Iraq vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Equality of Political Power across Social Groups Score
Iraq
0.166
in 2025
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
0.137
in 2025
Iraq rank
128th
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
130th
Equality of Political Power across Social Groups Score over time
- Iraq
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 0.166 against 0.137 in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 0.029.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.2 times Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 203 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 128th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 130th of 176 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 15 and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | -1.26 | -1.29 | 0.03 | Iraq |
| 1790s | -1.26 | -1.29 | 0.03 | Iraq |
| 1800s | -1.26 | -1.29 | 0.03 | Iraq |
| 1810s | -1.26 | -1.29 | 0.03 | Iraq |
| 1820s | -0.6908 | -1.29 | 0.6012 | Iraq |
| 1830s | -0.548 | -1.29 | 0.744 | Iraq |
| 1840s | -0.548 | -1.29 | 0.744 | Iraq |
| 1850s | -0.396 | -1.29 | 0.896 | Iraq |
| 1860s | -0.168 | -1.29 | 1.12 | Iraq |
| 1870s | -0.5961 | -1.29 | 0.6959 | Iraq |
| 1880s | -1.59 | -1.29 | 0.303 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1890s | -1.59 | -1.12 | 0.47 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1900s | -1.53 | -0.958 | 0.5674 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1910s | -1.04 | -0.958 | 0.087 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1940s | -0.4724 | -2.05 | 1.58 | Iraq |
| 1950s | -0.2691 | -2.31 | 2.04 | Iraq |
| 1960s | -1.56 | -2.07 | 0.5091 | Iraq |
| 1970s | -1.84 | 0.137 | 1.97 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1980s | -2.02 | 0.137 | 2.16 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1990s | -2.02 | 0.137 | 2.16 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2000s | -0.1857 | 0.137 | 0.3227 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2010s | 0.4918 | 0.137 | 0.3548 | Iraq |
| 2020s | 0.3697 | 0.137 | 0.2327 | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher equality of political power across social groups score, Iraq or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Iraq, at 0.166 against 0.137 in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2025.
- What is the difference in equality of political power across social groups score between Iraq and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 0.029, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 203 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for equality of political power across social groups score?
- Iraq ranks 128th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 130th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Equality of Political Power across Social Groups Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which social groups — defined by language, ethnicity, religion, race, region, and/or caste — are irrelevant to politics or have similar political power.