Political Stability: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in Iraq
Iraq: Political Stability: Lower bound of the 90% confidence was 25.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
25.6%
Change on year
up 12.3%
World rank
198th
of 208 countries
All-time high
32.6%
in 2002
All-time low
7.5%
in 2004
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Political Stability - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Iraq, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 25.6% for political stability - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for in 2025.
That represents a change of up 12.3% on the previous year and up 37.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political stability - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Iraq peaked at 32.6% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, 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: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 30.3% | — |
| 1998 | 32.0% | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 32.0% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 32.6% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 13.6% | -58.3% |
| 2004 | 7.5% | -45.1% |
| 2005 | 12.1% | +62.2% |
| 2006 | 11.5% | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 12.7% | +10.5% |
| 2008 | 18.0% | +42.1% |
| 2009 | 21.0% | +16.8% |
| 2010 | 19.6% | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 24.7% | +25.9% |
| 2012 | 23.6% | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 21.3% | -9.9% |
| 2014 | 18.5% | -13.4% |
| 2015 | 18.6% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 18.9% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 20.0% | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 20.0% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 19.1% | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 19.9% | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 20.0% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 18.3% | -8.4% |
| 2023 | 19.4% | +5.8% |
| 2024 | 22.8% | +17.3% |
| 2025 | 25.6% | +12.3% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 25.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 59.2%, 43% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 25.6% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 46.5%, 55% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.1% | 30.3% | 32.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 17.9% | 7.5% | 32.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 20.4% | 18.5% | 24.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.0% | 18.3% | 25.6% | 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 - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Iraq?
- Political stability - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Iraq was 25.6% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest political stability - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 32.6% in 2002.
- What is the lowest political stability - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 2004.
- How does Iraq rank for political stability - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for?
- Iraq ranks 198th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political stability - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Political Stability - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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