Iran vs Israel

Iran vs Israel: Electoral democracy

Electoral democracy in 2025: 0.16 of 1 in Iran and 0.69 of 1 in Israel, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Israel, by 0.53 of 1, or 4.36 times that in Iran.

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

Iran vs Israel: Electoral democracyElectoral democracy in 2025: 0.16 of 1 in Iran and 0.69 of 1 in Israel, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Israel, by 0.53 of 1, or 4.36 times that in Iran.
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What the numbers say

  • Israel has been higher since 1948, when it overtook Iran.
  • In 2025, Iran ranked 153 and Israel ranked 53 of 175 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 0.48 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

YearIranIsraelWorld
20250.160.690.48
20240.170.70.49
20230.150.70.49
20220.150.710.5
20210.160.720.5
20200.170.720.51
20190.180.710.52
20180.180.710.52
20170.190.710.52
20160.190.730.52
20150.190.730.52
20140.180.730.52
20130.170.730.52
20120.160.750.53
20110.150.750.53
20100.140.750.52
20090.160.760.52
20080.170.760.52
20070.170.760.52
20060.170.760.52
20050.180.760.52
20040.210.760.51
20030.230.760.51
20020.230.760.5
20010.230.760.49
20000.230.770.49
19990.230.770.49
19980.230.770.49
19970.220.770.49
19960.170.770.48
19950.170.770.47
19940.170.770.47
19930.160.760.46
19920.160.760.44
19910.160.770.42
19900.160.770.41
19890.170.770.36
19880.180.750.36
19870.170.770.35
19860.110.760.34
19850.110.750.34
19840.110.750.33
19830.10.760.32
19820.110.760.32
19810.120.760.32
19800.170.750.32
19790.160.750.31
19780.110.750.3
19770.110.750.3
19760.110.740.29
19750.110.740.29
19740.110.740.29
19730.110.690.29
19720.110.690.29
19710.110.680.29
19700.110.680.29
19690.110.670.29
19680.110.660.3
19670.110.650.29
19660.110.640.29
19650.110.630.3
19640.110.650.3
19630.060.650.3
19620.060.650.29
19610.060.640.29
19600.060.640.28
19590.060.60.27
19580.060.610.27
19570.060.610.27
19560.060.610.26
19550.10.610.25
19540.060.60.25
19530.120.590.24
19520.210.60.24
19510.190.60.24
19500.160.590.23
19490.160.570.22
19480.160.290.22
19470.16–0.21
19460.16–0.19
19450.16–0.16
19440.16–0.14
19430.13–0.14
19420.12–0.14
19410.1–0.15
19400.11–0.15
19390.11–0.17
19380.11–0.17
19370.11–0.17
19360.11–0.17
19350.11–0.17
19340.11–0.18
19330.11–0.18
19320.11–0.19
19310.12–0.18
19300.12–0.18
19290.12–0.19
19280.12–0.19
19270.12–0.19
19260.06–0.19
19250.08–0.19
19240.12–0.19
19230.11–0.19
19220.15–0.19
19210.09–0.19
19200.12–0.18
19190.120.10.16
19180.120.070.15
19170.120.070.15
19160.120.070.15
19150.120.070.15
19140.120.070.15
19130.120.080.15
19120.120.110.15
19110.140.140.15
19100.140.140.15
19090.110.150.15
19080.120.060.15
19070.120.010.15
19060.080.010.15
19050.030.010.15
19040.030.010.14
19030.030.010.14
19020.030.010.15
19010.030.010.14
19000.030.010.14
1899–0.010.22
1898–0.010.22
1897–0.010.22
1896–0.010.22
1895–0.010.22
1894–0.010.21
1893–0.010.21
1892–0.010.21
1891–0.010.2
1890–0.010.2
1889–0.010.2
1888–0.010.2
1887–0.010.2
1886–0.010.19
1885–0.010.19
1884–0.010.2
1883–0.010.19
1882–0.010.19
1881–0.010.19
1880–0.010.19
1879–0.010.19
1878–0.010.18
1877–0.030.18
1876–0.10.19
1875–0.040.18
1874–0.040.18
1873–0.040.18
1872–0.040.18
1871–0.040.18
1870–0.040.18
1869–0.040.17
1868–0.040.17
1867–0.040.17
1866–0.030.16
1865–0.030.16
1864–0.030.16
1863–0.030.16
1862–0.030.16
1861–0.030.15
1860–0.030.15
1859–0.020.14
1858–0.020.14
1857–0.020.14
1856–0.020.13
1855–0.020.13
1854–0.020.13
1853–0.020.13
1852–0.020.13
1851–0.020.13
1850–0.020.13
1849–0.020.15
1848–0.020.13
1847–0.020.11
1846–0.020.11
1845–0.020.11
1844–0.020.11
1843–0.020.1
1842–0.020.1
1841–0.020.1
1840–0.020.1
1839–0.020.1
1838–0.020.09
1837–0.020.09
1836–0.020.1
1835–0.020.09
1834–0.020.09
1833–0.020.09
1832–0.020.09
1831–0.020.09
1830–0.020.09
1829–0.020.08
1828–0.020.08
1827–0.020.09
1826–0.020.08
1825–0.020.08
1824–0.020.08
1823–0.020.08
1822–0.020.08
1821–0.020.07
1820–0.020.07
1819–0.020.06
1818–0.020.06
1817–0.020.06
1816–0.020.06
1815–0.020.06
1814–0.020.05
1813–0.020.05
1812–0.020.06
1811–0.020.06
1810–0.020.06
1809–0.020.05
1808–0.020.05
1807–0.020.05
1806–0.020.05
1805–0.020.05
1804–0.020.05
1803–0.020.05
1802–0.020.05
1801–0.020.05
1800–0.020.05
1799–0.020.05
1798–0.020.06
1797–0.020.05
1796–0.020.05
1795–0.020.05
1794–0.020.05
1793–0.020.05
1792–0.020.05
1791–0.020.05
1790–0.020.05
1789–0.020.05

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Good to know

  • V-Dem’s electoral democracy index: how far rulers answer to voters through free and fair elections, with free speech and association, from 0 to 1.
  • Source: V-Dem (2026), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 175 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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