Effective Power to Govern Score in Iraq
Iraq: Effective Power to Govern Score was 6 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Effective Power to Govern Score in Iraq, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, effective power to govern score in Iraq stood at 6. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, effective power to govern score in Iraq peaked at 6 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2005.
That places Iraq 49th out of 128 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 2010s | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| 2020s | 5.67 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More reference data data for Iraq
- Spring temperature anomalies -1.96 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.4693 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.0842 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies -0.077 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.27 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 143.6 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is effective power to govern score in Iraq?
- Effective power to govern score in Iraq was 6 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest effective power to govern score recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 6 in 2023.
- What is the lowest effective power to govern score recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2005.
- How does Iraq rank for effective power to govern score?
- Iraq ranks 49th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is effective power to govern score rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Effective Power to Govern Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indicates the extent to which no individual or group holds de facto veto power over democratically elected political leaders.