Cameroon vs Iraq: Egalitarian Democracy Index
Cameroon
0.178
in 2025
Iraq
0.197
in 2025
Cameroon rank
122nd
Iraq rank
119th
Egalitarian Democracy Index over time
- Cameroon
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 0.197 against 0.178 in Cameroon, a difference of 0.019.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iraq ahead.
Cameroon ranks 122nd and Iraq ranks 119th of 175 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 5 and Iraq in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1072 | 0.1024 | 0.0048 | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 0.106 | 0.1019 | 0.0041 | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 0.1267 | 0.1046 | 0.0221 | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 0.1659 | 0.0887 | 0.0772 | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 0.1927 | 0.1688 | 0.0239 | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 0.1962 | 0.2133 | 0.0171 | Iraq |
| 2020s | 0.1885 | 0.2055 | 0.017 | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Cameroon or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 0.197 against 0.178 in Cameroon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Cameroon and Iraq?
- 0.019, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Iraq?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Iraq rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?
- Cameroon ranks 122nd and Iraq ranks 119th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. 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 of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.