Syria has been a transitional republic since the fall of the Assad government in December 2024. President Ahmed al-Sharaa governs under a 2025 constitutional declaration, with a partly appointed Transitional People's Assembly seated in July 2026.
In the 12 Axes register, Syria leans hardest on Democratic – Autocratic: Autocratic 83%; the register median is balanced 50%.
Take the test and this line shows how close your twelve scores are to Syria, and the axis where you differ most.
Where Syria sits on each of the twelve axes, in four categories. The label is our estimate; the line under it says why.
Centralized
Centralised state, regional autonomy disputed
Oligarchy
Interim president appointed, assembly partly appointed
Statist
Constitutional declaration, security forces' abuses reported
Anti-Interventionist
Transitional government rebuilding foreign ties
Military-Focused
Armed forces reorganised after 2024 collapse
Assimilationist
Arabic sole official language; Kurdish recognised as national language 2026
Economic Liberal
Sanctions relief and liberalisation since 2025
Markets
Moves toward private sector and investment
Free Trade
Trade reopening after sanctions easing
Religious
Islamic jurisprudence principal source of legislation
Traditionalist
Leadership emerged from Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham
Neutral
No distinct state stance on technology
Set against the median of all 195 countries in the register.
Democratic – Autocratic
On Democratic – Autocratic, Syria is at Autocratic 83%. The register median is balanced 50%.
Isolationism – Globalism
On Isolationism – Globalism, Syria is at Globalism 68%, almost the register median of Globalism 68%.
Closeness is 100 minus the root-mean-square distance on all twelve axes.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · freedomhouse.org
Map: L'Américain, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped and resized.
Last updated: 2026-10-15
The tiers on this page are our estimates from public positions and policies. They are not an official statement by the person or the government concerned. Two independent passes scored every axis and a third settled the differences. How the register works. Found a mistake? Write to [email protected].
