Albania vs Iran, Islamic Rep.: Electoral democracy
Albania
1
in 2025
Iran, Islamic Rep.
1
in 2025
Albania rank
87th
Iran, Islamic Rep. rank
87th
Electoral democracy over time
- Albania
- Iran, Islamic Rep.
How they compare
Albania currently reports 1 against 1 in Iran, Islamic Rep., a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 112 shared years of data; in 1914 it was Iran, Islamic Rep. ahead.
Albania ranks 87th and Iran, Islamic Rep. ranks 87th of 176 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 6 and Iran, Islamic Rep. in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Albania | Iran, Islamic Rep. | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | Albania |
| 1930s | 0.6 | 0 | 0.6 | Albania |
| 1940s | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | Albania |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Iran, Islamic Rep. |
| 1990s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | Iran, Islamic Rep. |
| 2000s | 1.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Albania |
| 2010s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Albania |
| 2020s | 1.83 | 0.6667 | 1.17 | Albania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, Albania or Iran, Islamic Rep.?
- Albania, at 1 against 1 in Iran, Islamic Rep. as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Albania and Iran, Islamic Rep.?
- 0, with Albania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Iran, Islamic Rep.?
- 112 years are reported by both, from 1914 to 2025.
- How do Albania and Iran, Islamic Rep. rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Albania ranks 87th and Iran, Islamic Rep. ranks 87th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (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.
Individual pages
About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg.