Stateness Index in Iraq
Iraq: Stateness Index was 6 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Stateness Index in Iraq, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 6 for stateness index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 26.3% on the previous year and up 84.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stateness index in Iraq peaked at 6 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.5, in 2005.
Iraq ranks 101st of 128 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.17 | 2.5 | 4 | 3 |
| 2010s | 4 | 3.25 | 4.5 | 5 |
| 2020s | 5.08 | 4.5 | 6 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 98 Burundi 6.25 compare
- 98 Nepal 6.25 compare
- 98 Philippines 6.25 compare
- 101 Guatemala 6 compare
- 101 Madagascar 6 compare
- 101 Mauritania 6 compare
- 101 Papua New Guinea 6 compare
More reference data data for Iraq
- Spring temperature anomalies -1.96 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.4693 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.0842 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies -0.077 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.27 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 143.6 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stateness index in Iraq?
- Stateness index in Iraq was 6 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest stateness index recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 6 in 2025.
- What is the lowest stateness index recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5 in 2005.
- How does Iraq rank for stateness index?
- Iraq ranks 101st out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is stateness index rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Stateness Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indicates the extent to which the state has the monopoly on the use of force, provides basic public services across the country, citizens accept the state as legitimate, religious dogmas do not interfere, and citizenship is accessible.