Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score in Syria
Syria: Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score was 0.173 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.173
Change on year
up 110.4%
World rank
97th
of 176 countries
All-time high
1.08
in 1831
All-time low
-2.67
in 2013
Years of data
235
1789–2025
Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score in Syria, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rigorous and impartial public administration score in Syria is 0.173, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 110.4% on the previous year and up 106.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rigorous and impartial public administration score in Syria peaked at 1.08 in 1831 and was at its lowest, -2.67, in 2013.
Syria ranks 97th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score in Syria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | -0.444 | — |
| 1790 | -0.444 | -0.0% |
| 1791 | -0.444 | -0.0% |
| 1792 | -0.444 | -0.0% |
| 1793 | -0.444 | -0.0% |
| 1794 | -0.444 | -0.0% |
| 1795 | -0.444 | -0.0% |
| 1796 | -0.444 | -0.0% |
| 1797 | -0.444 | -0.0% |
| 1798 | -0.444 | -0.0% |
| 1799 | -0.444 | -0.0% |
| 1800 | -0.444 | -0.0% |
| 1801 | -0.444 | -0.0% |
| 1802 | -0.444 | -0.0% |
| 1803 | -0.444 | -0.0% |
| 1804 | -0.444 | -0.0% |
| 1805 | -0.444 | -0.0% |
| 1806 | -0.444 | -0.0% |
| 1807 | -0.444 | -0.0% |
| 1808 | -0.444 | -0.0% |
| 1809 | -0.444 | -0.0% |
| 1810 | -0.444 | -0.0% |
| 1811 | -0.444 | -0.0% |
| 1812 | -0.444 | -0.0% |
| 1813 | -0.444 | -0.0% |
| 1814 | -0.444 | -0.0% |
| 1815 | -0.444 | -0.0% |
| 1816 | -0.444 | -0.0% |
| 1817 | -0.444 | -0.0% |
| 1818 | -0.444 | -0.0% |
| 1819 | -0.444 | -0.0% |
| 1820 | -0.444 | -0.0% |
| 1821 | -0.444 | -0.0% |
| 1822 | -0.444 | -0.0% |
| 1823 | -0.444 | -0.0% |
| 1824 | -0.444 | -0.0% |
| 1825 | -0.444 | -0.0% |
| 1826 | -0.444 | -0.0% |
| 1827 | -0.444 | -0.0% |
| 1828 | -0.444 | -0.0% |
| 1829 | -0.444 | -0.0% |
| 1830 | -0.444 | -0.0% |
| 1831 | 1.08 | -343.7% |
| 1832 | 1.08 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 1.08 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 1.08 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 1.08 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 1.08 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 1.08 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 1.08 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 1.08 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 1.03 | -4.8% |
| 1841 | 1.03 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 1.03 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 1.03 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 1.03 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 1.03 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 1.03 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 1.03 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 1.03 | +0.0% |
| 1849 | 1.03 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 1.03 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 1.03 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 1.03 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 1.03 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 1.03 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 1.03 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 1.03 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 1.03 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 1.03 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 1.03 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 1.03 | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 1.03 | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 1.03 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 1.03 | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 1.03 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 1.03 | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 1.03 | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 1.03 | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 1.03 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 1.03 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 1.03 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 1.03 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 1.03 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 1.03 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 1.03 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 1.03 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 1.03 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | -1.39 | -235.0% |
| 1878 | -1.39 | -0.0% |
| 1879 | -1.39 | -0.0% |
| 1880 | -1.39 | -0.0% |
| 1881 | -1.39 | -0.0% |
| 1882 | -1.39 | -0.0% |
| 1883 | -1.39 | -0.0% |
| 1884 | -1.39 | -0.0% |
| 1885 | -1.39 | -0.0% |
| 1886 | -1.39 | -0.0% |
| 1887 | -1.39 | -0.0% |
| 1888 | -1.39 | -0.0% |
| 1889 | -1.39 | -0.0% |
| 1890 | -1.39 | -0.0% |
| 1891 | -1.39 | -0.0% |
| 1892 | -1.39 | -0.0% |
| 1893 | -1.39 | -0.0% |
| 1894 | -1.39 | -0.0% |
| 1895 | -1.39 | -0.0% |
| 1896 | -1.39 | -0.0% |
| 1897 | -1.39 | -0.0% |
| 1898 | -1.39 | -0.0% |
| 1899 | -1.39 | -0.0% |
| 1900 | -1.39 | -0.0% |
| 1901 | -1.39 | -0.0% |
| 1902 | -1.39 | -0.0% |
| 1903 | -1.39 | -0.0% |
| 1904 | -1.39 | -0.0% |
| 1905 | -1.39 | -0.0% |
| 1906 | -1.39 | -0.0% |
| 1907 | -0.829 | -40.4% |
| 1908 | 0.015 | -101.8% |
| 1909 | 0.172 | +1046.7% |
| 1910 | 0.005 | -97.1% |
| 1911 | -0.74 | -14900.0% |
| 1912 | -0.74 | -0.0% |
| 1913 | -0.951 | +28.5% |
| 1914 | -0.951 | -0.0% |
| 1915 | -0.951 | -0.0% |
| 1916 | -0.951 | -0.0% |
| 1917 | -0.951 | -0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.001 | -100.1% |
| 1919 | 0.001 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | -0.271 | -27200.0% |
| 1923 | -0.271 | -0.0% |
| 1924 | -0.271 | -0.0% |
| 1925 | -0.271 | -0.0% |
| 1926 | -0.271 | -0.0% |
| 1927 | -0.271 | -0.0% |
| 1928 | -0.271 | -0.0% |
| 1929 | -0.271 | -0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.503 | -285.6% |
| 1931 | 0.503 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.503 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.503 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.503 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.503 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.503 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.503 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.503 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.218 | -56.7% |
| 1940 | 0.218 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.218 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.218 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.218 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.218 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.218 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.774 | +255.0% |
| 1947 | 0.774 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.774 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.598 | -22.7% |
| 1950 | 0.598 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.598 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.598 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.598 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.598 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.598 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.598 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.454 | -24.1% |
| 1958 | 0.454 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.613 | +35.0% |
| 1960 | 0.613 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.613 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.613 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | -0.101 | -116.5% |
| 1964 | -0.705 | +598.0% |
| 1965 | -0.705 | -0.0% |
| 1966 | -0.705 | -0.0% |
| 1967 | -0.705 | -0.0% |
| 1968 | -0.705 | -0.0% |
| 1969 | -0.705 | -0.0% |
| 1970 | -0.893 | +26.7% |
| 1971 | -1.07 | +19.5% |
| 1972 | -0.88 | -17.5% |
| 1973 | -0.88 | -0.0% |
| 1974 | -0.88 | -0.0% |
| 1975 | -0.88 | -0.0% |
| 1976 | -0.88 | -0.0% |
| 1977 | -0.88 | -0.0% |
| 1978 | -0.88 | -0.0% |
| 1979 | -1.32 | +50.2% |
| 1980 | -1.32 | -0.0% |
| 1981 | -1.32 | -0.0% |
| 1982 | -0.879 | -33.5% |
| 1983 | -0.941 | +7.1% |
| 1984 | -0.941 | -0.0% |
| 1985 | -0.941 | -0.0% |
| 1986 | -0.941 | -0.0% |
| 1987 | -0.941 | -0.0% |
| 1988 | -0.941 | -0.0% |
| 1989 | -0.941 | -0.0% |
| 1990 | -0.941 | -0.0% |
| 1991 | -0.941 | -0.0% |
| 1992 | -0.941 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -0.941 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -0.941 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -0.941 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -0.941 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -0.941 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -0.941 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -0.941 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -0.941 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -0.941 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | -0.941 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -0.941 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -0.941 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -0.941 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -0.941 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -0.941 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -0.941 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -0.941 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -0.941 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -1.81 | +92.3% |
| 2012 | -2.28 | +25.9% |
| 2013 | -2.67 | +17.1% |
| 2014 | -2.67 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -2.67 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -2.67 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | -2.67 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -2.27 | -14.8% |
| 2019 | -2.27 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -2.27 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -1.91 | -15.8% |
| 2022 | -2.11 | +10.4% |
| 2023 | -1.8 | -14.8% |
| 2024 | -1.66 | -7.6% |
| 2025 | 0.173 | -110.4% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 0.173 is above the median for low income countries, which is -1.21. (25 countries reporting)
- Syria's 0.173 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is -0.364. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | -0.444 | -0.444 | -0.444 | 1 |
| 1790s | -0.444 | -0.444 | -0.444 | 10 |
| 1800s | -0.444 | -0.444 | -0.444 | 10 |
| 1810s | -0.444 | -0.444 | -0.444 | 10 |
| 1820s | -0.444 | -0.444 | -0.444 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.9294 | -0.444 | 1.08 | 10 |
| 1840s | 1.03 | 1.03 | 1.03 | 10 |
| 1850s | 1.03 | 1.03 | 1.03 | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.03 | 1.03 | 1.03 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.3037 | -1.39 | 1.03 | 10 |
| 1880s | -1.39 | -1.39 | -1.39 | 10 |
| 1890s | -1.39 | -1.39 | -1.39 | 10 |
| 1900s | -1.04 | -1.39 | 0.172 | 10 |
| 1910s | -0.6228 | -0.951 | 0.005 | 10 |
| 1920s | -0.271 | -0.271 | -0.271 | 8 |
| 1930s | 0.4745 | 0.218 | 0.503 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.4228 | 0.218 | 0.774 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.5707 | 0.454 | 0.613 | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.2492 | -0.705 | 0.613 | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.9442 | -1.32 | -0.88 | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.01 | -1.32 | -0.879 | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.941 | -0.941 | -0.941 | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.941 | -0.941 | -0.941 | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.29 | -2.67 | -0.941 | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.6 | -2.27 | 0.173 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More reference data data for Syria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1191 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5377 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3995 (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rigorous and impartial public administration score in Syria?
- Rigorous and impartial public administration score in Syria was 0.173 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest rigorous and impartial public administration score recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 in 1831.
- What is the lowest rigorous and impartial public administration score recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.67 in 2013.
- How does Syria rank for rigorous and impartial public administration score?
- Syria ranks 97th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rigorous and impartial public administration score rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 106.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which public officials respect the law, and administer it without arbitrariness and bias.