Iraq vs Israel: Democracy
Iraq
6
in 2025
Israel
6
in 2025
Iraq rank
78th
Israel rank
78th
Democracy over time
- Iraq
- Israel
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 6 against 6 in Israel, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 78 shared years of data; in 1948 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 78th and Israel ranks 78th of 197 countries.
Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 2 | 3 | 1 | Israel |
| 1950s | 1.6 | 6 | 4.4 | Israel |
| 1960s | 0 | 6 | 6 | Israel |
| 1970s | 0 | 6 | 6 | Israel |
| 1980s | 1 | 6 | 5 | Israel |
| 1990s | 1 | 6 | 5 | Israel |
| 2000s | 3.3 | 6 | 2.7 | Israel |
| 2010s | 6 | 6 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 6 | 6 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Iraq or Israel?
- Iraq, at 6 against 6 in Israel as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Iraq and Israel?
- 0, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Israel?
- 78 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Israel rank globally for democracy?
- Iraq ranks 78th and Israel ranks 78th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (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
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).