Iraq is a federal parliamentary republic with an autonomous Kurdistan Region and a power-sharing system among Shia, Sunni and Kurdish blocs. A new government took office in May 2026 after the November 2025 election, and oil funds most of the state budget.
In the 12 Axes register, Iraq leans hardest on Irreligious – Religious: Religious 83%; the register median is Religious 68%.
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Where Iraq sits on each of the twelve axes, in four categories. The label is our estimate; the line under it says why.
Federal
Kurdistan Region has constitutional autonomy
Centrist
Elected parliament, sectarian quota practice
Centrist
Protest and media restrictions persist
Non-Interventionist
Mediates between Washington and Tehran
Neutral
Popular Mobilization Forces are state-recognised units
Polyculturalist
Ethnic and sectarian power-sharing
Mixed Economic
Oil provides most state revenue
Regulationism
State-owned oil and large public payroll
Moderate
Oil exports, import-dependent economy
Religious
Islam is the official religion
Traditionalist
2024 law criminalised same-sex relations
Neutral
No distinct state stance
Set against the median of all 195 countries in the register.
Federal – Unitary
On Federal – Unitary, Iraq is at Federal 68%. The register median is Unitary 68%.
Democratic – Autocratic
On Democratic – Autocratic, Iraq is at balanced 50%, almost the register median of balanced 50%.
Closeness is 100 minus the root-mean-square distance on all twelve axes.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · freedomhouse.org
Map: The Emirr, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped and resized.
Last updated: 2026-10-15
The tiers on this page are our estimates from public positions and policies. They are not an official statement by the person or the government concerned. Two independent passes scored every axis and a third settled the differences. How the register works. Found a mistake? Write to [email protected].
