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Equal Rights Protection Index in Iraq

Iraq: Equal Rights Protection Index was 0.515 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.515
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
116th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.584
in 1866
All-time low
0.297
in 1914
Years of data
237
1789–2025

Equal Rights Protection Index in Iraq, 1789–2025

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Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for equal rights protection index in Iraq is 0.515, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of up 5.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, equal rights protection index in Iraq peaked at 0.584 in 1866 and was at its lowest, 0.297, in 1914.

Iraq ranks 116th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 237 years of available data.

Equal Rights Protection Index in Iraq, year by year

Year Value Change
1789 0.387 —
1790 0.387 +0.0%
1791 0.387 +0.0%
1792 0.387 +0.0%
1793 0.387 +0.0%
1794 0.387 +0.0%
1795 0.387 +0.0%
1796 0.387 +0.0%
1797 0.387 +0.0%
1798 0.387 +0.0%
1799 0.387 +0.0%
1800 0.387 +0.0%
1801 0.387 +0.0%
1802 0.387 +0.0%
1803 0.387 +0.0%
1804 0.387 +0.0%
1805 0.387 +0.0%
1806 0.387 +0.0%
1807 0.387 +0.0%
1808 0.387 +0.0%
1809 0.387 +0.0%
1810 0.387 +0.0%
1811 0.387 +0.0%
1812 0.387 +0.0%
1813 0.387 +0.0%
1814 0.387 +0.0%
1815 0.387 +0.0%
1816 0.387 +0.0%
1817 0.387 +0.0%
1818 0.387 +0.0%
1819 0.387 +0.0%
1820 0.387 +0.0%
1821 0.387 +0.0%
1822 0.387 +0.0%
1823 0.387 +0.0%
1824 0.387 +0.0%
1825 0.387 +0.0%
1826 0.387 +0.0%
1827 0.387 +0.0%
1828 0.387 +0.0%
1829 0.387 +0.0%
1830 0.387 +0.0%
1831 0.303 -21.7%
1832 0.303 +0.0%
1833 0.303 +0.0%
1834 0.303 +0.0%
1835 0.303 +0.0%
1836 0.303 +0.0%
1837 0.303 +0.0%
1838 0.303 +0.0%
1839 0.506 +67.0%
1840 0.55 +8.7%
1841 0.55 +0.0%
1842 0.55 +0.0%
1843 0.55 +0.0%
1844 0.55 +0.0%
1845 0.55 +0.0%
1846 0.55 +0.0%
1847 0.55 +0.0%
1848 0.55 +0.0%
1849 0.55 +0.0%
1850 0.55 +0.0%
1851 0.55 +0.0%
1852 0.55 +0.0%
1853 0.55 +0.0%
1854 0.55 +0.0%
1855 0.55 +0.0%
1856 0.55 +0.0%
1857 0.55 +0.0%
1858 0.55 +0.0%
1859 0.55 +0.0%
1860 0.55 +0.0%
1861 0.55 +0.0%
1862 0.55 +0.0%
1863 0.55 +0.0%
1864 0.55 +0.0%
1865 0.55 +0.0%
1866 0.584 +6.2%
1867 0.584 +0.0%
1868 0.584 +0.0%
1869 0.584 +0.0%
1870 0.584 +0.0%
1871 0.584 +0.0%
1872 0.584 +0.0%
1873 0.584 +0.0%
1874 0.584 +0.0%
1875 0.584 +0.0%
1876 0.584 +0.0%
1877 0.367 -37.2%
1878 0.367 +0.0%
1879 0.367 +0.0%
1880 0.367 +0.0%
1881 0.367 +0.0%
1882 0.367 +0.0%
1883 0.367 +0.0%
1884 0.367 +0.0%
1885 0.367 +0.0%
1886 0.367 +0.0%
1887 0.367 +0.0%
1888 0.367 +0.0%
1889 0.367 +0.0%
1890 0.367 +0.0%
1891 0.367 +0.0%
1892 0.367 +0.0%
1893 0.367 +0.0%
1894 0.367 +0.0%
1895 0.367 +0.0%
1896 0.367 +0.0%
1897 0.367 +0.0%
1898 0.367 +0.0%
1899 0.367 +0.0%
1900 0.371 +1.1%
1901 0.371 +0.0%
1902 0.371 +0.0%
1903 0.371 +0.0%
1904 0.371 +0.0%
1905 0.371 +0.0%
1906 0.371 +0.0%
1907 0.371 +0.0%
1908 0.371 +0.0%
1909 0.403 +8.6%
1910 0.403 +0.0%
1911 0.403 +0.0%
1912 0.377 -6.5%
1913 0.37 -1.9%
1914 0.297 -19.7%
1915 0.297 +0.0%
1916 0.297 +0.0%
1917 0.297 +0.0%
1918 0.297 +0.0%
1919 0.373 +25.6%
1920 0.509 +36.5%
1921 0.509 +0.0%
1922 0.509 +0.0%
1923 0.509 +0.0%
1924 0.509 +0.0%
1925 0.509 +0.0%
1926 0.509 +0.0%
1927 0.509 +0.0%
1928 0.509 +0.0%
1929 0.509 +0.0%
1930 0.509 +0.0%
1931 0.509 +0.0%
1932 0.509 +0.0%
1933 0.509 +0.0%
1934 0.509 +0.0%
1935 0.509 +0.0%
1936 0.509 +0.0%
1937 0.509 +0.0%
1938 0.509 +0.0%
1939 0.509 +0.0%
1940 0.509 +0.0%
1941 0.509 +0.0%
1942 0.509 +0.0%
1943 0.513 +0.8%
1944 0.513 +0.0%
1945 0.513 +0.0%
1946 0.513 +0.0%
1947 0.513 +0.0%
1948 0.513 +0.0%
1949 0.513 +0.0%
1950 0.513 +0.0%
1951 0.513 +0.0%
1952 0.513 +0.0%
1953 0.513 +0.0%
1954 0.518 +1.0%
1955 0.518 +0.0%
1956 0.518 +0.0%
1957 0.518 +0.0%
1958 0.566 +9.3%
1959 0.566 +0.0%
1960 0.566 +0.0%
1961 0.509 -10.1%
1962 0.509 +0.0%
1963 0.546 +7.3%
1964 0.546 +0.0%
1965 0.546 +0.0%
1966 0.546 +0.0%
1967 0.557 +2.0%
1968 0.527 -5.4%
1969 0.527 +0.0%
1970 0.513 -2.7%
1971 0.531 +3.5%
1972 0.531 +0.0%
1973 0.531 +0.0%
1974 0.531 +0.0%
1975 0.513 -3.4%
1976 0.513 +0.0%
1977 0.513 +0.0%
1978 0.513 +0.0%
1979 0.513 +0.0%
1980 0.498 -2.9%
1981 0.498 +0.0%
1982 0.498 +0.0%
1983 0.498 +0.0%
1984 0.498 +0.0%
1985 0.498 +0.0%
1986 0.498 +0.0%
1987 0.498 +0.0%
1988 0.498 +0.0%
1989 0.498 +0.0%
1990 0.494 -0.8%
1991 0.461 -6.7%
1992 0.461 +0.0%
1993 0.461 +0.0%
1994 0.461 +0.0%
1995 0.461 +0.0%
1996 0.461 +0.0%
1997 0.461 +0.0%
1998 0.461 +0.0%
1999 0.461 +0.0%
2000 0.461 +0.0%
2001 0.461 +0.0%
2002 0.461 +0.0%
2003 0.565 +22.6%
2004 0.515 -8.8%
2005 0.515 +0.0%
2006 0.523 +1.6%
2007 0.523 +0.0%
2008 0.521 -0.4%
2009 0.521 +0.0%
2010 0.517 -0.8%
2011 0.517 +0.0%
2012 0.517 +0.0%
2013 0.5 -3.3%
2014 0.488 -2.4%
2015 0.488 +0.0%
2016 0.504 +3.3%
2017 0.469 -6.9%
2018 0.487 +3.8%
2019 0.459 -5.7%
2020 0.448 -2.4%
2021 0.453 +1.1%
2022 0.453 +0.0%
2023 0.492 +8.6%
2024 0.515 +4.7%
2025 0.515 +0.0%

Iraq compared with similar countries

  • Iraq's 0.515 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6235, 83% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
  • Iraq's 0.515 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.543, 95% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.387 0.387 0.387 1
1790s 0.387 0.387 0.387 10
1800s 0.387 0.387 0.387 10
1810s 0.387 0.387 0.387 10
1820s 0.387 0.387 0.387 10
1830s 0.3317 0.303 0.506 10
1840s 0.55 0.55 0.55 10
1850s 0.55 0.55 0.55 10
1860s 0.5636 0.55 0.584 10
1870s 0.5189 0.367 0.584 10
1880s 0.367 0.367 0.367 10
1890s 0.367 0.367 0.367 10
1900s 0.3742 0.371 0.403 10
1910s 0.3411 0.297 0.403 10
1920s 0.509 0.509 0.509 10
1930s 0.509 0.509 0.509 10
1940s 0.5118 0.509 0.513 10
1950s 0.5256 0.513 0.566 10
1960s 0.5379 0.509 0.566 10
1970s 0.5202 0.513 0.531 10
1980s 0.498 0.498 0.498 10
1990s 0.4643 0.461 0.494 10
2000s 0.5066 0.461 0.565 10
2010s 0.4946 0.459 0.517 10
2020s 0.4793 0.448 0.515 6

Countries ranked near Iraq

  1. 113 Comoros 0.525 compare
  2. 114 Kazakhstan 0.522 compare
  3. 115 Oman 0.52 compare
  4. 117 Kenya 0.511 compare
  5. 117 Mozambique 0.511 compare
  6. 119 Rwanda 0.51 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is equal rights protection index in Iraq?
Equal rights protection index in Iraq was 0.515 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest equal rights protection index recorded in Iraq?
The highest recorded value was 0.584 in 1866.
What is the lowest equal rights protection index recorded in Iraq?
The lowest recorded value was 0.297 in 1914.
How does Iraq rank for equal rights protection index?
Iraq ranks 116th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is equal rights protection index rising or falling in Iraq?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. 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 Equal Rights Protection Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Equal Rights Protection Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,496 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which the state protects the rights and freedoms across social groups equally.