Cameroon vs Iraq: Democracy
Cameroon
1
in 2025
Iraq
1
in 2025
Cameroon rank
90th
Iraq rank
90th
Democracy over time
- Cameroon
- Iraq
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 1 against 1 in Iraq, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 90th and Iraq ranks 90th of 175 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Iraq in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 | 0.1111 | 0.8889 | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1.3 | 1 | 0.3 | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | Iraq |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Cameroon or Iraq?
- Cameroon, at 1 against 1 in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Cameroon and Iraq?
- 0, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Iraq?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Iraq rank globally for democracy?
- Cameroon ranks 90th and Iraq ranks 90th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Episodes of Regime Transformation (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 classification by the Episodes of Regime Transformation-project. It distinguishes between hardening autocracies (score 0), stable autocracies (score 1), liberalizing autocracies (score 2), eroding democracies (score 3), stable democracies (score 4), and deepening democracies (score 5).