Age of democracy in Iraq
Iraq: Age of democracy was 5 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
5 years
Change on year
up 25.0%
World rank
99th
of 110 countries
All-time high
5 years
in 2018
All-time low
1 years
in 2014
Years of data
5
2014–2018
Age of democracy in Iraq, 2014–2018
Source: Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 5 years for age of democracy in 2018. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.0% on the previous year and up 400.0% over five years.
Iraq ranks 99th of 110 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Age of democracy in Iraq, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 years | — |
| 2015 | 2 years | +100.0% |
| 2016 | 3 years | +50.0% |
| 2017 | 4 years | +33.3% |
| 2018 | 5 years | +25.0% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 5 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 24 years, 21% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 5 years is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 9 years, 56% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 96 Mali 7 years
- 96 Russia 7 years
- 98 Tunisia 6 years compare
- 99 Guinea-Bissau 5 years compare
- 99 Haiti 5 years
- 99 Madagascar 5 years compare
- 99 Niger 5 years
More social development data for Iraq
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 322,345 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 270,671 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0058 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 270,671 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0069 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age of democracy in Iraq?
- Age of democracy in Iraq was 5 years in 2018, according to Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest age of democracy recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 5 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest age of democracy recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 years in 2014.
- How does Iraq rank for age of democracy?
- Iraq ranks 99th out of 110 countries with data for 2018.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Age of democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of consecutive years in a democracy.