Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary presidential republic under a Syrian transitional government
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 15/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 15.8/100 #177
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.128
- HDI
- 0.564
- Regional blocs
- AL
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary presidential republic under a Syrian transitional government
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Syria | Ahmed al-Sharaa |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2010)
- 2.1/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 14.9/100k
- Military spending (2010)
- 4.1% of GDP
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 15 / 100
- Interpretation
- High corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.128
- Liberal
- 0.054
- Participatory
- 0.058
- Deliberative
- 0.166
- Egalitarian
- 0.126
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 15.8 / 100
- Global rank
- #177 / 180
- Rank change
- +2 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- MENA
- Political #170
- 14.0
- Economic #179
- 14.4
- Legal #177
- 16.0
- Social #173
- 19.6
- Safety #178
- 15.1
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15.8 | 177 | 14.0 | 14.4 | 16.0 | 19.6 | 15.1 |
| 2024 | 17.4 | 179 | 14.4 | 19.7 | 23.8 | 17.7 | 11.6 |
| 2023 | 27.2 | 175 | 33.7 | 25.5 | 24.3 | 29.6 | 23.1 |
| 2022 | 28.9 | 171 | 33.5 | 27.6 | 33.6 | 36.6 | 13.4 |
| 2021 | 29.4 | 173 | - | - | - | - | 17.4 |
| 2020 | 27.4 | 174 | - | - | - | - | 19.1 |
| 2019 | 28.2 | 174 | - | - | - | - | 59.1 |
| 2018 | 20.8 | 177 | - | - | - | - | 18.4 |
| 2017 | 18.5 | 177 | - | - | - | - | 17.2 |
| 2016 | 18.7 | 177 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2015 | 22.7 | 177 | - | - | - | - | 12.9 |
| 2014 | 23.0 | 177 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 21.5 | 176 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 138.0 | 176 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 91.5 | 173 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 78.0 | 165 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 59.6 | 159 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 66.0 | 154 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 63.0 | 153 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 55.0 | 145 | - | - | - | - | - |