India vs Iraq: Egalitarian democracy index vdem

India
0.201
in 2025
Iraq
0.197
in 2025
India rank
118th
Iraq rank
119th

Egalitarian democracy index vdem over time

  • India
  • Iraq
0.10.20.30.40.5190019622025

How they compare

India currently reports 0.201 against 0.197 in Iraq, a difference of 0.004.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was India ahead.

India ranks 118th and Iraq ranks 119th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, India averaged higher in 12 and Iraq in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Iraq Difference Ahead
1900s 0.0672 0.0566 0.0106 India
1910s 0.069 0.0672 0.0018 India
1920s 0.0814 0.0754 0.006 India
1930s 0.0904 0.0906 0.0002 Iraq
1940s 0.1146 0.0952 0.0194 India
1950s 0.3655 0.1138 0.2517 India
1960s 0.4055 0.1039 0.3016 India
1970s 0.3658 0.1019 0.2639 India
1980s 0.4286 0.1046 0.324 India
1990s 0.4903 0.0887 0.4016 India
2000s 0.4725 0.1688 0.3037 India
2010s 0.3455 0.2133 0.1322 India
2020s 0.2135 0.2055 0.008 India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index vdem, India or Iraq?
India, at 0.201 against 0.197 in Iraq as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index vdem between India and Iraq?
0.004, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Iraq?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do India and Iraq rank globally for egalitarian democracy index vdem?
India ranks 118th and Iraq ranks 119th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian democracy index vdem. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

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Egalitarian democracy index vdem
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
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