Democratic Republic of Congo vs Iran: Electoral democracy

Democratic Republic of Congo
1
in 2025
Iran
1
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
87th
Iran rank
87th

Electoral democracy over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Iran
00.20.40.60.81190019622025

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 1 against 1 in Iran, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 122 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Iran ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 87th and Iran ranks 87th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 2 and Iran in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Iran Difference Ahead
1900s 0 0 0
1910s 0 0 0
1920s 0 0 0
1930s 0 0 0
1940s 0 0 0
1950s 0 0 0
1960s 0.5 0 0.5 Democratic Republic of Congo
1970s 0 0 0
1980s 0.2 0.4 0.2 Iran
1990s 0.5 1 0.5 Iran
2000s 0.4 1 0.6 Iran
2010s 1 1 0
2020s 1 0.6667 0.3333 Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electoral democracy, Democratic Republic of Congo or Iran?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 1 against 1 in Iran as of 2025.
What is the difference in electoral democracy between Democratic Republic of Congo and Iran?
0, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Iran?
122 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Iran rank globally for electoral democracy?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 87th and Iran 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Electoral democracy
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,594 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg.