What is freedom of association index in Iraq?

Freedom of association index in Iraq was 0.578 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest freedom of association index recorded in Iraq?

The highest recorded value was 0.706 in 2013.

What is the lowest freedom of association index recorded in Iraq?

The lowest recorded value was 0.032 in 1890.

How does Iraq rank for freedom of association index?

Iraq ranks 110th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is freedom of association index rising or falling in Iraq?

Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Iraq data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Freedom of Association Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Freedom of Association Index in Iraq

Name: Freedom of Association Index in Iraq
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Iraq: Freedom of Association Index was 0.578 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.578

Change on year

down 1.4%

World rank

110th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.706

in 2013

All-time low

0.032

in 1890

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Freedom of Association Index in Iraq, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

In 2025, freedom of association index in Iraq stood at 0.578.

That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 15.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, freedom of association index in Iraq peaked at 0.706 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.032, in 1890.

That places Iraq 110th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Freedom of Association Index in Iraq, year by year

Annual values for Freedom of Association Index in Iraq, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.072	—
1790	0.072	+0.0%
1791	0.072	+0.0%
1792	0.072	+0.0%
1793	0.072	+0.0%
1794	0.072	+0.0%
1795	0.072	+0.0%
1796	0.072	+0.0%
1797	0.072	+0.0%
1798	0.072	+0.0%
1799	0.072	+0.0%
1800	0.072	+0.0%
1801	0.072	+0.0%
1802	0.072	+0.0%
1803	0.072	+0.0%
1804	0.072	+0.0%
1805	0.072	+0.0%
1806	0.072	+0.0%
1807	0.072	+0.0%
1808	0.072	+0.0%
1809	0.072	+0.0%
1810	0.072	+0.0%
1811	0.072	+0.0%
1812	0.072	+0.0%
1813	0.072	+0.0%
1814	0.072	+0.0%
1815	0.072	+0.0%
1816	0.072	+0.0%
1817	0.072	+0.0%
1818	0.072	+0.0%
1819	0.072	+0.0%
1820	0.072	+0.0%
1821	0.072	+0.0%
1822	0.072	+0.0%
1823	0.072	+0.0%
1824	0.072	+0.0%
1825	0.072	+0.0%
1826	0.072	+0.0%
1827	0.072	+0.0%
1828	0.072	+0.0%
1829	0.072	+0.0%
1830	0.072	+0.0%
1831	0.072	+0.0%
1832	0.072	+0.0%
1833	0.072	+0.0%
1834	0.072	+0.0%
1835	0.072	+0.0%
1836	0.072	+0.0%
1837	0.072	+0.0%
1838	0.072	+0.0%
1839	0.072	+0.0%
1840	0.063	-12.5%
1841	0.063	+0.0%
1842	0.063	+0.0%
1843	0.063	+0.0%
1844	0.063	+0.0%
1845	0.063	+0.0%
1846	0.063	+0.0%
1847	0.063	+0.0%
1848	0.063	+0.0%
1849	0.063	+0.0%
1850	0.063	+0.0%
1851	0.063	+0.0%
1852	0.063	+0.0%
1853	0.063	+0.0%
1854	0.063	+0.0%
1855	0.063	+0.0%
1856	0.063	+0.0%
1857	0.063	+0.0%
1858	0.063	+0.0%
1859	0.063	+0.0%
1860	0.063	+0.0%
1861	0.063	+0.0%
1862	0.063	+0.0%
1863	0.063	+0.0%
1864	0.063	+0.0%
1865	0.056	-11.1%
1866	0.056	+0.0%
1867	0.056	+0.0%
1868	0.056	+0.0%
1869	0.056	+0.0%
1870	0.056	+0.0%
1871	0.056	+0.0%
1872	0.056	+0.0%
1873	0.056	+0.0%
1874	0.056	+0.0%
1875	0.056	+0.0%
1876	0.457	+716.1%
1877	0.048	-89.5%
1878	0.048	+0.0%
1879	0.048	+0.0%
1880	0.048	+0.0%
1881	0.048	+0.0%
1882	0.048	+0.0%
1883	0.048	+0.0%
1884	0.048	+0.0%
1885	0.048	+0.0%
1886	0.048	+0.0%
1887	0.048	+0.0%
1888	0.048	+0.0%
1889	0.048	+0.0%
1890	0.032	-33.3%
1891	0.032	+0.0%
1892	0.032	+0.0%
1893	0.032	+0.0%
1894	0.032	+0.0%
1895	0.032	+0.0%
1896	0.032	+0.0%
1897	0.032	+0.0%
1898	0.032	+0.0%
1899	0.032	+0.0%
1900	0.035	+9.4%
1901	0.035	+0.0%
1902	0.035	+0.0%
1903	0.035	+0.0%
1904	0.035	+0.0%
1905	0.035	+0.0%
1906	0.035	+0.0%
1907	0.035	+0.0%
1908	0.202	+477.1%
1909	0.36	+78.2%
1910	0.265	-26.4%
1911	0.252	-4.9%
1912	0.222	-11.9%
1913	0.11	-50.5%
1914	0.071	-35.5%
1915	0.076	+7.0%
1916	0.059	-22.4%
1917	0.059	+0.0%
1918	0.06	+1.7%
1919	0.102	+70.0%
1920	0.25	+145.1%
1921	0.235	-6.0%
1922	0.235	+0.0%
1923	0.235	+0.0%
1924	0.23	-2.1%
1925	0.243	+5.7%
1926	0.243	+0.0%
1927	0.243	+0.0%
1928	0.243	+0.0%
1929	0.243	+0.0%
1930	0.243	+0.0%
1931	0.243	+0.0%
1932	0.211	-13.2%
1933	0.209	-0.9%
1934	0.209	+0.0%
1935	0.209	+0.0%
1936	0.189	-9.6%
1937	0.189	+0.0%
1938	0.189	+0.0%
1939	0.189	+0.0%
1940	0.195	+3.2%
1941	0.173	-11.3%
1942	0.173	+0.0%
1943	0.173	+0.0%
1944	0.173	+0.0%
1945	0.173	+0.0%
1946	0.186	+7.5%
1947	0.217	+16.7%
1948	0.217	+0.0%
1949	0.218	+0.5%
1950	0.21	-3.7%
1951	0.209	-0.5%
1952	0.192	-8.1%
1953	0.22	+14.6%
1954	0.23	+4.5%
1955	0.244	+6.1%
1956	0.244	+0.0%
1957	0.244	+0.0%
1958	0.18	-26.2%
1959	0.167	-7.2%
1960	0.164	-1.8%
1961	0.164	+0.0%
1962	0.164	+0.0%
1963	0.123	-25.0%
1964	0.124	+0.8%
1965	0.138	+11.3%
1966	0.139	+0.7%
1967	0.14	+0.7%
1968	0.061	-56.4%
1969	0.051	-16.4%
1970	0.049	-3.9%
1971	0.049	+0.0%
1972	0.049	+0.0%
1973	0.049	+0.0%
1974	0.049	+0.0%
1975	0.049	+0.0%
1976	0.049	+0.0%
1977	0.049	+0.0%
1978	0.049	+0.0%
1979	0.039	-20.4%
1980	0.041	+5.1%
1981	0.043	+4.9%
1982	0.043	+0.0%
1983	0.043	+0.0%
1984	0.043	+0.0%
1985	0.044	+2.3%
1986	0.044	+0.0%
1987	0.044	+0.0%
1988	0.044	+0.0%
1989	0.044	+0.0%
1990	0.044	+0.0%
1991	0.044	+0.0%
1992	0.044	+0.0%
1993	0.052	+18.2%
1994	0.052	+0.0%
1995	0.052	+0.0%
1996	0.052	+0.0%
1997	0.052	+0.0%
1998	0.052	+0.0%
1999	0.052	+0.0%
2000	0.051	-1.9%
2001	0.061	+19.6%
2002	0.061	+0.0%
2003	0.427	+600.0%
2004	0.569	+33.3%
2005	0.663	+16.5%
2006	0.671	+1.2%
2007	0.666	-0.7%
2008	0.663	-0.5%
2009	0.663	+0.0%
2010	0.69	+4.1%
2011	0.697	+1.0%
2012	0.697	+0.0%
2013	0.706	+1.3%
2014	0.693	-1.8%
2015	0.687	-0.9%
2016	0.676	-1.6%
2017	0.646	-4.4%
2018	0.704	+9.0%
2019	0.667	-5.3%
2020	0.658	-1.3%
2021	0.643	-2.3%
2022	0.651	+1.2%
2023	0.607	-6.8%
2024	0.586	-3.5%
2025	0.578	-1.4%

Iraq compared with similar countries

Iraq's 0.578 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7185, 80% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Iraq's 0.578 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.29, 2.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.072	0.072	0.072	1
1790s	0.072	0.072	0.072	10
1800s	0.072	0.072	0.072	10
1810s	0.072	0.072	0.072	10
1820s	0.072	0.072	0.072	10
1830s	0.072	0.072	0.072	10
1840s	0.063	0.063	0.063	10
1850s	0.063	0.063	0.063	10
1860s	0.0595	0.056	0.063	10
1870s	0.0937	0.048	0.457	10
1880s	0.048	0.048	0.048	10
1890s	0.032	0.032	0.032	10
1900s	0.0842	0.035	0.36	10
1910s	0.1276	0.059	0.265	10
1920s	0.24	0.23	0.25	10
1930s	0.208	0.189	0.243	10
1940s	0.1898	0.173	0.218	10
1950s	0.214	0.167	0.244	10
1960s	0.1268	0.051	0.164	10
1970s	0.048	0.039	0.049	10
1980s	0.0433	0.041	0.044	10
1990s	0.0496	0.044	0.052	10
2000s	0.4495	0.051	0.671	10
2010s	0.6863	0.646	0.706	10
2020s	0.6205	0.578	0.658	6

Countries ranked near Iraq

107 Hungary 0.605 compare
108 Singapore 0.591 compare
109 India 0.586 compare
111 Serbia 0.577 compare
112 Niger 0.57 compare
113 Turkey 0.565 compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is freedom of association index in Iraq?: Freedom of association index in Iraq was 0.578 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest freedom of association index recorded in Iraq?: The highest recorded value was 0.706 in 2013.
What is the lowest freedom of association index recorded in Iraq?: The lowest recorded value was 0.032 in 1890.
How does Iraq rank for freedom of association index?: Iraq ranks 110th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is freedom of association index rising or falling in Iraq?: Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Iraq data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Freedom of Association Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Freedom of Association Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,011 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which parties, including opposition parties, are allowed to form and participate in elections and the extent to which civil society organizations are allowed to form and operate freely.