What is civil society participation index in Iraq?

Civil society participation index in Iraq was 0.697 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest civil society participation index recorded in Iraq?

The highest recorded value was 0.757 in 2019.

What is the lowest civil society participation index recorded in Iraq?

The lowest recorded value was 0.028 in 1877.

How does Iraq rank for civil society participation index?

Iraq ranks 85th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is civil society participation index rising or falling in Iraq?

Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Iraq data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Civil Society Participation Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Civil Society Participation Index in Iraq

Name: Civil Society Participation Index in Iraq
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Iraq: Civil Society Participation Index was 0.697 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.697

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

85th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.757

in 2019

All-time low

0.028

in 1877

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Civil Society Participation Index in Iraq, 1789–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, civil society participation index in Iraq stood at 0.697.

The figure is up 5.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, civil society participation index in Iraq peaked at 0.757 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.028, in 1877.

That places Iraq 85th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Civil Society Participation Index in Iraq, year by year

Annual values for Civil Society Participation Index in Iraq, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.157	—
1790	0.157	+0.0%
1791	0.157	+0.0%
1792	0.157	+0.0%
1793	0.157	+0.0%
1794	0.157	+0.0%
1795	0.157	+0.0%
1796	0.157	+0.0%
1797	0.157	+0.0%
1798	0.157	+0.0%
1799	0.157	+0.0%
1800	0.157	+0.0%
1801	0.157	+0.0%
1802	0.157	+0.0%
1803	0.157	+0.0%
1804	0.157	+0.0%
1805	0.157	+0.0%
1806	0.157	+0.0%
1807	0.157	+0.0%
1808	0.157	+0.0%
1809	0.157	+0.0%
1810	0.157	+0.0%
1811	0.157	+0.0%
1812	0.157	+0.0%
1813	0.157	+0.0%
1814	0.157	+0.0%
1815	0.157	+0.0%
1816	0.157	+0.0%
1817	0.157	+0.0%
1818	0.157	+0.0%
1819	0.157	+0.0%
1820	0.157	+0.0%
1821	0.157	+0.0%
1822	0.157	+0.0%
1823	0.157	+0.0%
1824	0.157	+0.0%
1825	0.157	+0.0%
1826	0.157	+0.0%
1827	0.157	+0.0%
1828	0.157	+0.0%
1829	0.157	+0.0%
1830	0.157	+0.0%
1831	0.157	+0.0%
1832	0.157	+0.0%
1833	0.157	+0.0%
1834	0.157	+0.0%
1835	0.157	+0.0%
1836	0.157	+0.0%
1837	0.157	+0.0%
1838	0.157	+0.0%
1839	0.157	+0.0%
1840	0.157	+0.0%
1841	0.157	+0.0%
1842	0.157	+0.0%
1843	0.157	+0.0%
1844	0.157	+0.0%
1845	0.157	+0.0%
1846	0.157	+0.0%
1847	0.157	+0.0%
1848	0.157	+0.0%
1849	0.157	+0.0%
1850	0.157	+0.0%
1851	0.157	+0.0%
1852	0.157	+0.0%
1853	0.157	+0.0%
1854	0.157	+0.0%
1855	0.157	+0.0%
1856	0.157	+0.0%
1857	0.157	+0.0%
1858	0.157	+0.0%
1859	0.157	+0.0%
1860	0.157	+0.0%
1861	0.157	+0.0%
1862	0.157	+0.0%
1863	0.157	+0.0%
1864	0.157	+0.0%
1865	0.157	+0.0%
1866	0.157	+0.0%
1867	0.157	+0.0%
1868	0.157	+0.0%
1869	0.157	+0.0%
1870	0.157	+0.0%
1871	0.157	+0.0%
1872	0.157	+0.0%
1873	0.157	+0.0%
1874	0.157	+0.0%
1875	0.157	+0.0%
1876	0.157	+0.0%
1877	0.028	-82.2%
1878	0.028	+0.0%
1879	0.028	+0.0%
1880	0.028	+0.0%
1881	0.028	+0.0%
1882	0.028	+0.0%
1883	0.028	+0.0%
1884	0.028	+0.0%
1885	0.028	+0.0%
1886	0.028	+0.0%
1887	0.028	+0.0%
1888	0.028	+0.0%
1889	0.028	+0.0%
1890	0.028	+0.0%
1891	0.028	+0.0%
1892	0.028	+0.0%
1893	0.028	+0.0%
1894	0.028	+0.0%
1895	0.028	+0.0%
1896	0.028	+0.0%
1897	0.028	+0.0%
1898	0.028	+0.0%
1899	0.028	+0.0%
1900	0.028	+0.0%
1901	0.028	+0.0%
1902	0.028	+0.0%
1903	0.028	+0.0%
1904	0.028	+0.0%
1905	0.028	+0.0%
1906	0.028	+0.0%
1907	0.028	+0.0%
1908	0.059	+110.7%
1909	0.143	+142.4%
1910	0.203	+42.0%
1911	0.203	+0.0%
1912	0.203	+0.0%
1913	0.082	-59.6%
1914	0.073	-11.0%
1915	0.073	+0.0%
1916	0.073	+0.0%
1917	0.073	+0.0%
1918	0.099	+35.6%
1919	0.178	+79.8%
1920	0.253	+42.1%
1921	0.245	-3.2%
1922	0.245	+0.0%
1923	0.245	+0.0%
1924	0.245	+0.0%
1925	0.245	+0.0%
1926	0.245	+0.0%
1927	0.245	+0.0%
1928	0.245	+0.0%
1929	0.245	+0.0%
1930	0.255	+4.1%
1931	0.255	+0.0%
1932	0.255	+0.0%
1933	0.262	+2.7%
1934	0.272	+3.8%
1935	0.272	+0.0%
1936	0.272	+0.0%
1937	0.272	+0.0%
1938	0.272	+0.0%
1939	0.272	+0.0%
1940	0.272	+0.0%
1941	0.271	-0.4%
1942	0.271	+0.0%
1943	0.271	+0.0%
1944	0.271	+0.0%
1945	0.268	-1.1%
1946	0.268	+0.0%
1947	0.268	+0.0%
1948	0.268	+0.0%
1949	0.268	+0.0%
1950	0.268	+0.0%
1951	0.268	+0.0%
1952	0.268	+0.0%
1953	0.268	+0.0%
1954	0.268	+0.0%
1955	0.268	+0.0%
1956	0.268	+0.0%
1957	0.268	+0.0%
1958	0.152	-43.3%
1959	0.137	-9.9%
1960	0.137	+0.0%
1961	0.137	+0.0%
1962	0.137	+0.0%
1963	0.055	-59.9%
1964	0.055	+0.0%
1965	0.055	+0.0%
1966	0.055	+0.0%
1967	0.055	+0.0%
1968	0.076	+38.2%
1969	0.063	-17.1%
1970	0.063	+0.0%
1971	0.063	+0.0%
1972	0.063	+0.0%
1973	0.063	+0.0%
1974	0.063	+0.0%
1975	0.063	+0.0%
1976	0.063	+0.0%
1977	0.07	+11.1%
1978	0.07	+0.0%
1979	0.07	+0.0%
1980	0.035	-50.0%
1981	0.035	+0.0%
1982	0.035	+0.0%
1983	0.035	+0.0%
1984	0.035	+0.0%
1985	0.035	+0.0%
1986	0.035	+0.0%
1987	0.035	+0.0%
1988	0.035	+0.0%
1989	0.035	+0.0%
1990	0.035	+0.0%
1991	0.033	-5.7%
1992	0.033	+0.0%
1993	0.033	+0.0%
1994	0.033	+0.0%
1995	0.033	+0.0%
1996	0.033	+0.0%
1997	0.033	+0.0%
1998	0.033	+0.0%
1999	0.042	+27.3%
2000	0.042	+0.0%
2001	0.042	+0.0%
2002	0.07	+66.7%
2003	0.291	+315.7%
2004	0.585	+101.0%
2005	0.585	+0.0%
2006	0.577	-1.4%
2007	0.577	+0.0%
2008	0.604	+4.7%
2009	0.599	-0.8%
2010	0.657	+9.7%
2011	0.657	+0.0%
2012	0.677	+3.0%
2013	0.7	+3.4%
2014	0.668	-4.6%
2015	0.661	-1.0%
2016	0.689	+4.2%
2017	0.677	-1.7%
2018	0.734	+8.4%
2019	0.757	+3.1%
2020	0.689	-9.0%
2021	0.699	+1.5%
2022	0.676	-3.3%
2023	0.743	+9.9%
2024	0.697	-6.2%
2025	0.697	+0.0%

Iraq compared with similar countries

Iraq's 0.697 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.666, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Iraq's 0.697 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.347, 2.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.157	0.157	0.157	1
1790s	0.157	0.157	0.157	10
1800s	0.157	0.157	0.157	10
1810s	0.157	0.157	0.157	10
1820s	0.157	0.157	0.157	10
1830s	0.157	0.157	0.157	10
1840s	0.157	0.157	0.157	10
1850s	0.157	0.157	0.157	10
1860s	0.157	0.157	0.157	10
1870s	0.1183	0.028	0.157	10
1880s	0.028	0.028	0.028	10
1890s	0.028	0.028	0.028	10
1900s	0.0426	0.028	0.143	10
1910s	0.126	0.073	0.203	10
1920s	0.2458	0.245	0.253	10
1930s	0.2659	0.255	0.272	10
1940s	0.2696	0.268	0.272	10
1950s	0.2433	0.137	0.268	10
1960s	0.0825	0.055	0.137	10
1970s	0.0651	0.063	0.07	10
1980s	0.035	0.035	0.035	10
1990s	0.0341	0.033	0.042	10
2000s	0.3972	0.042	0.604	10
2010s	0.6877	0.657	0.757	10
2020s	0.7002	0.676	0.743	6

Countries ranked near Iraq

82 Mozambique 0.705 compare
83 Mali 0.7 compare
84 Uganda 0.698 compare
86 Bangladesh 0.696 compare
87 Bhutan 0.694 compare
87 Croatia 0.694 compare
87 India 0.694 compare

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More reference data data for Iraq

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is civil society participation index in Iraq?: Civil society participation index in Iraq was 0.697 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest civil society participation index recorded in Iraq?: The highest recorded value was 0.757 in 2019.
What is the lowest civil society participation index recorded in Iraq?: The lowest recorded value was 0.028 in 1877.
How does Iraq rank for civil society participation index?: Iraq ranks 85th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is civil society participation index rising or falling in Iraq?: Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Iraq data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Civil Society Participation Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Civil Society Participation Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,063 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which major civil society organizations are routinely consulted by policymakers, how many people are involved in them, women can participate, and candidate nomination for the legislature within parties is decentralized or made through primaries.