Colombia vs Iraq: Elected political leaders index
Colombia
0.952
in 2025
Iraq
0.972
in 2025
Colombia rank
135th
Iraq rank
132nd
Elected political leaders index over time
- Colombia
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 0.972 against 0.952 in Colombia, a difference of 0.02.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Iraq ahead.
Colombia ranks 135th and Iraq ranks 132nd of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 19 and Iraq in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | β |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | β |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | β |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | β |
| 1820s | 0.45 | 0 | 0.45 | Colombia |
| 1830s | 0.55 | 0 | 0.55 | Colombia |
| 1840s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Colombia |
| 1850s | 0.725 | 0 | 0.725 | Colombia |
| 1860s | 0.6875 | 0 | 0.6875 | Colombia |
| 1870s | 0.875 | 0 | 0.875 | Colombia |
| 1880s | 0.8625 | 0 | 0.8625 | Colombia |
| 1890s | 0.875 | 0 | 0.875 | Colombia |
| 1900s | 0.7125 | 0 | 0.7125 | Colombia |
| 1910s | 0.875 | 0 | 0.875 | Colombia |
| 1920s | 0.8625 | 0 | 0.8625 | Colombia |
| 1930s | 0.875 | 0.4 | 0.475 | Colombia |
| 1940s | 0.8875 | 0.5 | 0.3875 | Colombia |
| 1950s | 0.45 | 0.5888 | 0.1388 | Iraq |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Colombia |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Colombia |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Colombia |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.493 | 0.507 | Colombia |
| 2000s | 1 | 0.6846 | 0.3154 | Colombia |
| 2010s | 0.9954 | 0.972 | 0.0234 | Colombia |
| 2020s | 0.9603 | 0.972 | 0.0117 | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elected political leaders index, Colombia or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 0.972 against 0.952 in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected political leaders index between Colombia and Iraq?
- 0.02, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Iraq?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Iraq rank globally for elected political leaders index?
- Colombia ranks 135th and Iraq ranks 132nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Elected political leaders index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.