Iraq vs Romania: Strong Elected Local Governments Index

Iraq
0.7
in 2025
Romania
0.722
in 2025
Iraq rank
106th
Romania rank
103rd

Strong Elected Local Governments Index over time

  • Iraq
  • Romania
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How they compare

Romania currently reports 0.722 against 0.7 in Iraq, a difference of 0.022.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 151 shared years of data; in 1875 it was Romania ahead.

Iraq ranks 106th and Romania ranks 103rd of 175 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Strong Elected Local Governments Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 25,933 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which elected local governments exist, and they operate without interference from local unelected bodies.