Iran vs Turkey: Electoral democracy (V-Dem)
Iran
1
in 2025
Turkey
1
in 2025
Iran rank
87th
Turkey rank
87th
Electoral democracy (V-Dem) over time
- Iran
- Turkey
How they compare
Iran currently reports 1 against 1 in Turkey, a difference of 0.
Across all 237 years both countries report, Turkey has been ahead every year.
Iran ranks 87th and Turkey ranks 87th of 176 countries.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 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 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Turkey |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Turkey |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Turkey |
| 1960s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Turkey |
| 1970s | 0 | 1.8 | 1.8 | Turkey |
| 1980s | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 | Turkey |
| 1990s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Turkey |
| 2000s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Turkey |
| 2010s | 1 | 1.3 | 0.3 | Turkey |
| 2020s | 0.6667 | 1 | 0.3333 | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, Iran or Turkey?
- Iran, at 1 against 1 in Turkey as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Iran and Turkey?
- 0, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Turkey?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Iran and Turkey rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Iran ranks 87th and Turkey 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.