India vs Iraq: Liberal democracy
India
1
in 2025
Iraq
1
in 2025
India rank
87th
Iraq rank
87th
Liberal democracy over time
- India
- Iraq
How they compare
India currently reports 1 against 1 in Iraq, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Iraq ahead.
India ranks 87th and Iraq ranks 87th of 176 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | India |
| 1950s | 1.7 | 0.6 | 1.1 | India |
| 1960s | 2 | 0 | 2 | India |
| 1970s | 1.7 | 0 | 1.7 | India |
| 1980s | 2 | 0 | 2 | India |
| 1990s | 2 | 0.5 | 1.5 | India |
| 2000s | 2 | 0.5 | 1.5 | India |
| 2010s | 1.7 | 1 | 0.7 | India |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal democracy, India or Iraq?
- India, at 1 against 1 in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal democracy between India and Iraq?
- 0, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Iraq?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do India and Iraq rank globally for liberal democracy?
- India 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 Liberal 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 by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.