What is political centralization index in Iraq?

Political centralization index in Iraq was 0.567 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.

What is the highest political centralization index recorded in Iraq?

The highest recorded value was 0.925 in 1789.

What is the lowest political centralization index recorded in Iraq?

The lowest recorded value was 0.372 in 1930.

How does Iraq rank for political centralization index?

Iraq ranks 64th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is political centralization index rising or falling in Iraq?

Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Iraq data come from?

The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political centralization index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Political centralization index in Iraq

Name: Political centralization index in Iraq
Creator: Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Iraq: Political centralization index was 0.567 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.567

Change on year

down 1.7%

World rank

64th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.925

in 1789

All-time low

0.372

in 1930

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Political centralization index in Iraq, 1789–2025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for political centralization index in Iraq is 0.567, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political centralization index in Iraq peaked at 0.925 in 1789 and was at its lowest, 0.372, in 1930.

That places Iraq 64th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 237 years of available data.

Political centralization index in Iraq, year by year

Annual values for Political centralization index in Iraq, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.925	—
1790	0.925	+0.0%
1791	0.925	+0.0%
1792	0.925	+0.0%
1793	0.925	+0.0%
1794	0.925	+0.0%
1795	0.925	+0.0%
1796	0.925	+0.0%
1797	0.925	+0.0%
1798	0.925	+0.0%
1799	0.925	+0.0%
1800	0.925	+0.0%
1801	0.925	+0.0%
1802	0.925	+0.0%
1803	0.925	+0.0%
1804	0.925	+0.0%
1805	0.925	+0.0%
1806	0.925	+0.0%
1807	0.925	+0.0%
1808	0.925	+0.0%
1809	0.925	+0.0%
1810	0.925	+0.0%
1811	0.925	+0.0%
1812	0.925	+0.0%
1813	0.925	+0.0%
1814	0.925	+0.0%
1815	0.925	+0.0%
1816	0.925	+0.0%
1817	0.925	+0.0%
1818	0.925	+0.0%
1819	0.925	+0.0%
1820	0.925	+0.0%
1821	0.925	+0.0%
1822	0.925	+0.0%
1823	0.925	+0.0%
1824	0.925	+0.0%
1825	0.925	+0.0%
1826	0.925	+0.0%
1827	0.925	+0.0%
1828	0.925	+0.0%
1829	0.925	+0.0%
1830	0.925	+0.0%
1831	0.925	+0.0%
1832	0.925	+0.0%
1833	0.925	+0.0%
1834	0.925	+0.0%
1835	0.925	+0.0%
1836	0.925	+0.0%
1837	0.925	+0.0%
1838	0.925	+0.0%
1839	0.925	+0.0%
1840	0.925	+0.0%
1841	0.925	+0.0%
1842	0.925	+0.0%
1843	0.925	+0.0%
1844	0.925	+0.0%
1845	0.925	+0.0%
1846	0.925	+0.0%
1847	0.925	+0.0%
1848	0.925	+0.0%
1849	0.925	+0.0%
1850	0.925	+0.0%
1851	0.925	+0.0%
1852	0.925	+0.0%
1853	0.925	+0.0%
1854	0.925	+0.0%
1855	0.925	+0.0%
1856	0.925	+0.0%
1857	0.925	+0.0%
1858	0.925	+0.0%
1859	0.925	+0.0%
1860	0.925	+0.0%
1861	0.925	+0.0%
1862	0.925	+0.0%
1863	0.925	+0.0%
1864	0.925	+0.0%
1865	0.925	+0.0%
1866	0.925	+0.0%
1867	0.925	+0.0%
1868	0.851	-8.0%
1869	0.851	+0.0%
1870	0.851	+0.0%
1871	0.851	+0.0%
1872	0.851	+0.0%
1873	0.851	+0.0%
1874	0.851	+0.0%
1875	0.851	+0.0%
1876	0.802	-5.8%
1877	0.802	+0.0%
1878	0.806	+0.5%
1879	0.857	+6.3%
1880	0.857	+0.0%
1881	0.857	+0.0%
1882	0.857	+0.0%
1883	0.857	+0.0%
1884	0.857	+0.0%
1885	0.857	+0.0%
1886	0.857	+0.0%
1887	0.857	+0.0%
1888	0.857	+0.0%
1889	0.857	+0.0%
1890	0.857	+0.0%
1891	0.857	+0.0%
1892	0.857	+0.0%
1893	0.857	+0.0%
1894	0.857	+0.0%
1895	0.857	+0.0%
1896	0.857	+0.0%
1897	0.857	+0.0%
1898	0.857	+0.0%
1899	0.857	+0.0%
1900	0.857	+0.0%
1901	0.857	+0.0%
1902	0.857	+0.0%
1903	0.857	+0.0%
1904	0.857	+0.0%
1905	0.857	+0.0%
1906	0.857	+0.0%
1907	0.88	+2.7%
1908	0.72	-18.2%
1909	0.524	-27.2%
1910	0.524	+0.0%
1911	0.527	+0.6%
1912	0.552	+4.7%
1913	0.709	+28.4%
1914	0.737	+3.9%
1915	0.763	+3.5%
1916	0.763	+0.0%
1917	0.763	+0.0%
1918	0.763	+0.0%
1919	0.651	-14.7%
1920	0.514	-21.0%
1921	0.495	-3.7%
1922	0.495	+0.0%
1923	0.495	+0.0%
1924	0.495	+0.0%
1925	0.494	-0.2%
1926	0.377	-23.7%
1927	0.377	+0.0%
1928	0.377	+0.0%
1929	0.377	+0.0%
1930	0.372	-1.3%
1931	0.372	+0.0%
1932	0.372	+0.0%
1933	0.372	+0.0%
1934	0.372	+0.0%
1935	0.372	+0.0%
1936	0.376	+1.1%
1937	0.376	+0.0%
1938	0.376	+0.0%
1939	0.376	+0.0%
1940	0.376	+0.0%
1941	0.416	+10.6%
1942	0.416	+0.0%
1943	0.416	+0.0%
1944	0.416	+0.0%
1945	0.434	+4.3%
1946	0.456	+5.1%
1947	0.456	+0.0%
1948	0.418	-8.3%
1949	0.418	+0.0%
1950	0.411	-1.7%
1951	0.411	+0.0%
1952	0.411	+0.0%
1953	0.411	+0.0%
1954	0.411	+0.0%
1955	0.411	+0.0%
1956	0.411	+0.0%
1957	0.411	+0.0%
1958	0.596	+45.0%
1959	0.78	+30.9%
1960	0.78	+0.0%
1961	0.78	+0.0%
1962	0.78	+0.0%
1963	0.833	+6.8%
1964	0.791	-5.0%
1965	0.791	+0.0%
1966	0.791	+0.0%
1967	0.791	+0.0%
1968	0.756	-4.4%
1969	0.775	+2.5%
1970	0.775	+0.0%
1971	0.775	+0.0%
1972	0.775	+0.0%
1973	0.775	+0.0%
1974	0.775	+0.0%
1975	0.775	+0.0%
1976	0.775	+0.0%
1977	0.775	+0.0%
1978	0.775	+0.0%
1979	0.784	+1.2%
1980	0.75	-4.3%
1981	0.715	-4.7%
1982	0.715	+0.0%
1983	0.715	+0.0%
1984	0.715	+0.0%
1985	0.715	+0.0%
1986	0.715	+0.0%
1987	0.715	+0.0%
1988	0.715	+0.0%
1989	0.715	+0.0%
1990	0.75	+4.9%
1991	0.75	+0.0%
1992	0.75	+0.0%
1993	0.75	+0.0%
1994	0.75	+0.0%
1995	0.75	+0.0%
1996	0.75	+0.0%
1997	0.75	+0.0%
1998	0.75	+0.0%
1999	0.75	+0.0%
2000	0.75	+0.0%
2001	0.75	+0.0%
2002	0.709	-5.5%
2003	0.545	-23.1%
2004	0.582	+6.8%
2005	0.595	+2.2%
2006	0.585	-1.7%
2007	0.465	-20.5%
2008	0.463	-0.4%
2009	0.479	+3.5%
2010	0.492	+2.7%
2011	0.493	+0.2%
2012	0.493	+0.0%
2013	0.536	+8.7%
2014	0.524	-2.2%
2015	0.503	-4.0%
2016	0.509	+1.2%
2017	0.508	-0.2%
2018	0.534	+5.1%
2019	0.545	+2.1%
2020	0.588	+7.9%
2021	0.57	-3.1%
2022	0.638	+11.9%
2023	0.602	-5.6%
2024	0.577	-4.2%
2025	0.567	-1.7%

Iraq compared with similar countries

Iraq's 0.567 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3495, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Iraq's 0.567 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.597, 95% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.925	0.925	0.925	1
1790s	0.925	0.925	0.925	10
1800s	0.925	0.925	0.925	10
1810s	0.925	0.925	0.925	10
1820s	0.925	0.925	0.925	10
1830s	0.925	0.925	0.925	10
1840s	0.925	0.925	0.925	10
1850s	0.925	0.925	0.925	10
1860s	0.9102	0.851	0.925	10
1870s	0.8373	0.802	0.857	10
1880s	0.857	0.857	0.857	10
1890s	0.857	0.857	0.857	10
1900s	0.8123	0.524	0.88	10
1910s	0.6752	0.524	0.763	10
1920s	0.4496	0.377	0.514	10
1930s	0.3736	0.372	0.376	10
1940s	0.4222	0.376	0.456	10
1950s	0.4664	0.411	0.78	10
1960s	0.7868	0.756	0.833	10
1970s	0.7759	0.775	0.784	10
1980s	0.7185	0.715	0.75	10
1990s	0.75	0.75	0.75	10
2000s	0.5923	0.463	0.75	10
2010s	0.5137	0.492	0.545	10
2020s	0.5903	0.567	0.638	6

Countries ranked near Iraq

61 Palestine 0.597 compare
62 Cote d'Ivoire 0.589 compare
63 Oman 0.568 compare
65 Laos 0.557 compare
66 Serbia 0.55 compare
67 Hong Kong 0.546 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is political centralization index in Iraq?: Political centralization index in Iraq was 0.567 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest political centralization index recorded in Iraq?: The highest recorded value was 0.925 in 1789.
What is the lowest political centralization index recorded in Iraq?: The lowest recorded value was 0.372 in 1930.
How does Iraq rank for political centralization index?: Iraq ranks 64th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is political centralization index rising or falling in Iraq?: Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Iraq data come from?: The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political centralization index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Political centralization index
Source: Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,802 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026