Equality of political power across social groups score in Iraq

Iraq: Equality of political power across social groups score was 0.166 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
0.166
Change on year
down 76.8%
World rank
128th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.898
in 2018
All-time low
-2.02
in 1980
Years of data
237
1789–2025

Equality of political power across social groups score in Iraq, 1789–2025

-2-101178919072025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for equality of political power across social groups score in Iraq is 0.166, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 76.8% on the previous year and down 50.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, equality of political power across social groups score in Iraq peaked at 0.898 in 2018 and was at its lowest, -2.02, in 1980.

Iraq ranks 128th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Equality of political power across social groups score in Iraq, year by year

Annual values for Equality of political power across social groups score in Iraq, 1789 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1789 -1.26
1790 -1.26 -0.0%
1791 -1.26 -0.0%
1792 -1.26 -0.0%
1793 -1.26 -0.0%
1794 -1.26 -0.0%
1795 -1.26 -0.0%
1796 -1.26 -0.0%
1797 -1.26 -0.0%
1798 -1.26 -0.0%
1799 -1.26 -0.0%
1800 -1.26 -0.0%
1801 -1.26 -0.0%
1802 -1.26 -0.0%
1803 -1.26 -0.0%
1804 -1.26 -0.0%
1805 -1.26 -0.0%
1806 -1.26 -0.0%
1807 -1.26 -0.0%
1808 -1.26 -0.0%
1809 -1.26 -0.0%
1810 -1.26 -0.0%
1811 -1.26 -0.0%
1812 -1.26 -0.0%
1813 -1.26 -0.0%
1814 -1.26 -0.0%
1815 -1.26 -0.0%
1816 -1.26 -0.0%
1817 -1.26 -0.0%
1818 -1.26 -0.0%
1819 -1.26 -0.0%
1820 -1.26 -0.0%
1821 -1.26 -0.0%
1822 -0.548 -56.6%
1823 -0.548 -0.0%
1824 -0.548 -0.0%
1825 -0.548 -0.0%
1826 -0.548 -0.0%
1827 -0.548 -0.0%
1828 -0.548 -0.0%
1829 -0.548 -0.0%
1830 -0.548 -0.0%
1831 -0.548 -0.0%
1832 -0.548 -0.0%
1833 -0.548 -0.0%
1834 -0.548 -0.0%
1835 -0.548 -0.0%
1836 -0.548 -0.0%
1837 -0.548 -0.0%
1838 -0.548 -0.0%
1839 -0.548 -0.0%
1840 -0.548 -0.0%
1841 -0.548 -0.0%
1842 -0.548 -0.0%
1843 -0.548 -0.0%
1844 -0.548 -0.0%
1845 -0.548 -0.0%
1846 -0.548 -0.0%
1847 -0.548 -0.0%
1848 -0.548 -0.0%
1849 -0.548 -0.0%
1850 -0.548 -0.0%
1851 -0.548 -0.0%
1852 -0.548 -0.0%
1853 -0.548 -0.0%
1854 -0.548 -0.0%
1855 -0.548 -0.0%
1856 -0.168 -69.3%
1857 -0.168 -0.0%
1858 -0.168 -0.0%
1859 -0.168 -0.0%
1860 -0.168 -0.0%
1861 -0.168 -0.0%
1862 -0.168 -0.0%
1863 -0.168 -0.0%
1864 -0.168 -0.0%
1865 -0.168 -0.0%
1866 -0.168 -0.0%
1867 -0.168 -0.0%
1868 -0.168 -0.0%
1869 -0.168 -0.0%
1870 -0.168 -0.0%
1871 -0.168 -0.0%
1872 -0.168 -0.0%
1873 -0.168 -0.0%
1874 -0.168 -0.0%
1875 -0.168 -0.0%
1876 -0.168 -0.0%
1877 -1.59 +849.4%
1878 -1.59 -0.0%
1879 -1.59 -0.0%
1880 -1.59 -0.0%
1881 -1.59 -0.0%
1882 -1.59 -0.0%
1883 -1.59 -0.0%
1884 -1.59 -0.0%
1885 -1.59 -0.0%
1886 -1.59 -0.0%
1887 -1.59 -0.0%
1888 -1.59 -0.0%
1889 -1.59 -0.0%
1890 -1.59 -0.0%
1891 -1.59 -0.0%
1892 -1.59 -0.0%
1893 -1.59 -0.0%
1894 -1.59 -0.0%
1895 -1.59 -0.0%
1896 -1.59 -0.0%
1897 -1.59 -0.0%
1898 -1.59 -0.0%
1899 -1.59 -0.0%
1900 -1.59 -0.0%
1901 -1.59 -0.0%
1902 -1.59 -0.0%
1903 -1.59 -0.0%
1904 -1.59 -0.0%
1905 -1.59 -0.0%
1906 -1.59 -0.0%
1907 -1.59 -0.0%
1908 -1.45 -9.2%
1909 -1.04 -27.9%
1910 -1.04 -0.0%
1911 -1.04 -0.0%
1912 -1.04 -0.0%
1913 -1.04 -0.0%
1914 -1.04 -0.0%
1915 -1.04 -0.0%
1916 -1.04 -0.0%
1917 -1.04 -0.0%
1918 -1.04 -0.0%
1919 -1.04 -0.0%
1920 -1.67 +59.9%
1921 -1.67 -0.0%
1922 -1.67 -0.0%
1923 -1.67 -0.0%
1924 -1.67 -0.0%
1925 -1.67 -0.0%
1926 -1.67 -0.0%
1927 -1.67 -0.0%
1928 -1.67 -0.0%
1929 -1.67 -0.0%
1930 -1.67 -0.0%
1931 -1.67 -0.0%
1932 -1.11 -33.6%
1933 -1.11 -0.0%
1934 -1.11 -0.0%
1935 -1.11 -0.0%
1936 -0.578 -47.9%
1937 -0.578 -0.0%
1938 -0.578 -0.0%
1939 -0.578 -0.0%
1940 -0.578 -0.0%
1941 -0.578 -0.0%
1942 -0.578 -0.0%
1943 -0.578 -0.0%
1944 -0.578 -0.0%
1945 -0.578 -0.0%
1946 -0.578 -0.0%
1947 -0.402 -30.4%
1948 -0.402 -0.0%
1949 -0.402 -0.0%
1950 -0.402 -0.0%
1951 -0.172 -57.2%
1952 -0.172 -0.0%
1953 -0.172 -0.0%
1954 -0.172 -0.0%
1955 -0.172 -0.0%
1956 -0.172 -0.0%
1957 -0.172 -0.0%
1958 -0.172 -0.0%
1959 -0.913 +430.8%
1960 -0.913 -0.0%
1961 -0.913 -0.0%
1962 -0.913 -0.0%
1963 -1.84 +101.2%
1964 -1.84 -0.0%
1965 -1.84 -0.0%
1966 -1.84 -0.0%
1967 -1.84 -0.0%
1968 -1.84 -0.0%
1969 -1.84 -0.0%
1970 -1.84 -0.0%
1971 -1.84 -0.0%
1972 -1.84 -0.0%
1973 -1.84 -0.0%
1974 -1.84 -0.0%
1975 -1.84 -0.0%
1976 -1.84 -0.0%
1977 -1.84 -0.0%
1978 -1.84 -0.0%
1979 -1.84 -0.0%
1980 -2.02 +10.1%
1981 -2.02 -0.0%
1982 -2.02 -0.0%
1983 -2.02 -0.0%
1984 -2.02 -0.0%
1985 -2.02 -0.0%
1986 -2.02 -0.0%
1987 -2.02 -0.0%
1988 -2.02 -0.0%
1989 -2.02 -0.0%
1990 -2.02 -0.0%
1991 -2.02 -0.0%
1992 -2.02 -0.0%
1993 -2.02 -0.0%
1994 -2.02 -0.0%
1995 -2.02 -0.0%
1996 -2.02 -0.0%
1997 -2.02 -0.0%
1998 -2.02 -0.0%
1999 -2.02 -0.0%
2000 -2.02 -0.0%
2001 -2.02 -0.0%
2002 -2.02 -0.0%
2003 -0.269 -86.7%
2004 0.752 -379.6%
2005 0.752 +0.0%
2006 0.752 +0.0%
2007 0.752 +0.0%
2008 0.752 +0.0%
2009 0.718 -4.5%
2010 0.718 +0.0%
2011 0.718 +0.0%
2012 0.813 +13.2%
2013 0.336 -58.7%
2014 0.336 +0.0%
2015 0.336 +0.0%
2016 0.336 +0.0%
2017 0.317 -5.7%
2018 0.898 +183.3%
2019 0.11 -87.8%
2020 0.254 +130.9%
2021 0.252 -0.8%
2022 0.252 +0.0%
2023 0.579 +129.8%
2024 0.715 +23.5%
2025 0.166 -76.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s -1.26 -1.26 -1.26 1
1790s -1.26 -1.26 -1.26 10
1800s -1.26 -1.26 -1.26 10
1810s -1.26 -1.26 -1.26 10
1820s -0.6908 -1.26 -0.548 10
1830s -0.548 -0.548 -0.548 10
1840s -0.548 -0.548 -0.548 10
1850s -0.396 -0.548 -0.168 10
1860s -0.168 -0.168 -0.168 10
1870s -0.5961 -1.59 -0.168 10
1880s -1.59 -1.59 -1.59 10
1890s -1.59 -1.59 -1.59 10
1900s -1.53 -1.59 -1.04 10
1910s -1.04 -1.04 -1.04 10
1920s -1.67 -1.67 -1.67 10
1930s -1.01 -1.67 -0.578 10
1940s -0.5252 -0.578 -0.402 10
1950s -0.2691 -0.913 -0.172 10
1960s -1.56 -1.84 -0.913 10
1970s -1.84 -1.84 -1.84 10
1980s -2.02 -2.02 -2.02 10
1990s -2.02 -2.02 -2.02 10
2000s -0.1857 -2.02 0.752 10
2010s 0.4918 0.11 0.898 10
2020s 0.3697 0.166 0.715 6

Countries ranked near Iraq

  1. 125 Central African Republic 0.254 compare
  2. 126 Kuwait 0.217 compare
  3. 127 Singapore 0.204 compare
  4. 129 Sudan 0.145 compare
  5. 130 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 0.137 compare
  6. 131 Côte d'Ivoire 0.125 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is equality of political power across social groups score in Iraq?
Equality of political power across social groups score in Iraq was 0.166 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest equality of political power across social groups score recorded in Iraq?
The highest recorded value was 0.898 in 2018.
What is the lowest equality of political power across social groups score recorded in Iraq?
The lowest recorded value was -2.02 in 1980.
How does Iraq rank for equality of political power across social groups score?
Iraq ranks 128th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is equality of political power across social groups score rising or falling in Iraq?
Over the last ten years it is down 50.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Iraq data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Equality of political power across social groups score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Equality of political power across social groups score
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,486 data points, 1789–2025
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