Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Iraq

Iraq: Voice and Accountability - Number of sources was 9 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
9
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
128th
of 208 countries
All-time high
14
in 2011
All-time low
6
in 1996
Years of data
27
1996–2025

Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Iraq, 1996–2025

0510151996201020251996: 61998: 62000: 62002: 82003: 82004: 92005: 92006: 92007: 92008: 112009: 132010: 132011: 142012: 142013: 132014: 132015: 132016: 122017: 122018: 92019: 102020: 92021: 92022: 92023: 92024: 92025: 9

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for voice and accountability - number of sources in Iraq is 9, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of down 30.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, voice and accountability - number of sources in Iraq peaked at 14 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 6, in 1996.

That places Iraq 128th out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Iraq, year by year

Annual values for Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Iraq, 1996 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1996 6 —
1998 6 +0.0%
2000 6 +0.0%
2002 8 +33.3%
2003 8 +0.0%
2004 9 +12.5%
2005 9 +0.0%
2006 9 +0.0%
2007 9 +0.0%
2008 11 +22.2%
2009 13 +18.2%
2010 13 +0.0%
2011 14 +7.7%
2012 14 +0.0%
2013 13 -7.1%
2014 13 +0.0%
2015 13 +0.0%
2016 12 -7.7%
2017 12 +0.0%
2018 9 -25.0%
2019 10 +11.1%
2020 9 -10.0%
2021 9 +0.0%
2022 9 +0.0%
2023 9 +0.0%
2024 9 +0.0%
2025 9 +0.0%

Iraq compared with similar countries

  • Iraq's 9 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10, 90% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Iraq's 9 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 9, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6 6 6 2
2000s 9.11 6 13 9
2010s 12.3 9 14 10
2020s 9 9 9 6

Countries ranked near Iraq

  1. 128 Afghanistan 9 compare
  2. 128 Bosnia and Herzegovina 9 compare
  3. 128 Djibouti 9 compare
  4. 128 Eritrea 9 compare
  5. 128 Georgia 9 compare
  6. 128 Kosovo 9 compare
  7. 128 Malta 9 compare
  8. 128 Montenegro 9 compare
  9. 128 North Macedonia 9 compare
  10. 128 Qatar 9 compare
  11. 128 Russia 9 compare
  12. 128 Sao Tome and Principe 9 compare
  13. 128 Saudi Arabia 9 compare
  14. 128 South Sudan 9 compare
  15. 128 Ukraine 9 compare
  16. 128 Yemen 9 compare
  17. 128 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 9 compare

See the full ranking of 208 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is voice and accountability - number of sources in Iraq?
Voice and accountability - number of sources in Iraq was 9 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest voice and accountability - number of sources recorded in Iraq?
The highest recorded value was 14 in 2011.
What is the lowest voice and accountability - number of sources recorded in Iraq?
The lowest recorded value was 6 in 1996.
How does Iraq rank for voice and accountability - number of sources?
Iraq ranks 128th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
Is voice and accountability - number of sources rising or falling in Iraq?
Over the last ten years it is down 30.8%. 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 Voice and Accountability - Number of sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Voice and Accountability - Number of sources
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 5,514 data points, 1996–2025
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