Governance at a glance
- Government
- Federal parliamentary republic
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 28/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 30.7/100 #155
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.369
- HDI
- 0.712
- Regional blocs
- AL
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Federal parliamentary republic
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Iraq | Abdul Latif Rashid |
| Prime Minister of Iraq | Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2013)
- 9.5/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 27.3/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 2.4% of GDP
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 28 / 100
- Interpretation
- Significant corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.369
- Liberal
- 0.220
- Participatory
- 0.224
- Deliberative
- 0.270
- Egalitarian
- 0.197
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 30.7 / 100
- Global rank
- #155 / 180
- Rank change
- +14 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- MENA
- Political #149
- 25.8
- Economic #164
- 25.7
- Legal #145
- 37.8
- Social #153
- 34.8
- Safety #158
- 29.3
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30.7 | 155 | 25.8 | 25.7 | 37.8 | 34.8 | 29.3 |
| 2024 | 25.5 | 169 | 20.7 | 22.1 | 26.4 | 29.5 | 28.7 |
| 2023 | 32.9 | 167 | 39.3 | 28.0 | 31.1 | 36.4 | 29.9 |
| 2022 | 28.6 | 172 | 34.1 | 20.1 | 29.8 | 40.7 | 18.3 |
| 2021 | 44.4 | 163 | - | - | - | - | 35.3 |
| 2020 | 44.6 | 162 | - | - | - | - | 42.0 |
| 2019 | 47.4 | 156 | - | - | - | - | 61.1 |
| 2018 | 43.4 | 160 | - | - | - | - | 32.0 |
| 2017 | 46.0 | 158 | - | - | - | - | 34.7 |
| 2016 | 45.7 | 158 | - | - | - | - | 82.1 |
| 2015 | 52.2 | 156 | - | - | - | - | 27.6 |
| 2014 | 54.6 | 153 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 55.3 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 75.4 | 152 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 45.6 | 130 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 53.3 | 145 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 59.4 | 158 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 67.8 | 157 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 66.8 | 154 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 67.0 | 157 | - | - | - | - | - |