Iraq vs East Timor: Democracy
Iraq
2
in 2018
East Timor
2
in 2018
Iraq rank
1st
East Timor rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Iraq
- East Timor
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 2 against 2 in East Timor, a difference of 0.
Across all 10 years both countries report, East Timor has been ahead every year.
Iraq ranks 1st and East Timor ranks 1st of 167 countries.
East Timor has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 2 | 2 | East Timor |
| 2010s | 1.56 | 2 | 0.4444 | East Timor |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Iraq or East Timor?
- Iraq, at 2 against 2 in East Timor as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Iraq and East Timor?
- 0, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and East Timor?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2018.
- How do Iraq and East Timor rank globally for democracy?
- Iraq ranks 1st and East Timor 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).