Iran vs Iraq

Iran vs Iraq: Human rights

Human rights in 2025: 0.25 of 1 in Iran and 0.52 of 1 in Iraq, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Iraq, by 0.27 of 1, or 2.1 times that in Iran.

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

Iran vs Iraq: Human rightsHuman rights in 2025: 0.25 of 1 in Iran and 0.52 of 1 in Iraq, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Iraq, by 0.27 of 1, or 2.1 times that in Iran.
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What the numbers say

  • Iraq has been higher since 2003, when it overtook Iran.
  • In 2025, Iran ranked 157 and Iraq ranked 119 of 175 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 0.65 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

YearIranIraqWorld
20250.250.520.65
20240.250.520.65
20230.20.50.66
20220.180.490.66
20210.230.470.67
20200.240.420.67
20190.260.430.68
20180.260.480.68
20170.270.460.68
20160.270.470.68
20150.270.440.69
20140.240.430.69
20130.240.470.7
20120.190.490.7
20110.190.490.7
20100.190.490.7
20090.230.490.69
20080.240.480.69
20070.240.480.69
20060.250.490.69
20050.270.50.69
20040.350.530.69
20030.370.490.69
20020.370.120.68
20010.370.110.68
20000.380.10.67
19990.320.110.66
19980.310.110.65
19970.280.110.65
19960.20.110.65
19950.190.110.65
19940.190.110.64
19930.180.110.63
19920.180.10.62
19910.180.10.6
19900.180.110.57
19890.160.110.51
19880.120.110.5
19870.120.110.5
19860.120.110.49
19850.120.110.48
19840.120.110.47
19830.110.110.47
19820.110.110.46
19810.120.120.46
19800.160.120.46
19790.260.180.45
19780.180.20.44
19770.170.20.44
19760.170.20.44
19750.180.20.44
19740.20.20.43
19730.20.20.43
19720.210.20.44
19710.210.20.44
19700.210.20.44
19690.190.210.44
19680.190.260.45
19670.190.340.45
19660.190.320.46
19650.190.310.46
19640.190.290.46
19630.20.240.46
19620.210.380.46
19610.190.40.46
19600.180.410.46
19590.180.410.44
19580.180.430.44
19570.180.470.43
19560.180.470.43
19550.180.470.43
19540.190.480.43
19530.290.480.43
19520.460.490.43
19510.460.490.43
19500.440.480.42
19490.330.470.42
19480.330.470.42
19470.320.470.42
19460.320.460.42
19450.330.460.38
19440.320.460.35
19430.320.460.35
19420.310.460.35
19410.150.460.35
19400.10.470.36
19390.10.470.38
19380.10.460.39
19370.10.460.39
19360.10.460.39
19350.10.470.4
19340.10.470.4
19330.110.470.4
19320.120.480.41
19310.120.490.41
19300.120.490.41
19290.110.490.41
19280.110.490.41
19270.110.490.41
19260.120.490.41
19250.110.490.41
19240.170.490.42
19230.170.490.41
19220.170.490.42
19210.180.490.42
19200.210.480.42
19190.210.210.41
19180.210.160.4
19170.210.140.39
19160.210.140.39
19150.210.140.4
19140.210.150.4
19130.210.20.41
19120.210.270.41
19110.210.30.41
19100.210.340.41
19090.20.370.41
19080.190.240.41
19070.190.170.41
19060.180.180.41
19050.130.180.41
19040.120.180.41
19030.120.180.41
19020.120.180.41
19010.120.180.41
19000.120.180.41
18990.120.170.47
18980.120.170.47
18970.120.170.46
18960.120.170.47
18950.120.170.46
18940.150.170.46
18930.150.170.46
18920.140.170.45
18910.120.170.45
18900.120.170.45
18890.120.180.45
18880.120.180.45
18870.120.180.45
18860.120.190.44
18850.120.190.44
18840.120.190.44
18830.120.190.44
18820.120.190.44
18810.120.190.44
18800.120.190.44
18790.120.230.45
18780.120.230.45
18770.120.210.44
18760.120.370.45
18750.120.350.45
18740.120.350.45
18730.120.350.45
18720.120.350.44
18710.120.350.45
18700.120.350.44
18690.120.350.44
18680.120.350.43
18670.120.350.44
18660.120.340.43
18650.120.340.43
18640.120.350.42
18630.120.350.43
18620.120.350.43
18610.120.350.42
18600.120.350.41
18590.150.330.4
18580.150.330.4
18570.150.330.4
18560.150.320.4
18550.150.320.4
18540.150.320.4
18530.150.320.4
18520.150.320.39
18510.150.320.39
18500.150.320.39
18490.150.320.41
18480.150.320.4
18470.150.320.38
18460.150.320.38
18450.150.320.37
18440.150.320.37
18430.150.320.37
18420.150.320.37
18410.150.320.37
18400.150.320.36
18390.140.290.36
18380.140.170.36
18370.140.170.36
1836–0.170.36
1835–0.170.36
1834–0.170.35
1833–0.170.35
1832–0.170.35
1831–0.170.35
1830–0.170.35
1829–0.170.35
1828–0.170.35
1827–0.170.35
1826–0.170.35
1825–0.170.35
1824–0.170.34
1823–0.170.35
1822–0.170.34
1821–0.170.34
1820–0.170.33
1819–0.170.32
1818–0.170.31
1817–0.170.31
1816–0.170.32
1815–0.170.32
1814–0.170.3
1813–0.170.29
1812–0.170.28
1811–0.170.28
1810–0.170.29
1809–0.170.29
1808–0.170.28
1807–0.180.28
1806–0.180.27
1805–0.180.27
1804–0.180.27
1803–0.180.27
1802–0.180.27
1801–0.180.27
1800–0.180.27
1799–0.180.28
1798–0.180.27
1797–0.180.27
1796–0.180.27
1795–0.180.27
1794–0.180.27
1793–0.180.27
1792–0.180.27
1791–0.180.27
1790–0.180.27
1789–0.180.27

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Good to know

  • V-Dem’s civil liberties index: how free people are from government violence and how far they hold private and political liberties, 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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