1825	0.07	+0.0%
1826	0.07	+0.0%
1827	0.07	+0.0%
1828	0.07	+0.0%
1829	0.07	+0.0%
1830	0.07	+0.0%
1831	0.09	+28.6%
1832	0.09	+0.0%
1833	0.09	+0.0%
1834	0.09	+0.0%
1835	0.09	+0.0%
1836	0.09	+0.0%
1837	0.09	+0.0%
1838	0.09	+0.0%
1839	0.09	+0.0%
1840	0.07	-22.2%
1841	0.07	+0.0%
1842	0.07	+0.0%
1843	0.07	+0.0%
1844	0.07	+0.0%
1845	0.07	+0.0%
1846	0.07	+0.0%
1847	0.07	+0.0%
1848	0.07	+0.0%
1849	0.07	+0.0%
1850	0.07	+0.0%
1851	0.07	+0.0%
1852	0.07	+0.0%
1853	0.07	+0.0%
1854	0.07	+0.0%
1855	0.07	+0.0%
1856	0.07	+0.0%
1857	0.07	+0.0%
1858	0.07	+0.0%
1859	0.07	+0.0%
1860	0.07	+0.0%
1861	0.07	+0.0%
1862	0.07	+0.0%
1863	0.07	+0.0%
1864	0.073	+4.3%
1865	0.087	+19.2%
1866	0.087	+0.0%
1867	0.087	+0.0%
1868	0.087	+0.0%
1869	0.087	+0.0%
1870	0.087	+0.0%
1871	0.087	+0.0%
1872	0.087	+0.0%
1873	0.087	+0.0%
1874	0.087	+0.0%
1875	0.088	+1.1%
1876	0.089	+1.1%
1877	0.046	-48.3%
1878	0.046	+0.0%
1879	0.046	+0.0%
1880	0.046	+0.0%
1881	0.046	+0.0%
1882	0.046	+0.0%
1883	0.046	+0.0%
1884	0.046	+0.0%
1885	0.046	+0.0%
1886	0.046	+0.0%
1887	0.046	+0.0%
1888	0.046	+0.0%
1889	0.046	+0.0%
1890	0.046	+0.0%
1891	0.046	+0.0%
1892	0.046	+0.0%
1893	0.046	+0.0%
1894	0.046	+0.0%
1895	0.046	+0.0%
1896	0.046	+0.0%
1897	0.046	+0.0%
1898	0.046	+0.0%
1899	0.046	+0.0%
1900	0.03	-34.8%
1901	0.03	+0.0%
1902	0.03	+0.0%
1903	0.03	+0.0%
1904	0.03	+0.0%
1905	0.03	+0.0%
1906	0.03	+0.0%
1907	0.03	+0.0%
1908	0.041	+36.7%
1909	0.07	+70.7%
1910	0.089	+27.1%
1911	0.089	+0.0%
1912	0.089	+0.0%
1913	0.049	-44.9%
1914	0.047	-4.1%
1915	0.047	+0.0%
1916	0.047	+0.0%
1917	0.047	+0.0%
1918	0.113	+140.4%
1919	0.113	+0.0%
1922	0.055	-51.3%
1923	0.055	+0.0%
1924	0.055	+0.0%
1925	0.055	+0.0%
1926	0.055	+0.0%
1927	0.055	+0.0%
1928	0.054	-1.8%
1929	0.054	+0.0%
1930	0.064	+18.5%
1931	0.064	+0.0%
1932	0.064	+0.0%
1933	0.064	+0.0%
1934	0.064	+0.0%
1935	0.064	+0.0%
1936	0.064	+0.0%
1937	0.064	+0.0%
1938	0.064	+0.0%
1939	0.064	+0.0%
1940	0.064	+0.0%
1941	0.064	+0.0%
1942	0.064	+0.0%
1943	0.064	+0.0%
1944	0.064	+0.0%
1945	0.064	+0.0%
1946	0.083	+29.7%
1947	0.205	+147.0%
1948	0.205	+0.0%
1949	0.238	+16.1%
1950	0.205	-13.9%
1951	0.151	-26.3%
1952	0.151	+0.0%
1953	0.184	+21.9%
1954	0.151	-17.9%
1955	0.201	+33.1%
1956	0.201	+0.0%
1957	0.201	+0.0%
1958	0.126	-37.3%
1959	0.093	-26.2%
1960	0.093	+0.0%
1961	0.156	+67.7%
1962	0.149	-4.5%
1963	0.137	-8.1%
1964	0.112	-18.2%
1965	0.112	+0.0%
1966	0.112	+0.0%
1967	0.101	-9.8%
1968	0.101	+0.0%
1969	0.101	+0.0%
1970	0.059	-41.6%
1971	0.12	+103.4%
1972	0.086	-28.3%
1973	0.153	+77.9%
1974	0.153	+0.0%
1975	0.153	+0.0%
1976	0.153	+0.0%
1977	0.153	+0.0%
1978	0.153	+0.0%
1979	0.153	+0.0%
1980	0.153	+0.0%
1981	0.153	+0.0%
1982	0.153	+0.0%
1983	0.149	-2.6%
1984	0.145	-2.7%
1985	0.153	+5.5%
1986	0.153	+0.0%
1987	0.153	+0.0%
1988	0.153	+0.0%
1989	0.153	+0.0%
1990	0.149	-2.6%
1991	0.153	+2.7%
1992	0.153	+0.0%
1993	0.153	+0.0%
1994	0.153	+0.0%
1995	0.153	+0.0%
1996	0.149	-2.6%
1997	0.145	-2.7%
1998	0.141	-2.8%
1999	0.153	+8.5%
2000	0.163	+6.5%
2001	0.163	+0.0%
2002	0.151	-7.4%
2003	0.162	+7.3%
2004	0.146	-9.9%
2005	0.119	-18.5%
2006	0.115	-3.4%
2007	0.123	+7.0%
2008	0.128	+4.1%
2009	0.128	+0.0%
2010	0.128	+0.0%
2011	0.135	+5.5%
2012	0.131	-3.0%
2013	0.131	+0.0%
2014	0.128	-2.3%
2015	0.127	-0.8%
2016	0.127	+0.0%
2017	0.122	-3.9%
2018	0.158	+29.5%
2019	0.131	-17.1%
2020	0.127	-3.1%
2021	0.124	-2.4%
2022	0.118	-4.8%
2023	0.123	+4.2%
2024	0.195	+58.5%
2025	0.179	-8.2%

Syria compared with similar countries

Syria's 0.179 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.344, 52% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Syria's 0.179 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.23, 78% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.07	0.07	0.07	1
1790s	0.07	0.07	0.07	10
1800s	0.07	0.07	0.07	10
1810s	0.07	0.07	0.07	10
1820s	0.07	0.07	0.07	10
1830s	0.088	0.07	0.09	10
1840s	0.07	0.07	0.07	10
1850s	0.07	0.07	0.07	10
1860s	0.0788	0.07	0.087	10
1870s	0.075	0.046	0.089	10
1880s	0.046	0.046	0.046	10
1890s	0.046	0.046	0.046	10
1900s	0.0351	0.03	0.07	10
1910s	0.073	0.047	0.113	10
1920s	0.0548	0.054	0.055	8
1930s	0.064	0.064	0.064	10
1940s	0.1115	0.064	0.238	10
1950s	0.1664	0.093	0.205	10
1960s	0.1174	0.093	0.156	10
1970s	0.1336	0.059	0.153	10
1980s	0.1518	0.145	0.153	10
1990s	0.1502	0.141	0.153	10
2000s	0.1398	0.115	0.163	10
2010s	0.1318	0.122	0.158	10
2020s	0.1443	0.118	0.195	6

Countries ranked near Syria

150 Uzbekistan 0.198 compare
151 Palestine 0.192 compare
152 Afghanistan 0.184 compare
154 Angola 0.164 compare
155 Tajikistan 0.163 compare
156 Bahrain 0.157 compare

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Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5377 (2050)
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Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1542 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 16.14 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 29.26 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.93 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is participatory political institutions index in Syria?: Participatory political institutions index in Syria was 0.179 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest participatory political institutions index recorded in Syria?: The highest recorded value was 0.238 in 1949.
What is the lowest participatory political institutions index recorded in Syria?: The lowest recorded value was 0.03 in 1900.
How does Syria rank for participatory political institutions index?: Syria ranks 153rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is participatory political institutions index rising or falling in Syria?: Over the last ten years it is up 40.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Syria data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Participatory Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Participatory Political Institutions Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,844 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.