Social Development in Iraq 146 indicators covering social development for Iraq. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Democracy Index 6 2018 up 100.0% 86th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 96,887 2025 down 59.1% 23rd Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita 0.0021 units per person 2025 down 67.4% 35th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 73.2% 47th Political Rights Score 16 2025 up 33.3% 124th Freedom Score 31 2025 up 14.8% 141st Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 23,366 2025 up 215.2% 37th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita 0.0005 units per person 2025 up 151.8% 66th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 106.6% 52nd Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate -36.1 % change on previous year 2025 down 128.1% 128th Full democracy 0 2025 — 78th States involved in state-based conflicts 1 2025 unchanged 1st Sovereign state 1 2025 unchanged 1st Distribution of Democracy Index 16 2018 up 23.1% 87th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate 38.41 % change on previous year 2025 up 408.6% 13th Equal Rights Protection Index 0.515 2025 up 5.5% 116th Physical Integrity Rights Index 0.424 2025 up 122.0% 131st Political Corruption Index 0.892 2025 up 2.3% 10th Political Corruption Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.892 2025 up 2.3% 10th Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 0.0694 2024 down 6.1% 162nd Number of armed conflicts 1 conflicts 2025 down 50.0% 19th Number of state-based conflicts 1 conflicts 2025 unchanged 10th Countries where armed conflicts took place 1 2025 unchanged 1st Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre 0.4427 units per square kilometre 2023 up 345.5% 27th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre 0.029 units per square kilometre 2023 up 110.1% 65th LGBT+ Rights Index 0.0719 2019 unchanged 123rd Forcibly displaced people 1.34 million 2025 down 62.4% 27th Terrorist attacks by severity 0 attacks 2021 — 1st Press freedom 0 2016 — 131st Countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions 1 number 2025 unchanged 90th Age of electoral democracy 21 years 2025 up 90.9% 106th Corruption Perceptions Index 26 2024 up 62.5% 139th Internally displaced people due to conflict 1.03 million people 2024 down 71.3% 15th Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 0.6107 2024 down 6.3% 177th Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 0.4304 2024 down 5.8% 157th Alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 0.1804 2024 down 7.5% 144th Alcohol, tourist consumption (in litres of pure alcohol), three-year 0 2024 — 55th Self-reported life satisfaction 5.21 2025 up 13.9% 96th Happiness vs. life satisfaction 5.21 2025 up 13.9% 96th Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage 17.3% 2024 up 3.2% 157th Homicide rate 9.46 homicides per 100,000 population 2013 down 40.3% 37th Homicides 3,339 homicides 2013 down 27.3% 18th Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC 9.46 homicides per 100,000 population 2013 down 40.3% 37th Homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 9.46 homicides per 100,000 population 2013 down 40.3% 37th States involved in interstate conflicts 1 2014 unchanged 1st Citizen support for democracy -1.38 2020 down 670.4% 129th Share of countries with independent national human rights institutions 0.0% 2025 — 90th Homicides 5,478 deaths 2021 up 7.3% 19th Homicide rate 12.58 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 20.2% 32nd Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population 12.59 2021 down 20.2% 32nd Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate 6.34 million 2030 up 29.5% 25th States involved in wars 0 2011 — 5th Alcohol, total (recorded + unrecorded) per capita (15+) consumption 0.2677 2030 up 13.8% 169th States involved in state based conflicts, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Freedom of Association Score 7 2025 up 40.0% 37th Freedom of Expression Score 5 2025 up 66.7% 49th Civil Rights Score 3 2025 unchanged 82nd Estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) 19.9% 2030 down 2.0% 67th Number of current of tobacco users, estimate 6.38 million 2030 up 29.3% 27th Alcohol, abstainers lifetime (%), age-standardized 88.6% 2020 up 0.3% 14th ← Previous Page 2 of 3 Next →