Iraq vs United States: Elected parliament
Iraq
1
in 2025
United States
1
in 2025
Iraq rank
1st
United States rank
1st
Elected parliament over time
- Iraq
- United States
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 1 against 1 in United States, a difference of 0.
Across all 106 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Iraq ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 197 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.6 | 1 | 0.4 | United States |
| 1930s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | United States |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | United States |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | United States |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elected parliament, Iraq or United States?
- Iraq, at 1 against 1 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected parliament between Iraq and United States?
- 0, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and United States?
- 106 years are reported by both, from 1920 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and United States rank globally for elected parliament?
- Iraq ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Elected parliament. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The variable indicates whether some citizens elect a legislature which does issue some laws, but does not perform executive functions.