Countries/Iraq/Political Violence

Iraq

HIGH

Political Violence

Scoring: V1.8.1
Updated: 4/13/2026

Iraq shows elevated signals for political violence. 19,761 historical precedent windows were identified across all four pattern length tiers (short, medium, long, and institutional). This means Iraq's economic indicators are following trajectories that, in other countries, preceded political violence events. The most recent matching event in the curated database was in 2022.

19,761
Precedent Windows
Historical trajectory matches
1.03
Peak Salience
Moderate signal
4
Active Tiers
of 4 pattern length tiers
2022
Last Event Year
Most recent matching event

Signal by Pattern Length Tier

Different pattern lengths capture different dynamics. Short patterns (3–8 years) detect policy cycles and fiscal crises. Long patterns (21+ years) detect structural and institutional trajectories.

S
Short-term (3–8 years)
1,987 precedents · salience=1.03
M
Medium-term (9–20 years)
4,931 precedents · salience=0.80
L
Long-term (21–40 years)
8,736 precedents · salience=0.67
XL
Institutional (41+ years)
4,107 precedents · salience=0.23

What This Means

QGI found 19,761historical cases where other countries' economic indicators followed a trajectory that subsequently led to a political violence event. Iraq's current indicator trajectory matches these historical patterns.

This does not mean Iraq will experience political violence. It means the economic conditions that historically preceded such events in other countries are present in Iraq's current data. Analysts should examine the underlying evidence and apply domain expertise.

QGI surfaces economically-grounded risk candidates that analysts should examine. Risk tiers reflect historical precedent density, not probability forecasts.