Political Stability - Governance score in Iraq

Iraq: Political Stability - Governance score was 30.63 0-100 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
30.63 0-100
Change on year
up 9.8%
World rank
199th
of 206 countries
All-time high
43.22 0-100
in 2002
All-time low
17.34 0-100
in 2004
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Political Stability - Governance score in Iraq, 1996–2024

0102030401996201020241996: 41 0-1001998: 42.6 0-1002000: 42.7 0-1002002: 43.2 0-1002003: 23.6 0-1002004: 17.3 0-1002005: 21.4 0-1002006: 20.3 0-1002007: 21.6 0-1002008: 26.9 0-1002009: 29.8 0-1002010: 28.5 0-1002011: 33.2 0-1002012: 32.1 0-1002013: 30 0-1002014: 27.4 0-1002015: 27.5 0-1002016: 27.8 0-1002017: 28.9 0-1002018: 28.8 0-1002019: 27.9 0-1002020: 28.6 0-1002021: 28.8 0-1002022: 27.8 0-1002023: 27.9 0-1002024: 30.6 0-100

Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 0-100.

Analysis

The most recent figure for political stability - governance score in Iraq is 30.63 0-100, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.8% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political stability - governance score in Iraq peaked at 43.22 0-100 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 17.34 0-100, 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 41.8 0-100 40.96 0-100 42.64 0-100 2
2000s 27.44 0-100 17.34 0-100 43.22 0-100 9
2010s 29.22 0-100 27.4 0-100 33.22 0-100 10
2020s 28.75 0-100 27.81 0-100 30.63 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Iraq

  1. 196 Nigeria 31.69 0-100 compare
  2. 197 Sudan 31.32 0-100 compare
  3. 198 Pakistan 30.65 0-100 compare
  4. 200 Myanmar 30.19 0-100 compare
  5. 201 Democratic Republic of Congo 29.7 0-100 compare
  6. 202 Afghanistan 28.23 0-100 compare

See the full ranking of 206 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is political stability - governance score in Iraq?
Political stability - governance score in Iraq was 30.63 0-100 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 score recorded in Iraq?
The highest recorded value was 43.22 0-100 in 2002.
What is the lowest political stability - governance score recorded in Iraq?
The lowest recorded value was 17.34 0-100 in 2004.
How does Iraq rank for political stability - governance score?
Iraq ranks 199th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is political stability - governance score rising or falling in Iraq?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. 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 score (0-100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Political Stability - Governance score (0-100)
Unit
0-100
Source
The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
206 places, 5,229 data points, 1996–2024
Last refreshed

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 score is a linear transformation of the governance estimate using hypothetical worst-case and base-case countries. It is an absolute score ranging from 0-100. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) confidence intervals (lower and upper bound). The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance score (respectively the underlying governance estimate) is based. The confidence intervals include the lower and upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score. Confidence intervals are a statistical range of values that likely contain the true value (of what is being estimated).