Which has higher key features of liberal democracy, Iraq or Kyrgyzstan?

Iraq, at 0.22 against 0.178 in Kyrgyzstan as of 2025.

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

150 years are reported by both, from 1876 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Key features of liberal democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iraq vs Kyrgyzstan: Key features of liberal democracy

Iraq

0.22

in 2025

Kyrgyzstan

0.178

in 2025

Iraq rank

108th

Kyrgyzstan rank

111th

Key features of liberal democracy over time

Iraq
Kyrgyzstan

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 0.22 against 0.178 in Kyrgyzstan, a difference of 0.042.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.2 times Kyrgyzstan's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 150 shared years of data; in 1876 it was Kyrgyzstan ahead.

Iraq ranks 108th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 111th of 176 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 8 and Kyrgyzstan in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Kyrgyzstan	Difference	Ahead
1870s	0.0517	0.0755	0.0238	Kyrgyzstan
1880s	0.033	0.0411	0.0081	Kyrgyzstan
1890s	0.0342	0.0433	0.0091	Kyrgyzstan
1900s	0.0459	0.0499	0.004	Kyrgyzstan
1910s	0.0723	0.0618	0.0105	Iraq
1920s	0.134	0.019	0.115	Iraq
1930s	0.1647	0.016	0.1487	Iraq
1940s	0.1634	0.0144	0.149	Iraq
1950s	0.1597	0.0196	0.1401	Iraq
1960s	0.0692	0.0232	0.046	Iraq
1970s	0.0616	0.0247	0.0369	Iraq
1980s	0.0651	0.0352	0.0299	Iraq
1990s	0.0644	0.1802	0.1158	Kyrgyzstan
2000s	0.1577	0.1754	0.0177	Kyrgyzstan
2010s	0.2398	0.311	0.0712	Kyrgyzstan
2020s	0.212	0.218	0.006	Kyrgyzstan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher key features of liberal democracy, Iraq or Kyrgyzstan?: Iraq, at 0.22 against 0.178 in Kyrgyzstan as of 2025.
What is the difference in key features of liberal democracy between Iraq and Kyrgyzstan?: 0.042, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Kyrgyzstan?: 150 years are reported by both, from 1876 to 2025.
How do Iraq and Kyrgyzstan rank globally for key features of liberal democracy?: Iraq ranks 108th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 111th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Key features of liberal democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Key features of liberal democracy
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 28,671 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, individual and minority rights, equality before the law, and executive constraints.