What is human rights index in Iraq?

Human rights index in Iraq was 0.521 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest human rights index recorded in Iraq?

The highest recorded value was 0.529 in 2004.

What is the lowest human rights index recorded in Iraq?

The lowest recorded value was 0.102 in 2000.

How does Iraq rank for human rights index?

Iraq ranks 118th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is human rights index rising or falling in Iraq?

Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. 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 Human Rights Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Human Rights Index in Iraq

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

Iraq: Human Rights Index was 0.521 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.521

Change on year

up 1.2%

World rank

118th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.529

in 2004

All-time low

0.102

in 2000

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Human Rights Index in Iraq, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

In 2025, human rights index in Iraq stood at 0.521.

That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human rights index in Iraq peaked at 0.529 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.102, in 2000.

That places Iraq 118th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Human Rights Index in Iraq, year by year

Annual values for Human Rights Index in Iraq, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.176	—
1790	0.176	+0.0%
1791	0.176	+0.0%
1792	0.176	+0.0%
1793	0.176	+0.0%
1794	0.176	+0.0%
1795	0.176	+0.0%
1796	0.176	+0.0%
1797	0.176	+0.0%
1798	0.176	+0.0%
1799	0.176	+0.0%
1800	0.176	+0.0%
1801	0.176	+0.0%
1802	0.176	+0.0%
1803	0.176	+0.0%
1804	0.176	+0.0%
1805	0.176	+0.0%
1806	0.176	+0.0%
1807	0.176	+0.0%
1808	0.174	-1.1%
1809	0.168	-3.4%
1810	0.168	+0.0%
1811	0.168	+0.0%
1812	0.168	+0.0%
1813	0.168	+0.0%
1814	0.168	+0.0%
1815	0.168	+0.0%
1816	0.168	+0.0%
1817	0.168	+0.0%
1818	0.168	+0.0%
1819	0.168	+0.0%
1820	0.168	+0.0%
1821	0.168	+0.0%
1822	0.168	+0.0%
1823	0.168	+0.0%
1824	0.168	+0.0%
1825	0.168	+0.0%
1826	0.168	+0.0%
1827	0.168	+0.0%
1828	0.168	+0.0%
1829	0.168	+0.0%
1830	0.173	+3.0%
1831	0.173	+0.0%
1832	0.173	+0.0%
1833	0.173	+0.0%
1834	0.173	+0.0%
1835	0.173	+0.0%
1836	0.173	+0.0%
1837	0.173	+0.0%
1838	0.173	+0.0%
1839	0.294	+69.9%
1840	0.317	+7.8%
1841	0.317	+0.0%
1842	0.317	+0.0%
1843	0.317	+0.0%
1844	0.317	+0.0%
1845	0.317	+0.0%
1846	0.317	+0.0%
1847	0.317	+0.0%
1848	0.317	+0.0%
1849	0.317	+0.0%
1850	0.317	+0.0%
1851	0.317	+0.0%
1852	0.317	+0.0%
1853	0.317	+0.0%
1854	0.317	+0.0%
1855	0.317	+0.0%
1856	0.317	+0.0%
1857	0.325	+2.5%
1858	0.326	+0.3%
1859	0.326	+0.0%
1860	0.349	+7.1%
1861	0.349	+0.0%
1862	0.349	+0.0%
1863	0.349	+0.0%
1864	0.349	+0.0%
1865	0.342	-2.0%
1866	0.342	+0.0%
1867	0.345	+0.9%
1868	0.345	+0.0%
1869	0.345	+0.0%
1870	0.345	+0.0%
1871	0.345	+0.0%
1872	0.345	+0.0%
1873	0.345	+0.0%
1874	0.345	+0.0%
1875	0.345	+0.0%
1876	0.371	+7.5%
1877	0.21	-43.4%
1878	0.226	+7.6%
1879	0.226	+0.0%
1880	0.191	-15.5%
1881	0.191	+0.0%
1882	0.191	+0.0%
1883	0.191	+0.0%
1884	0.191	+0.0%
1885	0.191	+0.0%
1886	0.191	+0.0%
1887	0.18	-5.8%
1888	0.18	+0.0%
1889	0.18	+0.0%
1890	0.174	-3.3%
1891	0.174	+0.0%
1892	0.174	+0.0%
1893	0.174	+0.0%
1894	0.174	+0.0%
1895	0.174	+0.0%
1896	0.174	+0.0%
1897	0.174	+0.0%
1898	0.174	+0.0%
1899	0.174	+0.0%
1900	0.175	+0.6%
1901	0.175	+0.0%
1902	0.175	+0.0%
1903	0.175	+0.0%
1904	0.175	+0.0%
1905	0.175	+0.0%
1906	0.175	+0.0%
1907	0.174	-0.6%
1908	0.238	+36.8%
1909	0.366	+53.8%
1910	0.343	-6.3%
1911	0.301	-12.2%
1912	0.269	-10.6%
1913	0.198	-26.4%
1914	0.151	-23.7%
1915	0.139	-7.9%
1916	0.143	+2.9%
1917	0.143	+0.0%
1918	0.163	+14.0%
1919	0.209	+28.2%
1920	0.483	+131.1%
1921	0.485	+0.4%
1922	0.485	+0.0%
1923	0.485	+0.0%
1924	0.485	+0.0%
1925	0.492	+1.4%
1926	0.494	+0.4%
1927	0.49	-0.8%
1928	0.493	+0.6%
1929	0.493	+0.0%
1930	0.493	+0.0%
1931	0.488	-1.0%
1932	0.476	-2.5%
1933	0.474	-0.4%
1934	0.471	-0.6%
1935	0.471	+0.0%
1936	0.464	-1.5%
1937	0.464	+0.0%
1938	0.464	+0.0%
1939	0.467	+0.6%
1940	0.466	-0.2%
1941	0.46	-1.3%
1942	0.464	+0.9%
1943	0.464	+0.0%
1944	0.464	+0.0%
1945	0.46	-0.9%
1946	0.464	+0.9%
1947	0.472	+1.7%
1948	0.472	+0.0%
1949	0.469	-0.6%
1950	0.482	+2.8%
1951	0.485	+0.6%
1952	0.485	+0.0%
1953	0.484	-0.2%
1954	0.475	-1.9%
1955	0.474	-0.2%
1956	0.474	+0.0%
1957	0.474	+0.0%
1958	0.43	-9.3%
1959	0.412	-4.2%
1960	0.41	-0.5%
1961	0.395	-3.7%
1962	0.383	-3.0%
1963	0.238	-37.9%
1964	0.29	+21.8%
1965	0.312	+7.6%
1966	0.324	+3.8%
1967	0.337	+4.0%
1968	0.26	-22.8%
1969	0.213	-18.1%
1970	0.202	-5.2%
1971	0.197	-2.5%
1972	0.197	+0.0%
1973	0.199	+1.0%
1974	0.199	+0.0%
1975	0.198	-0.5%
1976	0.198	+0.0%
1977	0.198	+0.0%
1978	0.198	+0.0%
1979	0.176	-11.1%
1980	0.116	-34.1%
1981	0.116	+0.0%
1982	0.113	-2.6%
1983	0.113	+0.0%
1984	0.113	+0.0%
1985	0.113	+0.0%
1986	0.113	+0.0%
1987	0.113	+0.0%
1988	0.113	+0.0%
1989	0.114	+0.9%
1990	0.114	+0.0%
1991	0.104	-8.8%
1992	0.104	+0.0%
1993	0.107	+2.9%
1994	0.107	+0.0%
1995	0.107	+0.0%
1996	0.106	-0.9%
1997	0.106	+0.0%
1998	0.106	+0.0%
1999	0.106	+0.0%
2000	0.102	-3.8%
2001	0.105	+2.9%
2002	0.121	+15.2%
2003	0.487	+302.5%
2004	0.529	+8.6%
2005	0.498	-5.9%
2006	0.485	-2.6%
2007	0.484	-0.2%
2008	0.483	-0.2%
2009	0.488	+1.0%
2010	0.489	+0.2%
2011	0.487	-0.4%
2012	0.486	-0.2%
2013	0.466	-4.1%
2014	0.434	-6.9%
2015	0.438	+0.9%
2016	0.469	+7.1%
2017	0.464	-1.1%
2018	0.482	+3.9%
2019	0.432	-10.4%
2020	0.416	-3.7%
2021	0.471	+13.2%
2022	0.493	+4.7%
2023	0.498	+1.0%
2024	0.515	+3.4%
2025	0.521	+1.2%

Iraq compared with similar countries

Iraq's 0.521 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7345, 71% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Iraq's 0.521 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.404, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.176	0.176	0.176	1
1790s	0.176	0.176	0.176	10
1800s	0.175	0.168	0.176	10
1810s	0.168	0.168	0.168	10
1820s	0.168	0.168	0.168	10
1830s	0.1851	0.173	0.294	10
1840s	0.317	0.317	0.317	10
1850s	0.3196	0.317	0.326	10
1860s	0.3464	0.342	0.349	10
1870s	0.3103	0.21	0.371	10
1880s	0.1877	0.18	0.191	10
1890s	0.174	0.174	0.174	10
1900s	0.2003	0.174	0.366	10
1910s	0.2059	0.139	0.343	10
1920s	0.4885	0.483	0.494	10
1930s	0.4732	0.464	0.493	10
1940s	0.4655	0.46	0.472	10
1950s	0.4675	0.412	0.485	10
1960s	0.3162	0.213	0.41	10
1970s	0.1962	0.176	0.202	10
1980s	0.1137	0.113	0.116	10
1990s	0.1067	0.104	0.114	10
2000s	0.3782	0.102	0.529	10
2010s	0.4647	0.432	0.489	10
2020s	0.4857	0.416	0.521	6

Countries ranked near Iraq

115 Philippines 0.561 compare
116 Guinea-Bissau 0.557 compare
117 India 0.534 compare
119 Kazakhstan 0.513 compare
119 Mauritania 0.513 compare
121 El Salvador 0.511 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 human rights index in Iraq?: Human rights index in Iraq was 0.521 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest human rights index recorded in Iraq?: The highest recorded value was 0.529 in 2004.
What is the lowest human rights index recorded in Iraq?: The lowest recorded value was 0.102 in 2000.
How does Iraq rank for human rights index?: Iraq ranks 118th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is human rights index rising or falling in Iraq?: Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. 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 Human Rights Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Human Rights Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.