Algeria vs Iraq: Democracy
Algeria
3
in 2025
Iraq
3
in 2025
Algeria rank
94th
Iraq rank
94th
Democracy over time
- Algeria
- Iraq
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 3 against 3 in Iraq, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 125 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Iraq ahead.
Algeria ranks 94th and Iraq ranks 94th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 3 and Iraq in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | Iraq |
| 1960s | 0.6 | 0 | 0.6 | Algeria |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1.33 | 0.8889 | 0.4444 | Algeria |
| 2000s | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Algeria |
| 2010s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Algeria or Iraq?
- Algeria, at 3 against 3 in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Algeria and Iraq?
- 0, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Iraq?
- 125 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Algeria and Iraq rank globally for democracy?
- Algeria ranks 94th and Iraq ranks 94th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg, including ambiguous categories.