Chile vs Iraq: Democracy

Chile
2
in 2018
Iraq
2
in 2018
Chile rank
1st
Iraq rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Chile
  • Iraq
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How they compare

Chile currently reports 2 against 2 in Iraq, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 88 shared years of data; in 1924 it was Iraq ahead.

Chile ranks 1st and Iraq ranks 1st of 168 countries.

Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 10 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Iraq Difference Ahead
1920s 1 1 0
1930s 1 1 0
1940s 1 1 0
1950s 1 1 0
1960s 1.6 0.8 0.8 Chile
1970s 0.6 0 0.6 Chile
1980s 0.3 0 0.3 Chile
1990s 2 0 2 Chile
2000s 2 0 2 Chile
2010s 2 1.56 0.4444 Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Chile or Iraq?
Chile, at 2 against 2 in Iraq as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Chile and Iraq?
0, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Iraq?
88 years are reported by both, from 1924 to 2018.
How do Chile and Iraq rank globally for democracy?
Chile ranks 1st and Iraq ranks 1st of 168 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Polity 5 (2020) – 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

Indicator
Democracy
Source
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 18,392 data points, 1776–2020
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country using the Polity 5 data by the Center for Systemic Peace. It distinguishes between autocracies (score 0), anocracies (score 1), and democracies (score 2).