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Centralization of Political Power Index in Iraq

Iraq: Centralization of Political Power 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

Centralization of Political Power Index in Iraq, 1789–2025

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Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for centralization of political power 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, centralization of political power 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.

Centralization of Political Power Index in Iraq, year by year

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 61 Palestine 0.597 compare
  2. 62 Cote d'Ivoire 0.589 compare
  3. 63 Oman 0.568 compare
  4. 65 Laos 0.557 compare
  5. 66 Serbia 0.55 compare
  6. 67 Hong Kong 0.546 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is centralization of political power index in Iraq?
Centralization of political power index in Iraq was 0.567 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest centralization of political power index recorded in Iraq?
The highest recorded value was 0.925 in 1789.
What is the lowest centralization of political power index recorded in Iraq?
The lowest recorded value was 0.372 in 1930.
How does Iraq rank for centralization of political power index?
Iraq ranks 64th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is centralization of political power 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 V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Centralization of Political Power Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Centralization of Political Power Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,802 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which the executive is unconstrained by the legislature, judiciary, electoral management body, and other oversight.