Egalitarian Democracy Index in Iraq
Iraq: Egalitarian Democracy Index was 0.197 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.197
Change on year
down 8.8%
World rank
119th
of 175 countries
All-time high
0.241
in 2008
All-time low
0.053
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025
Egalitarian Democracy Index in Iraq, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 0.197 for egalitarian democracy index in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.8% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, egalitarian democracy index in Iraq peaked at 0.241 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.053, in 1900.
That places Iraq 119th out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.
Egalitarian Democracy Index in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.053 | — |
| 1901 | 0.053 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.053 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.053 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.053 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.053 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.053 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.053 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.062 | +17.0% |
| 1909 | 0.08 | +29.0% |
| 1910 | 0.078 | -2.5% |
| 1911 | 0.076 | -2.6% |
| 1912 | 0.073 | -3.9% |
| 1913 | 0.067 | -8.2% |
| 1914 | 0.061 | -9.0% |
| 1915 | 0.061 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.061 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.061 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.061 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.073 | +19.7% |
| 1920 | 0.072 | -1.4% |
| 1921 | 0.072 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.076 | +5.6% |
| 1923 | 0.076 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.076 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.076 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.077 | +1.3% |
| 1927 | 0.077 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.076 | -1.3% |
| 1929 | 0.076 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.076 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.079 | +3.9% |
| 1932 | 0.088 | +11.4% |
| 1933 | 0.094 | +6.8% |
| 1934 | 0.094 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.094 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.095 | +1.1% |
| 1937 | 0.096 | +1.1% |
| 1938 | 0.095 | -1.0% |
| 1939 | 0.095 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.095 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.096 | +1.1% |
| 1942 | 0.095 | -1.0% |
| 1943 | 0.094 | -1.1% |
| 1944 | 0.094 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.094 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.095 | +1.1% |
| 1947 | 0.096 | +1.1% |
| 1948 | 0.096 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.097 | +1.0% |
| 1950 | 0.1 | +3.1% |
| 1951 | 0.103 | +3.0% |
| 1952 | 0.104 | +1.0% |
| 1953 | 0.111 | +6.7% |
| 1954 | 0.113 | +1.8% |
| 1955 | 0.12 | +6.2% |
| 1956 | 0.12 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.12 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.13 | +8.3% |
| 1959 | 0.117 | -10.0% |
| 1960 | 0.117 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.11 | -6.0% |
| 1962 | 0.11 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.098 | -10.9% |
| 1964 | 0.099 | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.099 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1 | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.102 | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.101 | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.103 | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 0.101 | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 0.103 | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 0.103 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.103 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.103 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.101 | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.102 | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.101 | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.101 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.101 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1 | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.105 | +5.0% |
| 1982 | 0.105 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.105 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.105 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.105 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.105 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.105 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.105 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.106 | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.099 | -6.6% |
| 1991 | 0.084 | -15.2% |
| 1992 | 0.082 | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.082 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.082 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.084 | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.094 | +11.9% |
| 1997 | 0.094 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.093 | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.093 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.093 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.093 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.093 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.142 | +52.7% |
| 2004 | 0.156 | +9.9% |
| 2005 | 0.162 | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.228 | +40.7% |
| 2007 | 0.239 | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 0.241 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.241 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.236 | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.237 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.233 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.213 | -8.6% |
| 2014 | 0.207 | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.21 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.203 | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.191 | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 0.21 | +9.9% |
| 2019 | 0.193 | -8.1% |
| 2020 | 0.204 | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 0.201 | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.204 | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.211 | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 0.216 | +2.4% |
| 2025 | 0.197 | -8.8% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 0.197 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.306, 64% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 0.197 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.152, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Egalitarian Democracy Index in Iraq changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +52.7% | 0.093 | 0.142 |
| 2006 | +40.7% | 0.162 | 0.228 |
| 1909 | +29.0% | 0.062 | 0.08 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0566 | 0.053 | 0.08 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0672 | 0.061 | 0.078 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0754 | 0.072 | 0.077 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0906 | 0.076 | 0.096 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0952 | 0.094 | 0.097 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1138 | 0.1 | 0.13 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1039 | 0.098 | 0.117 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1019 | 0.101 | 0.103 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1046 | 0.1 | 0.106 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0887 | 0.082 | 0.099 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1688 | 0.093 | 0.241 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2133 | 0.191 | 0.237 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2055 | 0.197 | 0.216 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
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 egalitarian democracy index in Iraq?
- Egalitarian democracy index in Iraq was 0.197 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.241 in 2008.
- What is the lowest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.053 in 1900.
- How does Iraq rank for egalitarian democracy index?
- Iraq ranks 119th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is egalitarian democracy index rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.