Political Stability - Number of sources in Syria

Syria: Political Stability - Number of sources was 7 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
7
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
159th
of 208 countries
All-time high
8
in 2007
All-time low
5
in 1996
Years of data
27
1996–2025

Political Stability - Number of sources in Syria, 1996–2025

024681996201020251996: 51998: 52000: 52002: 52003: 52004: 72005: 72006: 72007: 82008: 82009: 82010: 82011: 82012: 82013: 82014: 82015: 82016: 72017: 72018: 72019: 72020: 72021: 72022: 72023: 72024: 72025: 7

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2025, political stability - number of sources in Syria stood at 7.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political stability - number of sources in Syria peaked at 8 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 5, in 1996.

Syria ranks 159th of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Political Stability - Number of sources in Syria, year by year

Annual values for Political Stability - Number of sources in Syria, 1996 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1996 5 —
1998 5 +0.0%
2000 5 +0.0%
2002 5 +0.0%
2003 5 +0.0%
2004 7 +40.0%
2005 7 +0.0%
2006 7 +0.0%
2007 8 +14.3%
2008 8 +0.0%
2009 8 +0.0%
2010 8 +0.0%
2011 8 +0.0%
2012 8 +0.0%
2013 8 +0.0%
2014 8 +0.0%
2015 8 +0.0%
2016 7 -12.5%
2017 7 +0.0%
2018 7 +0.0%
2019 7 +0.0%
2020 7 +0.0%
2021 7 +0.0%
2022 7 +0.0%
2023 7 +0.0%
2024 7 +0.0%
2025 7 +0.0%

Syria compared with similar countries

  • Syria's 7 is below the median for low income countries, which is 10, 70% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Syria's 7 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 9, 78% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5 5 5 2
2000s 6.67 5 8 9
2010s 7.6 7 8 10
2020s 7 7 7 6

Countries ranked near Syria

  1. 159 Barbados 7 compare
  2. 159 Bhutan 7 compare
  3. 159 Comoros 7 compare
  4. 159 Cuba 7 compare
  5. 159 Eritrea 7 compare
  6. 159 Guyana 7 compare
  7. 159 Laos 7 compare
  8. 159 South Sudan 7 compare
  9. 159 Tajikistan 7 compare
  10. 159 East Timor 7 compare
  11. 159 Turkmenistan 7 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is political stability - number of sources in Syria?
Political stability - number of sources in Syria was 7 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest political stability - number of sources recorded in Syria?
The highest recorded value was 8 in 2007.
What is the lowest political stability - number of sources recorded in Syria?
The lowest recorded value was 5 in 1996.
How does Syria rank for political stability - number of sources?
Syria ranks 159th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
Is political stability - number of sources rising or falling in Syria?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Syria data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Political Stability - Number of sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Political Stability - Number of sources
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 5,485 data points, 1996–2025
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