Algeria vs Iraq

Algeria vs Iraq: Electoral democracy

Electoral democracy in 2025: 0.27 of 1 in Algeria and 0.37 of 1 in Iraq, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Iraq, by 0.1 of 1, or 1.39 times that in Algeria.

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

Algeria vs Iraq: Electoral democracyElectoral democracy in 2025: 0.27 of 1 in Algeria and 0.37 of 1 in Iraq, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Iraq, by 0.1 of 1, or 1.39 times that in Algeria.
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What the numbers say

  • Iraq has been higher since 2006, when it overtook Algeria.
  • In 2025, Algeria ranked 124 and Iraq ranked 106 of 175 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 0.48 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

YearAlgeriaIraqWorld
20250.270.370.48
20240.260.360.49
20230.270.370.49
20220.270.390.5
20210.280.370.5
20200.280.380.51
20190.290.390.52
20180.310.40.52
20170.310.380.52
20160.310.390.52
20150.330.40.52
20140.320.40.52
20130.330.410.52
20120.320.410.53
20110.320.410.53
20100.320.410.52
20090.330.430.52
20080.330.430.52
20070.330.430.52
20060.340.40.52
20050.340.240.52
20040.330.210.51
20030.330.180.51
20020.330.150.5
20010.330.150.49
20000.330.150.49
19990.330.150.49
19980.310.150.49
19970.320.150.49
19960.330.150.48
19950.190.10.47
19940.180.080.47
19930.170.080.46
19920.190.080.44
19910.350.080.42
19900.350.080.41
19890.220.080.36
19880.210.080.36
19870.210.080.35
19860.210.080.34
19850.210.080.34
19840.210.080.33
19830.210.080.32
19820.20.080.32
19810.20.080.32
19800.20.050.32
19790.190.050.31
19780.190.050.3
19770.190.050.3
19760.090.050.29
19750.080.050.29
19740.080.050.29
19730.080.050.29
19720.080.050.29
19710.080.050.29
19700.080.050.29
19690.080.050.29
19680.080.060.3
19670.080.080.29
19660.080.080.29
19650.130.070.3
19640.190.070.3
19630.190.070.3
19620.080.090.29
19610.080.090.29
19600.080.10.28
19590.080.10.27
19580.080.150.27
19570.080.210.27
19560.080.210.26
19550.090.210.25
19540.080.180.25
19530.080.180.24
19520.10.150.24
19510.090.140.24
19500.090.140.23
19490.090.140.22
19480.090.140.22
19470.070.140.21
19460.070.140.19
19450.050.140.16
19440.050.140.14
19430.050.140.14
19420.050.140.14
19410.050.140.15
19400.050.140.15
19390.050.140.17
19380.050.140.17
19370.050.140.17
19360.050.140.17
19350.050.140.17
19340.050.140.18
19330.050.140.18
19320.050.120.19
19310.050.110.18
19300.050.120.18
19290.050.120.19
19280.050.120.19
19270.050.110.19
19260.040.120.19
19250.040.110.19
19240.040.110.19
19230.040.110.19
19220.040.110.19
19210.040.080.19
19200.040.080.18
19190.040.10.16
19180.040.070.15
19170.040.070.15
19160.040.070.15
19150.040.070.15
19140.040.070.15
19130.040.080.15
19120.040.110.15
19110.040.140.15
19100.040.140.15
19090.040.150.15
19080.040.060.15
19070.040.010.15
19060.040.010.15
19050.040.010.15
19040.040.010.14
19030.040.010.14
19020.040.010.15
19010.040.010.14
19000.040.010.14
1899–0.010.22
1898–0.010.22
1897–0.010.22
1896–0.010.22
1895–0.010.22
1894–0.010.21
1893–0.010.21
1892–0.010.21
1891–0.010.2
1890–0.010.2
1889–0.010.2
1888–0.010.2
1887–0.010.2
1886–0.010.19
1885–0.010.19
1884–0.010.2
1883–0.010.19
1882–0.010.19
1881–0.010.19
1880–0.010.19
1879–0.010.19
1878–0.010.18
1877–0.030.18
1876–0.10.19
1875–0.040.18
1874–0.040.18
1873–0.040.18
1872–0.040.18
1871–0.040.18
1870–0.040.18
1869–0.040.17
1868–0.040.17
1867–0.040.17
1866–0.030.16
1865–0.030.16
1864–0.030.16
1863–0.030.16
1862–0.030.16
1861–0.030.15
1860–0.030.15
1859–0.020.14
1858–0.020.14
1857–0.020.14
1856–0.020.13
1855–0.020.13
1854–0.020.13
1853–0.020.13
1852–0.020.13
1851–0.020.13
1850–0.020.13
1849–0.020.15
1848–0.020.13
1847–0.020.11
1846–0.020.11
1845–0.020.11
1844–0.020.11
1843–0.020.1
1842–0.020.1
1841–0.020.1
1840–0.020.1
1839–0.020.1
1838–0.020.09
1837–0.020.09
1836–0.020.1
1835–0.020.09
1834–0.020.09
1833–0.020.09
1832–0.020.09
1831–0.020.09
1830–0.020.09
1829–0.020.08
1828–0.020.08
1827–0.020.09
1826–0.020.08
1825–0.020.08
1824–0.020.08
1823–0.020.08
1822–0.020.08
1821–0.020.07
1820–0.020.07
1819–0.020.06
1818–0.020.06
1817–0.020.06
1816–0.020.06
1815–0.020.06
1814–0.020.05
1813–0.020.05
1812–0.020.06
1811–0.020.06
1810–0.020.06
1809–0.020.05
1808–0.020.05
1807–0.020.05
1806–0.020.05
1805–0.020.05
1804–0.020.05
1803–0.020.05
1802–0.020.05
1801–0.020.05
1800–0.020.05
1799–0.020.05
1798–0.020.06
1797–0.020.05
1796–0.020.05
1795–0.020.05
1794–0.020.05
1793–0.020.05
1792–0.020.05
1791–0.020.05
1790–0.020.05
1789–0.020.05

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • V-Dem’s electoral democracy index: how far rulers answer to voters through free and fair elections, with free speech and association, from 0 to 1.
  • Source: V-Dem (2026), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 175 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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