Iraq vs Lithuania: Democracy

Iraq
2
in 2018
Lithuania
2
in 2018
Iraq rank
1st
Lithuania rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Iraq
  • Lithuania
00.511.52191819682018

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 88 shared years of data; in 1924 it was Lithuania ahead.

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

Across the 10 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 5 and Lithuania in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Lithuania Difference Ahead
1920s 1 0.6667 0.3333 Iraq
1930s 1 0 1 Iraq
1940s 1 0 1 Iraq
1950s 1 0 1 Iraq
1960s 0.8 0 0.8 Iraq
1970s 0 0 0
1980s 0 0.1 0.1 Lithuania
1990s 0 1.9 1.9 Lithuania
2000s 0 2 2 Lithuania
2010s 1.56 2 0.4444 Lithuania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Iraq or Lithuania?
Iraq, at 2 against 2 in Lithuania as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Iraq and Lithuania?
0, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Lithuania?
88 years are reported by both, from 1924 to 2018.
How do Iraq and Lithuania rank globally for democracy?
Iraq ranks 1st and Lithuania 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).