Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100) in Syria

Syria: Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100) was 28.02 0-100 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
28.02 0-100
Change on year
up 18.8%
World rank
189th
of 208 countries
All-time high
28.22 0-100
in 2005
All-time low
20.03 0-100
in 2013
Years of data
27
1996–2025

Voice and Accountability - Governance score in Syria, 1996–2025

01020301996201020251996: 25.5 0-1001998: 24 0-1002000: 23.7 0-1002002: 25.8 0-1002003: 25.1 0-1002004: 26 0-1002005: 28.2 0-1002006: 27.1 0-1002007: 25.1 0-1002008: 26.4 0-1002009: 26.7 0-1002010: 25.9 0-1002011: 24.8 0-1002012: 21.8 0-1002013: 20 0-1002014: 21.8 0-1002015: 21.5 0-1002016: 20.9 0-1002017: 20.8 0-1002018: 20.9 0-1002019: 21.5 0-1002020: 22.1 0-1002021: 22.2 0-1002022: 22.1 0-1002023: 21.8 0-1002024: 23.6 0-1002025: 28 0-100

Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 0-100.

Analysis

In 2025, voice and accountability - governance score in Syria stood at 28.02 0-100.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.8% on the previous year and up 30.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, voice and accountability - governance score in Syria peaked at 28.22 0-100 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 20.03 0-100, in 2013.

Syria ranks 189th 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.

Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100) in Syria, year by year

Annual values for Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100) in Syria, 1996 to 2025.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 25.49 0-100 —
1998 23.97 0-100 -5.9%
2000 23.69 0-100 -1.2%
2002 25.83 0-100 +9.1%
2003 25.11 0-100 -2.8%
2004 26.03 0-100 +3.6%
2005 28.22 0-100 +8.4%
2006 27.09 0-100 -4.0%
2007 25.14 0-100 -7.2%
2008 26.43 0-100 +5.2%
2009 26.73 0-100 +1.1%
2010 25.93 0-100 -3.0%
2011 24.77 0-100 -4.5%
2012 21.75 0-100 -12.2%
2013 20.03 0-100 -7.9%
2014 21.77 0-100 +8.7%
2015 21.47 0-100 -1.4%
2016 20.87 0-100 -2.8%
2017 20.8 0-100 -0.4%
2018 20.89 0-100 +0.5%
2019 21.53 0-100 +3.1%
2020 22.07 0-100 +2.5%
2021 22.18 0-100 +0.5%
2022 22.14 0-100 -0.2%
2023 21.83 0-100 -1.4%
2024 23.58 0-100 +8.0%
2025 28.02 0-100 +18.8%

Syria compared with similar countries

  • Syria's 28.02 0-100 is below the median for low income countries, which is 34.74 0-100, 81% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Syria's 28.02 0-100 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 37.02 0-100, 76% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 24.73 0-100 23.97 0-100 25.49 0-100 2
2000s 26.03 0-100 23.69 0-100 28.22 0-100 9
2010s 21.98 0-100 20.03 0-100 25.93 0-100 10
2020s 23.3 0-100 21.83 0-100 28.02 0-100 6

Countries ranked near Syria

  1. 186 Burundi 29.49 0-100 compare
  2. 187 Somalia 28.59 0-100 compare
  3. 188 Cuba 28.05 0-100 compare
  4. 190 Iran 27.86 0-100 compare
  5. 191 Egypt 27.72 0-100 compare
  6. 192 Laos 27.55 0-100 compare

See the full ranking of 208 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is voice and accountability - governance score in Syria?
Voice and accountability - governance score in Syria was 28.02 0-100 in 2025, according to The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG).
What is the highest voice and accountability - governance score recorded in Syria?
The highest recorded value was 28.22 0-100 in 2005.
What is the lowest voice and accountability - governance score recorded in Syria?
The lowest recorded value was 20.03 0-100 in 2013.
How does Syria rank for voice and accountability - governance score?
Syria ranks 189th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
Is voice and accountability - governance score rising or falling in Syria?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.5%. 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 Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100)
Unit
0-100
Source
The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 5,514 data points, 1996–2025
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Voice and Accountability (VA) captures perceptions of the extent to which citizens can participate in selecting their government including electoral integrity, and of accountability mechanisms for citizens—reflected in the ability to access information, governmental oversight bodies, and a robust traditional/digital media landscape. Governance score is a linear transformation of the governance estimate using hypothetical worst-case and base-case countries. It is an absolute score ranging from 0-100. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) confidence intervals (lower and upper bound). The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance score (respectively the underlying governance estimate) is based. The confidence intervals include the lower and upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score. Confidence intervals are a statistical range of values that likely contain the true value (of what is being estimated).