Gabon vs Iraq: Electoral democracy
Gabon
1
in 2025
Iraq
1
in 2025
Gabon rank
87th
Iraq rank
87th
Electoral democracy over time
- Gabon
- Iraq
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 1 against 1 in Iraq, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 116 shared years of data; in 1910 it was Iraq ahead.
Gabon ranks 87th and Iraq ranks 87th of 176 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 3 and Iraq in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Iraq |
| 1960s | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | Gabon |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 | Gabon |
| 2000s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Gabon |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 0.6667 | 1 | 0.3333 | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, Gabon or Iraq?
- Gabon, at 1 against 1 in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Gabon and Iraq?
- 0, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Iraq?
- 116 years are reported by both, from 1910 to 2025.
- How do Gabon and Iraq rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Gabon 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
Identifies the political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg.