Iraq vs Italy: Democracy
Iraq
2
in 2018
Italy
2
in 2018
Iraq rank
1st
Italy rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Iraq
- Italy
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 2 against 2 in Italy, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 88 shared years of data; in 1924 it was Italy ahead.
Iraq ranks 1st and Italy ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 2 and Italy in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 1 | 0.1667 | 0.8333 | Iraq |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Iraq |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Italy |
| 1960s | 0.8 | 2 | 1.2 | Italy |
| 1970s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Italy |
| 1980s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Italy |
| 1990s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Italy |
| 2000s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Italy |
| 2010s | 1.56 | 2 | 0.4444 | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Iraq or Italy?
- Iraq, at 2 against 2 in Italy as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Iraq and Italy?
- 0, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Italy?
- 88 years are reported by both, from 1924 to 2018.
- How do Iraq and Italy rank globally for democracy?
- Iraq ranks 1st and Italy ranks 1st of 167 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
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).