Political regime bti in Iraq
Iraq: Political regime bti was 2 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
57th
of 128 countries
All-time high
3
in 2009
All-time low
1
in 2005
Years of data
11
2005–2025
Political regime bti in Iraq, 2005–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political regime bti in Iraq is 2, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political regime bti in Iraq peaked at 3 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2005.
That places Iraq 57th out of 128 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Political regime bti in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1 | — |
| 2007 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 2011 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 2017 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2023 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2 | +0.0% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 2 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3, 67% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 2 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1, 2.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.67 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.8 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
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- 57 Turkey 2 compare
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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 political regime bti in Iraq?
- Political regime bti in Iraq was 2 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political regime bti recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 3 in 2009.
- What is the lowest political regime bti recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2005.
- How does Iraq rank for political regime bti?
- Iraq ranks 57th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political regime bti rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political regime bti. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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