Iran vs United Kingdom

Iran vs United Kingdom: Electoral democracy

Electoral democracy in 2025: 0.16 of 1 in Iran and 0.77 of 1 in United Kingdom, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 0.61 of 1, or 4.86 times that in Iran.

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

Iran vs United Kingdom: Electoral democracyElectoral democracy in 2025: 0.16 of 1 in Iran and 0.77 of 1 in United Kingdom, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 0.61 of 1, or 4.86 times that in Iran.
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What the numbers say

  • United Kingdom has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1900.
  • In 2025, Iran ranked 153 and United Kingdom ranked 37 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

YearIranUnited KingdomWorld
20250.160.770.48
20240.170.830.49
20230.150.850.49
20220.150.840.5
20210.160.860.5
20200.170.870.51
20190.180.850.52
20180.180.880.52
20170.190.870.52
20160.190.850.52
20150.190.860.52
20140.180.860.52
20130.170.860.52
20120.160.870.53
20110.150.870.53
20100.140.870.52
20090.160.870.52
20080.170.870.52
20070.170.870.52
20060.170.870.52
20050.180.860.52
20040.210.860.51
20030.230.860.51
20020.230.860.5
20010.230.860.49
20000.230.850.49
19990.230.840.49
19980.230.810.49
19970.220.810.49
19960.170.810.48
19950.170.810.47
19940.170.810.47
19930.160.810.46
19920.160.820.44
19910.160.820.42
19900.160.820.41
19890.170.80.36
19880.180.80.36
19870.170.80.35
19860.110.80.34
19850.110.80.34
19840.110.80.33
19830.10.80.32
19820.110.810.32
19810.120.810.32
19800.170.810.32
19790.160.820.31
19780.110.830.3
19770.110.830.3
19760.110.830.29
19750.110.830.29
19740.110.820.29
19730.110.820.29
19720.110.820.29
19710.110.820.29
19700.110.820.29
19690.110.820.29
19680.110.820.3
19670.110.830.29
19660.110.820.29
19650.110.830.3
19640.110.810.3
19630.060.810.3
19620.060.810.29
19610.060.810.29
19600.060.810.28
19590.060.80.27
19580.060.80.27
19570.060.80.27
19560.060.80.26
19550.10.80.25
19540.060.810.25
19530.120.810.24
19520.210.810.24
19510.190.810.24
19500.160.810.23
19490.160.790.22
19480.160.790.22
19470.160.790.21
19460.160.780.19
19450.160.710.16
19440.160.70.14
19430.130.70.14
19420.120.70.14
19410.10.70.15
19400.110.70.15
19390.110.70.17
19380.110.730.17
19370.110.730.17
19360.110.730.17
19350.110.730.17
19340.110.730.18
19330.110.730.18
19320.110.730.19
19310.120.720.18
19300.120.720.18
19290.120.720.19
19280.120.710.19
19270.120.710.19
19260.060.710.19
19250.080.710.19
19240.120.720.19
19230.110.720.19
19220.150.710.19
19210.090.710.19
19200.120.710.18
19190.120.70.16
19180.120.460.15
19170.120.460.15
19160.120.460.15
19150.120.460.15
19140.120.470.15
19130.120.480.15
19120.120.480.15
19110.140.480.15
19100.140.480.15
19090.110.480.15
19080.120.480.15
19070.120.480.15
19060.080.480.15
19050.030.480.15
19040.030.480.14
19030.030.480.14
19020.030.480.15
19010.030.480.14
19000.030.470.14
1899–0.470.22
1898–0.470.22
1897–0.460.22
1896–0.460.22
1895–0.460.22
1894–0.460.21
1893–0.460.21
1892–0.450.21
1891–0.440.2
1890–0.440.2
1889–0.440.2
1888–0.440.2
1887–0.440.2
1886–0.440.19
1885–0.410.19
1884–0.410.2
1883–0.380.19
1882–0.380.19
1881–0.380.19
1880–0.370.19
1879–0.360.19
1878–0.360.18
1877–0.360.18
1876–0.360.19
1875–0.360.18
1874–0.370.18
1873–0.350.18
1872–0.350.18
1871–0.350.18
1870–0.350.18
1869–0.350.17
1868–0.350.17
1867–0.350.17
1866–0.330.16
1865–0.330.16
1864–0.320.16
1863–0.320.16
1862–0.320.16
1861–0.320.15
1860–0.320.15
1859–0.320.14
1858–0.310.14
1857–0.320.14
1856–0.310.13
1855–0.310.13
1854–0.310.13
1853–0.310.13
1852–0.320.13
1851–0.320.13
1850–0.310.13
1849–0.310.15
1848–0.310.13
1847–0.320.11
1846–0.310.11
1845–0.310.11
1844–0.310.11
1843–0.310.1
1842–0.310.1
1841–0.320.1
1840–0.310.1
1839–0.30.1
1838–0.30.09
1837–0.310.09
1836–0.30.1
1835–0.310.09
1834–0.30.09
1833–0.30.09
1832–0.290.09
1831–0.290.09
1830–0.290.09
1829–0.280.08
1828–0.280.08
1827–0.280.09
1826–0.290.08
1825–0.280.08
1824–0.260.08
1823–0.260.08
1822–0.260.08
1821–0.260.07
1820–0.270.07
1819–0.260.06
1818–0.270.06
1817–0.270.06
1816–0.270.06
1815–0.270.06
1814–0.270.05
1813–0.270.05
1812–0.280.06
1811–0.270.06
1810–0.280.06
1809–0.270.05
1808–0.270.05
1807–0.280.05
1806–0.280.05
1805–0.270.05
1804–0.270.05
1803–0.270.05
1802–0.280.05
1801–0.280.05
1800–0.270.05
1799–0.270.05
1798–0.270.06
1797–0.270.05
1796–0.280.05
1795–0.270.05
1794–0.270.05
1793–0.270.05
1792–0.270.05
1791–0.280.05
1790–0.260.05
1789–0.240.05

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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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