Iraq vs Somalia: Deliberative political institutions index
Iraq
0.62
in 2025
Somalia
0.632
in 2025
Iraq rank
89th
Somalia rank
86th
Deliberative political institutions index over time
- Iraq
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 0.632 against 0.62 in Iraq, a difference of 0.012.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Somalia ahead.
Iraq ranks 89th and Somalia ranks 86th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 9 and Somalia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0362 | 0.014 | 0.0222 | Iraq |
| 1910s | 0.0984 | 0.014 | 0.0844 | Iraq |
| 1920s | 0.3973 | 0.014 | 0.3833 | Iraq |
| 1930s | 0.4754 | 0.014 | 0.4614 | Iraq |
| 1940s | 0.4624 | 0.0493 | 0.4131 | Iraq |
| 1950s | 0.4442 | 0.1222 | 0.322 | Iraq |
| 1960s | 0.2353 | 0.2538 | 0.0185 | Somalia |
| 1970s | 0.1504 | 0.06 | 0.0904 | Iraq |
| 1980s | 0.022 | 0.041 | 0.019 | Somalia |
| 1990s | 0.0108 | 0.1787 | 0.1679 | Somalia |
| 2000s | 0.4577 | 0.2705 | 0.1872 | Iraq |
| 2010s | 0.6205 | 0.4942 | 0.1263 | Iraq |
| 2020s | 0.608 | 0.6217 | 0.0137 | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deliberative political institutions index, Iraq or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 0.632 against 0.62 in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in deliberative political institutions index between Iraq and Somalia?
- 0.012, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Somalia?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Somalia rank globally for deliberative political institutions index?
- Iraq ranks 89th and Somalia ranks 86th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Deliberative political institutions index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.