Iran vs Mexico: Electoral democracy
Iran
1
in 2025
Mexico
1
in 2025
Iran rank
87th
Mexico rank
87th
Electoral democracy over time
- Iran
- Mexico
How they compare
Iran currently reports 1 against 1 in Mexico, a difference of 0.
Across all 123 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.
Iran ranks 87th and Mexico ranks 87th of 176 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0.2222 | 0.2222 | Mexico |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Mexico |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Mexico |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Mexico |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Mexico |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Mexico |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Mexico |
| 1980s | 0.4 | 1 | 0.6 | Mexico |
| 1990s | 1 | 1.4 | 0.4 | Mexico |
| 2000s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Mexico |
| 2010s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Mexico |
| 2020s | 0.6667 | 1.67 | 1 | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, Iran or Mexico?
- Iran, at 1 against 1 in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Iran and Mexico?
- 0, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Mexico?
- 123 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Iran and Mexico rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Iran ranks 87th and Mexico 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
Identifies the political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg.