Ethiopia vs Syria: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita
Ethiopia
0.304
in 2025
Syria
0.321
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
148th
Syria rank
145th
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita over time
- Ethiopia
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 0.321 against 0.304 in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.017.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 80 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Syria ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 148th and Syria ranks 145th of 174 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 4 and Syria in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.175 | 0.4657 | 0.2908 | Syria |
| 1950s | 0.1775 | 0.4356 | 0.2581 | Syria |
| 1960s | 0.1867 | 0.2991 | 0.1124 | Syria |
| 1970s | 0.1141 | 0.1219 | 0.0078 | Syria |
| 1980s | 0.0557 | 0.1024 | 0.0467 | Syria |
| 1990s | 0.3446 | 0.1248 | 0.2198 | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 0.3869 | 0.1745 | 0.2124 | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 0.3942 | 0.0789 | 0.3153 | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 0.3965 | 0.1307 | 0.2658 | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher human rights index vs. gdp per capita, Ethiopia or Syria?
- Syria, at 0.321 against 0.304 in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in human rights index vs. gdp per capita between Ethiopia and Syria?
- 0.017, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Syria?
- 80 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Syria rank globally for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
- Ethiopia ranks 148th and Syria ranks 145th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.