Egypt, Arab Rep. vs Iraq: Electoral democracy

Egypt, Arab Rep.
1
in 2025
Iraq
1
in 2025
Egypt, Arab Rep. rank
87th
Iraq rank
87th

Electoral democracy over time

  • Egypt, Arab Rep.
  • Iraq
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How they compare

Egypt, Arab Rep. currently reports 1 against 1 in Iraq, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 235 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Iraq ahead.

Egypt, Arab Rep. ranks 87th and Iraq ranks 87th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Egypt, Arab Rep. averaged higher in 5 and Iraq in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt, Arab Rep. Iraq Difference Ahead
1780s 0 0 0 β€”
1790s 0 0 0 β€”
1800s 0 0 0 β€”
1810s 0 0 0 β€”
1820s 0 0 0 β€”
1830s 0 0 0 β€”
1840s 0 0 0 β€”
1850s 0 0 0 β€”
1860s 0 0 0 β€”
1870s 0 0 0 β€”
1880s 0 0 0 β€”
1890s 0 0 0 β€”
1900s 0 0 0 β€”
1910s 0 0 0 β€”
1920s 0 0 0 β€”
1930s 0 0 0 β€”
1940s 0.5 0 0.5 Egypt, Arab Rep.
1950s 0.3 0.6 0.3 Iraq
1960s 0 0 0 β€”
1970s 0.4 0 0.4 Egypt, Arab Rep.
1980s 1 0 1 Egypt, Arab Rep.
1990s 1 0.5 0.5 Egypt, Arab Rep.
2000s 1 0.5 0.5 Egypt, Arab Rep.
2010s 0.7778 1 0.2222 Iraq
2020s 1 1 0 β€”

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electoral democracy, Egypt, Arab Rep. or Iraq?
Egypt, Arab Rep., at 1 against 1 in Iraq as of 2025.
What is the difference in electoral democracy between Egypt, Arab Rep. and Iraq?
0, with Egypt, Arab Rep. ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt, Arab Rep. and Iraq?
235 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Egypt, Arab Rep. and Iraq rank globally for electoral democracy?
Egypt, Arab Rep. ranks 87th and Iraq ranks 87th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Electoral democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Electoral democracy
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,594 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna LΓΌhrmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg.