Social Development in Syria 140 indicators covering social development for Syria. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 154,355 2025 down 37.2% 13th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita 0.006 units per person 2025 down 52.4% 18th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2022 up 995.3% 10th Political Rights Score -2 2025 up 33.3% 192nd Freedom Score 10 2025 up 1,100.0% 177th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 4,144 2025 down 21.0% 72nd Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita 0.0002 units per person 2025 down 40.1% 99th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2022 up 354.7% 37th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate -7.76 % change on previous year 2025 down 103.7% 55th Full democracy 0 2025 — 78th States involved in state-based conflicts 1 2025 unchanged 1st Sovereign state 1 2025 unchanged 1st Distribution of Democracy Index 1 2018 down 75.0% 162nd Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate -13.07 % change on previous year 2025 down 114.4% 110th Equal Rights Protection Index 0.631 2025 up 53.9% 95th Physical Integrity Rights Index 0.417 2025 up 3,375.0% 132nd Political Corruption Index 0.619 2025 down 33.7% 72nd Political Corruption Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.619 2025 down 33.7% 72nd Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 0.0141 2024 — 172nd Number of armed conflicts 4 conflicts 2025 down 20.0% 5th Number of state-based conflicts 2 conflicts 2025 down 50.0% 2nd Countries where armed conflicts took place 1 2025 unchanged 1st Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre 0.9963 units per square kilometre 2023 up 346.0% 11th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre 0.0265 units per square kilometre 2023 up 96.0% 71st LGBT+ Rights Index -1.31 2019 up 2.8% 169th Forcibly displaced people 6.34 million 2025 down 11.5% 3rd Terrorist attacks by severity 0 attacks 2021 — 1st Press freedom 0 2016 — 131st Countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions 0 number 2025 — 116th Corruption Perceptions Index 12 2024 down 40.0% 176th Internally displaced people due to conflict 7.41 million people 2024 down 2.9% 2nd Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 0.1094 2024 down 57.3% 193rd Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 0.072 2024 down 57.3% 174th Alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 0.0374 2024 down 57.5% 164th Alcohol, tourist consumption (in litres of pure alcohol), three-year 0 2024 — 55th Self-reported life satisfaction 3.46 2018 down 26.9% 151st Happiness vs. life satisfaction 3.46 2018 down 26.9% 151st Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage 20.1% 2024 — 151st Homicide rate 2.06 homicides per 100,000 population 2010 down 4.0% 100th Homicides 463 homicides 2010 up 29.7% 64th Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC 2.06 homicides per 100,000 population 2010 down 4.0% 100th Homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 2.06 homicides per 100,000 population 2010 down 4.0% 99th States involved in interstate conflicts 1 2014 unchanged 1st Homicides 213 deaths 2010 up 11.5% 41st Child homicide rate 0.4015 deaths per 100,000 people 2010 down 24.2% 51st Homicide rate 0.9971 deaths per 100,000 people 2010 down 14.3% 66th Homicide rate by age of the victim 0.9971 deaths per 100,000 people 2010 down 14.3% 66th Share of countries with independent national human rights institutions 0.0% 2025 — 90th Homicides 518.64 deaths 2021 down 5.8% 83rd Homicide rate 2.43 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 up 0.4% 125th Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population 2.43 2021 up 0.2% 119th States involved in wars 0 2011 — 5th Alcohol, total (recorded + unrecorded) per capita (15+) consumption 0.1462 2030 up 30.9% 174th States involved in state based conflicts, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Freedom of Association Score 7 2025 up 250.0% 37th Freedom of Expression Score 6 2025 up 200.0% 41st Civil Rights Score 3 2025 up 200.0% 82nd Alcohol, abstainers lifetime (%), age-standardized 97.1% 2020 up 0.3% 7th Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized 98.5% 2020 up 0.3% 6th Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days 21.1% 2020 down 29.8% 175th ← Previous Page 2 of 3 Next →