Iran vs Turkmenistan: Competitiveness of Political Participation Score

Iran
2
in 2018
Turkmenistan
2
in 2018
Iran rank
125th
Turkmenistan rank
125th

Competitiveness of Political Participation Score over time

  • Iran
  • Turkmenistan
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How they compare

Iran currently reports 2 against 2 in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 199 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Turkmenistan ahead.

Iran ranks 125th and Turkmenistan ranks 125th of 167 countries.

Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 21 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Turkmenistan Difference Ahead
1800s 1 1 0
1810s 1 1 0
1820s 1 1 0
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
1920s 2 1 1 Iran
1930s 1.5 1 0.5 Iran
1940s 1.3 1 0.3 Iran
1950s 1.6 1 0.6 Iran
1960s 1 1 0
1970s 1.1 1 0.1 Iran
1980s 2 1.2 0.8 Iran
1990s 2.3 1.1 1.2 Iran
2000s 2.4 1 1.4 Iran
2010s 2 1.67 0.3333 Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher competitiveness of political participation score, Iran or Turkmenistan?
Iran, at 2 against 2 in Turkmenistan as of 2018.
What is the difference in competitiveness of political participation score between Iran and Turkmenistan?
0, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Turkmenistan?
199 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2018.
How do Iran and Turkmenistan rank globally for competitiveness of political participation score?
Iran ranks 125th and Turkmenistan ranks 125th of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Competitiveness of Political Participation Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Competitiveness of Political Participation Score
Source
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
167 places, 17,813 data points, 1789–2020
Last refreshed

Indicates the extent to which political participation is competitive. It ranges from unregulated political participation (score of 0), over repressed political participation (score of 1), suppressed political participation (score of 2), factional political participation (score of 3), and transitional arrangements (score of 4), to competitive political participation (score of 5).