Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Syria
Syria: Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) was -1.81 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rule of Law - Governance estimate in Syria, 1996–2025
Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rule of law - governance estimate in Syria is -1.81 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rule of law - governance estimate in Syria peaked at -0.5301 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2000 and was at its lowest, -1.88 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2021.
Syria ranks 202nd of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Syria, year by year
| Year | approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | -0.5386 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | — |
| 1998 | -0.5393 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | -0.5301 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.7% |
| 2002 | -0.6919 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +30.5% |
| 2003 | -0.7364 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +6.4% |
| 2004 | -0.6928 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -5.9% |
| 2005 | -0.7329 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +5.8% |
| 2006 | -0.9117 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +24.4% |
| 2007 | -0.8728 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -4.3% |
| 2008 | -0.7733 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -11.4% |
| 2009 | -0.7418 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -4.1% |
| 2010 | -0.7097 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -4.3% |
| 2011 | -0.9617 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +35.5% |
| 2012 | -1.33 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +38.4% |
| 2013 | -1.6 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +19.9% |
| 2014 | -1.68 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +5.5% |
| 2015 | -1.66 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | -1.84 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +10.6% |
| 2017 | -1.8 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -2.2% |
| 2018 | -1.77 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | -1.83 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +3.1% |
| 2020 | -1.84 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | -1.88 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | -1.87 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | -1.86 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.6% |
| 2024 | -1.82 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -2.3% |
| 2025 | -1.81 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.3% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's -1.81 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is below the median for low income countries, which is -1.27 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Syria's -1.81 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is -0.6524 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 2.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Syria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -38.4% | -0.9617 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.33 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.539 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.5393 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.5386 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2 |
| 2000s | -0.7426 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.9117 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.5301 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 9 |
| 2010s | -1.52 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.84 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.7097 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.85 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.88 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.81 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 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 rule of law - governance estimate in Syria?
- Rule of law - governance estimate in Syria was -1.81 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2025, according to The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG).
- What is the highest rule of law - governance estimate recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was -0.5301 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2000.
- What is the lowest rule of law - governance estimate recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.88 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2021.
- How does Syria rank for rule of law - governance estimate?
- Syria ranks 202nd out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rule of law - governance estimate rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Rule of Law (RL) captures perceptions of the extent to which agents respect and follow the rules of society, including contract enforcement, property rights, the police, courts, and the likelihood of crime and violence. Governance estimate from the aggregation model, in units of a standard normal distribution, i.e. ranging from approximately -2.5 to 2.5. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) standard error. The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance estimate is based. The standard error indicates the precision of the governance estimate. Larger values indicate less precise estimates. A 90% confidence interval for the governance estimate is given by the estimate +/- 1.64 times the standard error.