Which has higher varieties of democracy, India or Iraq?

India, at 0.377 against 0.369 in Iraq as of 2025.

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

237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

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

India vs Iraq: Varieties of democracy

India

0.377

in 2025

Iraq

0.369

in 2025

India rank

104th

Iraq rank

105th

Varieties of democracy over time

India
Iraq

How they compare

India currently reports 0.377 against 0.369 in Iraq, a difference of 0.008.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was India ahead.

India ranks 104th and Iraq ranks 105th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, India averaged higher in 24 and Iraq in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	India	Iraq	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.053	0.02	0.033	India
1790s	0.053	0.02	0.033	India
1800s	0.053	0.0199	0.0331	India
1810s	0.053	0.019	0.034	India
1820s	0.053	0.019	0.034	India
1830s	0.054	0.019	0.035	India
1840s	0.058	0.018	0.04	India
1850s	0.0572	0.018	0.0392	India
1860s	0.054	0.0337	0.0203	India
1870s	0.0537	0.0365	0.0172	India
1880s	0.0694	0.012	0.0574	India
1890s	0.074	0.008	0.066	India
1900s	0.0754	0.0287	0.0467	India
1910s	0.076	0.0929	0.0169	Iraq
1920s	0.135	0.1054	0.0296	India
1930s	0.1588	0.1347	0.0241	India
1940s	0.19	0.1395	0.0505	India
1950s	0.5832	0.1671	0.4161	India
1960s	0.6577	0.0754	0.5823	India
1970s	0.5649	0.051	0.5139	India
1980s	0.6536	0.0775	0.5761	India
1990s	0.7305	0.1087	0.6218	India
2000s	0.7245	0.2744	0.4501	India
2010s	0.5735	0.4006	0.1729	India
2020s	0.384	0.3727	0.0113	India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher varieties of democracy, India or Iraq?: India, at 0.377 against 0.369 in Iraq as of 2025.
What is the difference in varieties of democracy between India and Iraq?: 0.008, 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 varieties of democracy?: India ranks 104th and Iraq ranks 105th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Varieties of democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Varieties of democracy
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,649 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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