Iran vs Syria: Electoral democracy
Iran
0
in 2025
Syria
0
in 2025
Iran rank
116th
Syria rank
116th
Electoral democracy over time
- Iran
- Syria
How they compare
Iran currently reports 0 against 0 in Syria, a difference of 0.
Across all 108 years both countries report, Syria has been ahead every year.
Iran ranks 116th and Syria ranks 116th of 197 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, Iran or Syria?
- Iran, at 0 against 0 in Syria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Iran and Syria?
- 0, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Syria?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
- How do Iran and Syria rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Iran ranks 116th and Syria ranks 116th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Electoral democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country using the reduced Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies, one-party autocracies, multi-party autocracies without elected executive, multi-party autocracies, exclusive democracies, male democracies, and electoral democracies (including full democracies or polyarchies).