Civil Liberties Score in Iraq
Iraq: Civil Liberties Score was 15 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Civil Liberties Score in Iraq, 2003–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 15 for civil liberties score in 2025.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil liberties score in Iraq peaked at 19 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 11, in 2006.
Iraq ranks 161st of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Civil Liberties Score in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 18 | — |
| 2004 | 19 | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 11 | -42.1% |
| 2007 | 12 | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 13 | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 14 | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 13 | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 15 | +15.4% |
| 2016 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 14 | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 13 | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 14 | +7.7% |
| 2024 | 15 | +7.1% |
| 2025 | 15 | +0.0% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 15 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36, 42% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 15 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 18, 83% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Civil Liberties Score in Iraq changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | -42.1% | 19 | 11 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.14 | 11 | 19 | 7 |
| 2010s | 13.9 | 13 | 15 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.83 | 13 | 15 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More reference data data for Iraq
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2116 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3911 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7096 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.235 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 13.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 30.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.13 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is civil liberties score in Iraq?
- Civil liberties score in Iraq was 15 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest civil liberties score recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 19 in 2004.
- What is the lowest civil liberties score recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 11 in 2006.
- How does Iraq rank for civil liberties score?
- Iraq ranks 161st out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is civil liberties score rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Civil Liberties Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The variable identifies the fine-grained extent of freedom of expression and association, the rule of law, and personal autonomy. Higher scores indicate more liberties.