Which has higher women's civil liberties index, Iraq or Syrian Arab Republic?

Syrian Arab Republic, at 0.352 against 0.34 in Iraq as of 2025.

What is the difference in women's civil liberties index between Iraq and Syrian Arab Republic?

0.012, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Syrian Arab Republic?

235 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Women's Civil Liberties Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iraq vs Syrian Arab Republic: Women's Civil Liberties Index

Iraq

0.34

in 2025

Syrian Arab Republic

0.352

in 2025

Iraq rank

152nd

Syrian Arab Republic rank

150th

Women's Civil Liberties Index over time

Iraq
Syrian Arab Republic

How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 0.352 against 0.34 in Iraq, a difference of 0.012.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 235 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

Iraq ranks 152nd and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 150th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 8 and Syrian Arab Republic in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Syrian Arab Republic	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.056	0.056	0	—
1790s	0.056	0.056	0	—
1800s	0.056	0.056	0	—
1810s	0.056	0.056	0	—
1820s	0.056	0.056	0	—
1830s	0.0841	0.1631	0.079	Syrian Arab Republic
1840s	0.175	0.175	0	—
1850s	0.1808	0.1808	0	—
1860s	0.204	0.204	0	—
1870s	0.204	0.204	0	—
1880s	0.204	0.204	0	—
1890s	0.2604	0.2604	0	—
1900s	0.2639	0.2639	0	—
1910s	0.269	0.2716	0.0026	Syrian Arab Republic
1920s	0.36	0.246	0.114	Iraq
1930s	0.36	0.2746	0.0854	Iraq
1940s	0.3636	0.2969	0.0667	Iraq
1950s	0.4352	0.4025	0.0327	Iraq
1960s	0.4387	0.4289	0.0098	Iraq
1970s	0.394	0.383	0.011	Iraq
1980s	0.341	0.383	0.042	Syrian Arab Republic
1990s	0.341	0.383	0.042	Syrian Arab Republic
2000s	0.3385	0.387	0.0485	Syrian Arab Republic
2010s	0.3222	0.229	0.0932	Iraq
2020s	0.3275	0.2572	0.0703	Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher women's civil liberties index, Iraq or Syrian Arab Republic?: Syrian Arab Republic, at 0.352 against 0.34 in Iraq as of 2025.
What is the difference in women's civil liberties index between Iraq and Syrian Arab Republic?: 0.012, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Syrian Arab Republic?: 235 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Iraq and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for women's civil liberties index?: Iraq ranks 152nd and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 150th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Women's Civil Liberties Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Women's Civil Liberties Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,494 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which women are free from forced labor, have property rights and access to the justice system, and enjoy freedom of movement.