Social Development in Iraq 146 indicators covering social development for Iraq. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 322,345 2025 up 16.1% 25th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 270,671 2025 up 2.5% 16th Political Rights Rating 5 2025 unchanged 64th Electoral democracy 1 2025 unchanged 1st Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 up 100.0% 11th Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 5 2025 unchanged 64th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0058 units per person 2025 down 18.1% 26th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 270,671 2025 up 2.5% 16th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0069 units per person 2025 down 7.3% 56th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 23.9% 36th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.22 % change on previous year 2025 down 49.6% 78th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 322,345 2025 up 16.1% 25th Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -11.4 % change on previous year 2025 up 60.2% 179th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 32.8% 35th Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.521 2025 up 18.9% 118th Liberal Democracy Index 0.22 2025 down 6.8% 108th Electoral Democracy Index 0.369 2025 down 6.8% 105th Freedom of Association Index 0.578 2025 down 15.9% 110th Freedom of Expression Index 0.571 2025 down 7.0% 111th Participatory Democracy Index 0.224 2025 down 13.5% 105th Varieties of democracy 0.369 2025 down 6.8% 105th Liberal democracy 1 2025 unchanged 87th Electoral democracy 1 2025 unchanged 87th Human Rights Index 0.521 2025 up 18.9% 118th Key features of human rights 0.521 2025 up 18.9% 118th Key features of electoral democracy 0.369 2025 down 6.8% 105th Key features of liberal democracy 0.22 2025 down 6.8% 108th Executive Corruption Index 0.911 2025 up 6.7% 7th Judicial Corruption Score -2 2025 down 113.8% 170th Public Sector Corruption Index 0.741 2025 down 14.9% 42nd Key features of democracy 0.369 2025 down 6.8% 105th Key features of democracy, annual growth rate 2.22 % change on previous year 2025 up 227.6% 26th Key features of liberal democracy, annual growth rate 4.76 % change on previous year 2025 up 1,228.6% 29th Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled 0.22 2025 down 6.8% 108th Key features of electoral democracy, annual growth rate 2.22 % change on previous year 2025 up 227.6% 26th Key features of human rights, annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year 2025 up 26.4% 35th Electoral democracy row, gaps filled 1 2025 unchanged 87th Liberal democracy row, gaps filled 1 2025 unchanged 87th Varieties democracy vdem, annual growth rate 2.22 % change on previous year 2025 up 227.6% 26th Government Effectiveness Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.369 2025 down 6.8% 104th Egalitarian Democracy Index 0.197 2025 down 6.2% 119th Deliberative Democracy Index 0.27 2025 up 3.8% 98th Direct Democracy Index 0.013 2025 down 84.5% 128th Key media freedoms -0.159 2025 down 136.8% 111th Media Corruption Score -0.122 2025 up 55.8% 121st Key media freedoms, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 35th Academic Freedom Index 0.604 2025 up 42.1% 90th Legislative Corruption Score -1.84 2025 down 7.6% 156th Key features of democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 38.9% 127th Key features of liberal democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 38.9% 124th Key features of electoral democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 38.9% 127th Varieties democracy vdem, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 38.9% 127th Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 2023 down 0.0% 127th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.6599 units per square kilometre 2023 up 16.3% 45th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.7579 units per square kilometre 2023 down 18.0% 21st Electoral democracy row, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 5th Liberal democracy row, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 7th Democracy lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Physical Integrity Rights Score -1.74 2019 down 35.0% 180th Page 1 of 3 Next →