Political rights score fh in Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Iran (Islamic Republic of): Political rights score fh was 4 in 2025. βΌ Falling
Political rights score fh in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 2002β2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political rights score fh in Iran (Islamic Republic of) is 4, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score fh in Iran (Islamic Republic of) peaked at 10 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 4, in 2021.
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 160th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.38 | 7 | 10 | 8 |
| 2010s | 6.7 | 6 | 7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.33 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
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More social development data for Iran (Islamic Republic of)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 770,514 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 157,912 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 7 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0017 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 157,912 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0083 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights score fh in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- Political rights score fh in Iran (Islamic Republic of) was 4 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score fh recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 10 in 2002.
- What is the lowest political rights score fh recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 2021.
- How does Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank for political rights score fh?
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 160th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score fh rising or falling in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iran (Islamic Republic of) data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political rights score fh. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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