China vs Iraq: Democracy
China
1
in 2025
Iraq
1
in 2025
China rank
90th
Iraq rank
90th
Democracy over time
- China
- Iraq
How they compare
China currently reports 1 against 1 in Iraq, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 106 shared years of data; in 1920 it was Iraq ahead.
China ranks 90th and Iraq ranks 90th of 175 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and Iraq in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | China |
| 1960s | 1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | China |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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, China or Iraq?
- China, at 1 against 1 in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between China and Iraq?
- 0, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Iraq?
- 106 years are reported by both, from 1920 to 2025.
- How do China and Iraq rank globally for democracy?
- China 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).