Iran vs Mexico: Sovereign state
Iran
1
in 2025
Mexico
1
in 2025
Iran rank
1st
Mexico rank
1st
Sovereign state over time
- Iran
- Mexico
How they compare
Iran currently reports 1 against 1 in Mexico, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 210 shared years of data; in 1816 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 1st and Mexico ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Iran |
| 1820s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Iran |
| 1830s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sovereign state, Iran or Mexico?
- Iran, at 1 against 1 in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in sovereign state between Iran and Mexico?
- 0, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Mexico?
- 210 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2025.
- How do Iran and Mexico rank globally for sovereign state?
- Iran ranks 1st and Mexico ranks 1st of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gleditsch and Ward (2007) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Sovereign state. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The country is identified as a sovereign state by Gleditsch and Ward dataset.