Iraq vs Tunisia: Democracy

Iraq
2
in 2018
Tunisia
2
in 2018
Iraq rank
1st
Tunisia rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Iraq
  • Tunisia
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1956 it was Tunisia ahead.

Iraq ranks 1st and Tunisia ranks 1st of 167 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 2 and Tunisia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Tunisia Difference Ahead
1950s 1 0.25 0.75 Iraq
1960s 0.8 0 0.8 Iraq
1970s 0 0 0
1980s 0 0 0
1990s 0 0.7 0.7 Tunisia
2000s 0 1 1 Tunisia
2010s 1.56 1.67 0.1111 Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Iraq or Tunisia?
Iraq, at 2 against 2 in Tunisia as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Iraq and Tunisia?
0, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Tunisia?
56 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2018.
How do Iraq and Tunisia rank globally for democracy?
Iraq ranks 1st and Tunisia 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

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).