Key media freedoms, annual growth rate in Iraq
Iraq: Key media freedoms, annual growth rate was 0 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0 % change on previous year
World rank
35th
of 175 countries
All-time high
432.89 % change on previous year
in 2004
All-time low
-424.49 % change on previous year
in 2023
Years of data
124
1901–2025
Key media freedoms, annual growth rate in Iraq, 1901–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for key media freedoms, annual growth rate in Iraq is 0 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
Over the whole period, key media freedoms, annual growth rate in Iraq peaked at 432.89 % change on previous year in 2004 and was at its lowest, -424.49 % change on previous year, in 2023.
That places Iraq 35th out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Key media freedoms, annual growth rate in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1902 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1903 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1904 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1905 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1906 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1907 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1908 | 37.43 % change on previous year | — |
| 1909 | 76.31 % change on previous year | +103.9% |
| 1910 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1911 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1912 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1913 | -332.86 % change on previous year | — |
| 1914 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1915 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1916 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1917 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1918 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1919 | 49.67 % change on previous year | — |
| 1920 | 178.03 % change on previous year | +258.4% |
| 1921 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1922 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1923 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1924 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1925 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1926 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1927 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1928 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1929 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1930 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1931 | -47.06 % change on previous year | — |
| 1932 | 23.81 % change on previous year | -150.6% |
| 1933 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1934 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1935 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1936 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1937 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1938 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1939 | -33.97 % change on previous year | — |
| 1940 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1941 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1942 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1943 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1944 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1945 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1946 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1947 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1948 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1949 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1950 | 106.31 % change on previous year | — |
| 1951 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1952 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1953 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1954 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1955 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1956 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1957 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1958 | 52 % change on previous year | — |
| 1959 | -96.75 % change on previous year | -286.1% |
| 1960 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1962 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | -247.32 % change on previous year | — |
| 1964 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1965 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1966 | 26.76 % change on previous year | — |
| 1967 | 19.08 % change on previous year | -28.7% |
| 1968 | -36.02 % change on previous year | -288.8% |
| 1969 | -25.44 % change on previous year | -29.4% |
| 1970 | -22.64 % change on previous year | -11.0% |
| 1971 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1972 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1973 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1974 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1975 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1976 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1977 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1978 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1979 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1980 | -25.88 % change on previous year | — |
| 1981 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1982 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1983 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1984 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1985 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1986 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1987 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1988 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1989 | 19.57 % change on previous year | — |
| 1990 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1991 | -24.83 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1993 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1994 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1995 | 18.68 % change on previous year | — |
| 1996 | -22.26 % change on previous year | -219.1% |
| 1997 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1998 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1999 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2000 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2001 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2003 | 106.72 % change on previous year | — |
| 2004 | 432.89 % change on previous year | +305.6% |
| 2005 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2006 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2007 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2008 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2009 | -17.13 % change on previous year | — |
| 2010 | -4.26 % change on previous year | -75.2% |
| 2011 | -31.43 % change on previous year | +638.6% |
| 2012 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2013 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2014 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2015 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2016 | -87.96 % change on previous year | — |
| 2017 | 234.62 % change on previous year | -366.7% |
| 2018 | -63.79 % change on previous year | -127.2% |
| 2019 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2021 | -158.73 % change on previous year | — |
| 2022 | 232.43 % change on previous year | -246.4% |
| 2023 | -424.49 % change on previous year | -282.6% |
| 2024 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2025 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 12.64 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 76.31 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1910s | -28.32 % change on previous year | -332.86 % change on previous year | 49.67 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1920s | 17.8 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 178.03 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1930s | -5.72 % change on previous year | -47.06 % change on previous year | 23.81 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1940s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1950s | 6.16 % change on previous year | -96.75 % change on previous year | 106.31 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1960s | -29.22 % change on previous year | -247.32 % change on previous year | 26.76 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | -2.26 % change on previous year | -22.64 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.631 % change on previous year | -25.88 % change on previous year | 19.57 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -2.84 % change on previous year | -24.83 % change on previous year | 18.68 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.25 % change on previous year | -17.13 % change on previous year | 432.89 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.72 % change on previous year | -87.96 % change on previous year | 234.62 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -58.46 % change on previous year | -424.49 % change on previous year | 232.43 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 32 Sri Lanka 5.2 % change on previous year compare
- 33 Niger 0.5089 % change on previous year compare
- 34 Nepal 0.0641 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Angola 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 United Arab Emirates 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Austria 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Azerbaijan 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Burundi 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Belgium 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Benin 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Burkina Faso 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Bahrain 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Belarus 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Brazil 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Barbados 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Bhutan 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Botswana 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Central African Republic 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Canada 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Switzerland 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Chile 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 China 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Cote d'Ivoire 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Democratic Republic of Congo 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Cape Verde 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Costa Rica 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Cyprus 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Germany 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Djibouti 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Denmark 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Dominican Republic 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Algeria 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Egypt 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Eritrea 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Estonia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Fiji 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 France 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Guinea-Bissau 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Equatorial Guinea 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Greece 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Hong Kong 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Honduras 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Croatia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Hungary 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Ireland 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Iran 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Iceland 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Israel 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Jamaica 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Jordan 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Japan 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Kyrgyzstan 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Cambodia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Kuwait 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Laos 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Liberia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Lesotho 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Luxembourg 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Malta 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Myanmar 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Mongolia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Mauritania 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Namibia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Nicaragua 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Norway 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 New Zealand 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Oman 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Philippines 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Papua New Guinea 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Poland 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 North Korea 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Portugal 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Paraguay 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Palestine 0 % change on previous year
- 35 Qatar 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Russia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Rwanda 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Senegal 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Singapore 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Solomon Islands 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Sierra Leone 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Somalia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Serbia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 South Sudan 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Sao Tome and Principe 0 % change on previous year compare
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- 35 Eswatini 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Seychelles 0 % change on previous year compare
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- 35 Togo 0 % change on previous year compare
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- 35 Turkmenistan 0 % change on previous year compare
- 35 East Timor 0 % change on previous year compare
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- 35 Ukraine 0 % change on previous year 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is key media freedoms, annual growth rate in Iraq?
- Key media freedoms, annual growth rate in Iraq was 0 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest key media freedoms, annual growth rate recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 432.89 % change on previous year in 2004.
- What is the lowest key media freedoms, annual growth rate recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was -424.49 % change on previous year in 2023.
- How does Iraq rank for key media freedoms, annual growth rate?
- Iraq ranks 35th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Key media freedoms, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Key media freedoms. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Key media freedoms V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Key media freedoms. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.