Iran vs Yemen

Iran vs Yemen: Electoral democracy

Electoral democracy in 2025: 0.16 of 1 in Iran and 0.13 of 1 in Yemen, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Iran, by 0.03 of 1, or 1.25 times that in Yemen.

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

Iran vs Yemen: Electoral democracyElectoral democracy in 2025: 0.16 of 1 in Iran and 0.13 of 1 in Yemen, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Iran, by 0.03 of 1, or 1.25 times that in Yemen.
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What the numbers say

  • Iran has been higher since 2015, when it overtook Yemen.
  • In 2025, Iran ranked 153 and Yemen ranked 167 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

YearIranYemenWorld
20250.160.130.48
20240.170.130.49
20230.150.130.49
20220.150.120.5
20210.160.120.5
20200.170.110.51
20190.180.120.52
20180.180.110.52
20170.190.110.52
20160.190.110.52
20150.190.180.52
20140.180.30.52
20130.170.340.52
20120.160.360.53
20110.150.310.53
20100.140.290.52
20090.160.290.52
20080.170.290.52
20070.170.280.52
20060.170.280.52
20050.180.280.52
20040.210.280.51
20030.230.280.51
20020.230.260.5
20010.230.260.49
20000.230.260.49
19990.230.260.49
19980.230.270.49
19970.220.280.49
19960.170.30.48
19950.170.30.47
19940.170.320.47
19930.160.310.46
19920.160.280.44
19910.160.280.42
19900.16–0.41
19890.17–0.36
19880.18–0.36
19870.17–0.35
19860.11–0.34
19850.11–0.34
19840.11–0.33
19830.1–0.32
19820.11–0.32
19810.12–0.32
19800.17–0.32
19790.16–0.31
19780.11–0.3
19770.11–0.3
19760.11–0.29
19750.11–0.29
19740.11–0.29
19730.11–0.29
19720.11–0.29
19710.11–0.29
19700.11–0.29
19690.11–0.29
19680.11–0.3
19670.11–0.29
19660.11–0.29
19650.11–0.3
19640.11–0.3
19630.06–0.3
19620.06–0.29
19610.06–0.29
19600.06–0.28
19590.06–0.27
19580.06–0.27
19570.06–0.27
19560.06–0.26
19550.1–0.25
19540.06–0.25
19530.12–0.24
19520.21–0.24
19510.19–0.24
19500.16–0.23
19490.16–0.22
19480.16–0.22
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
19190.12–0.16
19180.12–0.15
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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