Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Iraq or Kazakhstan?

Kazakhstan, at 0.204 against 0.197 in Iraq as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Kazakhstan?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

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.

Iraq vs Kazakhstan: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Iraq

0.197

in 2025

Kazakhstan

0.204

in 2025

Iraq rank

119th

Kazakhstan rank

116th

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Iraq
Kazakhstan

How they compare

Kazakhstan currently reports 0.204 against 0.197 in Iraq, a difference of 0.007.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 119th and Kazakhstan ranks 116th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 3 and Kazakhstan in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Kazakhstan	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.0566	0.043	0.0136	Iraq
1910s	0.0672	0.0726	0.0054	Kazakhstan
1920s	0.0754	0.1822	0.1068	Kazakhstan
1930s	0.0906	0.1875	0.0969	Kazakhstan
1940s	0.0952	0.1875	0.0923	Kazakhstan
1950s	0.1138	0.2142	0.1004	Kazakhstan
1960s	0.1039	0.2195	0.1156	Kazakhstan
1970s	0.1019	0.2232	0.1213	Kazakhstan
1980s	0.1046	0.2246	0.12	Kazakhstan
1990s	0.0887	0.21	0.1213	Kazakhstan
2000s	0.1688	0.1844	0.0156	Kazakhstan
2010s	0.2133	0.1789	0.0344	Iraq
2020s	0.2055	0.2007	0.0048	Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Iraq or Kazakhstan?: Kazakhstan, at 0.204 against 0.197 in Iraq as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Iraq and Kazakhstan?: 0.007, with Kazakhstan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Kazakhstan?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Iraq and Kazakhstan rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Iraq ranks 119th and Kazakhstan ranks 116th 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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Indicator: Egalitarian Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

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.