Iran vs Uganda: Electoral democracy
Iran
1
in 2025
Uganda
1
in 2025
Iran rank
87th
Uganda rank
87th
Electoral democracy over time
- Iran
- Uganda
How they compare
Iran currently reports 1 against 1 in Uganda, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Uganda ahead.
Iran ranks 87th and Uganda ranks 87th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Uganda | 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 | 0.3 | 0.3 | Uganda |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | Uganda |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Iran |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 0.6667 | 1 | 0.3333 | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, Iran or Uganda?
- Iran, at 1 against 1 in Uganda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Iran and Uganda?
- 0, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Uganda?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Iran and Uganda rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Iran ranks 87th and Uganda 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.