Free and Fair Elections Index in Iraq
Iraq: Free and Fair Elections Index was 0.372 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.372
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
105th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.432
in 2008
All-time low
0
in 1789
Years of data
237
1789–2025
Free and Fair Elections Index in Iraq, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 0.372 for free and fair elections index in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, free and fair elections index in Iraq peaked at 0.432 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1789.
That places Iraq 105th 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.
Free and Fair Elections Index in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | 0 | — |
| 1790 | 0 | — |
| 1791 | 0 | — |
| 1792 | 0 | — |
| 1793 | 0 | — |
| 1794 | 0 | — |
| 1795 | 0 | — |
| 1796 | 0 | — |
| 1797 | 0 | — |
| 1798 | 0 | — |
| 1799 | 0 | — |
| 1800 | 0 | — |
| 1801 | 0 | — |
| 1802 | 0 | — |
| 1803 | 0 | — |
| 1804 | 0 | — |
| 1805 | 0 | — |
| 1806 | 0 | — |
| 1807 | 0 | — |
| 1808 | 0 | — |
| 1809 | 0 | — |
| 1810 | 0 | — |
| 1811 | 0 | — |
| 1812 | 0 | — |
| 1813 | 0 | — |
| 1814 | 0 | — |
| 1815 | 0 | — |
| 1816 | 0 | — |
| 1817 | 0 | — |
| 1818 | 0 | — |
| 1819 | 0 | — |
| 1820 | 0 | — |
| 1821 | 0 | — |
| 1822 | 0 | — |
| 1823 | 0 | — |
| 1824 | 0 | — |
| 1825 | 0 | — |
| 1826 | 0 | — |
| 1827 | 0 | — |
| 1828 | 0 | — |
| 1829 | 0 | — |
| 1830 | 0 | — |
| 1831 | 0 | — |
| 1832 | 0 | — |
| 1833 | 0 | — |
| 1834 | 0 | — |
| 1835 | 0 | — |
| 1836 | 0 | — |
| 1837 | 0 | — |
| 1838 | 0 | — |
| 1839 | 0 | — |
| 1840 | 0 | — |
| 1841 | 0 | — |
| 1842 | 0 | — |
| 1843 | 0 | — |
| 1844 | 0 | — |
| 1845 | 0 | — |
| 1846 | 0 | — |
| 1847 | 0 | — |
| 1848 | 0 | — |
| 1849 | 0 | — |
| 1850 | 0 | — |
| 1851 | 0 | — |
| 1852 | 0 | — |
| 1853 | 0 | — |
| 1854 | 0 | — |
| 1855 | 0 | — |
| 1856 | 0 | — |
| 1857 | 0 | — |
| 1858 | 0 | — |
| 1859 | 0 | — |
| 1860 | 0 | — |
| 1861 | 0 | — |
| 1862 | 0 | — |
| 1863 | 0 | — |
| 1864 | 0 | — |
| 1865 | 0 | — |
| 1866 | 0 | — |
| 1867 | 0 | — |
| 1868 | 0 | — |
| 1869 | 0 | — |
| 1870 | 0 | — |
| 1871 | 0 | — |
| 1872 | 0 | — |
| 1873 | 0 | — |
| 1874 | 0 | — |
| 1875 | 0 | — |
| 1876 | 0 | — |
| 1877 | 0 | — |
| 1878 | 0 | — |
| 1879 | 0 | — |
| 1880 | 0 | — |
| 1881 | 0 | — |
| 1882 | 0 | — |
| 1883 | 0 | — |
| 1884 | 0 | — |
| 1885 | 0 | — |
| 1886 | 0 | — |
| 1887 | 0 | — |
| 1888 | 0 | — |
| 1889 | 0 | — |
| 1890 | 0 | — |
| 1891 | 0 | — |
| 1892 | 0 | — |
| 1893 | 0 | — |
| 1894 | 0 | — |
| 1895 | 0 | — |
| 1896 | 0 | — |
| 1897 | 0 | — |
| 1898 | 0 | — |
| 1899 | 0 | — |
| 1900 | 0 | — |
| 1901 | 0 | — |
| 1902 | 0 | — |
| 1903 | 0 | — |
| 1904 | 0 | — |
| 1905 | 0 | — |
| 1906 | 0 | — |
| 1907 | 0 | — |
| 1908 | 0.058 | — |
| 1909 | 0.349 | +501.7% |
| 1910 | 0.349 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.348 | -0.3% |
| 1912 | 0.263 | -24.4% |
| 1913 | 0.234 | -11.0% |
| 1914 | 0.251 | +7.3% |
| 1915 | 0.251 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.251 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.251 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.251 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.243 | -3.2% |
| 1920 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1921 | 0 | — |
| 1922 | 0 | — |
| 1923 | 0 | — |
| 1924 | 0 | — |
| 1925 | 0 | — |
| 1926 | 0 | — |
| 1927 | 0 | — |
| 1928 | 0 | — |
| 1929 | 0 | — |
| 1930 | 0 | — |
| 1931 | 0 | — |
| 1932 | 0 | — |
| 1933 | 0 | — |
| 1934 | 0 | — |
| 1935 | 0 | — |
| 1936 | 0 | — |
| 1937 | 0 | — |
| 1938 | 0 | — |
| 1939 | 0 | — |
| 1940 | 0 | — |
| 1941 | 0 | — |
| 1942 | 0 | — |
| 1943 | 0 | — |
| 1944 | 0 | — |
| 1945 | 0 | — |
| 1946 | 0 | — |
| 1947 | 0 | — |
| 1948 | 0 | — |
| 1949 | 0 | — |
| 1950 | 0 | — |
| 1951 | 0 | — |
| 1952 | 0 | — |
| 1953 | 0.21 | — |
| 1954 | 0.196 | -6.7% |
| 1955 | 0.227 | +15.8% |
| 1956 | 0.227 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.227 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.118 | -48.0% |
| 1959 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1960 | 0 | — |
| 1961 | 0 | — |
| 1962 | 0 | — |
| 1963 | 0 | — |
| 1964 | 0 | — |
| 1965 | 0 | — |
| 1966 | 0 | — |
| 1967 | 0 | — |
| 1968 | 0 | — |
| 1969 | 0 | — |
| 1970 | 0 | — |
| 1971 | 0 | — |
| 1972 | 0 | — |
| 1973 | 0 | — |
| 1974 | 0 | — |
| 1975 | 0 | — |
| 1976 | 0 | — |
| 1977 | 0 | — |
| 1978 | 0 | — |
| 1979 | 0 | — |
| 1980 | 0.029 | — |
| 1981 | 0.055 | +89.7% |
| 1982 | 0.055 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.055 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.054 | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.048 | -11.1% |
| 1986 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.045 | -6.3% |
| 1990 | 0.044 | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.047 | +6.8% |
| 1996 | 0.06 | +27.7% |
| 1997 | 0.06 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.06 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.06 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.057 | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 0.056 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.04 | -28.6% |
| 2004 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2005 | 0.098 | — |
| 2006 | 0.428 | +336.7% |
| 2007 | 0.428 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.432 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.432 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.407 | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 0.401 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.401 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.382 | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 0.362 | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 0.349 | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.33 | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 0.33 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.342 | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.365 | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 0.359 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.37 | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.382 | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.382 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.364 | -4.7% |
| 2025 | 0.372 | +2.2% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 0.372 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5655, 66% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 0.372 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.235, 1.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Free and Fair Elections Index 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1909 | +501.7% | 0.058 | 0.349 |
| 2006 | +336.7% | 0.098 | 0.428 |
| 1920 | -100.0% | 0.243 | 0 |
| 1959 | -100.0% | 0.118 | 0 |
| 2004 | -100.0% | 0.04 | 0 |
| 1981 | +89.7% | 0.029 | 0.055 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0407 | 0 | 0.349 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.2692 | 0.234 | 0.349 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1205 | 0 | 0.227 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0485 | 0.029 | 0.055 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0507 | 0.044 | 0.06 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2027 | 0 | 0.432 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3669 | 0.33 | 0.407 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3715 | 0.359 | 0.382 | 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 free and fair elections index in Iraq?
- Free and fair elections index in Iraq was 0.372 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest free and fair elections index recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.432 in 2008.
- What is the lowest free and fair elections index recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1789.
- How does Iraq rank for free and fair elections index?
- Iraq ranks 105th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is free and fair elections index rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. 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 Free and Fair Elections Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which registration fraud, systematic irregularities, government intimidation of the opposition, vote buying, and election violence are absent, and the election management body is autonomous and has enough staff and resources.