What is liberal democracy index in Iraq?

Liberal democracy index in Iraq was 0.22 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest liberal democracy index recorded in Iraq?

The highest recorded value was 0.261 in 2007.

What is the lowest liberal democracy index recorded in Iraq?

The lowest recorded value was 0.029 in 1808.

How does Iraq rank for liberal democracy index?

Iraq ranks 108th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is liberal democracy index rising or falling in Iraq?

Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. 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 Liberal Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Liberal Democracy Index in Iraq

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

Iraq: Liberal Democracy Index was 0.22 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.22

Change on year

up 4.8%

World rank

108th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.261

in 2007

All-time low

0.029

in 1808

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Liberal Democracy Index in Iraq, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

Iraq recorded 0.22 for liberal democracy index in 2025.

The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, liberal democracy index in Iraq peaked at 0.261 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.029, in 1808.

That places Iraq 108th 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.

Liberal Democracy Index in Iraq, year by year

Annual values for Liberal Democracy Index in Iraq, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.03	—
1790	0.03	+0.0%
1791	0.03	+0.0%
1792	0.03	+0.0%
1793	0.03	+0.0%
1794	0.03	+0.0%
1795	0.03	+0.0%
1796	0.03	+0.0%
1797	0.03	+0.0%
1798	0.03	+0.0%
1799	0.03	+0.0%
1800	0.03	+0.0%
1801	0.03	+0.0%
1802	0.03	+0.0%
1803	0.03	+0.0%
1804	0.03	+0.0%
1805	0.03	+0.0%
1806	0.03	+0.0%
1807	0.03	+0.0%
1808	0.029	-3.3%
1809	0.029	+0.0%
1810	0.029	+0.0%
1811	0.029	+0.0%
1812	0.029	+0.0%
1813	0.029	+0.0%
1814	0.029	+0.0%
1815	0.029	+0.0%
1816	0.029	+0.0%
1817	0.029	+0.0%
1818	0.029	+0.0%
1819	0.029	+0.0%
1820	0.029	+0.0%
1821	0.029	+0.0%
1822	0.029	+0.0%
1823	0.029	+0.0%
1824	0.029	+0.0%
1825	0.029	+0.0%
1826	0.029	+0.0%
1827	0.029	+0.0%
1828	0.029	+0.0%
1829	0.029	+0.0%
1830	0.029	+0.0%
1831	0.029	+0.0%
1832	0.029	+0.0%
1833	0.029	+0.0%
1834	0.029	+0.0%
1835	0.029	+0.0%
1836	0.029	+0.0%
1837	0.029	+0.0%
1838	0.029	+0.0%
1839	0.039	+34.5%
1840	0.044	+12.8%
1841	0.044	+0.0%
1842	0.044	+0.0%
1843	0.044	+0.0%
1844	0.044	+0.0%
1845	0.044	+0.0%
1846	0.044	+0.0%
1847	0.044	+0.0%
1848	0.044	+0.0%
1849	0.044	+0.0%
1850	0.044	+0.0%
1851	0.044	+0.0%
1852	0.044	+0.0%
1853	0.044	+0.0%
1854	0.044	+0.0%
1855	0.044	+0.0%
1856	0.044	+0.0%
1857	0.045	+2.3%
1858	0.045	+0.0%
1859	0.045	+0.0%
1860	0.046	+2.2%
1861	0.046	+0.0%
1862	0.046	+0.0%
1863	0.046	+0.0%
1864	0.046	+0.0%
1865	0.046	+0.0%
1866	0.046	+0.0%
1867	0.046	+0.0%
1868	0.055	+19.6%
1869	0.055	+0.0%
1870	0.055	+0.0%
1871	0.055	+0.0%
1872	0.055	+0.0%
1873	0.055	+0.0%
1874	0.055	+0.0%
1875	0.055	+0.0%
1876	0.073	+32.7%
1877	0.058	-20.5%
1878	0.038	-34.5%
1879	0.038	+0.0%
1880	0.033	-13.2%
1881	0.033	+0.0%
1882	0.033	+0.0%
1883	0.033	+0.0%
1884	0.033	+0.0%
1885	0.033	+0.0%
1886	0.033	+0.0%
1887	0.033	+0.0%
1888	0.033	+0.0%
1889	0.033	+0.0%
1890	0.034	+3.0%
1891	0.034	+0.0%
1892	0.034	+0.0%
1893	0.034	+0.0%
1894	0.034	+0.0%
1895	0.034	+0.0%
1896	0.034	+0.0%
1897	0.034	+0.0%
1898	0.035	+2.9%
1899	0.035	+0.0%
1900	0.035	+0.0%
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	0.036	+2.9%
1908	0.065	+80.6%
1909	0.113	+73.8%
1910	0.108	-4.4%
1911	0.103	-4.6%
1912	0.098	-4.9%
1913	0.064	-34.7%
1914	0.059	-7.8%
1915	0.051	-13.6%
1916	0.051	+0.0%
1917	0.051	+0.0%
1918	0.054	+5.9%
1919	0.084	+55.6%
1920	0.109	+29.8%
1921	0.109	+0.0%
1922	0.114	+4.6%
1923	0.114	+0.0%
1924	0.114	+0.0%
1925	0.14	+22.8%
1926	0.16	+14.3%
1927	0.16	+0.0%
1928	0.16	+0.0%
1929	0.16	+0.0%
1930	0.161	+0.6%
1931	0.16	-0.6%
1932	0.161	+0.6%
1933	0.167	+3.7%
1934	0.167	+0.0%
1935	0.167	+0.0%
1936	0.166	-0.6%
1937	0.166	+0.0%
1938	0.166	+0.0%
1939	0.166	+0.0%
1940	0.167	+0.6%
1941	0.165	-1.2%
1942	0.165	+0.0%
1943	0.165	+0.0%
1944	0.165	+0.0%
1945	0.16	-3.0%
1946	0.161	+0.6%
1947	0.162	+0.6%
1948	0.162	+0.0%
1949	0.162	+0.0%
1950	0.164	+1.2%
1951	0.164	+0.0%
1952	0.164	+0.0%
1953	0.174	+6.1%
1954	0.169	-2.9%
1955	0.185	+9.5%
1956	0.185	+0.0%
1957	0.185	+0.0%
1958	0.128	-30.8%
1959	0.079	-38.3%
1960	0.079	+0.0%
1961	0.077	-2.5%
1962	0.076	-1.3%
1963	0.054	-28.9%
1964	0.065	+20.4%
1965	0.068	+4.6%
1966	0.068	+0.0%
1967	0.07	+2.9%
1968	0.07	+0.0%
1969	0.065	-7.1%
1970	0.062	-4.6%
1971	0.062	+0.0%
1972	0.062	+0.0%
1973	0.062	+0.0%
1974	0.062	+0.0%
1975	0.062	+0.0%
1976	0.062	+0.0%
1977	0.062	+0.0%
1978	0.062	+0.0%
1979	0.058	-6.5%
1980	0.056	-3.4%
1981	0.067	+19.6%
1982	0.066	-1.5%
1983	0.066	+0.0%
1984	0.066	+0.0%
1985	0.066	+0.0%
1986	0.066	+0.0%
1987	0.066	+0.0%
1988	0.066	+0.0%
1989	0.066	+0.0%
1990	0.062	-6.1%
1991	0.06	-3.2%
1992	0.06	+0.0%
1993	0.06	+0.0%
1994	0.06	+0.0%
1995	0.062	+3.3%
1996	0.07	+12.9%
1997	0.07	+0.0%
1998	0.07	+0.0%
1999	0.07	+0.0%
2000	0.069	-1.4%
2001	0.069	+0.0%
2002	0.095	+37.7%
2003	0.118	+24.2%
2004	0.107	-9.3%
2005	0.107	+0.0%
2006	0.233	+117.8%
2007	0.261	+12.0%
2008	0.261	+0.0%
2009	0.257	-1.5%
2010	0.251	-2.3%
2011	0.251	+0.0%
2012	0.25	-0.4%
2013	0.238	-4.8%
2014	0.237	-0.4%
2015	0.236	-0.4%
2016	0.238	+0.8%
2017	0.233	-2.1%
2018	0.238	+2.1%
2019	0.226	-5.0%
2020	0.212	-6.2%
2021	0.218	+2.8%
2022	0.204	-6.4%
2023	0.208	+2.0%
2024	0.21	+1.0%
2025	0.22	+4.8%

Iraq compared with similar countries

Iraq's 0.22 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.347, 63% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Iraq's 0.22 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.118, 1.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.03	0.03	0.03	1
1790s	0.03	0.03	0.03	10
1800s	0.0298	0.029	0.03	10
1810s	0.029	0.029	0.029	10
1820s	0.029	0.029	0.029	10
1830s	0.03	0.029	0.039	10
1840s	0.044	0.044	0.044	10
1850s	0.0443	0.044	0.045	10
1860s	0.0478	0.046	0.055	10
1870s	0.0537	0.038	0.073	10
1880s	0.033	0.033	0.033	10
1890s	0.0342	0.034	0.035	10
1900s	0.0459	0.035	0.113	10
1910s	0.0723	0.051	0.108	10
1920s	0.134	0.109	0.16	10
1930s	0.1647	0.16	0.167	10
1940s	0.1634	0.16	0.167	10
1950s	0.1597	0.079	0.185	10
1960s	0.0692	0.054	0.079	10
1970s	0.0616	0.058	0.062	10
1980s	0.0651	0.056	0.067	10
1990s	0.0644	0.06	0.07	10
2000s	0.1577	0.069	0.261	10
2010s	0.2398	0.226	0.251	10
2020s	0.212	0.204	0.22	6

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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 liberal democracy index in Iraq?: Liberal democracy index in Iraq was 0.22 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest liberal democracy index recorded in Iraq?: The highest recorded value was 0.261 in 2007.
What is the lowest liberal democracy index recorded in Iraq?: The lowest recorded value was 0.029 in 1808.
How does Iraq rank for liberal democracy index?: Iraq ranks 108th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is liberal democracy index rising or falling in Iraq?: Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. 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 Liberal Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Liberal Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 28,671 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, individual and minority rights, equality before the law, and executive constraints.