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
00.20.40.60.81190019622025

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

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.