Voice and Accountability - Governance score in Iraq

Iraq: Voice and Accountability - Governance score was 38.97 0-100 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
38.97 0-100
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
158th
of 206 countries
All-time high
40.5 0-100
in 2019
All-time low
18.74 0-100
in 2002
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Voice and Accountability - Governance score in Iraq, 1996–2024

0102030401996201020241996: 20.5 0-1001998: 19.6 0-1002000: 19.3 0-1002002: 18.7 0-1002003: 26.2 0-1002004: 31.3 0-1002005: 33.7 0-1002006: 35.2 0-1002007: 37.8 0-1002008: 39.7 0-1002009: 40.1 0-1002010: 40.4 0-1002011: 39.1 0-1002012: 40.1 0-1002013: 39.5 0-1002014: 38.6 0-1002015: 38.2 0-1002016: 37.6 0-1002017: 37.5 0-1002018: 39.8 0-1002019: 40.5 0-1002020: 39 0-1002021: 38.9 0-1002022: 39.1 0-1002023: 38.6 0-1002024: 39 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 voice and accountability - governance score in Iraq is 38.97 0-100, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, voice and accountability - governance score in Iraq peaked at 40.5 0-100 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 18.74 0-100, in 2002.

Iraq ranks 158th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 20.03 0-100 19.59 0-100 20.46 0-100 2
2000s 31.37 0-100 18.74 0-100 40.15 0-100 9
2010s 39.14 0-100 37.54 0-100 40.5 0-100 10
2020s 38.91 0-100 38.6 0-100 39.07 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Iraq

  1. 155 Mozambique 39.25 0-100 compare
  2. 156 Uganda 39.12 0-100 compare
  3. 157 Gabon 38.98 0-100 compare
  4. 159 Uzbekistan 38.64 0-100 compare
  5. 160 Algeria 38.5 0-100 compare
  6. 161 Angola 38.32 0-100 compare

See the full ranking of 206 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is voice and accountability - governance score in Iraq?
Voice and accountability - governance score in Iraq was 38.97 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 voice and accountability - governance score recorded in Iraq?
The highest recorded value was 40.5 0-100 in 2019.
What is the lowest voice and accountability - governance score recorded in Iraq?
The lowest recorded value was 18.74 0-100 in 2002.
How does Iraq rank for voice and accountability - governance score?
Iraq ranks 158th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is voice and accountability - governance score rising or falling in Iraq?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Voice and Accountability - 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, 5,259 data points, 1996–2024
Last refreshed

Voice and Accountability (VA) captures perceptions of the extent to which citizens can participate in selecting their government including electoral integrity, and of accountability mechanisms for citizens—reflected in the ability to access information, governmental oversight bodies, and a robust traditional/digital media landscape. 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).