Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to) in Iraq

Iraq: Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to) was -1.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
-1.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
159th
of 207 countries
All-time high
-0.934 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2019
All-time low
-2.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2002
Years of data
29
1996–2024

Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to) in Iraq, 1996–2024

-2.2-2-1.8-1.5-1.2-11996201020241996: -2.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.51997: -2.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.51998: -2.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.51999: -2.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52000: -2.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52001: -2.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52002: -2.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52003: -1.7 approx. -2.5 to +2.52004: -1.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.52005: -1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.52006: -1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52007: -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52008: -0.979 approx. -2.5 to +2.52009: -0.954 approx. -2.5 to +2.52010: -0.938 approx. -2.5 to +2.52011: -1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52012: -0.956 approx. -2.5 to +2.52013: -0.994 approx. -2.5 to +2.52014: -1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52015: -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52016: -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52017: -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52018: -0.971 approx. -2.5 to +2.52019: -0.934 approx. -2.5 to +2.52020: -1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52021: -1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52022: -1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52023: -1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52024: -1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in approx. -2.5 to +2.5.

Analysis

The most recent figure for voice and accountability - governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to) in Iraq is -1.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, voice and accountability - governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to) in Iraq peaked at -0.934 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2019 and was at its lowest, -2.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2002.

Iraq ranks 159th of 207 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.

Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to) in Iraq, year by year

Annual values for Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5), gaps filled in Iraq, 1996 to 2024.
Year approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Change
1996 -2.08 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
1997 -2.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +1.2%
1998 -2.13 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +1.2%
1999 -2.14 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +0.4%
2000 -2.14 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +0.4%
2001 -2.16 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +0.8%
2002 -2.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +0.8%
2003 -1.75 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -19.7%
2004 -1.46 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -16.7%
2005 -1.32 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -9.4%
2006 -1.24 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -6.5%
2007 -1.09 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -12.1%
2008 -0.9792 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -9.8%
2009 -0.9541 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -2.6%
2010 -0.9383 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.7%
2011 -1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +8.0%
2012 -0.9557 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -5.7%
2013 -0.9935 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +4.0%
2014 -1.04 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +5.0%
2015 -1.07 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +2.2%
2016 -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +3.2%
2017 -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +0.3%
2018 -0.9715 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -11.9%
2019 -0.934 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -3.9%
2020 -1.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +8.9%
2021 -1.03 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +1.0%
2022 -1.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.1%
2023 -1.04 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +2.6%
2024 -1.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -2.11 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -2.14 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -2.08 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 4
2000s -1.53 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -2.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.9541 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 10
2010s -1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.934 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 10
2020s -1.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.04 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 5

Countries ranked near Iraq

  1. 156 Mozambique -1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  2. 157 Uganda -1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  3. 158 Gabon -1.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  4. 160 Uzbekistan -1.04 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  5. 161 Algeria -1.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  6. 162 Angola -1.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is voice and accountability - governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to) in Iraq?
Voice and accountability - governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to) in Iraq was -1.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest voice and accountability - governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to) recorded in Iraq?
The highest recorded value was -0.934 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2019.
What is the lowest voice and accountability - governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to) recorded in Iraq?
The lowest recorded value was -2.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2002.
How does Iraq rank for voice and accountability - governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to)?
Iraq ranks 159th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
Is voice and accountability - governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to) rising or falling in Iraq?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iraq data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) with 597 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.

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Indicator
Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5), gaps filled
Unit
approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
207 places, 5,882 data points, 1996–2024
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Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) with 597 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.