Iraq vs Palestine: Democracy
Iraq
1
in 2025
Palestine
1
in 1948
Iraq rank
90th
Palestine rank
90th
Democracy over time
- Iraq
- Palestine
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 1 against 1 in Palestine, a difference of 0.
Across all 29 years both countries report, Palestine has been ahead every year.
Iraq ranks 90th and Palestine ranks 90th of 175 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Iraq or Palestine?
- Iraq, at 1 against 1 in Palestine as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Iraq and Palestine?
- 0, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Palestine?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1920 to 1948.
- How do Iraq and Palestine rank globally for democracy?
- Iraq ranks 90th and Palestine 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).