Iraq, press rank #161 · 
~$890/mo
Can you live unwatched in Duhok?
Surveillance, facial recognition and crypto rules read here for the city itself, not the national average.
The privacy scorecard
The six marked ° below are read for Duhok itself. The rest are set by Iraq’s national law, the same across every city in the country.
press rank #161 (Iraq) ~$890/mo, this city
safety 3/5
geopolitical stability 1/5
Childhood vaccines: compulsory by law
Childhood vaccination is required by national law here. We have the rule and the penalty, not the official count of how many vaccines the law covers.
If you skip them: No nursery or school place until the child is up to date.
Exemptions: The law names none.
Source: Georgetown AMP EID, survey of national legislation, 2024
Legal & financial exposure
Facts about the law, not a privacy score: whether each one helps or hurts depends on what you are trying to do.
Does not report your account balances abroad
Extradition treaty with the US
Crypto mining is banned
Cryptocurrency mining is explicitly banned here.
4 of 7 signals are unverified for this country: not shown, rather than guessed.
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Find where to live on ArcadiaCity-level figures where marked °, national law otherwise. Estimates for orientation, not legal advice. Surveillance law changes fast: verify anything you would act on.