Iran vs Nicaragua: Electoral democracy (V-Dem)
Iran
1
in 2025
Nicaragua
1
in 2025
Iran rank
87th
Nicaragua rank
87th
Electoral democracy (V-Dem) over time
- Iran
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Iran currently reports 1 against 1 in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.
Across all 188 years both countries report, Nicaragua has been ahead every year.
Iran ranks 87th and Nicaragua ranks 87th of 176 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 20 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Nicaragua |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | Nicaragua |
| 1920s | 0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | Nicaragua |
| 1930s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Nicaragua |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Nicaragua |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Nicaragua |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 1 | 1.7 | 0.7 | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 0.6667 | 1 | 0.3333 | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, Iran or Nicaragua?
- Iran, at 1 against 1 in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Iran and Nicaragua?
- 0, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Nicaragua?
- 188 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
- How do Iran and Nicaragua rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Iran ranks 87th and Nicaragua 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.