Political Stability - Governance score (0-100) (Political score 0-100) in Iraq
Iraq: Political Stability - Governance score (0-100) (Political score 0-100) was 32.91 0-100 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Political Stability - Governance score in Iraq, 1996–2025
Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 0-100.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political stability - governance score in Iraq is 32.91 0-100, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.3% on the previous year and up 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political stability - governance score in Iraq peaked at 41.09 0-100 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 15.95 0-100, in 2004.
Iraq ranks 198th of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Political Stability - Governance score (0-100) (Political score 0-100) in Iraq, year by year
| Year | 0-100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 38.78 0-100 | — |
| 1998 | 40.49 0-100 | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 40.53 0-100 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 41.09 0-100 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 22.09 0-100 | -46.2% |
| 2004 | 15.95 0-100 | -27.8% |
| 2005 | 19.65 0-100 | +23.2% |
| 2006 | 18.82 0-100 | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 20.03 0-100 | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 25.36 0-100 | +26.6% |
| 2009 | 28.38 0-100 | +11.9% |
| 2010 | 27 0-100 | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 32.09 0-100 | +18.8% |
| 2012 | 31.02 0-100 | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 28.68 0-100 | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 25.83 0-100 | -9.9% |
| 2015 | 25.97 0-100 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 26.29 0-100 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 27.36 0-100 | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 27.39 0-100 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 26.49 0-100 | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 27.23 0-100 | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 27.39 0-100 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 25.66 0-100 | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 26.73 0-100 | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 30.1 0-100 | +12.6% |
| 2025 | 32.91 0-100 | +9.3% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 32.91 0-100 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 66.97 0-100, 49% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 32.91 0-100 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 53.38 0-100, 62% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Political Stability - Governance score (0-100) (Political score 0-100) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | -46.2% | 41.09 0-100 | 22.09 0-100 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.63 0-100 | 38.78 0-100 | 40.49 0-100 | 2 |
| 2000s | 25.77 0-100 | 15.95 0-100 | 41.09 0-100 | 9 |
| 2010s | 27.81 0-100 | 25.83 0-100 | 32.09 0-100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.34 0-100 | 25.66 0-100 | 32.91 0-100 | 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 political stability - governance score in Iraq?
- Political stability - governance score in Iraq was 32.91 0-100 in 2025, according to The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG).
- What is the highest political stability - governance score recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 41.09 0-100 in 2002.
- What is the lowest political stability - governance score recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.95 0-100 in 2004.
- How does Iraq rank for political stability - governance score?
- Iraq ranks 198th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political stability - governance score rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of Political Stability - Governance score (0-100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Political Stability (PV) captures perceptions of the extent to which political power and governance are secure from destabilization, and of the likelihood that authority will be challenged or altered through violent, coercive, or unconstitutional means. Governance score is a linear transformation of the governance estimate using hypothetical worst-case and base-case countries. It is an absolute score ranging from 0-100. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) confidence intervals (lower and upper bound). The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance score (respectively the underlying governance estimate) is based. The confidence intervals include the lower and upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score. Confidence intervals are a statistical range of values that likely contain the true value (of what is being estimated).