Elite Consultations Score in Iraq
Iraq: Elite Consultations Score was 0.288 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.288
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
108th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.97
in 2004
All-time low
-3.05
in 1991
Years of data
237
1789–2025
Elite Consultations Score in Iraq, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, elite consultations score in Iraq stood at 0.288.
That represents a change of up 7,100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elite consultations score in Iraq peaked at 0.97 in 2004 and was at its lowest, -3.05, in 1991.
That places Iraq 108th 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.
Elite Consultations Score in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | -1.19 | — |
| 1790 | -1.19 | -0.0% |
| 1791 | -1.19 | -0.0% |
| 1792 | -1.19 | -0.0% |
| 1793 | -1.19 | -0.0% |
| 1794 | -1.19 | -0.0% |
| 1795 | -1.19 | -0.0% |
| 1796 | -1.19 | -0.0% |
| 1797 | -1.19 | -0.0% |
| 1798 | -1.19 | -0.0% |
| 1799 | -0.447 | -62.3% |
| 1800 | -0.447 | -0.0% |
| 1801 | -0.447 | -0.0% |
| 1802 | -0.447 | -0.0% |
| 1803 | -0.447 | -0.0% |
| 1804 | -0.447 | -0.0% |
| 1805 | -0.447 | -0.0% |
| 1806 | -0.447 | -0.0% |
| 1807 | -0.447 | -0.0% |
| 1808 | -0.447 | -0.0% |
| 1809 | -0.447 | -0.0% |
| 1810 | -0.447 | -0.0% |
| 1811 | -0.447 | -0.0% |
| 1812 | -0.447 | -0.0% |
| 1813 | -0.447 | -0.0% |
| 1814 | -0.447 | -0.0% |
| 1815 | -0.447 | -0.0% |
| 1816 | -0.447 | -0.0% |
| 1817 | -0.447 | -0.0% |
| 1818 | -1.19 | +166.0% |
| 1819 | -1.19 | -0.0% |
| 1820 | -1.19 | -0.0% |
| 1821 | -1.19 | -0.0% |
| 1822 | -1.19 | -0.0% |
| 1823 | -1.19 | -0.0% |
| 1824 | -1.19 | -0.0% |
| 1825 | -1.19 | -0.0% |
| 1826 | -1.19 | -0.0% |
| 1827 | -1.19 | -0.0% |
| 1828 | -1.19 | -0.0% |
| 1829 | -1.19 | -0.0% |
| 1830 | -1.19 | -0.0% |
| 1831 | -1.19 | -0.0% |
| 1832 | -1.19 | -0.0% |
| 1833 | -1.19 | -0.0% |
| 1834 | -1.19 | -0.0% |
| 1835 | -1.19 | -0.0% |
| 1836 | -1.19 | -0.0% |
| 1837 | -1.19 | -0.0% |
| 1838 | -1.19 | -0.0% |
| 1839 | -1.19 | -0.0% |
| 1840 | -0.9 | -24.3% |
| 1841 | -0.9 | -0.0% |
| 1842 | -0.9 | -0.0% |
| 1843 | -0.9 | -0.0% |
| 1844 | -0.9 | -0.0% |
| 1845 | -0.9 | -0.0% |
| 1846 | -0.9 | -0.0% |
| 1847 | -0.9 | -0.0% |
| 1848 | -0.9 | -0.0% |
| 1849 | -0.9 | -0.0% |
| 1850 | -0.9 | -0.0% |
| 1851 | -0.9 | -0.0% |
| 1852 | -0.9 | -0.0% |
| 1853 | -0.9 | -0.0% |
| 1854 | -0.9 | -0.0% |
| 1855 | -0.9 | -0.0% |
| 1856 | -0.9 | -0.0% |
| 1857 | -0.9 | -0.0% |
| 1858 | -0.9 | -0.0% |
| 1859 | -0.9 | -0.0% |
| 1860 | -0.9 | -0.0% |
| 1861 | -0.9 | -0.0% |
| 1862 | -0.9 | -0.0% |
| 1863 | -0.9 | -0.0% |
| 1864 | -0.9 | -0.0% |
| 1865 | -0.9 | -0.0% |
| 1866 | -0.9 | -0.0% |
| 1867 | -0.9 | -0.0% |
| 1868 | -0.9 | -0.0% |
| 1869 | -0.9 | -0.0% |
| 1870 | -0.9 | -0.0% |
| 1871 | -0.9 | -0.0% |
| 1872 | -0.9 | -0.0% |
| 1873 | -0.9 | -0.0% |
| 1874 | -0.9 | -0.0% |
| 1875 | -0.9 | -0.0% |
| 1876 | -0.17 | -81.1% |
| 1877 | -1.87 | +1000.6% |
| 1878 | -1.87 | -0.0% |
| 1879 | -1.87 | -0.0% |
| 1880 | -2.85 | +52.3% |
| 1881 | -2.85 | -0.0% |
| 1882 | -2.85 | -0.0% |
| 1883 | -2.85 | -0.0% |
| 1884 | -2.85 | -0.0% |
| 1885 | -2.85 | -0.0% |
| 1886 | -2.85 | -0.0% |
| 1887 | -2.85 | -0.0% |
| 1888 | -2.85 | -0.0% |
| 1889 | -2.85 | -0.0% |
| 1890 | -2.85 | -0.0% |
| 1891 | -2.85 | -0.0% |
| 1892 | -2.85 | -0.0% |
| 1893 | -2.85 | -0.0% |
| 1894 | -2.85 | -0.0% |
| 1895 | -2.85 | -0.0% |
| 1896 | -2.85 | -0.0% |
| 1897 | -2.85 | -0.0% |
| 1898 | -2.85 | -0.0% |
| 1899 | -2.85 | -0.0% |
| 1900 | -2.85 | -0.0% |
| 1901 | -2.85 | -0.0% |
| 1902 | -2.85 | -0.0% |
| 1903 | -2.85 | -0.0% |
| 1904 | -2.85 | -0.0% |
| 1905 | -2.85 | -0.0% |
| 1906 | -2.85 | -0.0% |
| 1907 | -2.85 | -0.0% |
| 1908 | -1.89 | -33.6% |
| 1909 | -1.06 | -44.1% |
| 1910 | -1.06 | -0.0% |
| 1911 | -1.06 | -0.0% |
| 1912 | -1.74 | +64.1% |
| 1913 | -2 | +15.2% |
| 1914 | -1.66 | -16.9% |
| 1915 | -1.66 | -0.0% |
| 1916 | -1.66 | -0.0% |
| 1917 | -1.66 | -0.0% |
| 1918 | -1.66 | -0.0% |
| 1919 | -1.14 | -31.5% |
| 1920 | -0.305 | -73.2% |
| 1921 | -0.305 | -0.0% |
| 1922 | -0.305 | -0.0% |
| 1923 | -0.386 | +26.6% |
| 1924 | -0.386 | -0.0% |
| 1925 | -0.077 | -80.1% |
| 1926 | -0.077 | -0.0% |
| 1927 | -0.077 | -0.0% |
| 1928 | -0.077 | -0.0% |
| 1929 | -0.077 | -0.0% |
| 1930 | -0.077 | -0.0% |
| 1931 | -0.077 | -0.0% |
| 1932 | -0.014 | -81.8% |
| 1933 | -0.014 | -0.0% |
| 1934 | -0.014 | -0.0% |
| 1935 | -0.014 | -0.0% |
| 1936 | -0.014 | -0.0% |
| 1937 | -0.014 | -0.0% |
| 1938 | -0.014 | -0.0% |
| 1939 | -0.014 | -0.0% |
| 1940 | -0.014 | -0.0% |
| 1941 | -0.014 | -0.0% |
| 1942 | -0.014 | -0.0% |
| 1943 | -0.014 | -0.0% |
| 1944 | -0.014 | -0.0% |
| 1945 | -0.014 | -0.0% |
| 1946 | -0.014 | -0.0% |
| 1947 | -0.014 | -0.0% |
| 1948 | -0.014 | -0.0% |
| 1949 | -0.014 | -0.0% |
| 1950 | -0.014 | -0.0% |
| 1951 | -0.014 | -0.0% |
| 1952 | -0.014 | -0.0% |
| 1953 | -0.014 | -0.0% |
| 1954 | -0.014 | -0.0% |
| 1955 | -0.129 | +821.4% |
| 1956 | -0.129 | -0.0% |
| 1957 | -0.129 | -0.0% |
| 1958 | -0.642 | +397.7% |
| 1959 | -0.506 | -21.2% |
| 1960 | -0.506 | -0.0% |
| 1961 | -0.506 | -0.0% |
| 1962 | -0.506 | -0.0% |
| 1963 | -1.45 | +185.6% |
| 1964 | -1.45 | -0.0% |
| 1965 | -1.45 | -0.0% |
| 1966 | -1.09 | -24.3% |
| 1967 | -0.935 | -14.5% |
| 1968 | -1.62 | +73.0% |
| 1969 | -1.33 | -17.9% |
| 1970 | -1.01 | -24.3% |
| 1971 | -1.01 | -0.0% |
| 1972 | -1.01 | -0.0% |
| 1973 | -1.01 | -0.0% |
| 1974 | -1.01 | -0.0% |
| 1975 | -1.2 | +19.1% |
| 1976 | -1.2 | -0.0% |
| 1977 | -1.2 | -0.0% |
| 1978 | -1.2 | -0.0% |
| 1979 | -1.2 | -0.0% |
| 1980 | -2.56 | +113.8% |
| 1981 | -2.56 | -0.0% |
| 1982 | -2.56 | -0.0% |
| 1983 | -2.56 | -0.0% |
| 1984 | -2.56 | -0.0% |
| 1985 | -2.56 | -0.0% |
| 1986 | -2.56 | -0.0% |
| 1987 | -2.56 | -0.0% |
| 1988 | -2.56 | -0.0% |
| 1989 | -2.56 | -0.0% |
| 1990 | -2.56 | -0.0% |
| 1991 | -3.05 | +19.3% |
| 1992 | -3.05 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -3.05 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -3.05 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -3.05 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -3.05 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -3.05 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -3.05 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -3.05 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -3.05 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -3.05 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | -3.05 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -0.398 | -87.0% |
| 2004 | 0.97 | -343.7% |
| 2005 | 0.97 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.97 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.97 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.97 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.926 | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 0.926 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.926 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.848 | -8.4% |
| 2013 | -0.091 | -110.7% |
| 2014 | -0.091 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.004 | -104.4% |
| 2016 | 0.029 | +625.0% |
| 2017 | -0.152 | -624.1% |
| 2018 | 0.711 | -567.8% |
| 2019 | 0.796 | +12.0% |
| 2020 | 0.796 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.409 | -48.6% |
| 2022 | -0.25 | -161.1% |
| 2023 | 0.056 | -122.4% |
| 2024 | 0.288 | +414.3% |
| 2025 | 0.288 | +0.0% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 0.288 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.478, 60% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 0.288 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.222, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | -1.19 | -1.19 | -1.19 | 1 |
| 1790s | -1.11 | -1.19 | -0.447 | 10 |
| 1800s | -0.447 | -0.447 | -0.447 | 10 |
| 1810s | -0.5954 | -1.19 | -0.447 | 10 |
| 1820s | -1.19 | -1.19 | -1.19 | 10 |
| 1830s | -1.19 | -1.19 | -1.19 | 10 |
| 1840s | -0.9 | -0.9 | -0.9 | 10 |
| 1850s | -0.9 | -0.9 | -0.9 | 10 |
| 1860s | -0.9 | -0.9 | -0.9 | 10 |
| 1870s | -1.12 | -1.87 | -0.17 | 10 |
| 1880s | -2.85 | -2.85 | -2.85 | 10 |
| 1890s | -2.85 | -2.85 | -2.85 | 10 |
| 1900s | -2.57 | -2.85 | -1.06 | 10 |
| 1910s | -1.53 | -2 | -1.06 | 10 |
| 1920s | -0.2072 | -0.386 | -0.077 | 10 |
| 1930s | -0.0266 | -0.077 | -0.014 | 10 |
| 1940s | -0.014 | -0.014 | -0.014 | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.1605 | -0.642 | -0.014 | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.08 | -1.62 | -0.506 | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.1 | -1.2 | -1.01 | 10 |
| 1980s | -2.56 | -2.56 | -2.56 | 10 |
| 1990s | -3 | -3.05 | -2.56 | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.3784 | -3.05 | 0.97 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3906 | -0.152 | 0.926 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2645 | -0.25 | 0.796 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 105 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.335 compare
- 106 Serbia 0.3 compare
- 107 Qatar 0.294 compare
- 109 Cote d'Ivoire 0.285 compare
- 110 United Arab Emirates 0.222 compare
- 111 Bangladesh 0.221 compare
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 elite consultations score in Iraq?
- Elite consultations score in Iraq was 0.288 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest elite consultations score recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.97 in 2004.
- What is the lowest elite consultations score recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.05 in 1991.
- How does Iraq rank for elite consultations score?
- Iraq ranks 108th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is elite consultations score rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7,100.0%. 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 Elite Consultations Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Central estimate of the extent to which political elites consult other elites across the political spectrum and from relevant sectors of society and business when considering important policy changes.