Iraq vs Singapore: Equality of Political Power across Social Groups Score
Iraq
0.166
in 2025
Singapore
0.204
in 2025
Iraq rank
128th
Singapore rank
127th
Equality of Political Power across Social Groups Score over time
- Iraq
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 0.204 against 0.166 in Iraq, a difference of 0.038.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.2 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 159 shared years of data; in 1867 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 128th and Singapore ranks 127th of 176 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 8 and Singapore in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | -0.168 | -1.1 | 0.928 | Iraq |
| 1870s | -0.5961 | -1.1 | 0.4999 | Iraq |
| 1880s | -1.59 | -1.1 | 0.499 | Singapore |
| 1890s | -1.59 | -1.1 | 0.499 | Singapore |
| 1900s | -1.53 | -1.1 | 0.4294 | Singapore |
| 1910s | -1.04 | -1.1 | 0.051 | Iraq |
| 1920s | -1.67 | -1.1 | 0.575 | Singapore |
| 1930s | -1.01 | -1.1 | 0.087 | Iraq |
| 1940s | -0.5252 | -1.1 | 0.5708 | Iraq |
| 1950s | -0.2691 | -0.9268 | 0.6577 | Iraq |
| 1960s | -1.56 | 0.596 | 2.16 | Singapore |
| 1970s | -1.84 | 0.596 | 2.43 | Singapore |
| 1980s | -2.02 | 0.596 | 2.62 | Singapore |
| 1990s | -2.02 | 0.596 | 2.62 | Singapore |
| 2000s | -0.1857 | 0.596 | 0.7817 | Singapore |
| 2010s | 0.4918 | 0.3164 | 0.1754 | Iraq |
| 2020s | 0.3697 | 0.204 | 0.1657 | 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 Singapore?
- Singapore, at 0.204 against 0.166 in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in equality of political power across social groups score between Iraq and Singapore?
- 0.038, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Singapore?
- 159 years are reported by both, from 1867 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Singapore rank globally for equality of political power across social groups score?
- Iraq ranks 128th and Singapore ranks 127th 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.