Egypt vs Iraq: Elected political leaders index
Egypt
0.976
in 2025
Iraq
0.972
in 2025
Egypt rank
130th
Iraq rank
132nd
Elected political leaders index over time
- Egypt
- Iraq
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 0.976 against 0.972 in Iraq, a difference of 0.004.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Iraq ahead.
Egypt ranks 130th and Iraq ranks 132nd of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 6 and Iraq in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | 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 | 0 | 0 | β |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | β |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | β |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | β |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | β |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | β |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | β |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | β |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | β |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | β |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | β |
| 1930s | 0.075 | 0.4 | 0.325 | Iraq |
| 1940s | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 | Iraq |
| 1950s | 0.3 | 0.5888 | 0.2888 | Iraq |
| 1960s | 0.9455 | 0 | 0.9455 | Egypt |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Egypt |
| 1980s | 0.9985 | 0 | 0.9985 | Egypt |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.493 | 0.507 | Egypt |
| 2000s | 1 | 0.6846 | 0.3154 | Egypt |
| 2010s | 0.6404 | 0.972 | 0.3316 | Iraq |
| 2020s | 0.976 | 0.972 | 0.004 | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elected political leaders index, Egypt or Iraq?
- Egypt, at 0.976 against 0.972 in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected political leaders index between Egypt and Iraq?
- 0.004, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Iraq?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Iraq rank globally for elected political leaders index?
- Egypt ranks 130th 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.