Which has higher democracy, Guinea or Syria?

Guinea, at 1 against 1 in Syria as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Syria?

108 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Guinea vs Syria: Democracy

Guinea

in 2025

Syria

in 2025

Guinea rank

160th

Syria rank

160th

Democracy over time

Guinea
Syria

How they compare

Guinea currently reports 1 against 1 in Syria, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Syria ahead.

Guinea ranks 160th and Syria ranks 160th of 198 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 5 and Syria in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guinea	Syria	Difference	Ahead
1910s	0	1	1	Syria
1920s	0	2	2	Syria
1930s	0	2	2	Syria
1940s	0.8	2.3	1.5	Syria
1950s	1.4	1.5	0.1	Syria
1960s	1.2	0.4	0.8	Guinea
1970s	1	0.9	0.1	Guinea
1980s	0.4	1	0.6	Syria
1990s	1.7	1	0.7	Guinea
2000s	2.4	1	1.4	Guinea
2010s	2.4	1	1.4	Guinea
2020s	0.6667	0.8333	0.1667	Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Guinea or Syria?: Guinea, at 1 against 1 in Syria as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Guinea and Syria?: 0, with Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Syria?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
How do Guinea and Syria rank globally for democracy?: Guinea ranks 160th and Syria ranks 160th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Democracy
Source: Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).