Democratic change in Syria
Syria: Democratic change was 1 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
23rd
of 175 countries
All-time high
2
in 1943
All-time low
0
in 1949
Years of data
106
1918–2025
Democratic change in Syria, 1918–2025
Source: Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Syria recorded 1 for democratic change in 2025.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, democratic change in Syria peaked at 2 in 1943 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1949.
That places Syria 23rd out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 106 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.5 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.8 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
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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)
- Democracy 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is democratic change in Syria?
- Democratic change in Syria was 1 in 2025, according to Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest democratic change recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 1943.
- What is the lowest democratic change recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1949.
- How does Syria rank for democratic change?
- Syria ranks 23rd out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is democratic change 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 Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Democratic change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Data by Episodes of Regime Transformation and V-Dem.