Political Stability - Governance estimate in Iraq
Iraq: Political Stability - Governance estimate was -2.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Political Stability - Governance estimate in Iraq, 1996–2024
Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
Analysis
Iraq recorded -2.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 for political stability - governance estimate in 2024.
The figure is up 7.2% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political stability - governance estimate in Iraq peaked at -1.33 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2002 and was at its lowest, -2.84 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2004.
Iraq ranks 199th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.41 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.46 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.36 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2 |
| 2000s | -2.25 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -2.84 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.33 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 9 |
| 2010s | -2.15 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -2.25 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.91 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.17 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -2.23 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -2.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 196 Nigeria -2 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 197 Sudan -2.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 198 Pakistan -2.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 200 Myanmar -2.09 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 201 Democratic Republic of Congo -2.12 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 202 Afghanistan -2.21 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
More reference data data for Iraq
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.0861 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 3.25 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 3.25 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 3.25 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.695 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate -1.36 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 33.59 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 38.97 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -1.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 30.63 0-100 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political stability - governance estimate in Iraq?
- Political stability - governance estimate in Iraq was -2.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024, according to The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG).
- What is the highest political stability - governance estimate recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was -1.33 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2002.
- What is the lowest political stability - governance estimate recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.84 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2004.
- How does Iraq rank for political stability - governance estimate?
- Iraq ranks 199th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is political stability - governance estimate rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of Political Stability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Political Stability (PV) captures perceptions of the extent to which political power and governance are secure from destabilization, and of the likelihood that authority will be challenged or altered through violent, coercive, or unconstitutional means. Governance estimate from the aggregation model, in units of a standard normal distribution, i.e. ranging from approximately -2.5 to 2.5. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) standard error. The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance estimate is based. The standard error indicates the precision of the governance estimate. Larger values indicate less precise estimates. A 90% confidence interval for the governance estimate is given by the estimate +/- 1.64 times the standard error.