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Rule of Law - Governance score in Iraq

Iraq: Rule of Law - Governance score was 33.59 0-100 in 2024. β–² Rising

Latest (2024)
33.59 0-100
Change on year
up 7.9%
World rank
189th
of 207 countries
All-time high
33.59 0-100
in 2024
All-time low
26.73 0-100
in 2004
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Rule of Law - Governance score in Iraq, 1996–2024

01020301996201020241996: 29.1 0-1001998: 29.1 0-1002000: 30.5 0-1002002: 27 0-1002003: 28.2 0-1002004: 26.7 0-1002005: 27.3 0-1002006: 28.9 0-1002007: 27.5 0-1002008: 29.7 0-1002009: 30.4 0-1002010: 29.9 0-1002011: 32.5 0-1002012: 32 0-1002013: 31.6 0-1002014: 31.9 0-1002015: 31.3 0-1002016: 30.5 0-1002017: 30.3 0-1002018: 32.3 0-1002019: 33.3 0-1002020: 30.9 0-1002021: 32.2 0-1002022: 31.9 0-1002023: 31.1 0-1002024: 33.6 0-100

Source: World Bank. Measured in 0-100.

Analysis

Iraq recorded 33.59 0-100 for rule of law - governance score in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 7.9% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law - governance score in Iraq peaked at 33.59 0-100 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.73 0-100, in 2004.

Iraq ranks 189th of 207 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 29.11 0-100 29.09 0-100 29.12 0-100 2
2000s 28.48 0-100 26.73 0-100 30.55 0-100 9
2010s 31.56 0-100 29.93 0-100 33.32 0-100 10
2020s 31.96 0-100 30.93 0-100 33.59 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Iraq

  1. 186 Cameroon 35.39 0-100 compare
  2. 187 Bolivia 35.15 0-100 compare
  3. 188 Burundi 34.54 0-100 compare
  4. 190 Turkmenistan 32.64 0-100 compare
  5. 191 Chad 32.1 0-100 compare
  6. 192 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 30.71 0-100 compare

See the full ranking of 207 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law - governance score in Iraq?
Rule of law - governance score in Iraq was 33.59 0-100 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest rule of law - governance score recorded in Iraq?
The highest recorded value was 33.59 0-100 in 2024.
What is the lowest rule of law - governance score recorded in Iraq?
The lowest recorded value was 26.73 0-100 in 2004.
How does Iraq rank for rule of law - governance score?
Iraq ranks 189th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
Is rule of law - governance score rising or falling in Iraq?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iraq data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Rule of Law - Governance score (0-100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Rule of Law - Governance score (0-100)
Unit
0-100
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
207 places, 5,296 data points, 1996–2024
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